Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says he plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek redress over Appeal Court judgement nullifying his election as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West in 2023 poll.…
Texas set to execute man for killing his mother, burying body in her backyard
A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution on Wednesday for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago. Tracy Beatty, 61, is scheduled to receive a lethal…
Nnamdi Kanu approaches Supreme Court, appeals judgement
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday confirmed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu had approached the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the court’s judgment discharging him. The lead lawyer…
Brazil’s supreme court upholds move to ban fake news
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court had voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal of fake news from social media ahead of the country’s presidential runoff. In its ruling, the supreme court dismissed a…
Supreme Court affirms Oborevwori As Delta PDP guber candidate
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. The Apex Court…
UK’s top court to assess legal basis for new Scottish independence vote
The UK Supreme Court will on Tuesday consider the legality of Scottish moves to hold a new referendum on independence next year without the consent of the government in London. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s nationalist government in Edinburgh wants a…
Supreme Court upholds Adeleke’s nomination for Osun governorship poll
The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the last governorship election. In a judgment yesterday, a five-member Justices of the apex court, headed…
Odii’s gov candidacy will bury PDP – Ebonyi APC
The All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi State Chapter, on Friday, mocked the Supreme Court declaration of Ifeanyi Odii as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 governorship election in the state. According to the ruling APC, the court…
Supreme Court declares Ifeanyi Odii PDP governorship candidate in Ebonyi
The Supreme Court has announces Ifeanyi Odii as the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. Mr Odii will now fly the party’s flag in the 2023 gubernatorial election. The Apex Court further struck out the…
Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s victory against Raila Odinga
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…