Peter Obi, Labour Party file motion to inspect election materials, obtain CTC of documents with INEC

Mr. Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) have filed a motion before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, Nigeria, seeking leave (permission) to inspect election materials and obtain certified copies of documents in INEC’s custody. According to an online post shared by lawyer Inibehe Effiong, Obi and his Labour Party’s motion for inspection was […]

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Adamawa, 5 other states ask Nigerian Supreme Court to void presidential election

Attorneys General, on behalf of the six states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto states have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over the conduct of the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs on February 28 predicated their case on the grounds that, “The collation of the […]

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Man killed as he fights a man he caught with his girlfriend (Graphic video)

A man identified as Ibrahim Kahenya Macharia, Kenyan national, has allegedly been murdered in a suspected love triangle involving his lover in Dubai. A chilling video from the murder scene showed blood spattered on the walls and floor. A close friend of the deceased, who spoke to Tuko Kenya, said the businessman died a few […]

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Atiku insists he won, ready for legal fireworks

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, vowed to challenge the victory of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in last Saturday’s presidential election. Addressing newsmen at a press conference in Abuja, Atiku described the election that produced Tinubu as president-elect as a “rape of democracy”. “This battle to […]

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Obi briefs the press, vows to reclaim mandate (Full speech and Video)

Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, on Thursday, broke his silence on the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election, claiming that the exercise was marred by irregularities. Mr. Obi, who addressed a world press conference in Abuja claimed that the process that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as […]

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After 16 years of suspension, NJC reinstates Ekiti judge

After 16 years of suspension by the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Babajide Jubril Aladejana of Ekiti State High Court has been reinstated to office. Justice Aladejana was suspended from office in 2006 with the state’s former Chief Judge, Justice Kayode Bamisile, under the administration of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore. […]

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PDP will retrieve presidential mandate ―Melaye

Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (PCC) has vowed to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election that returned the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as President-elect. Speaking on Wednesday evening through a statement by the spokesperson and Director, Public Affairs of the campaign committee, […]

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Presidential election results manipulated in Imo and Rivers states ―Yiaga Africa says

One of the Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has said that the results of the presidential election from Imo and Rivers are inconsistent with its projections for the states. In a statement on Wednesday, the organisation said the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were manipulated. “The state-level presidential results for […]

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PDP chieftain claims on live TV that Labour Party got 983,069 votes in Lagos, while APC got 155,201 (Video)

A Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) chieftain who looks like Ladan Salihu has claimed that the votes Labour Party got in Lagos were allegedly reduced to favour the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during an interview on live TV, the PDP chieftain revealed that results from their situation room showed Labour Party in Lagos had […]

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INEC declares APC’s Bola Tinubu president-elect

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the Saturday, February 25, presidential election. The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the final result at exactly 4.10 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, said after days of collation of results from […]

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Tinubu asks court to stop PDP, LP from halting results collation

Former Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu together with his party, have filed a lawsuit to restrain the two main opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) from following through on their threat to ensure that the continuous announcement and collation of results grind to […]

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PDP, LP, ADC ask Nigeria’s INEC chair to step aside, demand fresh election

At a joint press conference, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) have demanded a fresh election, saying the February 25 presidential election has been “irretrievably compromised”. LP National Chairman, Julius Abure; the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; as well as their ADC counterpart, Ralph Nwosu, made this […]

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Nigerian election disappointing —American-based institutes

In their preliminary statement and recommendations made available to journalists in Abuja, Nigeria, the Joint Election Observation Mission (JOEM) of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), on Monday, said the presidential and National Assembly election held last Saturday fell short of reasonable expectations of Nigerians. The 40-member delegation of the […]

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INEC announces APC as winner of presidential election in Ekiti state

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti state has announced the results for the presidential election in the state and said the All Progressive Congress (APC) won. See below: A- 69 AA- 29 AAC- 108 ADC- 1337 ADP- 737 APC- 201, 494 APGA- 268 APM- 46 APP- 91 BP-46 LP- 11,397 NNPP- 264 NRM- 131 PDP- […]

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Any observer group that says INEC did well in the elections is a Yahoo Yahoo observer ―Activist Mma Odi says

Activist, Mma Odi, has said that any observer group that scores INEC high in the conduct of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly election is a Yahoo-Yahoo observer and an enemy of Nigeria. Speaking on AriseTV Sunday afternoon, Oma said: “Any observer group that says INEC performed well with any grammer they used on […]

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Party member, Oluomo shot dead at Ondo INEC’s collation centre

A prominent member of a leading political party in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr. Akinlabi Akinnaso has been killed by a security agent at INEC’s collation centre. Akinnaso, popularly known as Oluomo lost his life in the early hours of Sunday, February 26, after he was allegedly shot by one of the […]

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Labour Party demands cancellation of results from Rivers state

Labour Party (LP) has asked Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel “unverified and manipulated results” arising from Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Rivers State. Labour party chairman, Julius Abure, in a statement released on Sunday, February 26, alleged that elections were manipulated in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo […]

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