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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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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 […]
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The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. The ruling was delivered Monday upheld Lawal’s victory in the March 18 governorship election in the state. Matawalle, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was defeated by Lawal, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Zamfara State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has fixed Monday 18th September 2023 to deliver Judgement. The tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on the petition filed by the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle challenging the validity of the election that brought in Dauda Lawal as the governor of […]
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The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Niger State has sacked the son of Professor Jerry Gana, Rep Joshua, from the House of Representatives. It was reported that the three-member tribunal led by Justice Sylvester Godspower ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election in 26 polling units […]
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The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, has upheld the victory of Senator Ned Nwoko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the lawful winner of the Delta North Senatorial Election held on February 25, 2023. The three-man Tribunal led by Justice Catherine Ogunsola dismissed the […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The five-man panel of the Tribunal was led by Justice Haruna Tsammani. This development followed petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and […]
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has struck out some aspects of the petitions presented by the People Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February polls, Atiku Abubakar. The expunged portions include those in which the PDP claimed that Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress was unqualified to contest the last presidential election.In the judgment […]
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The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal that dismissed the petitions of Peter Obi, its candidate, against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various charges filed by Obi and the LP challenging Tinubu’s victory. Obiora Ifoh, […]
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