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Petition filed by Segun Adewale, otherwise known as Aeroland, against the election of Senator Ogunleye Suleiman Olalekan is to be heard at the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday. Adewale, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, and Olalekan, a.k.a Yayi contested for Lagos west senatorial seat, but won by the latter. …
November, 2015
October, 2015
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20 October
Rivers Tribunal: APC Accuses Tribunal Of Deliberate Time Wasting
The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has condemned the delay of judgement and record of proceedings by the Rivers State National and State House of Assembly election petitions tribunal sitting in Abuja. The party’s candidate in the 28 March senatorial election in the state, Magnus Abe, has said …
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20 October
APGA Faults Anambra Tribunal, Heads To Appeal Court
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Anambra chapter, has rejected the election petitions tribunal judgments involving their candidates in the last general elections in the state. Tony Ifeanya, APGA’s Secretary in the state, said at a news conference in Awka on Monday that the party would contest the judgments at the …
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16 October
Tribunal Upholds El-Rufai’s Election
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has affirmed the election of Nasiru el-Rufai of the All progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Kaduna state. The governor had been dragged before the tribunal by Polycarp Danladi of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), who came third in the 11 April …
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11 October
PDP Says DSS Orders Rivers Tribunal To Disfavour It
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says the Department of State Security, DSS, summoned election tribunal judges in Rivers state and some others, directing them to disfavour the party in various petitions being heard. Olisa Metuh, PDP spokesman, pointed the Rivers tribunal judges were specifically summoned last Friday to the DSS office, …
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7 October
Tribunal Sacks Yobe Rep. Over Lack Of Educational Qualification
The Yobe Legislative Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Sabo Garba of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) representing Nangere/Potiskum for lack of educational qualification. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice Frances Ikponmwen, gave the nullification order while delivering judgment in a petition filed by Ali Yakubu …
September, 2015
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30 September
Tribunal Nullifies PDP Senator Bashir Marafa Election
The election of a Peoples Democratic Party senator, Bashir Marafa, representing Taraba Central Senatorial district has been nullified by the election tribunal in Jalingo, Taraba state. In a ruling today, the tribunal ordered that the candidate of the All progressives Congress (APC), Yusuf A. Yusuf to be given the Certificate …
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12 September
Wike’s Election Unacceptable In Democracy – INEC
Charles Okoye, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Friday said the 11 April governorship election in Rivers state was not properly conducted. Okoye appeared as a witness for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, who is challenging the return of Nyesome Wike of …
August, 2015
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20 August
Rivers, Akwa Ibom APC Governorship Petitions Suffer Setback At Tribunal
Dakuku Peterside and Umana Umana, All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidates for Rivers and Akwa Ibom states respectively, Wednesday had their separate requests for relocation of electoral materials used for the last election turned down. Both petitioners, who had earlier been granted the leave by the Rivers, and Akwa …
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15 August
Wike, INEC, Ask Tribunal To Dismiss Peterside’s Petition Over N100 Filing Fee
For failing to pay a specified N100 for the filing of pre-hearing notices, Dakuku Peterside’s petition challenging the return of Nyesom Wike as Rivers state governor must be dismissed, Wike, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said this. They cited a precedent in which Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate …