The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, over his failure to declare $40,000, dismissing his appeal against the forfeiture of the funds to the Federal Government. A five-member panel of the apex court, chaired by Justice Inyang Okoro, ruled that the appeal lacked…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has clarified that the Supreme Court did not approve the dissolution or suspension of democratic structures in any state under emergency rule, contrary to interpretations circulating in sections of the media. Falana was reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment delivered on December 15, 2025, in Attorney-General of Adamawa State…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation to avert a breakdown of law and order or a descent into chaos and anarchy. In a split decision of six to one, the apex court held that the President may, during…
The Supreme Court has set aside the presidential pardon earlier granted by President Bola Tinubu to Maryam Sanda, an Abuja housewife convicted in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic altercation. President Tinubu had commuted Sanda’s death sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds. However, in a split 4–1 decision delivered…
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…
