Tag: Presidential Election
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Group slams EU over report on 2023 presidential election
Following the report by EU on 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, a group under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties of Good Governance on Thursday accused the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM), for alleged plan to trigger violence in the country.
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Tribunal: INEC seeks adjournment as witnesses fail to show up
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), lead counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), AB Mahmoud, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has asked for adjournment as three witnesses of the commission were absent in court. Recall that the respondents in the petition challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential…
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Presidential election: CSOs call on Peter Obi, Atiku, others to withdraw petitions against Tinubu
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Tinubu/Shettima 2023 has called on all candidates who are not satisfied with the February 25 presidential election to shield their swords and embrace the transformational government of Bola Tinubu. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his counterpart Peter Obi of the Labour Party…
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Presidential election results refused to upload, INEC officers tell PEPC
Three ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) who were Presiding Officers for the Feb. 25 general election have told the Presidential Election Petition Court ( PEPC) that only results of the presidential election refused to upload to IREV. The three presiding officers were subpoenaed by Alhaji Abubakar
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Presidential election court adjourns Atiku, PDP’s petition
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), has adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging the outcome of the Feb.25 presidential election until Saturday. The five-member panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned afte
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Presidential election: Court adjourns Obi, LP’s petition until Friday
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), has further adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party until Friday. The panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, adjourned after parties submitted on their meeting promised on May 10 on exchange processes and responses and harmonisation. After listening to the submissions, Tsammani,…
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Just In: Presidential election tribunal adjourns sitting
The presidential election petition tribunal has adjourned its sitting to Wednesday, May 10, matters brought before it challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. It was also adjourned for the continuation of pre-hearing proceedings till Wednesday
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Why Obi couldn’t beat Tinubu at the presidential election – Ex-federal Commissioner
Razaq Abubakre, an Emeritus Professor and former federal Commissioner, says LP presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi couldn’t have beaten President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu at the last presidential election. Abubakre, also a former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin spoke with NAN in Abuja on Friday.
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Those who rigged 2023 election know they did it – Cardinal Onaiyekan
Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Thursday insists the 2023 general election was rigged. Speaking on Channels Television’s programme on Thursday, Onaiyekan, who was reacting to the 2023 presidential poll,
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How Labour Party shocked us all – Fashola
Babatunde Raji Fashola, Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, has revealed that the victory of presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi’s victory in Lagos in the just concluded general election got to him and many other All Progressives Congress, (APC) members as a big shock.