politics

THE Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the last governorship election in Enugu State, Uche Nnaji, seeking to nullify the emergence of Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the election. The APC candidate polled 14,575 votes …

NOT many Nigerians saw it coming the way it did, otherwise they would have drawn a word of caution from the words of William Shakespeare in one of his classic works, McBeth where he said: “And be these juggling fiends no more believed, That palter with us in a double …

THE National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin has affirmed the election of Sen. Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party for Edo South seat of the National Assembly. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, and his party, had through petition …

Human Rights/Pro- democracy Activist Calls For The Disbandment Of INEC Williams Adesoji, Reporting NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has been described as an enemy of Nigerian masses because of his recent outburst in South Africa, at an event titled “The Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue” organized by Africa …

THE member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Dachung Bagos has rejected the tribunal judgment nullifying his election. This was contained in a press statement issued by the lawmaker in Abuja. Recall that the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, had nullified …

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State has rejected the judgement of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal that gave the Plateau South Senate seat to Mr Simon Lalong. Its Chairman, Mr Chris Hassan rejected the judgement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Trojan News Media reports that …

…Attah, Banky W, Obanikoro react THE National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State, has invalidated the election victory of Thaddeus Atta from the Labour Party as the duly elected representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency. In a late-night judgment delivered on Monday, the tribunal ruled …

THE National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Kalu representing Abia-North Senatorial district in the February 25 polls. A three-man panel led by Justice Samson Paul-Gang in its unanimous ruling on Tuesday dismissed the petition of People’s Democratic Party’s Mao Ohuabunwa and …

THE Labour Party has expressed worries over how its members are being sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in many states across the country. Newsextra24 reports that the tribunal had nullified the elections of many of the elected members of the party in Edo, Abia and other states …

Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, a former deputy governor of Kogi State, Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Awoniyi had last week tendered his resignation letter to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Awoniyi was officially received into APC at …