Supreme Court affirms President’s state of emergency powers, suspension of elected officials

Supreme Court upholds forfeiture of $40,000 by Aminu Sule Lamido to Federal Government

The Supreme Court on Monday held that the President has constitutional authority to declare a state of emergency in any part of the country when public order and security are threatened. In a six-to-one majority decision, a seven-member panel of the apex court ruled that the President may suspend

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