Nigeria 2027 Archives - Page 11 of 36

A’Court Reverses Sack of Gov Sule of Nasarawa State

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal has reversed the sack of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. The panel in a judgment held that the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal erred in law in concluding that Sule did not win majority of the votes cast in the election....

Appeal Court Dismisses Uba, PDP’s Appeal against Benue Gov, Deputy

NewsDeskNgNov 21, 2023November 21, 20230

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, has dismissed an appeal brought before it by the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Titus Uba challenging the election of Hyacinth Alia as the elected Governor of Benue State. The Appellate Court in a unanimous judgment on Monday resolved all the...

Court of Appeal sacks Abba Kabir Yusuf, affirms Gawuna as winner of Kano guber polls

NewsDeskNgNov 17, 2023November 17, 20230

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday upheld the judgement of Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, declaring APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as winner of the governorship election in the state. The appellate court therefore dismissed the appeal filed by the NNPP candidate and governor of Kano State, Abba...

YIAGA Africa’s report validates Kogi governorship result

NewsDeskNgNov 14, 2023November 14, 20230

Civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, says the results of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State corroborated its reports drawn from 278 of 286 (97.2%) sampled polling units during the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Duoye Diri Wins Bayelsa State Governorship Election

NewsDeskNgNov 13, 2023November 13, 20230

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election, Governor Duoye Diri has won his re-election. Diri won his election in Bayelsa State after the results of the last local government, Southern Ijaw was announced. Diri won six local government areas to win re-election while his closest...

Imo guber: Opposition lawmakers kick, ask INEC to declare election illegitimate

NewsDeskNgNov 13, 2023November 13, 20230

Opposition federal lawmakers led by the Opposition Coalition Spokesperson and House of Representatives member, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has kicked against the result of the November 11 governorship election in Imo state insisting that the result is illegitimate. Ikenga, representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency Ikenga Imo state also declared...

INEC has no preference candidate in Bayelsa, Kogi , Imo – Yakubu

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

By Augustine Aminu Six days to the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has declared that the Commission is not a political party and does not have a candidate in the November 11 Governorship elections. The INEC Chairman...

Kogi West: Senate admits Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

NewsDeskNgNov 2, 2023November 2, 20230

Senate has officially admitted Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Senator representing Kogi Central. President of Senate Godswill Akpabio administered the oath of office and allegiance on Senator Akpoti at the commencement of plenary on Thursday . Senator Akpoti’s joining of the country’s highest lawmaking body brings the tally of female senators...

Natasha Akpoti Wins Kogi Central Senatorial Appeal Case

NewsDeskNgOct 31, 2023October 31, 20230

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the duly elected candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial Election earlier in February. The court dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere for lacking in merit. In September, that the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had nullified...

Atiku reacts to Supreme Court judgement, says judgement leaves questions unanswered

NewsDeskNgOct 31, 2023October 31, 20230

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February presidential election. Atiku said the judgement of the court left many questions unanswered. He made this know yesterday I’m Abuja while...