…of any correspondence authorising a fresh nomination process, implement existing court judgments affirming the monarch's appointment, and ensure that relevant government officials comply with the law.

…Umoru The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has appealed last week’s Lokoja Federal High Court judgment, mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to recognise the NDC as a political party pending when all legal issues surrounding it are resolved. The NDC has maintained that it remains a legall…

…party primaries and produced candidates across the country based on the subsisting court judgment. "It is therefore a clear case of judicial overreach for the judgment to upturn the earlier decision after six months through a very questionable process. This came after NDC had conducted its primaries and candidates had…

…had initially rejected the NDC’s application for registration before a December 2025 court judgment directed it to recognise the party, said on Friday that it had applied for the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the latest judgment and would act in accordance with the court’s decision upon receipt. “We have applied for the…

…on security agencies in the state to ensure full compliance with a recent Federal High Court judgment concerning the local government crisis. The party, in a statement by its chairman, Odesola Titus, on Sunday, also insisted that the ruling affirmed the authority of the legally elected council officials. Odesola said t…

…local government (LG) autonomy reform enacted during his administration - the Supreme Court judgment on LG financial autonomy forced by his Ministry of Justice - as evidence of progress on the devolution question, although the vast majority of LG administrations across the country remain beholden to state governors. Ag…

…order against the congresses conducted by the Okocha-led executive. After the Port Harcourt judgment, the Emeka Beke-led faction of the APC in the state had called on the National Working Committee of the party to cancel the primaries that led to the election of the party candidates for the coming general elections in…

…become a resurrection. The appellate court halted the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action People's Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). In u…

…long-running debate has once again returned to national attention following a recent court judgment on indigeneity in Jos North. A judgment delivered by Justice C. Donglong of Plateau State High Court 17 on June 9, 2026, has reopened one of Nigeria's most sensitive questions who qualifies as an indigene? The court held…

…government institutions have been accused of ignoring or delaying compliance with court judgments, particularly in politically sensitive or high-profile matters. From prolonged detentions despite bail orders to disputes over electoral and administrative rulings, concerns about selective compliance have become recurring…