Tag: Presidential Poll
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Presidential poll: APC prays Supreme Court to expunge Atiku’s expert reports
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday prayed the Supreme Court to expunge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar’s expert reports and evidence from his appeal records. APC filed a cross-appeal against admission of the report and evidence of the three data analysts who testified for…
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Between Presidential poll and the Judges’ gavels, By Carl Umegboro
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal for 2019 polls concluded its onerous tasks on Wednesday 13 September 2019 which ended in favour of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari and Prof Yemi Osinbajo that polled 15,191,847 votes; the highest number of votes and met all other criteria stipulated in the enabling…
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Presidential poll: You can’t amend petitions against Buhari, Tribunal tells HPD
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday rejected move by the Hope Democratic Party (HPD) to amend some of its petitions against the election of President Muhammdu Buhari in the last presidential election in Nigeria. A five-man panel of the court in two rulings unanimously rejected the the two documents filed by HDP and its…
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2019 presidential poll: DSS opens up on alleged arrest of INEC staff
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it had arrested and detained seven members of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC). A social media report had alleged that the DSS arrested some ICT staff of INEC for disclosing the commission’s server Identity number to the PDP and its Presidential candidate…
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Presidential poll: INEC reacts to ‘server results’, other issues raised by Atiku against Buhari’s victory
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accused PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, of manufacturing results of the last presidential election to prove his case at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. The electoral umpire filed its response on Thursday at the tribunal in Abuja. It distanced itself from an electronic sheet…
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BREAKING: APC approaches Tribunal, says Atiku not fit to contest presidential poll as non-Nigerian
The All Progressives Congress (APC) told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja Friday that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had no candidate in the last presidential election. Responding to the petition filed by Atiku and the PDP challenging the victory of the APC candidate President Muhammadu Buhari in the election, the ruling party contended…
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Presidential poll: Atiku gives breakdown of ‘original’ results he obtained in 31 states [Full details]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has provided a breakdown of how the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allegedly reduced his votes in 31 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Atiku made the claim in a petition he and his party filed before the presidential election tribunal. According to…
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National Peace Committee meet Atiku over decision to challenge presidential poll
Members of the Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee (NPC) Thursday held talks with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Other members of the Committee with the former Head of State at the meeting included the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Kukah, Archbishop of Abuja Diocese John Cardinal…
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Buhari, Aisha arrive Katsina for presidential poll
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in Katsina en route Daura, his hometown, to participate in the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections holding on Saturday. The presidential aircraft conveying the President, his wife, Aisha, and some of his aides landed at Umar Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, about 3.25p.m. The President was received at…
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Presidential poll: Obasanjo denies ‘running away’, says I’ll vote tomorrow if…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday assured that he would vote during the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow if he is “alive.” Obasanjo, who described the polls as a “red letter day” for Nigeria, added it should be used to stabilise the nation’s democracy. The elder statesman made this known to reporters…