Tag: Election Petition
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Supreme Court delivers judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals tomorrow
The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgement on Thursday, in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi.
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Senator Osunbor congratulates Tinubu, Shettima on their victory at PEPT
Former Governor of Edo State and frontline Edo 2024 All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Aspirant, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President Kassim Shettima, on the landmark validation of their February 25, 2023 victories at the Presidential Election Petition Court. The Professor of Law Oserheimen Osunbor in a Statement released…
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Fashola denies involvement in PEPT judgment drafting
The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, has vehemently rebutted claims that he was involved in drafting the judgment for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) Judges, describing the claim as baseless and defamatory. A few days ago, a Twitter user, Jackson Ude, made a post alleging that the former Lagos State…
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Election tribunal: Tinubu’s camp confirms receipt of Atiku, Obi’s petitions
The camp of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that they were officially served on Tuesday with copies of the petitions filed at the election tribunal by Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The development is coming one week after Obi and Atiku formally…
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Election Petition: Why I withdrew my motion on material inspection – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already
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“Issues that may arise from 2023 election petitions process in Nigeria”- Agbakoba SAN
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, explained issues that may arise from the 2023 election petition process in Nigeria. The 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections have just been concluded and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the winner of the…
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CJN issues stern warning to members of 2023 Election Petition Tribunals
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has vowed that acts of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust would not be condoned from judicial officers.
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ELECTION PETITIONS: Independent Judiciary is critical for the stability of democracy in Nigeria, By Clem Aguiyi
There were no celebrations on the streets when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of February 2019 Presidential Election. Instead, of celebration there were gloom, sadness and uncertainty everywhere , as people wore long faces, a sharp contrast to 2015, which witnessed nationwide jubilations and excitements, because then votes counted.…
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2019 Election Petitions: Supreme Court excludes 10 Justices from annual vacation
The Supreme Court has prevented 10 Justices from embarking on this year’s annual long vacation because of the high number of election-related cases. A statement by the court’s Director, Press and Information, Festus Akande, said the court had concluded arrangement to ensure that “two panels of the Supreme Court, comprising of five Justices each, will…