The Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in Kano State, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, has described the judgment of the Appeal Court that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf as a threat to the survival to democracy. Dungurawa disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Friday. “This...
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The National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Garba Muhammad, has hailed the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming the sack of Gov. Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday in Abuja. Muhammad, in a statement shortly after...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State challenging the annulment of his election by the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal, in a split 2-1 judgment on Oct....
The Edo Local Government Elections Petitions Tribunal says it has received 18 petitions from Labour Party and it’s candidates in the just-concluded September 2 Local Government polls. The Tribunal Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Uwagboe, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. During Monday’s proceedings, Wole Olanipekun, the Counsel to Governor Abba, asked that the judgment of the...
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta on Monday dismissed the petition filed against the Speaker of Ogun House Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo. In dismissing the petition filed by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), the tribunal affirmed that Oluomo was a duly elected...
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Friday dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress Candidate, Chief Ikechi Emenike, challenging Gov. Alex Otti’s election. The three-member panel in about five-hour judgement, struck out the petitions for being incompetent and lacking in merit. It ruled that...
Abia Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Friday struck out the petition filed by the PDP Candidate, Chief Okechukwu Ahaiwe, challenging the election of Gov. Alex Otti of Labour Party (LP). The three-member panel in its almost four-hour judgement, read by Justice G.T.D Gwada, dismissed the...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue and its candidate at the 2023 governorship election, Mr Titus Uba, have appealed against the judgment that upheld the election of Gov. Hyacinth Alia. The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, led by Justice Ibrahim Karaye dismissed the petition filed by the PDP and...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saidu Umar has rejected the ruling of the Tribunal that upheld the election of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governor, Ahmed Aliyu. Reacting to the Tribunal verdict, the PDP candidate,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto – The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the electoral victory of Governor Ahmed Aliyu by dismissing the petition brought against him and his deputy Idris Gobir, by the PDP governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar. Giving unanimous judgement, at the Sokoto High Court, the...
Kefa The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, on Saturday upheld the election of Gov. Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the governor of the state. The three man panel headed by Justice Ayo Sunmonu dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigerian Peoples...
The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal team has been putting up a valiant fight to keep him from disclosing his true status and identity at Chicago State University (CSU). People are typically proud to show off their diplomas and degrees as evidence of their academic accomplishments. However, in this...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has congratulated Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, over their victory at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday.Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat The Publicity Secretary of the ruling...
The Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-man tribunal headed by Justice Arun Ashom held that Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat were duly elected in the March 18 gubernatorial election. It delivered judgment...
Security has been been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment in petitions challenging election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in the March 18 poll, Dr Abdulazeez...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Ahead of the governorship election petition tribunal judgement in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 1,000 women from several religious organization across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday held a prayer rally for peace, God fearing judgement in the state....
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Saturday upheld the victory of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the APC in the March 18 Governorship Election. Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre election...