[4] Justice Sylvester was born in 1951 in Amofia-Ukawu, Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, South-Eastern Nigeria.
[7] He presided over the ruling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Olusegun Mimiko as the governor-elect of Ondo State in the May 2013 governorship election.
[8] He also presided over the ruling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Kayode Fayemi as the governor-elect of Ekiti State in the June 2013 governorship election and was supported by Justices Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad and Suleiman Galadima.
[9] He was arrested by the Department of State Security Services (DSS) on 8 October 2016 on allegations of bribery and corruption.
[10] However, the Court of Code Tribunal (CCT) ruled in May 2018 that only the National Judicial Council could determine whether or not Ngwata would face trial.