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Following today’s ruling by the three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja, which struck out the appeal filed by Governor Nyesom Wike, seeking a dismissal of the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state, Wike has called on all his...

The ‎‎Supreme Court, today, fixed February 5, 2016 to determine ‎the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count criminal charge that the Federal Government preferred against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCT. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex...

The All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has blasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kasamu, over a petition by the duo alleging bribery of the judiciary by APC. The Publicity Secretary of APC in Ogun State, Sola Lawal, in a statement...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered stay of proceedings of the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration. The order of Justice John Fabiyi-led five-man panel of the apex court followed a concession given by the...

The Supreme Court will on Thursday (today) hear an application by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for stay of proceedings of his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration, according to Punch newspaper. It was learnt on Wednesday that the Federal...

The Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, approached the Supreme Court, urging it to stop the proceeding of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT before the full blown commencement of the trial on 13-count criminal charge against him by the Federal Government. Saraki, is praying...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has stated that he will head to the Supreme Court in search of justice after a Court of Appeal ruled against him. Saraki’s position was conveyed by his lead lawyer, Mohammed Mogaji. He revealed that Senator Saraki would file a further appeal at the...

The Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015 election in Imo State, Mr.Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the election of Governor Rochas Okorocha. The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice John Fabiyi...

The Apex court yesterday dismissed the case brought before it by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike challenging the judgment of the election petition tribunal. Here are the names of Judges of the Supreme court that unanimously dismissed governor Wike's suit. Justice John Fabiyi...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict on Gov. Nyesom Wike’s application challenging the relocation of the Rivers Election Petitions Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The Apex Court had dismissed Wike’s suit challenging the jurisdiction...

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday deliver a judgement on whether or not the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday had the jurisdictional power to hear the case against the governor. Justice Mohammed Ambrosa-led...