The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, today set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court that ordered deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and three other political parties. The appellate court specifically declared the judgement that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregiste...
•Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed July 14 for the hearing of the Substantive suit filed by a Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Hasim, who is seeking an order compelling the party to recognise him as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election and transmit [&he...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the deregistration of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four others over failure to meet the constitutional requirements for political parties in the country. In a judgment, Justice Lifu ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregistered the affecte...
•Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim and Accord Party logo The national leadership of Accord yesterday disowned Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party said the alleged presidential primary where he emerged as the “presidential candidate of Accord” as widely reported in the national media was not cond...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, rejected an application seeking to halt proceedings in a suit seeking the deregistration of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party (AP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and Action Alliance Party (AAP) over alleged constitutional breaches. Also, the court set May 15 as a definite hearing date in a su...
•CP Gumel The Kano State Police Command today vowed to take stringent measures against any planned protests or anything that would breach the peace being enjoyed in the state ahead of the Supreme Court judgment on the state governorship election. The warning came as tension had continued to build in the ancient city in anticipation […]...

