THE Imo State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has sacked a member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere. Ugochinyere contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The tribunal ordered a supplementary election within 90 days in the state as it declared that Ugochinyere …
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Kogi 2023: Akpoti’s Tribunal Victory Unsettles Bello, APC
IN Kogi Central, the senatorial district of Governor Yahaya Bello, the tribunal sacked Abubakar Ohere and ordered that Natasha Akpoti should be given a certificate of return. Meanwhile, in Kogi East, the court sacked Jibrin Echocho and declared a rerun of the election. Governor Yahaya Bello, following the verdict, said …
Read More »Tribunal Sacks 2 Katsina PDP Reps Over Forgery Of Primary School Certificates
THE National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Katsina has nullified the victories of two members of the House of Reps and declared two others inconclusive. In its judgement, the tribunal led by Hon. Justice O. Ogunfowora, held that “return of the 1st respondent, Aminu Ahmadu Chindo of the PDP, as …
Read More »PEPT: Tinubu Govt, An Illegitimate One, Labour Party Won The Election – Aisha Yesufu (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2RGq1MPQs AS for the Evidence the Labour Party put forward, it was overwhelmingly clear that the Labour Party won the election The Justices Seemed To Be On The Side Of The Respondent Than Just Being Neutral We need to begin to look at the independence of the Judiciary and ensure …
Read More »How U.S. Court Fast-tracks Release Of Tinubu’s CSU Records To Atiku Before Deadline
A federal court in the United States is racing to complete Atiku Abubakar’s request to subpoena Chicago State University (CSU) for President Bola Tinubu’s academic records after learning that Mr Abubakar has only 14 days to appeal the judgement of the election petitions tribunal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria …
Read More »Tribunal Dismisses PDP, Labour Party Petitions, Upholds Dennis Idahosa’s Victory In Edo
THE National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin City, has dismissed two petitions filed against the declaration of Dennis Idahosa as winner of the February 25 Ovia Federal Constituency election for lack of merit and being incompetent. The petitioners, Epele Asemota of the Labour Party (LP) and Barr …
Read More »Kaduna Central: Court Affirms Sen Usman’s Election
THE tribunal in Kaduna State on Saturday affirmed the election of Lawal Adamu-Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the senator representing Kaduna Central. Abdullahi Muhammad-Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had filed a petition challenging the election of the PDP senator on four grounds that include school …
Read More »Peter Obi Failed To Prove Overvoting, Alteration Of Results – Tribunal
THE Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, failed to prove corrupt practices during the presidential election. Justice Haruna Tsammani said Obi failed to prove the allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the last presidential election. Tsammani highlights …
Read More »PEPT Judgment: Why Peter Obi Failed To Identify Polling Units With Irregularities – Tribunal
THE Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Wednesday failed to identify some polling units that recorded irregularities during the February presidential election. This was one of the submissions at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal judgement in Abuja. Justice Abba Mohammed, who read the judgement on Wednesday, ruled that …
Read More »Why We Upheld Shettima’s Nomination – Tribunal
THE Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday struck out the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). In a ruling on the objections against the petition made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna …
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