By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, sacked Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, from his seat as the member representing Ningi Central Constituency of Bauchi State. Suleiman, the immediate past Chairman of the Conference of...
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the election victory of Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Aminu Bande, for lack of merit. The appellate court,...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has reversed the sack of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule by the State Election Petitions Tribunal in its judgment delivered on October 2. Delivering judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, held that the Tribunal was legally bound...
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), has called for electoral reforms to make elections more credible in the country. Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Local Content said this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The lawmaker while recalling her battle and subsequent victory...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the election of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress as Governor of Benue. The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Titus Uba challenging the election of Alia....
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has described as a temporary setback, the verdict of an Appeal Court which sacked him as governor of the state. In a statement through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, the governor said the “temporary setback” won’t deter him...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), has lauded the victory of Dr Nentawe Yilwada, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the court of Appeal. Recalled that the Court of Appeal had sitting in Abuja had nullified the election of Mr...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has said it plans to appeal the judgment of Court of Appeal which upturned the victory of Gov. Kabir Yusuf of Kano State at the Supreme Court. Alhaji Abba Ali, the NNPP acting National Chairman, said this at a news conference...
Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the Appeal Court ruling sacking Gov. Abba Yusuf, the Kano state governor, came as a rude shock to the party. Aniebonam, while reacting to the Appellate Court’s ruling on Friday invalidating Yusuf’s victory at the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State on Friday reacted to the Election Petition Appeal Court judgment on the March 18 governorship election in the state and expressed optimism of victory in the rerun. The court declared on Thursday that the election was inconclusive and ordered a...
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...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressive Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna winner of the governorship election. The Tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf by declaring 165, 663 of his votes...
Six months after the Zamfara governorship election, the leadership of the North-Western state is now in question as the Appeal Court nullified the election of Governor Dauda Lawal. Lawal, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election....
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has commended the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on the governorship election in the state. Recalled that the Appeal court on Thursday declared the Zamfara governorship election inconclusive and...
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....
A former House of Representatives member, Isaac Kwallu (PDP-Plateau), whose election was recently nullified by the Court of Appeal has vowed to reclaim his seat from the incumbent in 2027. Kwallu, who represented Shendam, Qua’an-Pan, Mikang federal constituency, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
An Appeal Court on Friday cleared former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to participate in the Saturday governorship election. This comes less than 24 hours to conduct Governorship election in Bayelsa The Appellate Court on dismissed the last of the chains of suits seeking exclusion of the...
The Kano State Government has filed an appeal against the N30 billion punitive and compensation judgment handed by Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Haruna Dederi, confirmed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday. The...
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday nullified the participation of the PDP and its Senatorial candidate in the Feb.25 National Assembly Election, Napoleon Bali for the Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State on grounds of refusal to carry out the order of Court.Pdp The Appellate Court in...
Lagos State and National Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) against the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Mr Abdulazeez Adediran of PDP, are...