The Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver its long-awaited judgment on Monday. This pivotal decision will determine the fate of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu following challenges to his election victory. The legal battle stems from the keenly contested…
Kano Tribunal sacks Gov Yusuf, declares APC winner
In a significant development, the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has invalidated the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the March 18 election. Yusuf, who had contested on the…
Dancing to the music of a ticking time-bomb — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s a terrible Nigerian fate that every so-called democratic election is delivered like a ticking time-bomb primed to explode with fatal menace. The unfathomable aspect of the matter is that some Nigerians dance to the ticking of the time-bomb thinking…
Tight security as presidential tribunal delivers judgement today
There is heavy security presence at the Court of Appeal Headquarters in Abuja, where the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), is going to deliver judgement on three petitions that are seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. Heavily armed…
The day Zinox Chairman, Ekeh, stormed INEC with Bible
As a retired National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I have been wanting to tell this story because Nigerians don’t have faith in our People, Corporates and Country. I am sure staff, and my colleagues then know…
18,088 blurred election results uploaded to IReV portal, witness tells court
A witness of Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, yesterday, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja that 18,088 blurred result sheets were uploaded to the result viewing (IReV) portal of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).…
Binani elected 1st female governor in Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Adamawa Governorship election. Prof Hudu Yunus Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa, declared Binani…
Southeastern Bishops decry Enugu governorship result
The Southeastern Zone of the Network Evangelical Bishops of Nigeria (NEBN) has rejected the result of the Enugu State governorship election held on March 18, calling it an unacceptable assault on the people. In a statement Sunday morning after a…
Let’s calm down and stand together — Ehi Braimah
When the general election begins to divide us in ways we have never seen before, it is because there’s so much at stake for political actors and it was not surprising that the 2023 elections turned out to be most…
2023 Election: Protesters demand arrest, probe of INEC chairman
The last is yet to be heard of the controversy that trailed the conduct of the general elections as scores of protesters have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof.…
