(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering political parties. The Monday ruling followed the suit filed by the oppositions against the electoral body’s move. Justice Anwuli Chikere held that since the plaintiff had failed to oppose the application by the applicants, the affected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Douye Diri has been sworn-in as governor of Bayelsa State alongside his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor, at an event held at the Government House, Yenagoa. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s declaration of Senator Diri as winner of the November 16, 2019 governorship poll in obedience to the Supreme Court judgement, paved […]
(Photo: Bayelsa PDP Candidate, Sen Diri Douye receives his certificate of return from INEC Official) By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After initial uncertainty over the interpretation of the supreme court judgement that nullified Mr David Lyon’s election as governor of Bayelsa state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday confirmed that PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s rerun election for Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Abdulmuminu Jibrin, has alleged that his mandate was stolen at the polls. Jibrin however said he would not go to Tribunal to challenge the outcome and would work with the winner to advance the interest of the constituency. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates as the winners of the re-run elections for Sokoto North/Sokoto South and Isa/Sabon-Birni Federal Constituencies of Sokoto State. Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi of PDP defeated the incumbent lawmaker, Alhaji Bala Hassan of All Progressives Congress (APC) with 68,985 votes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the election of Mr Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party as the governor of Imo State. The court in its ruling on Tuesday declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 9 governorship election in Imo state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Mr Oluseyi Makinde as the duly elected Governors of Oyo state. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, Wednesday unanimously affirmed Mr. Makinde as the duly elected Governor of Oyo State. In the summary of the lead judgment, Justice Ejembi […]
By Femi Kehinde Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State and former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation has picked Expression of Interest form and paid N5 million to vie for the gubernatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State. Others who picked the form are Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi from […]
