The Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Abeokuta upheld the election of Gov. Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday.O The three-man tribunal headed by Justice Hamidu Kunaza held that Abiodun was duly elected at the March 18 election. It pronounced the verdict...
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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...
The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday dismissed the petition against Gov. Ahmed Aliyu and his Deputy, Idris Gobir, filed by Sa’idu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petitioner, Umar was challenging the election of Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gobir...
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...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered the Kano State Government to pay N30 billion as compensation to shop owners whose properties were demolished at Kofar Mata Eid praying ground in Kano city. The applicants Incorporated Trustees of Masallacin Idi Shop Owners, Traders Association and...
The Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal, in a two and a half hours’ judgment, also dismissed the petition of Sen. Bassey Akpan of Young Progressives Party (YPP) who had challenged...
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he plans to challenge the ruling of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori. Omo-Agege said this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Asaba. ...
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...
The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the state capital has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 election, Isah Ashiru against the victory of Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a dissenting...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her...
The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter. Monday, whose residential address was not given, is facing a count of defilement. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge...
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed Oct. 3 for judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi challenging the conduct of the April 14 primary election of the All Progressives congress (APC) for Kogi governorship election. Justice John Okoro fixed the date after taking arguments...
The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the petition filed by Prof. Benard Odoh, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), against Governor Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The three-member panel headed by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, in the judgment, held...
Lagos State Judiciary will on Sept. 29 begin a coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a. Mohbad), to ascertain the cause of his death. This is contained in a letter by the Chief Coroner of the state, Justice Mojisola Dada. The letter dated...
The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday arraigned the impeached Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government in the state, Mr Wale Adedayo, at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adedayo had accused the state governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, of diverting statutory Federal...
The Gombe State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Delivering judgement on Tuesday in Gombe, the three-man panel headed by Justice S.B. Belgore, dismissed the petitions filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate,...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. ex-convict, Kolawole Erinle to 12 years in jail for defrauding Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) of 1.4 million dollars. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Erinle to five years...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of Mr Timipre Sylva from contesting Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship poll. Tim Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the plaintiff, Mrs Ogbomade Johnson, failed to prove the case upon preponderance of evidence as required...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over alleged gross misconduct. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling shortly after Aiyedatiwa’s counsel, Kayode Adewusi, moved the ex-parte motion to the effect, also restrained Gov....