Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Nigerian Supreme Court

July 5, 2023

Judgment reinstating Ahmad Lawan to Senate taints Supreme Court’s image: EU

“The Nigerian Supreme Court continues to maintain a negative perception after reinstating Senator Ahmed Lawan, who never participated in primaries for the Senate.”

Ahmad Lawan, Bashir Machina and Supreme court
October 30, 2022

Protracted health crises at Nigerian Supreme Court

Any crisis afflicting the Supreme Court in the Nigerian judiciary sooner or later occasions system-wide contagion.

Supreme Court Judges
June 27, 2022

CJN Tanko resigns amid corruption, gross misconduct charges from 14 Supreme Court justices

Peoples Gazette had published articles last week from a letter authored by several justices against Mr Tanko, accusing him of corruption, misconduct and neglect of personnel welfare. 

March 23, 2021

Nigeria’s Supreme Court should remove outdated precedents: Rhodes-Vivour

“I am of the view that precedents that no longer make sense anymore or are outdated should be laid to rest and never followed.”

Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad