One verdict, two victories: Politicians twist S’Court rulings

The pronouncements of the Supreme Court are meant to be final, binding, and above political manipulation. However, the rising trend of post-judgment spin, where parties declare victories irrespective of the actual content of the ruling, is gradually turning the apex court into a political football — kicked around for convenience, Olufemi Adediran writes.

In a country where the judiciary is described as the last hope of the common man, a…