BREAKING: Enugu Governorship Tribunal dismisses Edeoga’s petition, affirms Mbah

On Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Peter Mbah was confirmed as governor by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which was in session in Enugu State. The Labour Party, LP’s Barr Chijioke Edeoga disputed Mbah’s election. Edeoga’s petition was based in large part on Mbah’s alleged forging of a National Youth Service Corps, or... Read More

Court sacks Taraba PDP chairman

Abubakar Bawa, the People’s Democratic Party’s Taraba State chapter chairman, has been dismissed by a high court. Alhaji Inuwa Bakari was reinstated as acting party chairman by the court, which ruled that his tenure in office was “invalid, unconstitutional, and null and void.” The People’s Democratic Party and Abubakar Bawa were named defendants in... Read More

BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses PDP suit against Tinubu, Shettima

The inauguration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima has received the legal seal of approval from the Supreme Court. On Friday, the Court denied the Peoples Democratic Party PDP’s request to be disqualified from the 2023 presidential election. The PDP’s petition for Tinubu and Shettima’s disqualification was declared to have... Read More

Atiku wins as court upholds consolidation of petitions against Tinubu’s election

In relation to the consolidation of the three petitions contesting Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eligibility and the declaration of his victory in the presidential election of February 25, the Presidential Election Petition Court, or PEPC, has upheld the position of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for president, Atiku Abubakar. The three petitions filed by... Read More

Tribunal Hears Atiku’s Petition

The hearing of the lawsuit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its nominee, Atiku Abubakar, was resumed by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday. The application for live coverage of proceedings is currently being heard by the court. The request, dated May 5 and filed on May 7, asking the court... Read More

Hearing in Atiku’s petition against Tinubu’s victory shifted to May 18

Further pre-hearing session in the petition of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been shifted to May 18, 2023. Atiku’s petition, like those of Peter Obi and the Labour Party, was postponed at the request of the lawyers involved in the case so that they could... Read More

BREAKING: Atiku Storms Presidential Election Petition Tribunal

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for president in the most recent presidential election, stormed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to observe hearings on his petition challenging Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the election’s winners. At about 8:30 a.m., the former vice president showed up in... Read More

Supreme Court Upholds Adeleke’s Victory

Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appealed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s (Ademola Adeleke’s) election as governor of Osun State, and the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal on Tuesday. The supreme court affirmed the Appeal Court’s decision to uphold Adeleke’s election as the state governor in its decision, which was read out... Read More

Presidential election petition adjourns to May 10

The presidential election petition tribunal postponed its meeting until May 10 in order to consider cases brought before it that contested the results of the 2023 presidential election. One of the Labour Party, LP’s spokespersons, Kenneth Okonkwo, shared this information on Monday in a tweet. “Following a brief pre-hearing trial, the matter was continued... Read More

PDP’s lawsuit against Tinubu and Shettima is rejected by the court of Appeal

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) petition asking for Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima to be disqualified from running for president and vice president of the All Progressives Congress was rejected by the court of appeal in Abuja. Shettima’s selection as Tinubu’s running mate, violated the terms of sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2) of... Read More