By SaharaReporters The Supreme Court of Nigeria has unanimously affirmed that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 applies to all tiers of government, including state institutions. This decision marks a decisive reversal of the 2018 majority ruling by the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, which had controversially held that the FOIA only applies to
By Emmanuella Ekele And Kayode Oyero, Channels Television The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. The Supreme Court also barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government councils in the country. The apex court, in a landmark judgment on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu says his victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, January 12, 2024, belongs to the electorates who braved all the odds on March 18, 2023, to vote for him and the All Progressives Congress (APC). As quoted by his Chief Press
By Sylvia Akpan And Precious Ebika The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the recent Supreme Court judgment that affirms him as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He gave the felicitation in a video made available to CrossRiverWatch where the Governor
By Emmanuella Obaje-Daniels, Channels Television The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. The apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgment, held that
By Our Reporters The All Progressive Congress, APC, will not have a candidate at next week state’s legislative elections as the Supreme Court earlier today nullified the party’s primaries. In a Facebook post, Barrister First Baba Isa, Counsel to the Appellant, Otanya Odey, “the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, agreed with our position and
By Kayode Oyero, Channels Television Ten States have asked the Supreme Court to set aside the pronouncement of President Muhammadu Buhari banning old N500 and N1,000 notes. The governors, in Suit No SC/CV/162/2023, filed on Friday by their counsel, A.J. Owonikoko (SAN), wants the apex court to declare the President’s directives in his Thursday’s broadcast
By Sarah Wakili, Channels Tv The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says there is no going back on the February 10, 2023 deadline for the swapping of the old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. While there has been controversy over the deadline with some governors dragging the apex bank to the Supreme Court and the