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The Plateau State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos has affirmed the election of Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as Governor of Plateau State and dismissed the petition filed by Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Goshwe had challenged the election of Mutfwang claiming that the governor was not […]
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The National and State Assembly Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau state capital, has sacked three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers. Those sacked include Remvyat Nanbol, Agbalak Adukuchill and Happiness Akawu, representing Langtang central, Rukuba/Iregwe and Pengana constituencies in the state house of assembly. The judgment was given on the eve of the ruling on the […]
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After what looked like a protracted crisis, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, apologised to his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday and begged for forgiveness. He apologised after his investiture by Catholic Men Organisation Nigeria, CMN. Speaking to journalists shortly after the investiture, Shaibu asked Obaseki to forgive and forget, just as […]
Continue ReadingThe Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has said that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should seek another political platform to pursue his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 polls. The Apapa group, whose legitimacy was just confirmed by the Edo Division of the Court of Appeal, announced that it had begun […]
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Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday night, rejected the ruling of Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting at High Court, which nullified his election. Yusuf, who addressed journalists at Africa House, Government House, Kano, through a state broadcast, said already, he has directed his legal team to appeal the judgement. Recalling how […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The tribunal declared Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 governorship election. Led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the March 18 election. On Wednesday, the three-man panel ordered the withdrawal of the certificate of return issued to Governor Yusuf by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The certificate will now […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has reaffirmed his commitment to responsive leadership as he informed traditional rulers that the state government is delivering on good governance. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the state’s traditional rulers led by the Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba Dokun Abolarin in his office, the Governor assured the royal […]
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Candidate of the Labour Party, Presidential Election Petition Court, r. Peter Obi, has filed 51 grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court to invalidate the election of President Bola Tinubu. Obi, in his appeal, maintained that the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, erred in law and thereby reached a wrong conclusion when it dismissed the […]
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Fresh details on the impeachment plot against President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has emerged. It was reported the plot by some unnamed senators against Akpabio alleging lopsided distribution of ‘Grade A Committees’ mainly in favour of his supporters and to the discrimination of those who opposed him during the leadership contest. However, fresh details […]
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