Judiciary

Attorney-General, Fagbemi Reveals Why He Accepted To Be Tinubu’s Minister. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said he did not lobby to be a minister in President Bola Tinubu's cabinet. Fagbemi said he accepted to serve in President Tinubu's administration to contribute his quota to Nigeria's development. The Justice minister added that he did not have a CV as at the time he was nominated because he never lobbied for the position. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has explained why he accepted to serve in President Bola…

In an exclusive interview with THE SUN, Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), shared his insights on the recent verdict by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) and the overall outcome of the February 25 presidential election. Regarding the mixed reactions that followed the September 6, 2023 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), with many Nigerians suggesting it relied heavily on technicalities rather than the law and possibly set new precedents for the Supreme Court, Adebayo stated that he has maintained the same position since the election in March. This position, which…

Presidential Election Judgment: FCT Senator Speaks on Abuja 25% Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing. Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the FCT, has commented on the outcome of the presidential election petition court on the 25% of the vote in the FCT. Kingibe told her constituents that if the decision of the Supreme Court goes in line with the PEPC, the indigene of Abuja will have to push for governor in the FCT . Recall that the PEPC dismissed the petition that the presidential candidate must gather 25% in the FCT before being declared as the winner, adding that the federal capital…

Election Petition Tribunal Sacks Hon. Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Declares High Chief Dan Chimezie Okeke Winner For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency Election National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia Abia has sacked the member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Ibe Okwara of the Labour Party and declared APC’s Dan Chimezie Okeke winner of the February 25 National Assembly election in the constituency. Not satisfied with the process of Osonwa’s emergence Chief Okeke had approached the court to seek the nullification of Hon. Osonwa’s election, alleging that he did not comply with the provisions of the Electoral law. Convinced by his arguments…

PRESS STATEMENT BY CHIEF IBE OKWARA OSONWA, HON. MEMBER REPRESENTING AROCHUKWU/OHAFIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY My attention has just been drawn to a judgment delivered few minutes ago by the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, comprising of Hon.Justice Adeyinka A. Aderibgbe (Chairman), Hon. Justice Kadi Mustaha A. Lalloki (Member I) and Hon. Justice Farouk U. Sarki (Member II). I am reliably informed by my team of lawyers, that the said judgment, in summary, disqualified my candidacy for the election under the platform of the Labour Party and my return as the winner of the said election…

REJECTION OF THE ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL VERDICT. This is to inform the General Public that we reject in its entirety the verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal handling the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency Election Matters. The Tribunal had on Saturday 8th September, 2023 struck out our petition challenging the illegal declaration of Chief Ibe Okwara as the winner of the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency election conducted by INEC on February 25th, 2023. INEC had erroneously declared Mr. Ibe Okwara as the winner of the said 'inconclusive election' where about 50,000 eligible voters (including myself) in 72 polling units were defranchized with the…

BREAKING: Atiku, Obi Defeated; Tinubu Wins In Final PEPC Verdict The Presidential Election Petition Court has dismissed the case filed by Labour candidate, Peter Gregory Obi against the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a five-hour marathon reading of the panel’s ruling on the substantive case filed by the defeated Labour candidate, Justice Haruna Tsammani said the case lacked material facts and unmeritorious. He also said 10 of the 13 witnesses who gave evidence were rejected for not being frontloaded with the petition, thus violating section 285 of the Nigerian constitution, section 137(7) of the Electoral Act 2022. The…

Just In: Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sets 16 September 2023 as judgment date On the manual collation of the presidential election results, he contended that the mode adopted did not diminish the credibility of the electoral process“Uploading results to IReV whether manually or electronically plays no role in collation of results; it does not add or decrease the number of votes. Collation is physical and manual,” Olanipekun said. Published 1 day ago on August 27, 2023By Opinion NigeriaAs the entire world awaits the outcomes of the three critical petitions instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP)…