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 …

For litigants in the 2023 presidential election dispute, the last word will be heard from the Supreme Court this morning. The seven-member panel of the justices of the apex court, led by Justice John Okoro, will rule in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party and their respective presidential candidates – Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the appointments were in compliance with the powers vested in …