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The Justice Oken Inneh led Election Petition Tribunal in Cross River State has dismissed the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP petition and its candidate in the March 18, 2023 Governorship Election, against Governor Bassey Otu. The tribunal in a unanimous judgment, said the petitioners failed to establish that their candidate was unlawfully excluded and dismissed […]
The supreme court in Abuja has affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun State. The judgment brings closure to the legal tussle between former Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and The APC, and Adeleke in the July 16, Governorship Election in the state. The judgement of a five-member panel, this Tuesday, upheld the decision of […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Court is set to begin hearing on May 8, 2023 on the petitions by Peter Obi, the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party challenging the declaration of the Bola Tinubu as the president-elect, in the February 25, Presidential Election. The date for hearing of petitions was confirmed by […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde to withdraw from the state with immediate effect. The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa state for election […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared Dr. Idris Nasir of the All Progressive Congress APC the winner of the Governorship election in the State. Idris was declared the winner on Sunday by the INEC Returning Officer for Kebbi State, Yusuf Saidu in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. Saidu, a Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry […]
The Federal Government says the 2023 National Population and housing Census is to commence on May 3 this year. A member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, Garba Abari confirmed this today in Abuja. He said that the three-day exercise would commence on May 3 and end […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has voted in his home town Daura, Katsina Stateas. The President joined millions of Nigerians to vote in the Governorship and State House of Assembly Election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for today, 18th March 2023. The President voted at Polling Unit A, in Kofar Baru 11, Niyam Sarkin […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday in preparation for the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. The National Commissioner of INEC, Festus Okoye disclosed this in a Television interview on one of the Media houses on Monday. Okoye explained […]
Chaiman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has threatened to sue officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for libel and defamation of character. Yakubu advised officials of the PDP to desist from maligning his character in the media or risk being sued for libel The INEC Chairman was reacting to a […]
The Edo State Government has urged the people to disregard a recent statement credited to the All Progressives Congress APC in the state which raised a false alarm that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki is sponsoring a protest. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie […]
