The apex court not only dismissed the application in its entirety but also slammed a personal cost of N50million against the lawyer, ordering him to pay the amount personally within 90 days.
A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, has delivered a ruling against a Nigerian lawyer, S.M. Danyaro, describing his conduct before the apex court as “uncultured" and a gross abuse of court process.
In the ruling signed on June 22, 2026, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the counsel over what the court described as a vexatious and abusive application filed after the conclusion of a substantive appeal.
The apex court not only dismissed the application in its entirety but also slammed a personal cost of N50million against the lawyer, ordering him to pay the amount personally within 90 days.
Justice Nwosu-Iheme further directed that the lawyer be denied right of audience in any court in Nigeria until he complies with the court’s order and files a certificate of compliance before the court.
