Supreme Court reins in U.S president’s appointment powers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put new restrictions on presidential powers, limiting a president’s authority to staff certain top government posts in a case involving an appointment to the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB).
Alleged false declaration of assets: Saraki loses appeal, goes to S-Court
Legal dispute over the propriety of the13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has shifted to the Supreme Court.
Breaking: Supreme court dismisses Wike’s suit against tribunal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, dismissed the suit filed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, challenging the jurisdiction of the Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dakuku Peterside.
Woman, God, Supreme Court and gay marriage
A 2011 GALLUP poll showed that 78 percent of Americans consider themselves Christians. Gallup’s 2013 survey revealed that 37 percent of Americans said they attended churches weekly. And in 2014, President Obama told a US Christian breakfast meeting that “The United States is one of the most religious countries in the world – far more religious than most Western developed countries.”
Anambra: S-Court upholds Nwoye’s candidature
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Mr. Tony Nwoye as Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, candidate for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.
Opposition would have mocked me – Mimiko
GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko has dedicated his victory at the Supreme Court to God who saw him through the fierce battle to ascertain his victory.
Ondo guber poll: Mimiko floors Oke, Akeredolu at S-Court
The Supreme Court, yesterday, declined to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct fresh governorship election in Ondo State.
India court clears way for Delhi gang-rape verdict
India’s Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a juvenile court to hand down its verdict on a teenager charged over the fatal gang-rape of a student last December.
‘2015: Only Supreme Court can determine Jonathan’s eligibility’
ABUJA—AHEAD of 2015 presidential election, Adamawa stakeholders in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Wednesday, that only the Supreme Court can determine whether or not President Goodluck has the right to run for the presidential election.
The Supreme Court’s approach to locus standi (4)
The National Federation challenged this agreement, maintaining that the IRC had acted ultra vires its authority in concluding such a bargain. The National Federation sought a declaration to that effect and an order of mandamus compelling the IRC to collect taxes owed prior to the two-limit agreed by the IRC. The IRC challenged the National Federation, claiming that it lacked locus standi to bring the action.
July 12 for judgment on NLNG’s sacked workers
Supreme Court will, tomorrow, deliver judgment on an appeal that was entered before it by 15 sacked workers of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG.
