LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on May 16 continued to block the Trump administration from using a 1798 wartime law to deport a group of Venezuelan migrants who said they had not been given a real chance to contest their removal. In an unsigned opinion with two noted dissents, the court said the migrants…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has set aside a Federal High Court judgement in which over N22 trillion was awarded against Union Bank and other parties since 2014. The judgement arose from a suit instituted by a company known as Visana Nigeria Limited which claimed that Union Bank was indebted to it in the…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has explained why the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments would not make any difference. Sowore said the judgement would remain ineffective if state governors continue to control the state electoral machinery. He noted that if state…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that…
LAGOS JULY 2ND(NEWSRNAGERS)-The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him. In a highly anticipated 6-3 decision in Trump v. United States, the justices decided that Trump does not have the broad presidential immunity that he has…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of the former Managing Director of Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche, for fraud. The apex court, in a unanimous decision, held that Atuche, the Appellant, failed to dislodge the finding of the trial court which convicted him and the Court of Appeal which affirmed…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted leave to Chief Malcolm Omirhobo to apply for judiciary review by way of an order of mandamus compelling the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Olukayode Ariwoolo to provide him with Certificates of Copies (CTC) of documents relating to the appointment of…