Tag: Election Petition
Election petition: Appeal Court adjourns Ashiru, PDP’s suit to July 3
Justice Muktar Hussein of the Court of Appeal Kaduna, on Thursday adjourned hearing in the appeal of the Peoples Democratic…
Election petition: PDP candidate reduces number of witnesses
Rep. Aminu Shagari (PDP-Sokoto) on Thursday said he has reduced the number of witnesses he intends to call from 95…
Ambode lauds Supreme Court ruling on his election
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday described the Supreme Court ruling upholding his victory at the April 11, 2015…
I’ll still pursue election petition, ministerial nominee tells Senators
Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, one of the ministerial nominees told Senators when she was being screened on Wednesday that her…
Why There Is Drop In Election Petitions —Edo REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mike Igini, has attributed the sharp drop in the number of election…
Our improved democratic process has reduced petitions – Edo REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mike Igini, has attributed the sharp drop in the number of electoral…
Varsity Don: ‘Oshiomhole was my classmate’
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A University lecturer, Professor Philip Agbebaku has told the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal that Governor Adams Oshiomhole was…
PDP boss: ‘They want to chop Airhiavbere’s money’
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The verbal altercation between members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the…
PDP opts out of Edo election petition
Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has called on Edo Election Petition Tribunal to strike out its name…
Witnesses abandon election petitioner in court
Three witnesses summoned to testify in the petition challenging the result of the re run election for Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency…
Tribunal Dismisses Case Against Governor Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The reconstituted Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal in Port Harcourt today dismissed the election petition of Mr…
Buhari Loses Petition against Goodluck Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun & Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Supreme Court this morning in Abuja affirmed the decision of the Court…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Retrial Ordered in Borno Election Petition
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja at about 4:43 pm on…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Tribunal Orders Presence Of Forensic Experts At Inspection Of INEC Materials
The election petition tribunal sitting in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, today ordered the presence of hand writing…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Presidential Election Tribunal: CPC Suffers Setback
Hearing in the presidential election petition initiated by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) suffered a setback on Tuesday, when…