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The Missouri Supreme Court and the state's GOP Gov. Mike Parson each refused requests on Monday from an inmate attempting to avoid his scheduled execution. Marcellus Williams, 55, is set to be ...
t. e. The Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court. [1][2]
The Appellant appealed. This Court (Supreme Court) affirmed the decision of the tribunal and dismissed this appeal. The case was decided by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 26 September 1979, and the presiding judge was Atanda Fatai Williams, while the only dissenting judge was Kayode Eso.
In June 2019, when the court had 16 justices, the president wrote the CJN, asking him as the chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to “initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of Justices of the Supreme Court” as contained in the Nigerian Constitution.
Nigeria's main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar said on Monday last week's Supreme Court decision affirming President Bola Tinubu's election win would erode trust in elections and called for ...
Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo CFR (born 7 May 1958), popularly known as Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who has served as the Chief Justice of Nigeria since 22 August 2024. [1][2] She was appointed Chief Justice following the retirement of Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. [3]
Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko GCON [1] (Listen ⓘ) (born 31 December 1953) is a Nigerian jurist, who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2006 to 2022 and as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 until his resignation in June 2022 citing ill-health as the reason for his decision.
The chief justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council. [1] The current chief justice is Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who was appointed on 22 August 2024. [2] She was appointed acting chief justice of the Federation upon the ...