•Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa The Ondo State deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has tendered an unreserved apology to the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, over the embarrassment that the ongoing political crisis must have caused in the state. Aiyedatiwa, who said the crisis was being caused or fueled by some political contenders in the state, rei...
•Atiku Abubakar Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the tribunal on Atiku Abubakar’s petition. The court said there was no merit in his appeal. … developing story
The Supreme Court has ruled that the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission to transmit the election results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal did not affect the outcome of the presidential election. Reading the lead judgment, Okoro said, “When IReV fails, it does not stop the collation of the results. It deprives people [&he...
The Supreme Court has agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is like other states. The presiding justice of the panel, John Okoro, asked, “Are you saying if someone scores 25% votes in 30 states but not in Abuja, he should not be president? Is that how you interpret the […]
•Sylva Chief Timipre Sylva’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding immediate withdrawal of the amended list of candidates released for the November 11 gubernatorial poll in Bayelsa State. INEC had, earlier yesterday, released an amended list of candidates vying in the e...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, who is representing Plateau North- Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgement, the three-member panel led by Justice Daudu Williams held that the PDP did not validly nominate Mwadkwon, reports Channels TV. Th...

