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 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun said yesterday it will appeal the tribunal judgment that declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the September 2018 rerun governorship election in Osun. In a statement by the Osun APC director of publicity, research and strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, APC cast doubts on […]

Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy; a leader of the Nigerian socio-political movement #OurMumuDonDo has admitted to collecting millions of naira from Festus Keyamo, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign organization, but however claimed the money was a payment for the right to use a song he recently composed. Charly Boy told Roots […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Friday declared that Senator John Owan-Enoh, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and others were the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for the 2019 governorship and National Assembly elections. The Appeal Court further declared that the John Ochalla-led executive committee is the valid state […]

  Although the prosecution in its application for the trial had said it would be calling six witnesses to prove its case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, the federal government yesterday, closed its case of non-asset declaration charges after calling three out of the six witnesses listed for the […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday met with leaders of the Southern/Middle Belt Forum in Abuja. The close-door meeting, which lasted for about an hour, took place at the Asokoro, Abuja residence of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clarke.   Those who attended the […]

Contrary to reports by some international bodies that the polls were free and fair, the former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has expressed regret and bitter disappointment that the vote was marred by violence, fraud and irregularities; describing the 2019 general election as bad news for democracy, adding that former Vice President Atiku […]

Plateau State Gov. Simon Lalong has said it will be stupid of him to lose the supplementary election scheduled for Saturday as he needs only 2000 out of 49000 votes to claim victory.  The Independent National Electoral (INEC) declared the Plateau governorship election, along with the elections in Bauchi, Kano, Sokoto, Benue and Adamawa, inconclusive, […]

The Residents Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Bauchi state, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would conduct a rerun governorship election in 15 affected local government areas Saturday, saying election would not hold in Tafawa Balewa local government, pending the decision of the Court. “On Saturday 23rd, rerun elections will […]

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Mohammed has sworn-in the remaining 13 members of the 2019 Election Petition Tribunals. A statement from Mr Akande Festus, Supreme Court’s Director, Press and Information said that the ceremony took place on Thursday in Abuja at the Supreme Court. The members are Justices A.O. Onovo, R.O. […]

The Southern and Middle Belt leaders have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar’s resolve to challenge outcome of the 2019 presidential poll in court. They also rejected outcome of the poll, saying President Muhammadu Buhari should bear a huge moral burden of the fraud that was […]

A High Court sitting in Yola has ordered the indefinite postponement of Adamawa State governorship supplementary election scheduled for Saturday. In his ruling, the judge, Abdul-azeez Waziri said the poll should be placed on hold pending his ruling on an interlocutory injunction barring the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting the polls. On March 14, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the National judicial Council (NJC) over the ex parte order, issued by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from concluding the governorship election in Bauchi State; saying the order violated the Constitution, and Section 87(11) of the Electoral […]