Supreme court’s election judgements to watch in 2024

January 5, 2024 Blossom 0

Nigeria witnessed intense political conflicts last year, with court cases following the national elections. A significant number of legal disputes have been resolved, while several are still pending final rulings from the Supreme Court. The main current legal battles are over the governorship election issues in the states of Kano, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Zamfara; many Nigerians are interested to see how these cases conclude. Plateau Plateau is one of the states that flipped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections. Caleb Mutfwang […]

Breaking: Fear of the unknown as DSS takes over Supreme Court ahead of judgment on Nnamdi Kanu

December 15, 2023 Blossom 0

Ahead of the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, armed agents from the Department of State Services, or DSS, have assumed control of the Supreme Court’s security setup. The make-or-mar judgment is expected to be delivered by the apex court this morning. DSS operatives blocked the road leading to the court and […]