The Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has said that it will call one witness to testify in its petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The party said that it would call only one witness and would need three days for the witness to testify. Reporting to the court...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidenrial Candidate in the Feb. 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said that the dismissal of their application for a live broadcast by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was not a setback to their petition against Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect....
The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice...
The Kano State Government has described as mischievous attempts by some social media and online publications to lift a story from a purported phone conversation between Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and Ibrahim Masari over the governor’s political relationship with the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. The state Commissioner for Information and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has indicated plans to call “no more than 100 witnesses” to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). Both parties are challenging the declaration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the February 25...
With a few days to the May 29 inauguration of the new administration in the country, it is glaringly evident that President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully completed its constitutional two terms of eight years. Though there exists no codified, metered or iron cast way...
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, May 19 for continuation of pre-hearing in the petition by presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. LP National Chairman, Julius Abure was also in court on Wednesday. The...
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has further adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party until May 17. The panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned after parties agreed on time to exchange processes and responses. Tsammani said parties have agreed that...
The Action Peoples Party, (APP) has withdrawn its election petition against the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. At the resumed hearing of the matter at the Presidential Election Petition Court on Wednesday in Abuja, counsel to APP, Mr Obed Agu, told the court that his client wished to withdraw the...
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), has adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Peoples Democratic party (PDP)’ and the Action Peoples Movement (APM) until Thursday The five-member panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned after listening to the adoption of answers by all the counsel in the petitions....
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Sen. Godswill Akpabio in the race for the 10th Senate’s presidency. Umahi made the disclosure on Monday at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke while answering questions from newsmen on arrival...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria for his support to regional integration and security. President, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, said this at the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on Monday. “Permit me to begin by expressing...
Ninth Assembly Women in Parliament have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to ensure that the court ruling granting women 35 per cent affirmative action was implemented. Rep. Oluga Taiwo, Chairperson, House Committee on Women in Parliament, made the call during a news conference held in Abuja on Monday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential Transition Council (PTC), has disowned the programme of events for the presidential inauguration making the rounds on the social media. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of PTC, Mr Boss Mustapha, who stated this in a statement...
It is becoming apparent that the organised labour may not give the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the luxury of time to settle down before agitation for a wage increase, as the clock of the May 29 inauguration thickens. To them, they will not accept anything less than a N100,000...
Rep. Muktar Betara (APC-Borno) has called on members-elect of the House of Representatives to keep faith with and be loyal to Nigerians as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to handover to the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu on May 29. Betara, who represents Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno...
Razaq Abubakre, an Emeritus Professor and former federal Commissioner, says Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi could not have beaten President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu at the last presidential election. Abubakre, also a former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The victory of the President-elect and Vice President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively and the established control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 21 out of 36 states in the last general elections, have firmly established the party as a dominant national Political Party. ...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says the South-East zone of the country deserves the position of the Senate President to deepen the nation’s democracy. Umahi stated this when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him,...
Just this last weekend, I compared notes with my sources in the Obi and Atiku camps; both of them told me of their plans to stampede the tribunal judges through blackmail, to effect an annulment of the 2023 elections; the most credible elections I have seen in recent times....