Supreme Court of Nigeria

Breaking: Supreme Court Nullifies National Lottery Act

The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. A seven-member Supreme Court panel unanimously ruled...

Supreme Court upholds EFCC’s legitimacy, dismisses governors’ suit

The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and...

Updated: How Kanu slammed his lawyer, “browbeat”Justice Nyako to recuse herself from his trial

An unusual event occurred at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday when Justice Binta Nyako was “forced” to announce her withdrawal...

CJN swears in 11 new Supreme Court justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, swore in the newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court on Monday, warning them...

Guber poll: Rivers Gov. Fubara victorious

Again, Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s election has been confirmed by the nation’s apex court. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on...

Senate confirms 11 Supreme Court Justices, increases number to 21

Aftermath of their nominations by President Bola Tinubu and the National Judicial Council, the Senate on Thursday confirmed 11 justices for the Supreme...

Old, new Naira notes to co-exist till further notice, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the old N200, N500, N1000 notes should continue to co-exist with the new notes until further...

Supreme Court vacancies: Tsammani, Oyewole, Georgewill, Abiru, Bayero, Nwosu-Iheme, 16 others elevated as justices

With just 10 serving justices in the nation’s Supreme Court, no fewer than 22 justices from the Court of Appeal have been elevated...

Just in: Supreme Court dismisses Atiku’s application to file additional evidence

Justice Nyang Okoro of the Supreme Court has dismissed the application filed by the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku...

Breaking: Supreme Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear Atiku’s case

As Justice Okoro reels out judgment in the appeal filed against the Presidential Election Petitions Court on Thursday, the Supreme Court said it...

Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, absent at Supreme Court as Justice Okoro reels out judgment

As the Supreme Court in Abuja is delivering judgment in the appeal filed against the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Court affirming...

Presidential tussle: Atiku/Obi vs Tinubu: Supreme Court reserves judgment

After listening to submissions by the various counsel, the Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by PDP’s Presidential Candidate Atiku...

Presidential Election Tribunal judgment: Supreme Court to hear Atiku’s appeal on Oct. 23

The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23 to hear the appeal of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging...

Breaking: Supreme Court complex, Abuja on fire

A section of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, has reportedly been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire is yet to...

Just in: Two Justices of Supreme Court, Federal High Court die in one day 

Nigeria has lost two justices both in the Supreme Court and the Federal High Court. They are Justice Chima Centus Nweze of the...