Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has emphasized the need for a 60% reduction in Nigeria’s cost of governance. He expressed his view in response to President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to cut the cost of the federal government’s official entourage during trips. Obi acknowledged the positive step taken by…
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…
President Bola Tinubu, through his lawyers, has responded to the appeal made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, stating that it lacks merit, substance, and genuine intent. Tinubu, in his response conveyed by his lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, regarding Obi’s appeal challenging the tribunal’s decision, argued that the presidential election…
The BBC has stated that there is no evidence to suggest that President Bola Tinubu forged his academic records from Chicago State University (CSU), which were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 presidential election. In a report by the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team, it was confirmed that there is no…
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…
A prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed the concerns raised by supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, regarding the controversial certificate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Onanuga expressed this viewpoint in a statement posted on…
The Labour Party candidate said the Presidential Election Petitions Court erred in law. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has submitted 51 reasons to the Supreme Court, aiming to overturn the Presidential Election Petition court’s decision and President Bola Tinubu’s election. Obi claims the Election Petitions Court made a legal mistake when dismissing his…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has officially rejected the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), which upheld the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the general election held on February 25. Obi made this announcement during a press briefing…
