The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which upheld the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the February 25 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku, in the Notice … [Read more…]
Governor Dauda Lawal has described the affirmation of his electoral victory by the Zamfara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, as a confirmation of the will of the good people of the State. Governor Lawal emerged victorious in the March 18, 2023 governorship election by defeating the then incumbent Governor Muhammad Bellow Matawalle with a … [Read more…]
The Honourable Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Enugu State, Engr Prince Lawrence Ozoemena Ezeh has commended the Executive Governor of the state, His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah for his numerous strides in the wholesome development of the state. Ezeh in a Press Statement, listed some of the ground-breaking goals of the governor, affirming that … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi State Governorship candidate, Senator Dino Melaye, has paid a visit to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to report the outrageous cost of advertising put in place by the Kogi State government. The FCCPC operates within the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment and is responsible for … [Read more…]
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has upheld the election of Osita Ngwu of the Peoples Democratic Party as the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone in the state. Ngwu who was returned as the winner of the February 25, 2023 poll was the only PDP winner out of the three Senatorial … [Read more…]
A former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has been declared winner of the February 25 Plateau South Senatorial District election. Lalong, who was Director-General of Tinubu/Shettima Campaign, was among the seven governors that lost their senatorial bids in the election. On Monday, the National and State Petition Election Tribunal sitting in Jos sacked the … [Read more…]
Collage of Thaddeaus Atta, Ibrahim Obanikoro, and Bankole Wellington (Banky W) The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Lagos has nullified the return of Mr Thaddeus Atta of the Labour Party as the duly elected representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency. In the lead judgment, which was delivered late … [Read more…]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, the two countries confirmed on Monday, a potentially landmark summit amid Moscow’s deepening isolation over the war in Ukraine. Kim will visit Russia in the coming days at the invitation of Putin, the Kremlin said, while North Korean state news … [Read more…]
…says commission a ‘monumental disgrace’ A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osita Chidoka has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its conduct of the 2023 presidential election. The PDP and Peter Obi’s Labour Party (LP) had challenged the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner … [Read more…]
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, and members of his team have queried the presence of the water mark of the Tinubu legal team on Certified True Copies of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court currently trending on social media. In fact, … [Read more…]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu yesterday convened a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on arrival from medical leave. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that among the stakeholders present at the meeting included members of the State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Hon Oladiji Olamide; members of the state executive … [Read more…]
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the contentious February 25th election, Peter Obi has instructed his lawyers to immediately challenge the ruling of the five-member Presidential Election Petitions Court led by Justice Simon Haruna Tsamani. Obi disclosed this at a press conference in the commercial town of Onitsha, Anambra state on Thursday in … [Read more…]