Tribunal judgement: I wasn’t surprised – Simon Lalong congratulates Tinubu

Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday. Gists Villa recalls that the PEPT on Wednesday struck out the petition filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and that of his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku … Read more

PEPC judgment based on facts not sentiments – APC chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Jesutega Onokpasa, says Wednesday’s judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was based on facts and not sentiments. Onokpasa, also a lawyer, said this at a virtual news conference on Thursday in Abuja, saying that the petitioners sought legal redress to President Bola Tinubu’s election … Read more

I’ll continue to fight – Atiku breaks silence on tribunal judgement

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has vehemently rejected the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Gists Villa recalls that PEPT on Wednesday struck out the petition filed by Atiku and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, challenging the victory of President Bola … Read more

Peter Obi failed to prove overvoting, alteration of results – Tribunal

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, failed to prove corrupt practices during the presidential election. Justice Haruna Tsammani said Obi failed to prove the allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the last presidential election. Tsammani highlights the issues of corrupt practices … Read more

Oyo South: Tribunal dismisses petition against Senator Sharafadeen Alli

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has dismissed the petition filed by Joseph Tegbe, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo South senatorial district, against the victory of Senator Sharafadeen Alli of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alli was declared the winner of the election … Read more

BREAKING: Tribunal strikes out Atiku’s petition

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku on Wednesday suffered a major setback in his legal battle to unseat Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s elected President. This is as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal struck out several paragraphs of the petition he relied upon to push for Tinubu’s removal. Also, several … Read more