By Emeka Okafor The National Assembly Election Petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State Thursday upheld the victory of Obi Aguocha of the Labour Party (LP). The three man panel of the tribunal in its ruling, dismissed the petition by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Rt. Hon Chinedum Orji seeking to nullify the […]
By Nosa Àkeñzua The Delta Election Petitions Tribunal has declared Michael Diden, alias Ejele winner of the Delta South Senatorial District’s election. The tribunal voided the victory of Joel Onowakpo – Thomas of the All Progressives Congress, who was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission. During its sitting in Asaba, the tribunal declared […]
The Presidential tribunal Petition Court has commenced the delivery of judgment on the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The five-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani commenced the reading of the judgement. Tsammani disclosed that he would not read everything in the […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) is set to rule on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election today, Wednesday 6th September 2023. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 polls. However, the result was challenged in […]
By Godwin Anyebe The Federal Government has constituted the Advertising Offences Tribunal and appointed a chairman and four other members to adjudicate over offences created under Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria Act No.23 of 2022, Code of Advertising Practice, Standard of Practice, Proclamation, and other relevant enactments made pursuant to the Act. The Tribunal is […]
Similar request granted 3 other parties By Idibia Gabriel Kaduna State Governorship Election Tribunal, Northwest sitting in Kaduna has granted the guber candidate Isa Ashiru Kudan and People’s Democratic Party (PDP), request to serve the governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani via a substituted means of service. This followed a motion experte moved by the PDP and […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has called on the executive arm of government to ensure adequate funding i of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to enable it adjudicate on corruption related cases. Committee Chairman, Senator Ayo Akinyelure bemoaned insufficient budgetary allocations to the Tribunal while wondering why CCT […]
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, dismissed the suit by Natasha Akpoti, Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate in the Nov. 16, 2019 governorship election against Governor Yahaya Bello. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpoti and her party, SDP, had filed a petition, asking the tribunal to nullify the victory of Governor […]
Nigeria is an unfortunate country on many flanks. There is nowhere this misfortune is expressed more pungently than in the National Assembly (NASS). The two chambers of our national parliament have the penchant to engage in actions which are inconsistent with popular cause and mocks the national interest they are supposed to jealously protect. Some […]
The Tax Appeal Tribunal, sitting in Lagos has ruled as lawful an assessment in an additional tax liability of N1.738, 481,875.33 issued to Prime Plastichem Nigeria Limited (PPNL) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The tribunal also said the amount is the correct income tax which the PPNL should pay on its profit for […]
…Tribunal extends pre-hearing period till Thursday The runner up in the November 16, 2019 Kogi State governorship election, Engineer Musa Wada, on Monday, listed a total of 259 witnesses he intends to call to give evidence at the tribunal in support of his case. Wada and his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had in December […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has refuted reports that he directed the transfer of an election petition being heard by the tribunal in Delta state. He issued the disclaimer through a statement by the Supreme Court Director, Press and Information, Dr. Akande Festus. The chief justice said that there was never a […]
The African Action Congress ( AAC) has asked the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the defeated African Action Congress ( AAC) Governorship Candidate, Engr Biokpomabo Awara against the election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for lacking in merit. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice Kingsley Orjiako announced that the […]
The Presidential Election Tribunal has ruled against Atiku Abubakar and his party, for raising criminal allegations of intimidation, harassment and corruption against security personnel and some named persons. The tribunal ruled against this act saying that it was wrong as both are not parties to their petitions. It was one of applications filed by the […]
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday has sacked, Lazarus Ogbe, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, representing Ezza South/Ikwo federal constituency. The Tribunal, then declared the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for Ezza South/Ikwo federal constituency of the state, for the February 23rd National Assembly elections, Comrade Chinedu […]
The petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February 23, 2019 poll, has been reserved by the presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, on Wednesday. The five-man tribunal which was led by Justice Mohammed Garba, announced this after listening to […]
A witness to the petitioners at the Ekiti Election Tribunal, holding in Abuja, on Wednesday disowned an exhibit tendered and urged the tribunal not to use it. The petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate in the Ekiti July 14 governorship election, Prof. Olusola Kolapo had approached the tribunal to challenge the outcome […]
Langtang North chairmanship candidate and the People Democratic Party PDP’s alledge winner in the just concluded Langtang North local government Council election Hon. Ubandoma Joshua Laven has vow to do everything possible within the ambit of the law to ensure he recover his stolen mandate which the people gave him in a free, fair and […]
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, which began sitting on Monday has been relocated to another venue, following complaints and cases of insecurity around the Ekiti State High Court in Ado- Ekiti by lawyers. Through the venue to be used is unknown, strong indications have emerged that the tribunal’s sitting may be […]
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has shifted the adoption of final written addresses by counsel in the trial of the Senate President Dr. Olubukola Saraki for false assets declaration to March 8. The adoption which was slated for Tuesday by the Chairman of the tribunal Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar could not hold following complaint […]