Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Governor elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party are scheduled to convene today to meet with Nyesom Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State and the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The PUNCH has reported that an attempt by 24 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach the…
Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, upheld President Bola Tinubu’s election victory on Thursday, bringing to an end a legal challenge presented by his two main rivals, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. They argued that his victory was marred by irregularities. The apex court ruling will give the 71-year-old Bola Ahmed Tinubu a clear mandate…
25% Votes Requirement: Supreme Court Upholds Appeal Court’s Ruling On FCT On Thursday, a significant legal precedent was set by the Supreme Court, which upheld the ruling previously handed down by the Appeal Court. This ruling clarified a fundamental aspect of presidential elections in Nigeria – that a presidential candidate does not necessarily need to…
2023 Polls: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Absent As Supreme Court Delivers Judgment On Thursday, during the momentous judgment delivery at the Supreme Court regarding the presidential election that took place on February 25, 2023, there were notable absences. Notably, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his counterpart from the Labour Party, Peter…
Former VP Atiku Abubakar Wants Obi, Kwankwanso, and Others to Support His Fight Against President Bola Tinubu’s Certificate Validity Problem Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25th election, has issued a call to action for fellow presidential candidates to join him in his legal challenge against President Bola…
In Abeokuta, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) praised the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal’s diligent and meticulous verdict. IPAC, responding to last Saturday’s decision affirming Governor Abiodun’s election, noted procedural flaws in Mr. Ladi Adebutu’s petition. IPAC emphasized that legal proceedings rely on fairness and objectivity rather than technicalities,…
Advocacy for Peace and Good Governance, a civil society organization, has expressed its appreciation for the decision reached by the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal regarding the gubernatorial election held on March 18 in the state. The tribunal, in a unanimous decision on Saturday, upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory and dismissed all the claims…
On Sunday, Tolu Bankole, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress and the National Working Committee, extended his congratulations to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. This congratulatory message came after the state election petitions tribunal upheld Abiodun’s victory in the governorship election that took place on March 18. Bankole also conveyed his congratulations…
Abdulkabir Akinlade, the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 23, 2023, governorship election in Ogun State, has announced plans to appeal the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal, which was sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the state capital, recently struck out the petition filed against the state governor,…
The Hamidu Kunaza-led three-man tribunal struck out the petition filed by Ladi Adebutu for being “incompetent”. After an exhaustive 11-hour examination of the governorship election dispute between Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the three-member election petition panel delivered its verdict on…
