The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship and the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidates have filed a petition against the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The PDP candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran known as Jandor, and the LP candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vigour, separately asked the tribunal to...
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Mbaitoli-Ikeduru Federal Constituency, Mr Uche Ogbuagu, has appealed to INEC to assign unbiased, uncompromised staff for the supplementary election scheduled for Saturday in Imo. Ogbuagu made the call on Tuesday at his Akabo, Ikeduru, country home while briefing the media ahead of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in its reply filed on Monday night...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, prayed the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as president-elect in the Feb. 25 election. The APC,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State and its Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) have submitted a petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal of Lagos State. The party and Adediran are calling for the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) candidates...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss petitions filed by three opposition parties challenging the victory of its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, in the Feb. 25 election. The APC urged the tribunal to discountenance the petitions, in three...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of Easter to pray for the triumph of justice in the country. The party made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun says it welcomes the filing of petition against the re-election of Gov. Dapo Abiodun by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Oladipupo Adebutu. Adebutu and PDP filed a petition challenging the outcome of the March 18 election at the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun and its governorship candidate at the March 18 election, Mr Ladi Adebutu filed a petition against the outcome of the election on Friday in Abeokuta. Announcing the result of the election on March 19, INEC declared the candidate of the All Progressives...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Mr Hudu Arim the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa to recuse himself from conducting the April 15 re-run governorship election in the state. The party made the call at a news conference addresses by the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted an appeal panel to consider appeals arising from the conduct of ward congresses in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo. Its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature stated in Abuja on Monday that the party’s National Working Committee approved the appointment of Sen. Idris...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi has assured Nigerians and the global community that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will perform creditably well in his tenure. Maigari who premised his assertion on the fact that, Tinubu has unimaginable leadership qualities, added that,...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has queried the silence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in responding to a petition submitted by the party. The petition was submitted following alleged irregularities in the gubernatorial election conducted in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, has reversed the referral of Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee. The NWC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba,...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP as presidential candidates of their political parties. The apex court threw out the suit on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed plot by some misguided political actors to set aside the constitution and install an interim government. DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who confirmed the plot in a statement on Wednesday, vowed that the secret police will...
Gov.Darius Ishaku of Taraba has called on the Governor-elect, retired Lt. Col Agbu Kefas, to concentrate more on provision of stomach infrastructure to the people, as they tend to appreciate that more. Governor Ishaku gave the advice to his successor shortly after he collected his Certificate of Return from...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would issue Certificates of Return to the 26 elected members of the Osun State House of Assembly on Thursday. The Osun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mutiu Agboke, said in a statement on Wednesday, that the...
The Peoples Democratic Party has constituted Ward Congresses Electoral Committees to conduct party ward congresses in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States for the purpose of electing three ad hoc ward delegates in the states. The party in separate statements issued by its National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature in Abuja...
The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abakaliki, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Benard Odoh, and that of the PDP, Dr IfeanyiChukwuma Odii, to inspect the March 18 electoral materials. The News Agency of...