Tribunal
Tribunal affirms Nwifuru’s election as Ebonyi governor
The Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election of the governor of the state, Francis Nwifuru. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Francis Nwifuru winner of the poll after he polled a total of 199,131 votes to defeat Chukwuma Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled a total […]
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Buhari congratulates Tinubu over his victory at the Tribunal
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Tinubu for his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court. The court on Wednesday, September 6 upheld the election of President Tinubu and dismissed the petitions filed by the Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement APM. In a statement signed by his media aide, […]
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Oyo South: Alli floors PDP’s Tegbe, NNPP’s Gbogbolomo at tribunal
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ibadan, has upheld the election of Senator Sharafadeen Alli of All Progressives Congress (APC), as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The panel delivered the judgment on Wednesday when it dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the district, […]
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Tribunal strikes out evidence by 10 out of Obi/LP’s 13 witnesses, dismisses LP’s 25% FCT votes claim
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has struck out the evidence of 10 out of the 13 witnesses called by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) in support of their petition against the election of President Bola Tinubu. In a judgment delivered today September 6, the court held that the witnesses, who were subpoenaed […]
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Presidential Tribunal to deliver judgement September 6, to allow live broadcast
The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Monday, September 4. He mentioned that the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations. […]
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Presidential Tribunal Session Stalled As INEC Witnesses Fail To Show Up
The presidential election petition tribunal Monday session has been stalled following the absence of witnesses. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was expected to present a witness while opening the defence today, July 3. Although they had three witnesses to call, none of them was present in court. The lawyer said the first witness had […]
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Tribunal Sacks Adeleke Declares Oyetola Winner Of Osun Guber Election
The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing the All Progressives Congress’ Adegboyega Oyetola’s petition against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke on Friday annulled the result of the July 16 Osun governorship poll. Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision, declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not comply substantially with the […]
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