For disputants of last March’s governorship election in Lagos State, it’s judgement today at the Election Petition Tribunal. The governorship candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour; and his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran (well known as Jandor) had challenged the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu …

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Enugu has upheld the election of Mr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 18th March 2023 poll. The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Mr. Chijioke Edeogu had approached the tribunal to challenge the declaration on the grounds that Mbah wasn’t qualified to stand for the election due to …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has appealed against the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which upheld the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu. In his 51-ground notice of appeal, Obi said the Presidential Election Petitions Court erred in law and thereby reached a wrong conclusion when it dismissed …

Eighteen registered political parties have signified their interest to participate in the forthcoming local government elections in Taraba State. At a meeting with heads of media organisations in the state on Tuesday, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC), Philip Duwe said that over 2,222,000 eligible voters would be participating in the exercise. Duwe said the figure was …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last February’s election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has appealed the judgement of the election petition court which affirmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. On Tuesday, the former Vice President filed a 35-ground notice of appeal that the five-member election petition court, in its unanimous judgement, …

The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Wednesday for judgement in the petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the victory of Malam Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), who has since become the state governor. The tribunal announced this development on Monday in a hearing notice sent to parties involved in the …

A Niger Delta interest group, Urhobo New Frontiers (UNF) has raised alarm over alleged sinister plot by some desperate politicians alleging shopping for Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja to compromise in order to do their bidding as Delta State governorship electoral petitions moves to the Court of Appeal. In a statement on Saturday, UNF called on the …

When the presidential election court process began in March 2023, Nigeria’s Supreme Court comprised 13 justices. The court had received a bumper injection of seven new justices in November 2020 after the conclusion of the disputes arising from the presidential election of the cycle. That was the last set of appointments to the Supreme Court. Since then, six justices have …

No fewer than 40,000 ad hoc staff would be deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states, according to The PUNCH. The tenure of the incumbent Governor of Imo State will end on 14 January 2024, while those of Kogi and Bayelsa states end on 26 January 2024, …

The Chicago State University (CSU), on Thursday, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the institution and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor’s degree. In a statement issued to CBS Broadcasting Inc. (generally referred to as CBS News), one of America’s biggest and most influential news network, the institution pointed out that United States’ federal law, prevents it us from providing …