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Supreme Court Ruling: APC Accepts Umo Eno

By Sunny Edemenag – Uyo Governor Umo Eno The All Progressive Congress Party, APC, Akwa Ibom State, has accepted the ruling of the Supreme Court over it petition and accordingly, recognizes Pastor Umo Eno, as the governor of Akwa Ibom …

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Presidency Plotting To Foist One-Party On Nigerians, PDP Alleges

Debo Ologunagba The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that there is a plot by the Presidency to foist one party, the All Progressives Congress, on Nigerians. PDP National Publicity chair, Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday …

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Soludo sworn in as Anambra governor, retains Obiano’s SSG

Stop Attacking Critics Of Your Govt, PDP Urges Soludo

Charles Soludo during the inauguration The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party has asked the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to stop attacking critics of his administration. The party’s spokesman in Anambra, Uloka Chibuike, stated this in a …

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Imo uncovers 3,000 ghost workers, raises community policing panel

Imo poll: Uzodimma Cannot Win Credible Election – PDP

Hope Uzodinma The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, cannot win a credible governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled the Imo …

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Fuel Importation To End By 2024 – FG

Court Disqualifies Sylva From Bayelsa Governorship Poll

Timipre Sylva, Former Minister of State for Petroleum A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has disqualified the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election, Timipre Sylva from the contest. A member of the All …

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Peter Obi Files 50 Grounds Of Appeal Against Tribunal’s Judgment

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed against the tribunal judgement which upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Obi in a 50 grounds notice of appeal by his lead counsel, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, challenged …

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Peter Obi only made allegations, failed to show how he won major votes – Tribunal

Peter Obi The Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday said the presidential candidate of the Labour Pary (LP) Peter Obi failed to specify how they scored the majority of lawful votes in the February 25 presidential election. The Independent National …

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Senate unveils Tinubu’s ministerial list today

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio After 50 days in office, President Bola Tinubu has sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate, and to be read out today by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The Guardian gathered …

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Akpabio elected Senate President

Godswill Akpabio A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio, who is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was paired with the senator representing Kano …

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Presidential election: Atiku witnesses allege poll fraud

Presidential election: Atiku witnesses allege poll fraud

  The Rivers State presidential election coordinator for the Peoples Democratic Party, Abiye Sekibo, on Monday alleged infringement on the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 on the use of electronic transmission of results. Sekibo appeared at the Presidential Election …

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Tribunal rejects live broadcast, S’Court decides anti-Tinubu suit Friday

Tribunal rejects live broadcast, S’Court decides anti-Tinubu suit Friday

The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday refused a request for a live broadcast of its proceedings, stating that the application lacked merit. The five-member panel of the court headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, held that Nigeria’s judicial policies and …

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Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu Advised To Unsure All Accruals Goes Into Federation Account

May 29: Tinubu’s inauguration sacrosanct, says Afenifere as Ohanaeze disowns plan to participate

  DSS to work with sister agencies for Buhari’s handover Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, denied media reports that it would participate fully in the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. In a statement by …

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Obi attacks INEC for defending Tinubu, Atiku claims victory

Obi attacks INEC for defending Tinubu, Atiku claims victory

  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says since 1993 when he began gunning for the President seat, he has done so without any controversy unlike the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu, who is contending …

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LP dissociates self from letter seeking withdrawal of Obi’s cases against Tinubu

LP dissociates self from letter seeking withdrawal of Obi’s cases against Tinubu

  The Labour Party has dissociated from a viral letter signed by the self-acclaimed factional national chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa, asking the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss all cases by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi against …

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PDP govs demand Adamawa REC’s trial, Binani sues INEC

PDP govs demand Adamawa REC’s trial, Binani sues INEC

  The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday ordered the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to stay away from the commission’s state office. INEC’s action was premised  on Yunusa-Ari’s declaration of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, …

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Two parties challenge Makinde’s victory, tribunal orders service on Sanwo-Olu

Two parties challenge Makinde’s victory, tribunal orders service on Sanwo-Olu

The election petitions tribunal in Oyo State has received two petitions challenging the emergence of Governor Seyi Makinde as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. The secretary to the tribunal, Mr Ibrahim Sada, told the News …

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New House leadership: Opposition Reps-elect plot to upstage APC

New House leadership: Opposition Reps-elect plot to upstage APC

The House of Representatives members-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and other opposition parties have formed an alliance ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, with the aim of determining the leadership of the parliament. …

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Election tribunal: Tinubu gets Atiku, Obi’s petitions

Election tribunal: Tinubu gets Atiku, Obi’s petitions

  The camp of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that they were officially served on Tuesday with copies of the petitions filed at the election tribunal by Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his counterpart in the …

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Court cases won’t stop handover to Tinubu, Shettima – FG

Court cases won’t stop handover to Tinubu, Shettima – FG

  The Federal Government, on Tuesday, gave the assurance that the transition of power from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would be smooth and peaceful. This was as the government said the refurbishment …

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INEC fixes April 15 for supplementary governorship, legislative elections

INEC fixes April 15 for supplementary governorship, legislative elections

  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated Saturday, April 15, for supplementary governorship, national and state Assembly elections. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement, explained that the electoral …

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