Supreme Court

Nigeria: Supreme Court Annuls Buhari’s Order 10 on Financial Autonomy for States’ Judiciary and Legislature

Efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure independence of the judicial and legislative arms of government at the state levels…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Raid on Justice Odili’s House Impunity Taken Too Far, Says Supreme Court

Nigeria's Supreme Court on Tuesday said the raid on the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Peter-Odili, a justice of the…

3 years ago

Nigeria: More Trouble as States Drag FG to Supreme Court Over Stamp Duties Collection

It now appears that more states of the federation have woken up from slumber and are now determined to  achieve…

3 years ago

Nigeria: PDP Asks Supreme Court to Sack Zamfara Governor Matawalle Following Defection to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a legal battle at the Supreme Court to reclaim its mandate from Zamfara…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Supreme Court Upholds Electoral Commission’s Power to Deregister Political Parties The

Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday put a final lid on the prospect of reinstating the 74 political parties deregistered…

4 years ago

Malawi Supreme Court Outlaws Death Penalty

The death penalty in Malawi has been described as unconstitutional, the East African country's Supreme Court has ruled. The court…

4 years ago

Judiciary Workers Begin Strike in Nigeria, Shut Down Supreme Court

Judiciary workers in Nigeria have shut down the Supreme Court in the nation's capital Abuja, in protest for financial autonomy for the…

4 years ago