The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, is expected to constitute the Supreme Court panel that will hear the appeal arising from the Presidential Election Petitions Court’s judgment. The PEPC had upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu of Read more…
Recent judgments of the Election Petition Tribunals in the Plateau State have stirred a hornet’s nest as the people, who have rejected most of the tribunal judgments, are alleging serious political interference. Seriki Adinoyi writes A majority of the people of Plateau Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says Nigeria is “gradually losing one of the biggest intangible assets that make a nation strong, which is respect for the rule of law”. In a statement Read more…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the nullification of the elections of Members representing Ideato North/South and Okigwe South federal constituencies in the House of Representatives, Barr. Ikenga Ugochinyere, and Hon. Jonas Okeke, respectively, Read more…
Eminent lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has expressed concerns regarding certain aspects of the judgments issued by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal . Adegboruwa highlighted two specific judgments in Part 1 of his article titled “The Crucial Read more…
The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday said the grounds upon which tribunals reversed the election of some of its lawmakers were in contravention of established jurisprudence. LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, in a statement made available to newsmen noted that Read more…
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia-North Senatorial zone in the February 25 polls. A three man panel led by Justice Samson Paul -Gang in its unanimous Read more…
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Monday, nullified the election of Peter Gyengdeng, as the lawmaker representing Barkin/Riyom Federal Constituency of the state. The tribunal equally declared Fom Chollom of the Labour Party as Read more…
Nigerians have voiced their feelings concerning the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) with stakeholders blaming lawmakers over the passage of the 2022 Electoral Act, saying they created room for rigging and producing of results which petitioners cannot Read more…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to explain to Nigerians and the world the ambiguities around why copies of the judgment allegedly Read more…
The Imo Sate National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has sacked a member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a unanimous decision on Read more…
As the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and other parties prepare to challenge the outcome of the 2023 general election at the Supreme Court, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked the apex Read more…