The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Kaduna State. The apex court also upheld the elections of Governors Nasir Idris (Kebbi State) and Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe State). In the Kaduna State case, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court unanimously held on Friday that the …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Hon. David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, who contested on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The apex court also upheld the election of Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and his Delta State counterpart, Rt. …

Every litigation must come to an end. And so it was with the litigations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) and their governorship flag bearers who instituted cases in court against the popular emergence of the candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, as the Governor of Abia State in the gubernatorial election …

Lagos State Governor. Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the Supreme Court’s judgement, which confirmed his election, as one for the “rule of law, our democracy and the entire people of Lagos State”. In his response to the verdict, the governor reiterated his earlier statement on an inclusive government and invited “those who are still standing on the fence to show …

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, who had challenged the nullification of his election by the Court of Appeal, which has given judgement in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Nasiru Gawuna. Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgement on Friday, said that the suit was …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu’s victory had earlier been  upheld by the state elections petition tribunal and the Appeal Court. The kernel of the case of the Labour Party candidate in the election, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, is on the qualification of Sanwo-Olu’s running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. He claimed that …

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, seeking to overturn the verdict of the Court of Appeal which nullified his election. The apex court also has reserved ruling in the appeals by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Social Democratic Party, and Labour Party and their candidates on the Delta …

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the election of Rev. Fr. Hycinth Alia as Governor of Benue State. The apex court also affirmed the election of the priest-turned-politician. The apex court decision followed the withdrawal of an appeal by counsel for Hon. Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Sebastian Hon. Uba had challenged the victory …

There is palpable anxiety among party stakeholders and supporters ahead of the Supreme Court judgement expected to be delivered this month on the various petitions challenging the rulings of the Court of Appeal on the governorship elections. After the 18th March 2023 governorship elections, some of the aggrieved candidates and their parties challenged the declaration of some of their opponents …

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to remove Donald Trump from the crucial swing state’s primary ballot next year over his role in the 2021 storming of the US Capitol. It was the latest in a series of bids to block Trump from appearing on ballots in multiple states under the 14th Amendment, which says officials who …