The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredoku, returned to the country a few minutes ago. It was gathered that the airline conveying Governor Akeredolu, who has been on medical vacation in Germany for weeks, touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 3:20 pm Akeredolu, it was gathered, was flown in in … [Read more…]
Ali Bongo, ousted Gabon president, has been granted freedom from house arrest by the military junta in Gabon to depart the nation for medical care. In a statement signed by General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, military spokesperson Ulrich Manfoumbi stated, “Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba is … [Read more…]
Former Vice President of Nigeria and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied congratulating President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), saying he won’t validate what he called ‘electoral banditry’. Atiku said he did not issue any press statement congratulating Tinubu, who was the candidate … [Read more…]
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the judgements of the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal that affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential poll in the country. According to a release issued on Wednesday night by former presidential spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari expressed his happiness with ruling of the Presidential Elections … [Read more…]
…sues for even distribution to people at grassroots Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has flagged off the distribution of Palliatives to cushion the ameliorating effects of fuel subsidy removal on residents of the State with an appeal to the Palliative Committee to ensure distribution of the palliatives comprising forty bags to each of … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night expressed happiness on his success at the presidential election tribunal. A five-member panel of the presidential election court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani had a few minutes ago upheld Tinubu’s election in the February 25 election. Justice Tsammani, who read the judgement, held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petitions Court delivered a 12-hour marathon judgment on Wednesday, throwing out the petitions of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM); the petitions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar; as well as the petitions of Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The Tribunal dismissed the … [Read more…]
Rivers State Government says it pulled down DAAR transmitter complex in Port Harcourt because the organisation refused to develop the property after two decades that it was allocated to the company. Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Dr. George-Kelly D. Alabo, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday explained that the transmitter complex of DAAR … [Read more…]
The Labour Party (LP) has expressed dismay and trepidation over the dismissal of petitions by the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani. The tribunal had ruled on the petition filed by the party and its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The tribunal had struck out the petition filed … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Haruna Tsammani, who leads the five-member bench, dismissed the petition for lacking in merit in the hours-long judgement delivered on Wednesday. The court dismissed the petition after resolving all … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani on Wednesday dismissed the claims of the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that they won 25% of needed votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the 2023 presidential election on February 25, LP and Obi won 25%, by securing … [Read more…]
The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the petition of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the eligibility of Peter Obi to contest the 2023 general election. The APC had challenged Obi’s membership of the Labour Party (LP), declaring it incompetent. Justice Abba Mohammed, a member of the five-member panel who read the lead … [Read more…]