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Gaming Bill: Lagos Govt Drags N’Assembly To Court Over Contempt

Gaming Bill: Lagos Govt Drags N’Assembly To Court Over Contempt

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, filed a lawsuit seeking leave to initiate proceedings against the National Assembly for allegedly breaching a subsisting judgment of the apex court that declared federal legislation on lottery and…

Tinubu Mourns Late Justice Mukhtar Dodo

Tinubu Mourns Late Justice Mukhtar Dodo

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of Justice Mukhtar Muhammad Dodo (rtd), who passed away on Sunday at the age of 70. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…

Reps Move To Remove S’Court In Election Dispute

Reps Move To Remove S’Court In Election Dispute

The House of Representatives on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the final court disputes involving governorship, and National and State Houses of Assembly elections…

Trump, Musk Endorse Schimel For Wisconsin S’Court Election

Trump, Musk Endorse Schimel For Wisconsin S’Court Election

The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump and the Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, have publicly endorsed conservative candidate, Brad Schimel for the forthcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election.…

Obi Condemns Tinubu’s Disregard To S’Court Ruling On Rivers Allocation

Obi Condemns Tinubu’s Disregard To S’Court Ruling On Rivers Allocation

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has outrightly criticised the ongoing political developments in Rivers State, describing them as an aberration and a violation of Nigeria’s constitutional order. The former…

Anyanwu Reinstated As PDP National Secretary

Anyanwu Reinstated As PDP National Secretary

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). New Telegraph reports that the apex Court in a unanimous judgment of a five-member…

Odili’s Probe: S’Court Dismisses Case Against EFCC

Odili’s Probe: S’Court Dismisses Case Against EFCC

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed two appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, which sought to overturn the leave granted to the Economic…

Fubara Vows Full Implementation Of S’Court Judgment

Fubara Vows Full Implementation Of S’Court Judgment

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fully implement the Supreme Court judgment, assuring that his government will strictly adhere to the court ruling. Governor Fubara gave this assurance in…

JUST-IN: S’Court Declares Rivers LG Election Invalid

JUST-IN: S’Court Declares Rivers LG Election Invalid

The Local Government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RIEC) has been declared invalid by the Supreme Court. New Telegraph reports that in a judgment delivered…

Rivers Crisis: Falana Reacts To S’Court Verdict In Fubara’s Case

Rivers Crisis: Falana Reacts To S’Court Verdict In Fubara’s Case

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has revealed that the Supreme Court verdict on the appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State against the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly…