Supreme Court Replies Mike Ozekhome After He Said Nnamdi Kanu May Die In DSS Custody
Nnamdi Kanu’s Senior Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has told the Supreme Court that he is scared that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ozekhome, during the hearing on Thursday, told the apex court that Kanu’s health issues have deteriorated and he needs a surgical operation. The lawyer...
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Adjourns Until May 17
The hearing on the petitions submitted by the Labour Party, LP has been postponed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Following the second court session on Wednesday, one of the spokespersons for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, disclosed the information. The court adjourned after a brief petition hearing, according to Okonkwo, who also appeared...
Osun Guber: Heavy Police Presence In Osogbo As Supreme Court Delivers Judgment
On Tuesday morning, there was a considerable police presence at major intersections and roundabouts in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. Olaiya intersection, Oke-Fia and LAMECO roundabouts, Old Garage/Freedom Park, Ayetoro roundabout, and Osun State High Court grounds are among the areas with a police presence. The presence of heavily armed police officers could be related to the Supreme Court's decision,...
Presidential Election Petition: No Room For Technicality, Tribunal Warns
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Monday, held its inaugural session, a legal ritual that precedes the actual hearing of petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. At the session, a five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that will hear and determine all the five petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Osun Guber Election Dispute May 9
The contested governorship election in Osun State was held on July 16, and the Supreme Court on Monday set a decision-making date of Tuesday, May 9. After hearing arguments from the parties engaged in the case, the supreme court set a 24-hour deadline for the judgment's delivery. The incumbent governor Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, who ran for governor on the Peoples Democratic...
Appeal Court President To Unveil Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Panel May 8
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which would decide on all petitions filed against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the contested 2023 Presidential election, will now be officially introduced by Justice Monica Bolnaan Dongban-Mensem, President of the Appeal Court. On Monday, May 8, 2023, the panel members will be publicly...
Court Admits Two Statements Made By Chidimma Ojukwu As Evidence In Murder Trial
A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has admitted in evidence, two handwritten statements made by Chidinma Ojukwu – the key suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV – Usifo Ataga. While ruling on a trial within trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, held that the prosecution...
Court Dismisses Bail Application By Terrorist Negotiator, Mamu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a bail application filed by the alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, who was detained and held in custody by the State Security Services. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Inyang Ekwo, said it was persuaded by a counter-affidavit the Department of State Services filed to oppose Mamu’s...
Falana, Others Back Live Broadcast Of Election Petition Proceedings
The debate over whether or not to broadcast live the proceedings of the presidential election petitions tribunal has continued. On March 24, the NBA president noted that a live telecast is in the interest of the people of Nigeria. Section 36 (1) and (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides that judicial proceedings should be conducted...
Court Faults Sacking Of Ararume As NNPCL Chair, Awards N5bn Against Buhari
The Federal High Court, Abuja has declared the sack of Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume as Non-Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as illegal and unlawful. Delivering judgment in the matter on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said that his removal was unconstitutional and as such the court restored him as the Non- Executive Chairman of the company with...
