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Ozekhome says former President Jonathan can contest the 2023 election despite completing Yar'Adua's tenure and being elected in 2011.

He argued that Jonathan had been affected by the constitutional amendment and thus had no right to contest.

LEADING lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, on Thursday, doubled down on his claim that former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is constitutionally-barred from

He argued that Jonathan had been affected by the constitutional amendment and thus had no right to contest.

The law also stops a deputy governor who completes the term of a governor from seeking a second term in office as a governor.

The law also stops a deputy governor who completes the term of a governor from seeking a second term in office as a governor.

Dust will soon settle over the controversy surrounding who is responsible to dispose waste within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC. The development

The Supreme Court agrees that the Independent National Electoral Commission was right and acted within its powers when it deregistered 74 political parties last year, writes Chuks Okocha The main function of a political party is to spur members to contest elections. Apart from contesting election, political parties canvass various policies and programmes for the people as a pressure group. They play an important role in decision-making to help legislation and execution of policies. These politi...

INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood recently said the action was in preparation for the coming 2023 general elections. by SaharaReporters, New York May 07, 2021 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year deregistered the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections. File Photo In the ju...

Share The past one week has been very challenging for judges, lawyers and litigants alike, as the court system became paralysed all over the nation, due to the ongoing industrial action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, over its demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. It’s been a very delicate rope for lawyers to navigate through, being a matter of choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea. If lawyers support JUSUN for the strike to continue, they lose revenue an...