The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia has dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) challenging the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Sule as the duly elected Governor of Nasarawa state for lacking in merit with no cost awarded. On March 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sule of…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, has advised members to regard the verdict of the State’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal as a temporary setback that would be challenged. Deputy Governorship Candidate of the PDP, Mr Adekunle Akinlade, who gave the advice in Abeokuta, said the party would proceed to the Court of Appeal,…
The Benue State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Saturday upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, challenging the election held on the March 18 for lack of jurisdiction to entertain the…
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, is set to deliver judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, challenging the election of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alia was declared winner of the March 18th governorship election…
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kaduna dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party Senatorial candidate, Michael Auta, seeking to invalidate the victory of the Kaduna-South Senator, Sunday Marshall Katung. The three-man justices, in a unanimous judgment, stated that the candidate of the LP failed to provide substantial evidence to prove the…
Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal ruled on Wednesday that Nigeria’s main opposition parties failed to prove claims of electoral malpractice against the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in February’s disputed elections. “This petition is hereby declared unmeritorious,” one of the judges said, as the tribunal rejected the opposition challenge to Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s win in the…
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting at the Minna High Court complex has upheld the election of Senator Sani Musa of All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Sani was dragged to the Tribunal by Barrister Ibrahim Isyaku (SAN) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of the second respondent at the…