Labour Party Heads to Supreme Court, Offers Free Forms for 2027 Elections

Labour Party Heads to Supreme Court, Offers Free Forms for 2027 Elections

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has announced that the party has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the Appeal Court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis, insisting that his executive remains the legitimate leadership of the party. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Abure said the party had already filed its notice of appeal and was awaiting the compilation of records to proceed […]

May 19, 2026 17

BUSINESS

Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

July 11, 2024 89

POLITICS

Dattijo’s speech sparks calls for Supreme Court reforms

Against the backdrop of claims by former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Musa Datijo, that the Chief Justice of Nigeria wields enormous powers capable of derailing the course of justice, the House of Representatives has reiterated its readiness to look at the allegations and come up with what is best for the nation’s judiciary. Justice Datijo, until recently a member of the bench at the apex court, bared his […]

October 30, 2023 89

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