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7 Dec
Secretary to the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike, has said that gunmen carted away petitions of four parties challenging the election victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, in the November 11, 2023 poll, the police report has said
6 Dec
All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has said the alleged attack on the secretary of the Election Petition Tribunal, Mike David, has further exposed the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to its own atrocities against democracy.
18 Oct 2023
• 1,209 out of 1,280 elective offices to be decided by court verdict • Free, fair, credible elections held in only 71 polls, representing 5.55% • 24 out of 28 guber cases for court validation • Umpire earmarked N3 billion to defend decisions in court • Electorates blame INEC, politicians, lawyers for flawed democracy • We…
7 Oct 2023
One of the latest judgement delivered by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Lafia, last Monday in favor of Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was a judgement of two against one by the three-man tribunal judges. The panel, made up of Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, chairman; Justices Chiemelie Onaga and Ibrahim…
2 Oct 2023
The Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Yola on Monday affirmed the election of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Umar Ardo, and his party had challenged Fintiri’s victory before the tribunal, alleging corrupt practices, threat and violence at the election. Ardo, who joined…
24 Sep 2023
The Election Petition Tribunal has declared Rauf Olawale Sulaiman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Amuwo-Odofin II Constituency election held on March 18, 2023.
12 Sep 2023
The election petition tribunal in Kano State, yesterday, nullified the election of Idris DanKawu of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Munnir DanAgundi, winner of the Kumbotso federal constituency ballot. DanAgundi’s victory came less than 24 hours after the tribunal nullified the election of Datti Umar, representing Madobi/Kura/Garum-Malam federal…
13 Jul 2023
Proceedings at the governorship election petition tribunal, sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital took another dimension yesterday, as some of the witnesses called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confessed to have used different signatures in their witness statements, other than the one they used regularly on daily basis.
15 May 2023
The National Industrial Court has ordered a school, Trinity Model Academy, to pay its former staff member, Mrs Lucy Agabo, N2 million for psychological trauma which resulted from unlawful termination of her employment.
8 May 2023
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to influence the outcome of petitions currently pending before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
18 Apr 2023
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos, yesterday, granted an ex-parte motion brought before it by Labour Party’s (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Gbadegbo Rhodes-Vivour, for a substituted service on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

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