Elections
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A tribunal sitting in Umuahia the Abia State capital, has ordered a rerun of the election between Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia North senatorial district and Mao Ohuabunwa of the PDP. According to the tribunal, the election is expected to take place within the next 90 days in some wards in Ohafia, Arochukwu, Isuikwuato, […]
Senator Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West at the National Assembly, says the judiciary remained as an aroma of democracy. Okorocha who spoke in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, SAM ONWUEMEODO, after the tribunal affirmed his 2019 election as Senator representing Imo West. The election petition tribunal had dismissed petitions filed by candidates of […]
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the Kaduna State capital has upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as duly elected governor of the State. Delivering judgment on Monday, chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Ibrahim Bako, says that the petitioner, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Isah Ashiru was unable to […]
Imo State Independent Electoral Commission says its verification exercise will begin tomorrow, 10th September across the 27 local government area. In a press release signed by the state chairman, Barr. JULIUS ONYENU-CHEYA, said the exercise will kick off from ihhitte/uboma at 11:30am while obowo local government is slated for 1:30 PM respectively. ONYENU-CHEYA […]
The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra state has confirmed Mrs Stella Oduah as the validly elected senator representing Anambra North senatorial district. Dr. Chinedu Emmanuel Emeka of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had dragged Senator Oduah before the tribunal challenging her victory at tribunal. He alleged that Oduah was not […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal commenced sitting on Monday with Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba as the new replacement for Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. Garuba, who is the Presiding Justice of the Lagos Division appeared during the sitting with a five-man panel as the new chairman of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. In his welcome address, the […]
The PDP has alleged that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN is involving himself in plots to scuttle the collation of the results of Rivers State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The PDP in a statement on Sunday asked Malami to restrain himself […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, March 28, 2019, to conduct the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa State. The electoral body announced this on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. It explained that the exercise would be conducted in 14 local government areas of the state, with a total of 40,988 registered […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has that it will continue collation of results in Rivers state while resuming collation in Bauchi by appointing a new returning officer. This clarification was made by INEC’s director of voter education and publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Mr Osaze-Uzzi made […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Plateau and Adamawa States inconclusive. Returning officers for the election in both states made the declaration on Monday in separate announcements at their respective collation centres. In Jos, the Plateau State capital, Professor Richard Kimbir announced that the margin of a lead of […]
