Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
15 Sep 2023
Lawyers are hardly on the same page on issues of law. They do not ever agree on points of law, on interpretation of laws and what constitutes the letters and spirit of a law. Sometimes the law of evidence is given scant attention. Brilliance, eloquence is everything. Brilliance is defined by how much you know…
7 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Nigerians as well educated, dynamic, collaborative, forward-looking people and hardworking. Tinubu said this in a video on Channels Television X handle, while reacting to the outcome of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday in Abuja. The five justices in the Court of Appeal in Abuja unanimously dismissed…
6 Sep 2023
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s Petition for 25 percent of votes in Abuja needed to win the presidential election. According to the court, Federal capital territory FCT residents have no special privileges as the petitioners claimed. The court also rejected the reports of…
6 Sep 2023
The Police Force said it has concluded arrangements to arraign in court a man identified as Nnamdi Emmanuel Ibezim for cyberstalking the former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. The police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Wednesday, said Ibezim will be arraigned once the court resumes following a report from Priory Terrace…
5 Sep 2023
In its bid to fortify security architecture and forestall any breakdown of law and order across the country as a result of the forthcoming Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Judgment scheduled to be passed on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the Nigeria Police Force said it has strengthened its deployment across the length and breadth of Nigeria.…
5 Sep 2023
Ahead of Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resorted to serious fasting and prayers. The fasting and prayers season which was equally attended by staff commenced last Monday and ended on Tuesday with a special prayer session at the party's national secretariat in Abuja.…
17 Aug 2023
Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, the Catholic Action Nigeria, and Catholics in Politics and Business Leaders’ Forum have called for impartiality ahead of ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Speaking on behalf of the group at a joint press conference in Abuja, yesterday, a former presidential aspirant and the chairman, Catholics in Politics…
8 Aug 2023
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has petitioned the Department of State Service (DSS) to investigate the peddlers of fake news about his alleged involvement in the drafting of the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).
19 Jun 2023
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has once more adjourned the petition filed before it by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) till Wednesday, June 21, 2023 for hearing.
6 Jun 2023
As labour unions warm up for industrial action against the recent petroleum subsidy removal, many Nigerians and of course, observers from across the world are wondering about its likely implications for the ongoing election petition at the tribunal.