Tag: Presidential Election Tribunal
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Fact Check Report: Did Justice Ugo of the Presidential election tribunal resign?
There have been claims that one of the Justices presiding over the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has tendered his resignation from the bench, citing pressures from the executive. The purported resignation emanated from a report published by the Igbo Times Magazine on Wednesday 19th July, 2023, where it claimed that Justice Boloukuoromo M. Ugo…
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Fact Check: Did President Tinubu threaten anarchy if election results were upturned?
It has been claimed that President Bola Tinubu threatened there would be anarchy if election results were upturned. According to our investigation, the claim originated from the lawyers representing President Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima during the Presidential Election Petition Court proceedings. The lawyers, led by Wole Olanipekun, made final arguments defending the validity of…
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JUST IN: Presidential Election Tribunal admits 48 compact discs as exhibits
The Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday admitted 48 compact video discs in evidence from the PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the suit challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory. The tribunal also ordered viewing of the discs in open court. Details shortly…
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Presidential Election Tribunal: Atiku, Obi demand immediate replacement of Justice Bulkachuwa
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Peter Obi, have asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to name her replacement in the five-man panel constituted to hear their petition. In a letter by the Atiku-Obi presidential election petition legal team,…