The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Senator Emmanuel Udende for the Benue North-East senatorial district. Consequently, a three-member panel of the appellate Court, led by Justice Abimbola Adejumo, set aside the judgement of the Benue State National Assembly Election Tribunal, which nullified his election in favour of former Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said that the eastern part of the country is set to become the industrial hub of the nation, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. At the women campaign rally held in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Tuesday ahead of the 11th November governorship election, Mrs. Tinubu emphasised that Governor Uzodimma is gender friendly …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored Chief Timipre Sylva as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 11th November Bayelsa State governorship election. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel of Justices vacated the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which disqualified Sylva from participating in the poll. It held that …

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the re-election of Alhaji Umaru Fintiri as governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. The three-man panel, led by Justice Theodora Uloho, struck out the demands of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru for lack of merit. In its ruling, the tribunal said that Fintiri …

No fewer than 40,000 security personnel will be mobilised to give coverage to the 11 November governorship election in Kogi State, the Commissioner of Police, Bernard Onuoha, has said. The Commissioner told The PUNCH in an exclusive interview in his office at the state command headquarters in Lokoja that although he would not be able to give the exact figure …

With the Bayelsa State governorship election two weeks away, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgement on the appeal seeking to set aside the lower court ruling disqualifying the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timiprye Sylva, from the poll. A member of the APC in the state, Demesuoyefa Kolomo had asked the court …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has applauded the Supreme Court verdict, which affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu as the validly elected leader of Nigeria in the 25th February 2023 presidential election. Sanwo-Olu described the Supreme Court’s judgement as a reaffirmation of the people’s mandate, which was freely given to President Bola Tinubu to lead Nigeria from …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), affirmed the ruling of the Presidential Elections Petitions Court that upheld the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in last 25th February’s election . The seven-man panel, led by Justice …

The Supreme Court, sitting in Abuja as presidential election petition panel on Thursday, ruled that it lacked the jurisdiction to hear the appeal of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 25th February election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on the academic records of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The seven-member panel, led by Justice …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as premature the delisting of its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a candidate in the 11th November governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka said: “The attention of the APC has been drawn …