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Tinubu Warns Election Tribunal of Potential Anarchy if FCT’s Status and 25% Votes Requirement is Misinterpreted; Tobi Amusan Sets New Record at Silesia Diamond League | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Tinubu Warns Election Tribunal of Potential Anarchy if FCT's Status and 25% Votes Requirement Misinterpreted Tobi Amusan Sets New Record at Silesia Diamond League Senate Denies Financial Benefit to Members…
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Peter Obi meets Lagos woman attacked by hoodlums during presidential election; INEC seeks to modify order granting Obi and Atiku access to election materials | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Peter Obi meets Lagos woman attacked by hoodlums during presidential election INEC seeks to modify order granting Obi and Atiku access to election materials Soludo denies involvement in alleged plot…
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Opinion: PDP, Ize-Iyamu, why do you persecute the law?
by Idemudia Oviosun If, by virtue of some beneficial imagination, or a heightened sense of humour, we assumed that Heaven, that place of joy immense, saw the need for some…
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Sacked Taraba governor says tribunal judgment was ‘accidental’
The sacked Governor of Taraba state, Dairus Ishaku, says the ruling of the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, is an anomaly. The tribunal had removed Ishaku, and ordered that the…
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Opinion: Making sense of the judgement of the Taraba Election Tribunal
The judgment of the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal delivered on Saturday is raising dust in Nigeria's political circle and as expected many commentators, particularly those with partisan interests and many…
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Kolapo Olapoju: Mama Taraba’s quest to be first female elected governor in Nigeria
On April 11 2015, womenfolk, feminists and progressives were almost certain that Senator Aisha Alhassan would be victorious in the Taraba state governorship election. Many were convinced that Alhassan would emerge…
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Delta state governor’s election upheld by tribunal
The election of Ifeanyi Okowa, as the governor of Delta state, has been upheld by the election tribunal. The Delta State Governorship Election petition sitting in Asaba, on Monday, validated the…
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BREAKING: Senator Buruji Kashamu’s election nullified by tribunal
Senator Buruji Kashamu, representing Ogun East Senatorial district, has been sacked as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ogun state nullified Kashamu's election…
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PDP chieftains flogged by thugs at Ogun election tribunal
Political thugs attacked the Ogun state Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for about an hour, on Tuesday, September 29. The thugs, who were armed with canes and other…
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“I can’t read” | What Akpabio’s witness said today in Akwa Ibom election tribunal
The supposed graduate was one of the witnesses of former governor Godswill Akpabio, at the Akwa Ibom National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday. Stanley Annah, said he could not see nor read,…
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INEC says total accredited voters in Rivers election was inflated by 1 million
A representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has testified that only 293,072 persons were accredited to vote during the April 11 gubernatorial polls in Rivers state. The INEC official, Abimbola Oladunjoye,…
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“DSS, APC want to take Akwa Ibom, which belongs to us” – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, has accused the All progressives Congress of being in cahoot with the Department of State Security to upturn the Akwa Ibom state governorship elections won by Udom…
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Wike loses 3 times against Dakuku in Rivers election tribunal
Governor Nyesom Wike had a bad day at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday. Dakuku Peterside of the All Progressives Congress is challenging his election,…
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Alex Otti may have been approached to sell his election petition… but will he play ball?
No, he won't play ball. Alex Otti, former Diamond bank boss, turned governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Abia State, says he will not negotiate with the state…
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Stop behaving like Orubebe | APC appears to be telling Jega
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has advised the outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC], Prof. Attahiru Jega, to be watchful of his unguarded utterances…
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No jokes, PDP youth in Lagos will be ‘praying and fasting’ for Agbaje
by Kolapo Olapoju The youth of the Peoples Democratic Party will be embarking on a fasting and praying spree for defeated governorship aspirant in the state, Jimi Agbaje. Why? So…
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In a few hours, we’ll know if Fayose will remain Governor of Ekiti
by Kolapo Olapoju For all his daredevilry and brazenness, Ayo Fayose will undoubtedly be mellow at the moment... at least for the next few hours. The Ekiti state governor will…
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Election tribunal dismisses Omisore’s petition against Aregbesola
by Kolapo Olapoju Iyiola Omisore has lost his bid to unseat Rauf Aregbesola as the governor of Osun state. An election tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate…
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Tribunal upholds @GovAyoFayose’s election
by Kolapo Olapoju An election tribunal court has upheld the election of Ayo Fayose as governor of Ekiti state. Following the June 21 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
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The APC has something to say about Osun elections tribunal (READ)
by Mayowa Aboah The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called for the dissolution of the Osun Governorship Election Tribunal, due to the removal of Justice I.M. Bako, the former Chairman…
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‘Stop playing stone age politics’ – PDP Youth Circuit denounces Bola Tinubu over Babajide Obanikoro
by Isi Esene The Youth Circuit of the Peoples Democratic Party are threatening fire and brimstone over what it described as the "desperate antics" of the Action Congress of Nigeria…
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Here we go again: PDP to challenge Edo governorship election result
by Stanley Azuakola Just when we were about to cheer that no party was going to contest the results of the Edo State gubernatorial election in which Governor Adams Oshiomhole…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy