The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sai’du Umar, challenging the election of Ahmad Aliyu as governor of Sokoto State. A five-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun adjourned till a date to be made known to parties after hearing the appeal, reports...
•Shettima and Tinubu The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has alleged that even though it supported the Muslim-Muslim ticket and mobilised for the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the presidential election, the government has allegedly neglected them. Speaking in an interview, Secretary of the SCSN, Dr Nafiu Baba Ahm...
•Governor Bassey Otu The Supreme Court, today, upheld the election of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State. In its lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Helen Ogunwumiju, the apex court dismissed an appeal the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Prof. Sandy Onor, filed to challenge the return of Otu of the […]
The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 12, for judgment in an appeal filed by the Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal. This is contained in a notice issued by the apex court to all the parties in the suit yesterday, reports The Nation. According to the […]
The Supreme Court today reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Okey Ahiwe, seeking the nullification of the election of Alex Oti as the Governor of Abia. Justice John Okoro reserved the judgment to a date to be communicated to parties after taking their final arguments, [&hell...
•Lucky Aiyedatiwa A social-political group, the Ondo State Redemption Initiative (OSRI), has accused the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of alleged certificate forgery. The group disclosed that Aiyedatiwa, in his resume, claimed to have acquired an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Ibadan in 2001. Acc...
There is tension and an uneasy calm across some states in the country as the Supreme Court is set to deliver its final judgments on the governorship elections that are still being challenged in courts. Governorship polls were held in 28 of the 36 states of the federation in March 2023. While the outcomes in […]
•Abba Kabir Yusuf Kano governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, yesterday unveiled construction of two critical projects, Tal’udu Interchange (Clover Leaf Flyover) and Dan Agundi Interchange (Flyover and Underpass) at the cost of N27billion. The unveiling of the projects, being funded under state and local government joint account, came under public critic...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct new elections in the 27 state constituencies of Rivers State. The party said this in a statement yesterday in the wake of the defection of 27 Rivers State Assembly members (from the PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) [&hell...
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja will today laid the rest the election petition against two former governors of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. This is contained in a statement released by the court and made available to our correspondent by the public relations of the [...
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