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US court denies urgent request to release classified information on Tinubu
A US court has rejected an urgent request to speed up the disclosure of classified information on President Bola Tinubu by some American agencies. The decision was made by Judge Beryl Howell on Monday. The plaintiff, Aaron Greenspan, had sued the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court reserves judgement in appeal against Tinubu’s victory
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement in the appeals filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential poll. The seven-member panel of justices, led by Justice John Okoro, heard the arguments of the appellants and the respondents and adjourned the case for…
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Supreme Court dismisses APM’s appeal challenging Tinubu’s election victory
The Supreme Court on Monday, dismissed an appeal by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The appeal questioned the eligibility of President Tinubu and his running mate, Vice President Kashim Shettima, based on an allegation that Shettima was nominated for two positions in the same election. However, the…
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LIVE: Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, NSA arrive Supreme Court, as hearing in Atiku, Obi, APM’s appeals begin amidst tight security
11:330am: “This appeal is reserved for judgement until a date to be communicated to parties,” Justice Okoro says. 11:20am: Olanipekun, Mahmood, Olujimi all ask the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal. 11:13am: Next case is Obi’s appeal challenging Tinubu’s victory. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, announces appearance for Obi. 11:00am: The APM lawyer now moves to withdraw the appeal. He says, “I…
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APC USA denounces fake NADECO plot to discredit Tinubu
The leadership of All Progressives Congress USA has issued a press statement to counter the allegations made by a group claiming to be the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) USA. The group had announced a World Press Conference to question the educational credentials of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the press statement signed by Professor Tai Balofin, the Chairman of…
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BREAKING: Lagos loses ex-cabinet member
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Jimoh Ajao has died. Ajao, who was two-term Special Adviser on Housing under the administration of Mr Babatunde Fashola as governor, died at age 66. He was a foremost leader of the Awori people and Asiwaju Oba of Igando. Sources in the Lagos APC informed WesternPost that Ajao died…
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INEC to deploy 46,084 staff for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to deploy 46,084 staff for the November 11 off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the commission’s regular quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Friday. Mr Yakubu also said 137,934 party agents representing the 18 political parties comprising…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court announces date to hear Atiku’s petition against Tinubu’s election
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed Monday, October 23, as the date for hearing the petition filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The petition challenges the validity of the February 18 presidential election, which was won by Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was affirmed by the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Atiku’s service record missing at Nigeria Customs
The service records of former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, cannot be found at the Nigerian Customs Service, Westernpost can authoritatively report. Atiku joined the Customs Service in 1969 after completing his Diploma in Law programme at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He retired in controversial circumstances in April 1989…
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There are no issues at Senate, Akpabio assures Nigerians
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that there are no problems in the higher legislative chambers, stating that recent incidents of disagreement are unavoidable in a parliament. Akpabio said this on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja after he met with President Bola Tinubu. According to him, “In the parliament, sometimes you disagree to agree. We are all working…
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