The national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally rejected the results of last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State and demanded an immediate review of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), insisting that the party’s candidate, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, won the poll and should
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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Friday, upheld the dismissal of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared Yusuf Gawuna, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the duly elected governor of the state.In a unanimous judgment
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President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), disclosed this in a statement Friday.Ngelale said during the conference that
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election in Bauchi State.The appellate court upheld the judgment of the Bauchi state governorship tribunal, which dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the remand of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in Kuje Correctional Facility pending a ruling on his bail application.Justice Hamza Muazu issued the order on Friday, November 17, on Emefiele’s
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has voided the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State and declared the election inconclusive.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lawal the winner of the March 18 governorship election.But the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged the victory of Lawal, who
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Uchechkwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe recent gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states have unfolded against a backdrop of disconcerting democratic violations. The electoral process, which should be a celebration of civic duty and a manifestation of the people's will, has been marred by reprehensible acts of ballot snatching, alleged rewriting
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The Senate confirmed on Thursday the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Maida was confirmed by the Senate during its plenary session, where
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The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 justices of the Court of Appeal to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court.According to the FJSC document containing the 22 names and obtained by online newspaper SaharaReporters on Thursday, six of the nominees are from the
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed Friday, November 17, for judgment in an appeal before it by the governor of Kano State and candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Abba Yusuf.The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on September 20 sacked the governor and declared the
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