Still dissatisfied by the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Union Bank further appealed to the Supreme Court over the matter in 2021.
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In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to make such a declaration, given that the substance of the case concerned the internal leadership of the party.
The bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwani Federal Constituency, Delta State, Nnamdi Ezechi, passed second reading on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday.
Obi, in a statement on Monday via his X handle, described the move as “a brazen disobedience and disregard” for the rule of law and our democratic principles.
The Apex Court held that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to have heard the matter instituted by Aniagwu Emmanuel
The development marks the first time the Federal Government was represented at such a high level since the little-known company secured a judgment from the Federal High Court in Abuja for £2.556 billion.
He gave the assurance on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new Judges’ Quarters, a facility completed by his administration, in Port Harcourt.
Though the EFCC has contested the injunction since 2008, the order has shielded Odili from any scrutiny for nearly two decades.
The Supreme Court ruled against the appellants on the issue of locus standi, stating that they lacked the legal standing to pursue the case, rendering the appeal unsustainable.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Commissioner recalled that the monarch was installed in 1998, but deposed on November 29, 2019.
The apex court delivered the judgment in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji on Friday.
In a one hour, thirty-six-minute judgement delivered by justice Emmanuel Akomaye, the five-man panel of the court unanimously dismissed the cross-appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara challenging the validity of the House of Assembly presided over by Martin Amaewhule as the Speaker.
Oseni was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison by a General Court Martial on February 7, 2020.
The apex court’s five-member panel, in a split decision of four to one, declined to examine the constitutionality or otherwise of the provision even though the dissenting decision declared Section 84 of the S&CPA unconstitutional.
In a statement on Friday, the apex court indicated that Akanbi’s appointment was effective from Thursday, February 13, 2025.
This highlights the failure of several key institutions to meet the required ethical standards and guidelines set by ICPC for the year.
A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Stephen Adah, affirmed Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic national chairman of APGA.
It nullifies the National Lottery Act, reaffirming the constitutional authority of states to regulate lotteries and gaming in their jurisdictions.
The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be enforced in all states, except the Federal Capital Territory, in respect of which the National Assembly is empowered to make laws.
The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 had argued that the Supreme Court, in Dr. Joseph Nwobike Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria