The supreme court has dismissed the application of Herman Hembe, sacked member of the house of representatives from Benue state.On June 23, the apex court sacked Hembe and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to present Dorathy Mato with the certificate of return of Vandeikiya/Konshisha federal constituency.The court also ordered Hembe to return all the salaries and allowances he [...]
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Herman Hembe, sacked member of the house of representatives, says he has spent all the salaries he collected as a member of the lower legislative chamber.Hembe said this in reaction to the order of the supreme court which compelled him to refund the salaries.On June 23, the supreme court sacked Hembe as the lawmaker representing Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency of Benue [...]
Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says he went to the supreme court with the mindset to set ablaze his membership card if Ali Modu Sheriff had been declared chairman of the party.The apex court had on Wednesday affirmed Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the party, effectively ending the leadership tussle of the PDP.Fayose said he was armed [...]
The Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the judgment of the supreme court which affirmed Ahmed Makarfi as the party's authentic chairman.The faction's reaction is contained in a statement signed by Cairo Ojuogboh and Bernard Mikko, the erstwhile deputy chairman and spokesperson, respectively."We received with shock the 12th July judgement of the Supreme [...]
On Wednesday, July 12, the Supreme Court saved our democracy and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It did with its ruling in the matter between Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi, to determine who among the two is the authentic Chairman of the PDP. The Supreme Court of Nigeria practically threw the party a lifeline. Since it lost the 2015 [...]
In the wake of the supreme court judgment affirming Ahmed Makarfi as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has urged defectors to come back.Jonathan called on party members who jumped ship due to the long-running leadership crisis to return to "their natural home".He said the favourable ruling does not belong to a section of the party.In [...]
Ahmed Lawan, senate majority leader, says most court judgments were far from fair when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled the federal government.He said this on the floor of the senate on Wednesday while reacting to the supreme court judgement which affirmed Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the PDP.Lawan, who is of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the [...]
As expected, supreme court is trending on Twitter following the ruling that affirmed Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The verdict of the apex court on Wednesday effectively put an end to Ali Modu Sheriff's claim to the leadership position of the party.Here are some reactions from Nigerians on Twitter.https://twitter.com/4eyedmonk/status/885065659176103939https://twitter.com/Itz_abdoool/status/885080420357951488https://twitter.com/pingtayo/status/885081699998208000https://twitter.com/Ubaidullahy/status/885080626914787328https://twitter.com/Lukuman9/status/885080447197360130https://twitter.com/F_Jay_/status/885080349939814400https://twitter.com/ImohUmoren/status/885080240040673281https://twitter.com/jimbiochore/status/885080220067389440https://twitter.com/dskuko/status/885080142170796033https://twitter.com/freenaijaman/status/885079823273652226 [...]
The supreme court says aggrieved people can appeal decisions of the national industrial court.The ruling which was delivered by a five-man panel of justices on Friday was sequel to a suit filed Skye Bank Nigeria Plc against one Anaemem Iwu.Premium Times reports the panel said the appeal court had powers to entertain matters from the industrial court, whether they were [...]
Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says Nigeria is in big trouble if lawmakers do not understand the difference between cash and budgets.He expressed deep concern over the recourse of the national assembly’s spokespersons to name calling over his observations on the 2017 budget. In a press release signed by Hakeem Bello, his special adviser on media, the minister [...]
The supreme court has sacked Herman Hembe, a member of the house of representatives from Benue state.In its ruling on Friday, the apex court declared that Hembe did not win the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Vandikwa/ Konshisha federal constituency of Benue at the national assembly.The court held that Dorothy Mato won the party's ticket and ordered the Independent [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says it is unlikely that he will work with Ali Modu Sheriff if the supreme court declares him the bonafide national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Wike said this on Friday during a Channels Television programme.The party has been in crisis - due to a leadership tussle between Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi - [...]
The supreme court has upheld the election of Okezie Ikpeazu as Abia state governor.On June 27, Okon Abang, a judge of the federal high court, Abuja, ordered Ikpeazu's removal on the allegation that he submitted false tax documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).This followed a suit filed by Uche Ogah who placed second in the PDP governorship primary election [...]
The Supreme court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).A federal high court had declared Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the party.This made the faction led by Ahmed Makarfi to challenge the decision of the lower court, but Sheriff requested the apex court to disqualify the other faction from appealing [...]
The supreme court has commenced hearing on the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The intervention of the apex court followed an appeal filed by Ali Modu Sheriff, whom a federal high court had declared as the authentic chairman of the party, against a suit filed by the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction, challenging the decision of the lower court.The PDP [...]
Russia’s supreme court has banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating in the country.The court declared the religious organisation an extremist group.The Russian government had on March 16 filed a suit to outlaw the Jehovah’s Witnesses."The Supreme Court has ruled to sustain the claim of Russia's ministry of justice and deem the 'Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia' organisation extremist, eliminate it and [...]
