LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the October 13 Appeal Court judgment which discharged and acquitted the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The notice of appeal dated October 18, which was signed by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the Governor-elect of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the gubernatorial election that held in the state on July 16. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of justices, dismisses an appeal…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged there had been massive fraud. But in a scathing ruling, the judges said some of the petitioners had falsified…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and his attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to challenge the controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Musa Dattijo-Muhammad, unanimously struck out the suit, describing it as an…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-There was mild drama at the Supreme Court, Abuja, on Thursday as a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo caused a stir in the courtroom when he appeared in the full traditional attire of an “Olokun priest” to attend court proceedings. The lawyer said he dressed to court in that manner to…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme court of Nigeria has ruled in favour of Omeli Humphrey Darlington, a former dispatch rider at First Bank of Nigeria Plc, entangled in a multi-million naira fraud with some former staff members of the bank. Darlington, who worked with the Iganmu branch of First Bank between October 2010 and December…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dropped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, designate, Nworka Chidi Benjamin 24 hours after his elevation to the rank was discovered to have been done in error. The apex court through The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) said on Friday that the list of Senior Advocates…