Politics

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, sacked 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Plateau state assembly. In a unanimous decision, the panel led by Justice Okon Abang, held that all the sacked…

Rivers State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Executives have taken legal action against the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, contesting what they claim to be their wrongful removal from office. The…

The Appeal Court  Lagos Division on Friday in a split decision, affirmed the re-election of Prince Dapo Abiodun in the March 18, 2023, governorship election as the duly elected governor of Ogun State. The majority…

The court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Uba Sani as Kaduna state governor. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the court’s three-member panel of justices unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by the…

The Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says for decades, he has shrugged off appeals to run for the country’s top political office, despite claims that he would make a “good president”. “A lot of people…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on the country’s judiciary to “consider the consequences of its actions and decisions” and uphold the rule of law in all its activities around the elections where Nigerians…

Desmond Akawor, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu into his cabinet, has resigned as the opposition party's Rivers State Chairman. Akawor tendered his…

Wole Olanipekun, counsel to Abba Yusuf, Kano governor, says the court of appeal does not have the jurisdiction to correct the errors made in the recently delivered judgment on the Kano governorship election dispute. The…

The Kano state police command has reacted to the planned protests by supporters of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25. In…

There is brewing tension in Kano state as stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have fixed massive street protests for Saturday, November 25. The protests are as a…

The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, has reportedly taken residence in Niger Republic. This was revealed during the court… The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner…

In a move to quell mounting controversy, the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, has clarified the court’s judgment on the Kano Governorship Election dispute. The court’s initial ruling, which…

The Court of Appeal has reportedly requested lawyers involved in the Kano State governorship election case to return the Certified True Copy of its judgment…

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yayaha Bello has queried eight out of the nine Local Government Chairmen in the Eastern Senatorial District of the state following their failure to deliver a single local…

There was confusion in Kano State on Tuesday with the emergence of a Certified True Copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on the state gvernorship election. While the widely reported verdict of the court last…

The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has said that it will make it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload election results online. The committee chairman, Senator…

The Presidency, on Monday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February polls, Atiku Abubakar, of making “wild and libellous allegations” against President Bola Tinubu and the…

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said all his political travails which include his losses at both the Elections Petition Tribunal and most recently at the Court of Appeal are targeted attacks against…

Former Vice President and the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has voiced his concerns over recent court rulings…

Some residents of Nasarawa State who are supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, David Ombugadu on Monday started a seven-day combined prayer session towards the victory of Ombugadu ahead…

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, said the judgments of the appellate court sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State should be reviewed.…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the validly elected governor of Benue State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision…

Kano State Police Command has warned of any move by some party supporters plotting to stage violent protests in the state following the Appeal Court’s judgement on the State governorship dispute. The Commissioner of…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday submitted that Western Liberal Democracy has not been as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo said this while delivering his…