A portion of the Supreme Court is on fire. The fire reportedly engulfed a side of the judges’ chamber of the apex court, with offices of three Justices said to have been burnt down. The spokesperson of the court, Festus Akande could not be reached as of the time of filling this report. The spokesperson for the Federal Fire Service, …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last February’s election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has appealed the judgement of the election petition court which affirmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. On Tuesday, the former Vice President filed a 35-ground notice of appeal that the five-member election petition court, in its unanimous judgement, …

When the presidential election court process began in March 2023, Nigeria’s Supreme Court comprised 13 justices. The court had received a bumper injection of seven new justices in November 2020 after the conclusion of the disputes arising from the presidential election of the cycle. That was the last set of appointments to the Supreme Court. Since then, six justices have …

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed confidence that the Supreme Court would rectify what it considered “errors” in the judgement delivered by the Presidential Election Petitions Court. Last week, the five-member election court struck out the various petitions filed by the PDP and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s victory …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has urged the Federal Government to be bold and confront its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the supreme court it has arraigned his matter rather than hiding under several adjournments. Spokesman of the group, Mr. Emma Powerful who disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen has also accused the Federal Government …

The judiciary on Monday announced the death of Justices Chima Nweze of the Supreme Court, and Peter Mallong of the Federal High Court. Both judges, according to official statements, died of illness. Justice Nweze died on Saturday while Justice Mallong passed away on Sunday. In a statement, the Supreme Court Director of Press and Information, Mr. Festus Akande said that …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday described as untrue reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, had a telephone conversation with President Bola Tinubu and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The apex court warned that if the current trend of falsehood and mudslinging continued to be sustained, …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the apex court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said that the PDP …

The Supreme Court has fixed 26th May to deliver judgement in a suit seeking the disqualification of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively. In the suit filed on 28th July, the PDP claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions …

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the case concerning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, until 14th September. The case mainly involves the federal government’s appeal challenging last year’s decision of the Court of Appeal dismissing the terrorism and treasonable felony charges against Kanu. The Biafra secessionist also has pending …