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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has voided the candidature of Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. The presiding judge, Justice M N Yunusa while ruling on the matter on Friday said the Labour Party failed to comply with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act in nominating Otti. The Court in […]
The has set the stage for a definite hearing today, Friday, in a fresh suit seeking prohibition of the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29. To clear the coast for hearing of the suit, the Appellate Court on May 18 heard a joinder motion by Tinubu and argued by Chief […]
As May 29th draws closer, reactions have continued to trail the five member residents of Abuja who filed a suit against the swearing in of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the 25% votes in the Federal Capital Territory. Reacting to the suit filed against the President-Elect’s swearing-in, Chief Emmanuel Uti, a […]
The Court of Appeal has appointed Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani as Chairman Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). The now-constituted PEPT will adjudicate on all petitions filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its Chairman Mahmoud Yakubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and disputed winners of the 2023 Presidential Election, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa, to stay away from its office in the state. The directive was conveyed in a letter yesterday, signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the commission. The REC had declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as the winner of Sokoto South Senatorial District. Declaring the results of the supplementary elections, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto South Senatorial District, Abubakar Bagudo, said Mr Tambuwal scored 100, […]
Drama ensued yesterday in Adamawa as the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Yunusa Ari, declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the supplementary governorship election, Aisha Dahiru, aka Binani, winner of the election, even when he didn’t have the power to do so. Though the collation of results was scheduled to start […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the February 25 election and was validly returned as the winner without needing to get 25 percent of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). INEC stated this in […]
One person has been injured following a heavy shooting currently ongoing as youths invade the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. It was gathered that the shooting was allegedly done by a security operative attached to Tonye Cole, the gubernatorial candidate of the All […]
Scores of protesters under the aegis of The Natives took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday to warn opposition parties and critics calling for an interim government not to truncate the nation’s democracy. They have expressed their support for the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood […]
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