The alleged takeover of the Labour Party (LP) by its Board of Trustees (BoT) may have pushed the party into deeper crisis. A statement by the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor, said the takeover following the “expiration of the tenure…
Contempt: Ex-NNPP chieftains to appear before Kano High Court Monday
A Kano State High Court has issued a Form 48 against 18 former officers and leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for disobedience to court order. The affected former officers and leaders of the party include Chief (Dr.)…
Supreme Court upholds Oborevwori’s election as Delta Governor, dismisses Adebutu’s appeal challenging Abiodun’s victory
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all three appeals to overturn Sheriff Oborevwori’s election as governor of Delta State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the March 18…
INEC may hold re-run, bye-elections in February, says Mahmood
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says re-run and bye-elections may be held across the country next February. This is according to the Chairman of the electoral body Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at a meeting with political parties. “With regard…
Election is over, don’t create problems for us – Kogi Police warns
The Kogi state commissioner of Police, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, on Wednesday, warned troublemakers not to create problems for Kogi since the election had come and gone peacefully. The commissioner made the plea after some suspected party supporters staged a protest…
Appeal Court sacks Kano governor, Yusuf
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a…
INEC probes “filled result sheets” discovered in Kogi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its “senior officials” are currently investigating the incident(s) of pre-filled election result sheets in Ogori/Magongo, Eika/Ohizenyi and some other areas of Kogi State. Civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, on Saturday morning, in a…
Police rescue ex-INEC worker from kidnappers
The Police Command in Cross River rescued a former staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shortly after her abduction at her residence in Calabar on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, Irene Ugbo who gave the confirmation, said the…
Atiku, Keyamo trade words over Tinubu’s Chicago certificate
The controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) certificate, which reached a crescendo last week following the deposition of the president’s academic records at a United States court continued yesterday, as former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, accused President…
Lagos Tribunal describes PDP’s Jandor as “busybody”
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja has described candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 election, Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, as “busybody”. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared…
