By Aluta News April 15, 2024 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, tendered electoral documents against the petition by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, challenging the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo. INEC’s counsel, Uchenna Njoku, who held the brief of Chief KanuContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 6, 2024 President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted a tribunal to hear petitions on Saturday’s by-elections in Katsina State. This is containe in a statement signed by the Secretary of the tribunal, Hajiya Aisha Muhammad-Fika in Katsina. ”Pursuant to the powers conferredContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 30, 2023 The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, on Saturday upheld the election of Gov. Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the governor of the state. The three man panel headed by Justice Ayo Sunmonu dismissed the petition filed byContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 26, 2023 The Lagos PDP Gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (aka Jandor ) has rejected the ruling of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal declared as dead on arrival, theContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 26, 2023 The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday. He said the tribunal office at the Ebonyi JudiciaryContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 11, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in itsContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 23, 2023 The Edo Election Petitions Tribunal says it has received 14 petitions from aggrieved parties and candidates in the just-concluded National Assembly and State Assembly elections. The Tribunal Secretary, Mr Muazu Sanusi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Aluta News March 11, 2023 Wakili Kabiru-Muhammad, Nasarawa West Senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections has dragged INEC to the election tribunal over omission of the party’s logo. Speaking to newsmen shortly after filing his petition onContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 20, 2023 The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has constituted the governorship, national and state Houses of Assembly election tribunal for the 2023 general election in Bauchi State. This is contained in a statement by the Tribunal Secretary in the state, MrContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 16, 2022 The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted subpoena compelling the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, to produce the nomination form and academic certificates used by Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the 2018 governorship election. The NewsContinue Reading
