This report says Justice Samuel Oseji of the Supreme Court has died at the age of sixty-seven. Justice Oseji died at the National Hospital, Abuja, a year after he was promoted to the Supreme Court bench. The Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, Akamde Festus confirmed the death of Justice Oseji in a statement.
The Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for November 1st in the dispute between Rivers and Imo States over the ownership of seventeen oil wells. A seven-member panel, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun chose the date after hearing early applications intended by parties to regularise some of the processes already filed. Lawyers to the Federal Government, Remi Olatubora…
The legal battle between Rivers State and the Federal Inland Revenue Service over the collection of Value Added Tax have moved to the Supreme Court in Abuja. The Rivers State government wants the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which ordered parties to return to the way things…
Governments of the thirty-six states of Nigeria have jointly dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court. The state governments are demanding to share from looted funds that are recovered by the Federal Government. They also want the Supreme Court to declare that such recovered funds are paid into the federation account. They also want the court…
The Supreme Court has ordered the Federal Government to stop the transfer of about seventeen oil wells from Rivers State to Imo State. The Apex Court particularly stops the Attorney General of the Federation and the Attorney General of Imo State from taking further action on the ownership of the oil wells located at Akri and Mbede…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor DOUYE DIRI of Bayelsa State. This followed the dismissal of six appeals challenging the election of Governor DIRI and his deputy, LAWRENCE EWHRUDJAKPO. The decision was made in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice SYLVESTER NGWUTA. In his reaction; Governor DIRI said he was glad that his administration…