Tag: Supreme Court
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Atiku Writes Senator Ademola Adeleke Over His Loss At Supreme Court
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has written to console Senator Ademola Adeleke over his loss at Supreme Court in a split decision of five to two members of the panel, on Friday, where the Apex court affirmed Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as duly elected governor of Osun State. On his verified official…
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Breaking: Supreme Court Declares Oyetola of APC As Duly Elected Governor of Osun State
The Supreme Court has affirmed Gboyega Oyetola as the authentic winner of the 2018 Osun State governorship election. The court delivered its ruling on Friday, July 5, 2019, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, loses his appeal before the apex court. The apex court in a split decision of five…
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Adeleke Vs Oyetola: Police beef up security in Osun ahead of Friday’s Supreme Court’s judgement
The Osun state Police Command, on Thursday, stated that security has been beefed up in the state to prevent any breakdown of law and order ahead of Friday’s Supreme Court’s judgement on the 2018 Osun governorship election. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Folashade Odoro, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the police was fully…
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Adeleke Vs Oyetola: APC Leaders Intimidating S’Court Judges Using Buhari’s Name -Group Alleges
A civil society group, the Civil Liberty Union, has raised alarm over alleged harrassments and threats against some members of the Supreme Court panel of Justices presiding over the Osun governorship Appeal by a team allegedly led by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Southwest and 2 governors one from the…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court delivers judgment on Osun gov poll July 5
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, had filed four separate appeals before the apex court to challenge the Abuja Division Court of Appeal’s…
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Osun Gov Dispute: Supreme Court Hears Adeleke’s Appeal Today
The Supreme Court has scheduled hearing for today (Monday) in the appeal filed by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke is by the appeal, seeking the reversal of the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja,…
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Supreme Court sacks Umaru (APC) of Niger East Senatorial district
The Supreme Court on Friday declared Mohammed Sani Musa the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State. The Nation reports that the court set aside the April 8, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which declared Senator David Umaru, ex-Chairman, Senate Committee Chairman…
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Just In: Supreme court verdict sparks jubilation in Zamfara
The supreme court verdict nullifying APC’s votes for 2019 elections in Zamfara state has sparked jubilation in Gusau the state capital, Daily Trust has learnt. The motorbike riding jubilants were roaming the street of Gusau, hailing the court verdict, while holding the posters of the candidate of the governorship candidates of peoples Democratic Party (…
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Olusola-Eleka vs Fayemi: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement May 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard and fixed May 24 for judgment on the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi. A five-man panel of the apex court which heard the appeal was led the Acting Chief Justice of…
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Supreme Court delivers judgment on Zamfara APC dispute May 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 24 for judgment in the appeals relating to the dispute over the validity of the All Progressives Congress’ primary elections which produced the candidates fielded by the party in the last general elections. The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad led the five-man panel which heard…