The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the last governorship election in Adamawa, Sen. Aishatu Binani has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating her petition at the tribunal. Binani is at the Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Adamu Fintiri ...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has dismissed allegation by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, that it is plotting to intimidate members of the judiciary towards unduly influencing the outcome of pending cases before the court. The APC National Publicity...
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the report of the resignation of a member of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), Justice Moses Ugo, describing it as false and misleading. Speaking to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the Chief Registrar of the Court, Mr Umar Bangari dismissed the report...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) subpoena witness, Mr Victor Ude, on Thursday tendered Gov Peter Mbah’s NYSC letters of redeployment, deferment and reinstatement to continue his NYSC programme after completing his part two in Law school. Ude tendered the documents before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition...
The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi on Wednesday reserved judgment in a petition filed by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan, who lost the Kogi Central...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Thursday, received PDP defectors from Olamaboro Local Government Area, led by Sen. Attai Aidoko-Ali, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor, while receiving the defectors in Government House, Lokoja, the state capital, expressed satisfaction with the level of unity existing among the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) on Wednesday objected the adoption of the deposition made by one of its staff who appeared as witness before the Governorship Election Petition Court in Kaduna. The witness, Mr Bonet Gwaza, a Senior System Analyst with INEC, had on July 11 presented some...
In the next few weeks the firepower at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) will ebb as the five-member panel of the court, headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, has sent lawyers and petitioners back to their chambers to produce their final written addresses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff member, Mr Emmanuel Damis, on Tuesday appeared before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as subpoenaed witness and tendered Mr Peter Mbah’s qualifications. Damis, Petitioner’s Witness three, works at the Legal Drafting and Clearance Department, INEC headquarters, Abuja. The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday prayed the Kaduna governorship elections tribunal to allow them cross examine the witness who presented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) documents on the election before the court. Oluwole Iyamu (SAN), lead counsel to PDP and its candidate, Isah Ashiru-Kudan, also questioned...
Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Monday opened and closed defence in an election petition brought against them by Labour Party and its Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. A defence witness and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman for Lagos State, Mr Fuad...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta, has admitted in evidence documents tendered by Chief Kenneth Gbagi, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the March 18 governorship election in the state. At the tribunal sitting on Saturday, the three-man panel, led by its...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has celebrated the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Party in the February 25, 2023 Presidential election and former Delta State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, as he marks his birthday today. The PDP’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Ikie Aghwarianovwe seeking the disqualification of the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori for allegedly supplying false information about his academic qualification and date of birth to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the lead judgement prepared by Justice Adamu...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the Imo gubernatorial election slated for Nov. 11 Sen. Samuel Anyanwu says his vying for governorship to reposition the state. Anyanwu said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja by his...
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Tuesday in Abuja, admitted in evidence, the Chicago State University educational records of President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that President Tinubu formally opened his defense in a petition filed against his election victory by the Peoples Democratic...
Mr Ladi Adebutu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 governorship election candidate in Ogun, and his party on Tuesday presented 8,000 documents as exhibits before the Election Petition Tribunal. Adebutu in the petition, marked, EPT/OG/GOV/03/2023, is challenging the victory of Gov. Dapo Abiodun, bordering on alleged non-compliance with the provisions...
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, open his defence at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to defend his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential polls. This is in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. Counsel to President Tinubu,...