Tag: Annulment
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Abia AA demands annulment of House Dep. Speaker, Kalu’s election
The Action Alliance (AA) in Abia has asked the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia to annul the election of the House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu of APC. The party hinged its demand on the alleged exclusion of its name and
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IBB speaks on annulment of June 12 election, ‘Evil genius’, ‘Maradona’ nicknames
Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has explained why his junta annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the election was adjuged by most Nigerians as the freest and fairest in the nation’s democratic experience. It was contested between Chief Moshood Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) and…
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Annulment and divorce – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido There are two ways to legally end a marriage – annulment and divorce. Wikipedia defines annulment as a “legal procedure within secular and religious legal systems for declaring a marriage null and void. Unlike divorce, it is usually retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered to be invalid from the beginning…
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June 12: Obasanjo keeps mum as Abiola’s running mate, Kingibe accuses him of masterminding annulment
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ambassador Babagana Kingibe on Wednesday accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being one of the architects of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Recall that Kingibe was Abiola’s running mate on the…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court dismisses Omo-Agege’s appeal on annulment
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, the Edo State Capital, has dismissed an exparte motion filled by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege seeking a leave of court to appeal the Federal High Court Judgement which sacked the Prophet Jones Erue-led faction of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It also dismissed a…