In Justice is What the People Say, an editor interrogates the intersection of commonsense, justice, and public opinion in judicial decisions.
Presidential election tribunal 2023
Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu’s election
Nigeria’s Supreme Court upholds President Bola Tinubu’s election as it dismisses appeal by rivals Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. The judgment by seven Supreme Court judges, which is final, follows a pattern seen in previous presidential elections that have been challenged in court. None of the attempts to overturn results through the courts has been […]
We say amen to the Supreme Court
Abraham Ogbodo argues that the nation cannot make progress if President Tinubu continues with a provinccial mindset. Nigeria is at its lowest ebb and recovery cannot be viewed through the prism of partisan politics and the type of provincialism that has been on display so far. If for good reasons, the opposition declines participation, the […]
PEPT judgement legally sound
OBIAJUNWA AMA considers points of law used by PEPT to arrive at its judgement in Atiku, Obi versus Tinubu as legally sound.
Mechanical versus dynamic justice
EMMANUEL OGEBE examines the mechanical versus dynamic judgement of the Presidential Election Court’s in Atiku and Obi Versus Tinubu appeal.
As the Court pleases
Chido Nwakama brings a layman’s commonsense to legal issues in 6 September presidential election ruling and calls for peace.
Atiku and Obi lose election petition
Abubakar Atiku and Peter Obi lose another round of the contest for presidency of Nigeria as election appeal court dismisses claims.
Tinubu’s case against Obi suffers setback
Bola Tinubu suffers a setback in a judicial counterattack against Peter Obi who is challenging Tinubu’s declaration as president-elect.
Obi not qualified to run for president, says Tinubu
APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says Peter Gregory Obi is not qualified to run for president under the Labour Party platform.