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Nigerian Supreme Court

May 6, 2026

2027: APC waives screening for Tinubu, says appearance ‘unnecessary’

Screening of aspirants is scheduled for May 8 to 12, 2026. 

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)
December 21, 2025

The Supreme Court’s emergency politics

It was an odd way to phrase arguably the most cynical and gratuitous expansion of presidential power in the history of the Nigerian Supreme Court.

Nigeria Supreme Court Justices (Credit: NJC)
June 13, 2025

Justice John Okoro, accused by SSS of taking bribes, spotted loitering Benin hotel as Edo election dispute reaches Nigerian Supreme Court

Mr Okoro has been at the centre of public scrutiny since he was arrested alongside other prominent judicial officials.

John Inyang Okoro
May 26, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Panic grips Tinubu as U.S. law firm prepares massive mandamus for Chicago university to revoke Nigerian president’s only certificate

The Nigerian president said he obtained a secondary school certificate in 1970. A civic group has retained an American law firm to test that assertion.

Bola Tinubu and forged Chicago State University certificate (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
August 31, 2024

Chicago State University’s X account remains locked to public one year after Tinubu’s certificate saga

“These posts are protected,” the CSU X page reads. “Only confirmed followers have access to @ChicagoState’s posts and complete profile.”

Bola Tinubu and fake CSU certificate
October 30, 2023

Supreme Court’s collusion with ‘mandate bandit Bola Tinubu’ will haunt Nigeria for ages: Atiku Abubakar

Ex-VP said future elections would face credibility crises unless steps are adopted to address the damage done by the axis of Mr Tinubu, the electoral office INEC and the judiciary.

Tinubu, Atiku and Inyang Okoro composite
October 26, 2023

Nigerian Supreme Court sidesteps Bola Tinubu’s certificate forgery, affirms president’s 2023 election victory

The judgement delivered on Thursday postponed the battle over the Nigerian president’s certificate forgery till the 2027 general elections.

President Bola Tinubu
October 24, 2023

Relief for Tinubu as U.S. judge denies Greenspan’s motion to fast-track confidential records disclosure by FBI, CIA, others

Beryl Howell said the transparency activist did not adequately justify his request for an urgent hearing on his motion for expedited release of the Nigerian leader’s files.

Bola Tinubu and FBI
September 13, 2023

U.S. court adjourns Atiku records case as Chicago university denies knowledge of certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC

Michael Hayes said the school’s administrators — if asked under oath — won’t be able to certify Mr Tinubu’s certificate because they “just don’t know” where

Atiku, Tinubu's certificate and Tinubu