The national peace committee (NPC) says it was pushed to persuade the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to annul the 2023 presidential election. Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state and NPC chair, spoke on Friday during the presentation of the NPC’s 106-page report on the 2023 elections. The report is titled ‘Nigeria’s Pursuit of Electoral
The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices says the last general election in Nigeria reflected the will of the populace despite widespread irregularities. The report published by the bureau of democracy, human rights, and labour, US Department of State, highlights human rights practices and violations in different countries, including Nigeria. The report stated
Court of Appeal Abuja, affirms the declaration of Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Upholds the Judgment of the Adamawa state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. More to follow…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Sokoto state. In a three-member panel of the court’s Sokoto division, which sat in Abuja held, in a unanimous judgment on Monday that the appellants failed to prove their case. The
Hoodlums have invaded and attacked vote buyers at the pulling units inside All Saints Anglican Church Egbu, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. Our correspondent who visited the venue on Saturday afternoon after the incident ,gathered that gunmen walked inside the Anglican church which has about four pulling units and carted away
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday, nullified the ruling of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, which removed the lawmaker representing Isikwuato Umunneochi Federal Constituency in Abia State, Rep Amobi Ogah. The tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued
The Independent National Electoral Commission will get N18bn for the conduct of the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections. The polls are billed for November 11, 2023, and according to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu, the electoral umpire will get the fund out of the N2.1 trillion 2023 supplementary budget.
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday over the Supreme Court’s verdict to dismiss his appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Below is the full text of his speech: Someone asked me
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, says he will not leave the political arena despite the Supreme Court verdict of October 26, 2023 that affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu. “As for me and my party, this phase of work is
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and affirmed the ruling of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal that upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All-Progressives Congress as the winner of the February 25, 2023. More to follow….