POLITICS

Friday, 27 October 2023 05:00

‘Sacred fabric of justice and good conscience shredded by Supreme Court’s verdict’ affirming Tinubu’s flawed election - LP

Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgement of the supreme court affirming the victory of President Bola Tinubu. In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the seven-member panel of the apex court dismissed the petitions of Peter Obi of the LP and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. Reacting to the verdict, Julius Abure, LP national chairman, called on the international community to rise and defend democracy in Nigeria. Abure also described the judgement as “shocking and surprising”. “The leadership of Labour Party watched as the sacred fabric of justice and…

Thursday, 26 October 2023 11:46

Supreme Court upholds Tinubu's election win

Nigeria's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu's election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals, who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities. The ruling will give the 71-year-old Tinubu a clear mandate to govern Africa's most populous nation, which is grappling with double-digit inflation, foreign currency shortages, a weakening naira, widespread insecurity and crude oil theft. Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999 after three decades of almost uninterrupted military rule, but accusations of ballot-rigging and fraud have followed its electoral cycles. The judgment by seven Supreme Court judges, which…

Thursday, 26 October 2023 04:45

Supreme Court delivers judgement today on Atiku, Obi’s appeals against verdict affirming Tinubu’s election

The Supreme Court has slated Thursday (today) for judgement on the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, Peter Obi. The judgement will lay to rest the legal disputes over the 25 February presidential election. Atiku and Obi had appealed against the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which dismissed their petitions challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential election and affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. Director of Information of the Supreme Court, Festus Akande, confirmed the information to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja. Supreme…

Wednesday, 25 October 2023 04:52

INEC needs to probe why upload of presidential election results to IReV failed - Jega

Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission must probe why the presidential poll results failed to upload to the INEC results viewing portal (IReV). Speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Jega said as a former chairman of the commission, he could relate to many of the challenges faced during the general election. “And if you are so confident with the planning process, and at the end of it all, there is a failure somewhere, you will take the blame because you are the leader,” he said. “But it does…

Wednesday, 25 October 2023 04:51

Obi, again, takes on Tinubu, urges judiciary to rescue Nigeria from ‘dubious, duplicitous characters and identity fraudsters’

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has, in his latest jibe at President Bola Tinubu, said titles don’t honour men but men bring honour to titles. In a veiled reference to the President, Obi in a statement posted to his verified X handle on Tuesday, declared that identity crisis and controversies have continued to haunt the Nigerian citadel of power since the February 25, 2023 presidential elections. He said: “There is this saying that ‘It is not titles that honour men, but men honour titles’. “The lofty titles that decorate people in power have little meaning if there…

Monday, 23 October 2023 14:15

Supreme Court hears Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu’s election; reserves judgment

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Supreme Court to admit fresh documents against President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the court on Monday, his lead counsel, Chris Uche, described the matter as a grave and constitutional matter. He urged the court to adopt the application and grant their request. Presenting his argument, he said, “The issue involving Tinubu’s certificate is a weighty, grave, and constitutional one, which the Supreme Court should admit. I urge the court to admit the fresh evidence of President Tinubu’s academic records from CSU presented by Atiku. The Supreme Court…

Monday, 23 October 2023 14:14

Supreme Court dismisses APM’s appeal against Tinubu after plaintiff’s withdrawal of case

The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the Presidential Election Petition Court’s judgement affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory. “This appeal having been withdrawn without objection (from the respondents) is hereby dismissed,” Okoro said. The APM appeal challenged the eligibility of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The contention was based on an allegation of Shettima’s double nomination as a vice presidential candidate and senatorial candidate in the same election cycle. But the Supreme Court had in May decided a similar case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Tinubu…

Sunday, 22 October 2023 04:55

Atiku tells Supreme Court in fresh filing why Tinubu’s academic record should be admitted in evidence

As the Supreme Court gets set to hear appeals seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that nothing ought to stop the apex court from accepting his fresh evidence. Atiku stated this in a reply on the point of law he filed to counter objections that Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, raised to query the admissibility of documents that were released to him by the Chicago State University, CSU, in the United States…

Sunday, 22 October 2023 04:54

Former INEC chair Jega suggests far-reaching reforms to make elections credible in Nigeria. Here are his proposals

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has called for an amendments to the Electoral Act, 2022. He said though the country’s electoral law could be said to be the best in Nigeria’s history, it is not perfect; and there was the need for further amendments to remove ambiguities, clarify and strengthen some of its sections. Jega spoke at a two-day retreat organised for senators by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The amendments, he said, should make the electronic transmission of results mandatory from the…

Friday, 20 October 2023 04:48

Supreme court begins hearing appeals challenging Tinubu’s victory on Monday

The supreme court will on Monday hear the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the judgment which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. The court sent out hearing notices to the counsels for the respective parties on Thursday. Abubakar and the PDP had filed a petition challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. Among several issues raised, the petitioners alleged that the election was fraught with irregularities and substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act. They also alleged that Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima were not qualified to contest and…

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Friday, 20 October 2023 04:47

Here are the 7 Justices of Supreme Court that’ll decide on appeals by Atiku, Obi against Tinubu’s election

The Supreme Court has constituted a seven-member panel of justices to hear the appeal in the petitions filed by three presidential candidates challenging the outcome of the February 25 election. The notices for the hearing were served on the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Chichi Ojei. The notices signed by Zainab M. Garba in the office of the registrar, said by the Order 2 Rule 1(2) of the Supreme Court’s Rules 1985 as amended, the notice is deemed as sufficiently served…

Thursday, 19 October 2023 04:59

Reject ‘technicalities’, accept Tinubu’s academic record as fresh evidence, Atiku pleads with Supreme Court

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the supreme court to grant his application seeking to tender fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar also asked the court to overlook technicalities to allow him to present the evidence in the interest of justice. The former vice-president and his party are challenging Tinubu’s victory at the presidential poll and the verdict of the election tribunal upholding the outcome of the February 25 election. Abubakar had alleged that Tinubu’s academic records were fraught with discrepancies and forgeries. His request for the US court for the northern district…

Thursday, 19 October 2023 04:58

‘The thief knows who stole the item’, Babachir Lawal replies APC over alleged stolen mandate by Tinubu

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, is insisting that Peter Obi, candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, defeated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawal had raised dust when he said the candidate who came third according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) won the election. Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the APC, had asked Lawal to refrain from peddling falsehood. Morka, who described Lawal as a burden to himself, said the former SGF was in need of counselling. In a lengthy statement…

Wednesday, 18 October 2023 05:02

IReV for public viewing, not results collation platform - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system. INEC director of ICT, Paul Omokore, gave the clarification in his presentation titled, “The role of BVAS, IReV for Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship elections” at a two-day capacity workshop for journalists in Akwanga, headquarters of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Omokore called on journalists and members of the public not to confuse uploading of polling unit results to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), with electronic transmission of results. He said INEC Bimodal Voter Accreditation…

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