The presidential election petition tribunal will reportedly hold it’s inaugural sitting today, Wednesday. TheCable reports that the tribunal will consider four petitions challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory. Among the petitions is that of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP candidate had faulted The Independent National Commission (INEC)…
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In response to the petition filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the grounds of the petition. APC, the third respondent stated that Atiku is a Cameroonian and “not a citizen of Nigeria by birth…
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Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has taken his case to the Court of Appeal in Abuja, asking for reversal of the March 22 judgment of Osun Election Tribunal which declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke winner of September 2018 election. The tribunal had, by a majority judgment given by two of its three members, voided the election…
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A group of youths in Osun State under the aegis of the Osun Concerned Citizens on Wednesday protested judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal on the September 22, 2018 governorship poll. Last Friday, the 3-person tribunal ruled the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was the winner of the poll. According to…
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The Presidential Election Tribunal will, today (wednesday) commence hearing in the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progessive Congress (APC), by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the February 23 presidential election. The tribunal had…
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The Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola has said that he would not be intimidated by the verdict of the governorship election petition tribunal on Friday, in which the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ademola Adeleke was declared winner. Oyetola said he remains the governor of the state, saying his party, the All Progressives Congress,…
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After a swell outing with his pan Africa film, ‘The CEO’, popular Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan is back with a set of three films, sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria. The threesome; ‘Roti’, ‘Umogwo’ and ‘Tribunal’ will enjoy back-to-back filming that will fast-track their releases, beginning from June 2017. Originally planned as television productions, the ace filmmaker…
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The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of Accord, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja against the election of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to The Nation, the tribunal holds in the unanimous judgment read by the Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Mohammed Mayaki, that…
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The All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11 governorship election, Dakuku Peterside, have alleged that a witness presented by Governor Nyesom Wike at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, voted twice in the election. They made the allegation at the resumed hearing of their petition filed against Wike, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP…
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