The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, fined Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) and Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) N30 million each for agreeing to file an application for the review of the apex court’s judgment on Bayelsa election. Justice Amina Augie announced the fine while reading the judgment in the applications for a review of its February 13,
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the applications for a review of its February 13, 2020, judgment which overturned the All Progressives Congress’ victory in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta described the applications filed by the APC and its governorship candidate
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review of the apex court’s judgement, which had on January 14, 2020, ordered his removal from office. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the
Read moreIn Nigeria, The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an application filed by Emeka Ihediaoha seeking the reversal of the January 14, 2020 judgment which removed him as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as his replacement. It was learnt that the notice for the hearing
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A Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka has reacted to the January 14, Supreme Court judgment on Imo governorship election. In a post on his Facebook page, the former FRSC Boss said it was the first time a judgment of the Supreme Court will cause a widespread
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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the loss of the “strategically important” states of Kano and Plateau would have been a “major blow” had the Supreme Court verdict, which affirmed the elections of Governors Abdullahi Ganduje and Simon Lalong gone otherwise. “I am glad this tortuous journey has ended in favour of the party and
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has protested the Jan. 14 Supreme Court ruling on Imo governorship election which sacked Emeka Ihedioha and declared Sen. Hope Uzodimma as the governor of the state. It would be recalled that the Supreme Court sacked Ihedioha of the PDP and declared Uzodimma of the All Progressive Congress
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and some Indigenes of Imo state have embarked on a ‘peaceful protest’ against the ruling of the Supreme Court on Imo governorship election on January 14, 2020. Details later.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said it would not issue a Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma because it had not been served the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgment which sacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. The commission was reacting to enquiries why it had not given Uzodimma the
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it was surprised at the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Imo State governorship election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement described the judgment as yet another very sad commentary on the nation’s democratic order. He said, “The party finds it
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the election of Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of Imo State. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, unanimously declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9, 2019, governorship election and the validly elected governor of the state.
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The Supreme Court on Monday suspended hearing of the appeals of Governors Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, including four other governors. Other governors, whose appeals were affected, are Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano States, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Samuel Ortom (Benue). The apex court in Abuja suspended the
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Governor Nasir El-Rufai as the winner of the March 9, 2019, governorship election in Kaduna State. Details later
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