14 March 2025
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S’Court Victory Evidence Of Judiciary’s Fairness – Aliyu

Wendy R.

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has described the recent judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed him the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state as a testimony of the just and fair judicial process in the country. The governor stated this on Sunday while addressing residents of the state who gathered at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport to welcome him and his entourage back to the state. The governor, accompanied by the leader of the party in the state, Aliyu Wamakko, arrived at the state at about 3:15 pm before proceeding to the Gawon-nama residence…

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S’Court Delivers Judgments On Six Governorship Appeals Today

Wendy R.

The Supreme Court will on Friday deliver judgments on appeals challenging the outcome of elections in Gombe, Kebbi, Ogun, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Delta states. Already the apex court had last week decided the fate of 10 state governors. The governors are Hyacinth Alia of Benue; Alex Otti of Abia, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi. Others are Cross River governor, Bassey Otu; Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru; Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuff; Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, and Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang.   In all the decided cases so far, no governor…

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S’Court Decision To Try Kanu For Terrorism Unfortunate – Ohanaeze, Abaribe, IPOB

Wendy R.

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra; the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and a former Senate Minority Leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, have described as unfortunate the non-release of the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This was as the Supreme Court on Friday set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The apex court held that the court of appeal was wrong and that the trial court couldn’t try him because the prosecution violated his rights. In the judgment prepared by…

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UPDATED: S’Court Okays Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial For Terrorism

Wendy R.

The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The apex court held that the court of appeal was wrong and that the trial court couldn’t try him because the prosecution violated his rights. In the judgment prepared by Justice Garba Mohammed, the court condemned the invasion of Kanu’s residence, declaring it irresponsible. The court held that there is no law in the country stopping a trial based on the violation of the rights of a suspect. Mohammed said, “If the…

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BREAKING: S’Court Dismisses PDP Application Seeking Uzodimma’s Removal

Wendy R.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha, of the Peoples Democratic Party seeking to remove Hope Uzodinma from office as Imo state governor. The applicant was praying to the court to give a consequential order to the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Ihedioha as the validly elected governor of Imo state in the 2019 election. Reading the lead judgment on Tuesday, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, held that the application lacked merit, and was frivolous and vexatious. He said the court lacked jurisdiction to determine the matter, adding that the 60 days stipulated…