Politics

The Supreme Court has also reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, against the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The suit is seeking to set aside the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) and the Appeals Court. Obi and the LP had …

The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the last general election, Omoyele Sowore, on Saturday demanded the resignation of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Sowore, who spoke at a townhall meeting in Akure, said it has become necessary to rescue the state from the few individuals allegedly siphoning the resources of the state. He also challenged the state …

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on the appeal the candidate of the Labour Party, (LP,) Mr. Peter Obi, filed to challenge the outcome of the presidential election that was held on February 25. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Inyang Okoro, okayed the matter for judgement, after all the parties adopted their briefs of …

The Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has frozen the accounts of the local government administrations in the state. He took over as acting governor after Akeredolu travelled abroad for another round of medical check-ups during the week. Before the development, Aiyedatiwa had been involved in a running battle with his boss and the state House of Assembly, which initiated …

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) political party against the election victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February election. The petition was dismissed after the party withdrew its case in the suit. In dismissing the suit, Justice John Okoro, chairman of the seven-man panel said, “This appeal having been withdrawn without …

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olisa Agbakoba has come down hard on the current Supreme Court of Nigeria, describing it as the “worst” in his 45 years of legal practice. Agbakoba said this on Friday in Abuja at a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The colloquium was attended by …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the establishment of the PCNGI was a demonstration of the president’s readiness to ease the pain caused by the removal of …

The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has dismissed a suit filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi seeking to nullify the governorship primary election victory of Ahmed Usman Ododo as the flagbearer of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State for the November 11 poll. While dismissing the suit, the appellate court which deliberated on the matter on Friday, …

The governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo, has lamented the unending political crisis currently rocking the state which she said was affecting the businesses and the livelihood of the people. Itubo, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday, also called on the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom …

The Senate has recommended the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve its efficiency ahead of future elections in the country. In a communiqué issued at the end of its retreat in Ikot Ikpene, Akwa-Ibom State, the Red Chamber also resolved to make electronic transmission of results mandatory from the 2027 general elections. The communiqué was made …