The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed a suit filed by the Osun State Attorney General, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, over the Federal Government’s withholding of allocations meant for local governments in the state. In a split decision of six justices to one, the apex court ruled…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Monday, September 29, officially inaugurate 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) as part of events marking the 2025/2026 legal year of the Supreme Court. The ceremony is scheduled to hold at the main courtroom of the apex court in Abuja. According to a statement by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, were among several prominent Nigerians who paid heartfelt tributes on the passing of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, who died at the age of 89. Sources at the Supreme Court confirmed to The Nation that Justice…
The Supreme Court and National Judicial Council (NJC) chapters of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have announced their decision to pull out of the nationwide strike action declared by the union. JUSUN’s national headquarters had on Friday issued a directive for all members to begin an indefinite strike from midnight on Sunday. The…
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 states’ governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the Federal Government’s application of recovered looted funds. In an unopposed decision, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the suit was improperly filed before the apex court. Delivering the lead judgement prepared…
The Federal Government has presented its reasons to the Supreme Court for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, emphasizing the collapse of governance and attacks on critical national infrastructure as key factors. The government argued that it had no option but to intervene. This submission was made in response to a lawsuit filed…
Rivers Crisis: National Assembly Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss PDP Governors’ Suit, Seeks ₦1bn in Damages The National Assembly has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging a possible declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a preliminary objection, the National Assembly…
The Supreme Court has set June 6 for its judgment in the two-decade-long dispute over the rightful occupant of the Emir of Gwandu stool in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria. A five-member panel, headed by Justice Uwani Aji, scheduled the date after hearing the final arguments from the lawyers representing the parties involved in the three…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, challenging the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, the court ruled that Ajayi’s appeal was filed out of time…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for a review of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that halted the disbursement of Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) funds to Rivers State, expressing deep concern over its implications for the state’s development and the welfare of its people. PANDEF has called for a review of the…
