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    Politics Nigerian Senate Declares War on Presidency Over CCT Trial

    A showdown is imminent between the Presidency and the Senate following a failed attempt by Senate President Bukola Saraki to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), DailySun reports. The Supreme Court last Friday threw out Saraki’s appeal to stop his prosecution over alleged false...
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    Metro Femi Falana Reacts To Supreme Court Judgment on Saraki's CCT Trial

    Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, on Saturday urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign his position in order to preserve the integrity of the National Assembly. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court would add value to the battle against...
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    Politics Supreme Court: 4 Major Reasons Why We Ignored Card Reader Reports in 2015 Election Cases

    The apex court has maintained that though the use of the Electronic Card Reader Machine for accreditation of voters was provided for in the Approved Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of the 2015 general elections, it said the device was never “intended to supplant, displace or...
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    World Kenya: Supreme Court Judge Should Be Probed for Graft - Judiciary

    Judicial Service Commission has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya to form a tribunal to investigate the conduct of a supreme court judge accused of corruption. A private citizen who says he brokered a bribe of $2 million has accused Justice Philip Tunoi of accepting the money to swing...
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    Politics Saraki’s Supporters Leave Supreme Court Heartbroken [See Photos]

    Supporters of the embattled Senate president Bukola Saraki, today, left premises of the Nigerian Supreme Court heartbroken after the court ruled that their principal should face trial for false declaration of assets while he was governor of Kwara state. An eyewitness who was at the court...
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    Politics Bukola Saraki Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling that he must face corruption trial at the Code Of Conduct Tribunal. Related: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement on Saraki's Case Read the press statement below.. After listening to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the...
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    Politics Akwa Ibom: APC Candidate, Umana Umana Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling

    The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom state, Umana Umana, has reacted to the Supreme Court judgment which held that Udom Emmanuel was validly elected as the state governor in the last Gubernatorial election. Mr. Umana said he was aware that Akwa Ibom people were...
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    Politics Abia: APGA Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling

    The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court verdict that validated the mandate of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as the governor of the state, DailyTrust reports. The party described the judgment as a “gang up between the PDP and those that...
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    Politics False Asset Declaration: Supreme Court Decides Saraki's Fate Today

    The Supreme Court will today, deliver judgment on the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count charge the Federal Government filed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The judgment will be delivered by a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court...
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    Politics Ben Bruce Reacts to Oyegun's Statement on Rivers' Judgment

    Common sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East constituency at the National Assembly has reacted to the recent comment of the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Oyegun concerning the party's lost of an oil rich state, Rivers and the probe of the...
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    Politics Anambra: 4 Good Reasons Why Supreme Court Sacked All PDP Lawmakers

    The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday nullified the elections of the senator representing Anambra South, Andy Ubah and his Anambra Central counterpart, Stella Oduah, over pre-election irregularities. In a unanimous judgment, the court said the sacked lawmakers are to be replaced by Chris Ubah...
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    Politics Anambra: Supreme Court Announces Replacement for Sacked Senators

    The Supreme court has sacked Andy Uba and Stella Oduah from the upper chamber of the national assembly and replaced with the following candidates... Source: SaharaReporters
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    Politics Supreme Court Sacks all PDP Legislators in Anambra [SaharaReporters]

    Sahara Reporters, an online news platform is reporting that Supreme Court has sacked all PDP legislators including Stella Oduah, Andy Ubah from Anambra State in the upper and low chammers of the National Assembly... More Details Later
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    Politics Rivers: Supporters of Governor Wike Celebrates Victory in Port-Harcourt [See Photos]

    See photos of PDP supporters celebrating the victory of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State immediately after the Supreme Court verdict. Photo credit: Ezebunwo Ichemati via LIB
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    Politics Supreme Court Verdict: Rivers APC Releases Statement

    The State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers, Dr. Davies Ikanya has described the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike as a temporary setback, PUNCH reports. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday affirmed Wike’s election, insisting that the...
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    Metro Rivers: 3 Good Reasons Why Nigerians Should Be Happy About Supreme Court's Judgment

    Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Here are two good reasons why the verdict was in favour of Nigerians: You can READ: Supreme Court Upholds Wike's Election as Rivers State Gov 1. It has saved some money: The judgement has saved not...
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    Politics Supreme Court Confirms the Election of Abdulazeez Yari As Zamfara Governor

    Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Malam Abdulazeez Yari of All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Zamfara, the Nation reports. Delivering the judgment, the Justice John Okoro-led panel of six justices held that the petition lacked substance. “The grouse of the appellants...
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    Politics Wike: I'm Ready To Accept Supreme Court Judgment

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told his loyalist that he has braced up to accept the verdict from Supreme Court challenging the annulment of his mandate at the Election Tribunal and the Appeal Court. According to PM News, Wike also admonished all his political loyalists...
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    Politics Abia: Okezie Ikpeazu Heads To Supreme Court

    Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has released a press statement following the judgment of the court of appeal sitting at Owerri on his election as the state governor. Read his statement below: "DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I have just been informed that the Court of Appeal...
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    Politics Wike to Rivers People: I Still Remain Your Governor

    Enbattled Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has he still remains the duly elected governor of the state pending the determination of his appeal by the Supreme Court. He said he has instructed his lawyers to approach the Supreme Court to appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal...
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