THE rising issue of insecurity and purported fears of plots to burn down the building housing the tribunal may have been responsible for the relocation of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from Benin City to Abuja where it would resume sitting on Tuesday. Though this reason was not adduced in the terse statement by the Secretary of the …

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined prominent pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, GOTV, ₦150 million for disputing the court’s jurisdiction, and ordered the company to provide subscribers with a one-month free subscription. A three-man panel, led by Thomas Okusu, gave the verdict on Friday. The tribunal had previously blocked Multichoice from raising subscription fees without proper …

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT), sitting in Abuja, has ordered an application for substituted service of interim order to be served on Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited, a pay-TV company. The order was issued following a suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Festus Onifade, who had approached the tribunal to restrain MultiChoice from increasing the tariffs on its DStv and …

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Alex Otti and the Labour Party (LP). The tribunal, presided over by Hon. Justice H. T. D. Gwadah said that the petitioners, the PDP and others, “failed in their three grounds and their petitions dismissed for lack …

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Birnin Kebbi, on Thursday, reaffirmed the election of Comrade Nasiru Idris as the duly elected governor of Kebbi State. The tribunal, in its ruling, dismissed the application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party challenging the governorship election won by the candidate of Idris of the All Progressives Congress, and his deputy, Abubakar Umar, describing …

The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, nullified the victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The three-man panel led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, while delivering the judgment via zoom, said Emmanuel Ombudagu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the winner. Two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the PDP while one judge dissented. Ezekiel …

The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Friday, struck out the petition of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege challenging the election of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor.. The tribunal ruled that the petition lacked merit. In its judgement, the Justice Chibuzo Ahuchaogu-led three-member panel affirmed the …

The National/State Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Thursday affirmed the election of the Deputy Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Mrs. Danladi Lami. Lami of the All Progressives Congress defeated her rival from the Peoples Democratic Party, Mrs Agnes Uloko, to represent Ado State Constituency. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, the latter petitioned at the tribunal …

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Jigawa State, has declared the outcome of the House of Representatives election of the Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal constituency as inconclusive. The chairperson of the tribunal, Justice A. Okeke ordered a re-run election in eight polling units in Birnin Kudu and Buji Local Government Areas within 90 days. The Independent National Electoral Commission …

The Special Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu has slammed the Presidential Election Petitions Court for failing to release the certified true copies of its judgement to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), three days after the verdict. Atiku and his lawyers have 14 days to file their appeal to the Supreme Court …