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Breaking: Supreme Court fixes Thursday, Oct. 26 for judgment in Atiku/Obi appeal against Tinubu’s victory 

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, October 26, to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of...

Presidential tussle: Atiku/Obi vs Tinubu: Supreme Court reserves judgment

After listening to submissions by the various counsel, the Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by PDP’s Presidential Candidate Atiku...

Presidential Election Tribunal judgment: Supreme Court to hear Atiku’s appeal on Oct. 23

The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23 to hear the appeal of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging...

Presidential poll legal tangle: I will drop the fight only after Supreme Court judgment, says Atiku

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the February 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said he will...

Tribunal confirms Ogun Gov. Abiodun’s election, dismisses PDP’s Adebutu’s petition

The Justice Hamidu Kanaza-led Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Saturday, affirmed the victory of Gov. Dapo Abiodun, in the March 18...

Just in: Tribunal affirms PDP’s Mutfwang as Plateau Gov, throws out APC’s petition

The Plateau State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Jos has confirmed the victory of Gov. Caleb Mutfwang in the March 18 gubernatorial poll....

Enugu Election Tribunal Upholds Gov. Peter Mbah’s Victory

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday confirmed Mr Peter Mbah as the duly elected governor of the state. The three-member...

Kano Tribunal sacks NNPP’s Yusuf as governor, declares APC’s Gawuna winner

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Kano State, has sacked the Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and declared...

Breaking: PDP’s Bala Mohammed confirmed as Bauchi Governor

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Bauchi State on Tuesday struck out the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its...

Just In: Tribunal sacks APC’s Udende, declares PDP’s Suswam winner of Benue Senatorial poll

The Benue State Elections Tribunal on Friday declared Sen. Gabriel Suswam of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Benue...

Peter Obi rejects Tribunal’s judgment, heads to Supreme Court

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 poll, Peter Obi, says he has instructed his lawyers to immediately challenge...

Tribunal verdict: Atiku speaks on ‘congratulating’ Tinubu, retiring from politics

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied congratulating President Bola Tinubu over Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential...

We played politics with ex-Pres. Jonathan’s subsidy removal in 2012 — Ex-Ekiti gov

It was all politics when we staged a protest against fuel subsidy removal during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, so...

NNPP expels Kwankwaso over alleged anti-party activities, mismanagement of campaign funds

The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says it has expelled former Kano state governor and its Presidential candidate...

Peter Obi’s campaign coordinator dumps LP for PDP

Ahead of the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election, Mr Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Council Coordinator in Bayelsa State, Mr Alagoa Morris, has defected...

Just in: NNPP suspends its Presidential candidate, Kwankwaso for six months

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its presidential candidates and founder, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for six months for alleged anti-party...