Politics
APC Pledges To Revisit Zoning Amid Lawmakers’ Protest
BY LAMI IBRAHIM In reaction to the protests by aggrieved Senators and House of Representatives members, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, said the National Working Committee (NWC) may revisit the zoning formula. He also said the protests have imposed on the party leadership the urgency of extensive consultations over zoning. APC had on…
Presidential Poll: Court Adjourns Obi’s Petition Against Tinubu Till May 17
By Lami Ibrahim The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPC, sitting in Abuja has deferred further proceedings on the petition the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to challenge the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, to May 17. The adjournment followed an agreement by all the parties in the matter. Cited…
UPDATED: Court Dismisses APP’s Petition Against Tinubu
By Lami Ibrahim The Presidential Election Petition Court has dismissed the petition by the Action People’s Party which challenged the victory of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the February 25 presidential elections. The court dismissed the petition marked CA/PEPC/02/2023 following its withdrawal by the party. The National Watch reported that the PEPC adjourned to Wednesday…
BREAKING: Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Osun Guber Election Dispute May 9
By Lami Ibrahim The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Tuesday, May 9, to deliver its judgment in the disputed July 16 governorship election in Osun State. The apex court fixed the 24-hour period for the judgment delivery after taking arguments from parties involved in the matter. At the centre of the disputed election is the…
BREAKING: PEPC Dismisses AA’s Petition Against Tinubu, APC, Others
By Lami Ibrahim The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed the petition by the Action Alliance (AA). The court’s decision was sequel to a motion moved on Monday by petitioner’s lawyer, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), with which the petitioner sought to withdraw the petition. Lawyers to the respondents did not…
Kogi Guber: Govt Raises Alarm Over Fake, Inciting News
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Government has raised an alarm that some mischief makers and ethnic bigots are planning to destroy the unity and peace enjoyed by the state ahead of the governorship election. The state government described the people as ethnic resentment, division and hate by agents of political desperation. In…