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Courts should consider public opinion in judgements – Prof. Falola
Renowned scholar, Prof. Toyin Falola has stated that public opinion should not be discarded in the administration of justice in Nigeria. Prof. Falola was reacting to the judgement of thr Court of Appeal and Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, according too Abraham Lincoln, democracy is for the people and this is what…
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Appeal Court fixes Monday for hearing of Kano Governor, Yusuf, election case
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday for hearing in the appeal of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against his All Progressive Congress (APC) rival, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. The governor had filed an appeal to challenge the nullification of his election by the Kano Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had nullified…
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Tinubu presents APC flag to Uzodinma, Ododo, Sylva ahead of Nov 11 elections
President Bola Tinubu has presented the All Progressive Congress, APC, party flags to the governorship candidates of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa state, Hope Uzodinma, Usman Ododo and Timipre Sylva ahead of the governorship elections in the states scheduled for November 11. The president made the presentation to the candidates at the State House in Abuja on Thursday while receiving the…
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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sworn in as Kogi-Central senator
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (People’s Democratic Party-Kogi State) has taken the oath of office and allegiance as senator representing Kogi-Central at the National Assembly. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath on Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday. This followed the judgement of the Appeal Court, which declared her as the winner of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly…
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Rivers Crisis: Lagos Lawmakers back Wike’s loyalists, ask Fubara not to meddle into legislative affairs
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly on Tuesday threw their weight behind the lawmakers loyal to the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, condemning the burning of the Chamber of the Rivers state House of Assembly. The lawmakers also called on the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to adhere strictly to the provisions of the constitution by not…
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BREAKING: Tinubu mediates in Rivers political crisis
President Tinubu has intervened in the political crisis in Rivers State. He is currently engaged in discussions with both parties to restore peace in the state. Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed made this known while addressing journalists after the maiden Police Council meeting under the Tinubu administration. Both Governor Fubara and the FCT minister Wike were present at the…
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Rivers crisis: PDP breaks silence, asks actors to sheathe swords
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked all actors in the crisis in Rivers State to sheath the swords and allow for peace. This was contained in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Tuesday. There had been reports of a fallout between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Governor…
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Kwara LG polls: Call Abdulrazaq to order over planned postponement- PDP tells Tinubu, Fagbemi
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi SAN to prevail on governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq over his planned postponement of local government election. The party through its State Chairman Rt. Hon. Babatunde Mohammed called on the AGF to immediately use his…
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Atiku should end his presidential ambition, says Presidency
…APC urges former VP to accept defeat The Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have advised former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, to end his ambition to be president and stop polluting the political atmosphere. The Presidency was reacting to Atiku’s press conference on Monday, condemning the Supreme Court’s…
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Atiku says Nigeria is doomed with Supreme Court’s judgement affirming Tinubu’s election
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Election, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the Supreme Court judgment that upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll. At a world press conference held at the PDP Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, 30th October, 2023, Abubakar said that the Supreme Court…
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