Supreme Court

December 06, (THEWILL) - The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended eleven justices for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The recommendations were made at the 104 meeting of the NJC held on Wednesday. THEWILL reports that the...

December 5, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to be issued a certificate of return as the rightful governor of Imo State. The court also...

December 4, (THEWILL) – The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), has said that the filing of a cross-Appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria by the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, submitted a...

November 29, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said the old N200, N500 and N1,000 redesigned banknotes remain valid legal tenders in Nigeria beyond December 31.   The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel led by Justice Inyang...

November 27, (THEWILL) - The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has urged justices and judges across the nation, not to be moved by public opinion, but to remain firm and make decisions based on the law. Justice Ariwoola...

November 22, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking an extension of the validity of old naira notes beyond the current deadline of December 31, 2023. A seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court had...

November 16, (THEWILL) - The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), has nominated 22 justices of the Court of Appeal for elevation to the Supreme Court. The names of the nominees forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for consideration, were...

November 06, (THEWILL) - The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Monday, thanked Nigerians for the overwhelming support accorded him and his running mate during and after the election, saying the...

October 31, (THEWILL) - On Thursday, October 26, the Supreme Court of Nigeria gave its judgement in the appeals by Waziri Atiku Abubakar and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP), challenging the...

October 31, (THEWILL) - Given the momentum that had built up in the lead-up to the Supreme Court's ruling on whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's mandate as the authentic winner of the February 25 elections was pyrrhic or confirmed,...