POLITICS

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver judgement on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in the cases of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. The PDP presidential candidate and his LP counterpart […]

The Chairman of the Supreme Court panel hearing the appeals against the election of President Bola Tinubu, Justice John Okoro, said on Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer in the February presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, must prove the allegation of certificate forgery levelled against the ex-Lagos State governor beyond reasonable doubt. Okoro handed […]

The Lagos State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has asked the President of the Court of Appeal Justice Monica Dongbam-Mensem to transfer the hearing of his appeal to Abuja. In a letter dated October 23, 2023, and addressed to Justice Dongbam-Mensem, […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Supreme Court to admit fresh documents against President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the court on Monday, his lead counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, described the matter as a grave and constitutional matter. He urged the court to adopt the application and grant their […]

The PDP youth leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State have condemned the continued stay of the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, outside the state. Governor Akeredolu last month returned to the country after a medical vacation in Germany, and has since been staying at his personal residence in Ibadan Oyo State capital.  […]

The final legal battle over the number one seat will begin on Monday October 23, following the listing of the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. The notice of hearing in […]

Police operatives and their counterparts in the Directorate of State Security (DSS) have stormed Ondo Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The armed security operatives stationed their vehicles outside the secretariat. Spokesman for the Ondo PDP, Kennedy Peretei, said the presence of the security operatives was to prevent a planned peaceful protest by youths […]

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South Senatorial District has dumped the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a brief plenary session on Thursday,  Ubah’s defection was due to irreconcilable differences in the YPP. Ubah, however, did not explain the irreconcilable […]

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging his victory in the 2023 presidential election. The President described the appeal as abusive in nature and prayed for its dismissal. The President insisted that the PDP presidential candidate […]

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to save Nigeria and himself from what he described as “protracted embarrassment and undue anxiety” over the controversy surrounding his certificate. He was speaking in light of what has transpired recently where a US court […]