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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, rejected the European Union Election Observers Mission report on the 25 February presidential election tendered by Peter Obi and the Labour Party. The court said it rejected the report on the grounds that it was not tendered by an official of the body, which is the author and

Members of the Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative staged a solidarity walk to the venue of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday in Abuja. The group was led by its National Coordinator, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi.

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday afternoon, dismissed the petition of the ruling All Progressives Congress challenging the eligibility of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to contest the 2023 general election. The APC had challenged Obi’s membership of LP, declaring it incompetent. Justice Abba Mohammed, a member of the five-member

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, said that nobody was swept away by the flood that affected some sections of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital city, on Tuesday evening. Following the heavy rains that lasted some hours on Tuesday, flood-ravaged the Ureje Bridge area along Polytechnic Road, Eminrin Estate, Ilupeju Avenue, Elemi,

A petition by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the party alleging irregularities in the February 25 election has been dismissed by the presidential election tribunal sitting in Abuja. One of the five justices, Abba Mohammed, while reading the ruling on the petition said the petitioners made generic allegations of irregularities

A new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund has revealed that Nigeria lost approximately $100bn from 2008 to 2021, due to conflict in the northeast. The report also highlighted how violence and gross violations against children led to a dire economic downturn, affecting not just the conflicted region but the country as a whole.

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has struck out about 17 paragraphs from the petition brought before it by Peter Obi and the Labour Party. The court struck out the paragraphs for containing “vague and generic allegations”. A member of the tribunal’s five-member panel, Justice Abba Mohammed, read the lead judgment. Obi and LP are complainants

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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, said the Electoral Act 2022 does not contain a mandatory provision for the electronic transmission of election results. The five-member panel, headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, emphasised that the sole technological requirement mandated for use by the Independent National Electoral Commission during elections is the Bimodal Voter Accreditation

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, said the Electoral Act 2022 does not contain a mandatory provision for the electronic transmission of election results. The five-member panel, headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, emphasised that the sole technological requirement mandated for use by the Independent National Electoral Commission during elections is the Bimodal Voter Accreditation

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal said it rejected 10 out of 13 witnesses presented by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Justice Haruna Tsammani, who took over to deliver judgment on the substantive petition filed by Obi and LP, said this on Wednesday. Tsammani said Obi called 13 witnesses, who testified as

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has begun the delivery of judgment in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Obi, a former Anambra State governor and his party, LP, are challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023, presidential election. A member of the tribunal’s five-member

Members of the Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy were seen on Wednesday, staging a solidarity march outside the tribunal venue in Abuja. The coalition members waved Nigerian flags and held banners with various inscriptions like, ‘Protect our democracy and uphold the Rule of Law’, ‘Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not our President’, Justice and

It is a widespread opinion that luxury fashion is an expensive fashion that borders on good quality and durability, but this may be partially true as while luxury fashion spells items of good quality, it does not absolutely connote that all luxury fashion items are high-end items. Everyone loves to look good, and people tend

The Presidential Election Petition Court has struck out the Allied Peoples Movement petitions against President Bola Tinubu and his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, for lack of merit. The PEPC dismissed and described APM’s case filed to nullify Tinubu’s election as “incompetent”. The court held that issues raised by the APM in its petition contained pre-election

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced an increase in the prices of single-phase and three-phase pre-paid electricity meters, and declared that the price changes will take effect from September 6, 2023. It announced this in an order released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission with the number, NERC/2023/020, and jointly signed by the commission’s Chairman,

The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the Presidential Petition Election Tribunal on Wednesday said the Allied Peoples Movement’s petition challenging the qualification of Vice President, Kashim Shettima, was a pre-election matter. Reading his verdict, Tsammani said the matter ought to have been challenged before the conduct of the presidential election. He said, “The issue

Justice Haruna Tsammani began with the fourth petition (CA/PEPC/04/2023) between the Allied Peoples Movement vs. the Independent National Electoral Commission and four others. Listed as 1st to 5th respondents are: the Independent National Electoral Commission, All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, and Kabiru Masari. The petitions, marked: CA/PEPC/03/2023, CA/PEPC/05/2023 and CA/PEPC/04/2023, were lodged before

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, on Wednesday, said his administration had committed over N5bn to the palliative scheme in the state. Éno disclosed this in his address to mark 100 days in office in Uyo, the state capital. He explained that the government’s commitment to the scheme followed the distribution of additional

The Nigerian Communications Commission, on Wednesday, disclosed that multiple taxes may affect the growth of Nigeria’s economy if not properly checked. The NCC Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Adeleke Adewolu, made this known during a regional stakeholders’ workshop held in Ibadan, Oyo State. Adewolu spoke on the theme, ‘Navigating the Landscape of Multiple Taxation and Regulations: Fostering Sustainable Growth

A group under the aegis of the Southern Kaduna Journalist’ Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate the state ministerial slot to the zone for fairness and inclusive governance. The plea followed the rejection of the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, by the Senate over alleged security issues. The forum is an

Security operatives are currently battling to control the crowd outside the Presidential Election Petition Court presently sitting in Abuja on Wednesday. They are also monitoring activities outside as those who converged show support for their candidates. The tribunal is expected to deliver judgment on the election petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu by

The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal has declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election held in February. It also invalidated the victory of Senator Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, delivered the unanimous judgment of the three-man

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential elections, Peter Obi was noticeably absent at the tribunal sitting, The PUNCH has observed. At 9:34 am when the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani asked for the introduction of petitioners and responders, the embattled chairman of the LP, Julius Abure noted

Justices of the Election Presidential Tribunal arrived at the court at about 9:27 a.m. to deliver judgment on three petitions that are seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. Wednesday’s judgment will be delivered by the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, assisted by other members of the panel: Justices Stephen Adah, Monsurat