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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election, Dapo Abiodun, has closed his defence at the tribunal after calling six witnesses and tendering several documents to prove his case before the three-man Tribunal led by Justice…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat have asked the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, to dismiss the petition filed by the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour for lack of evidence to prove his claims. In a…

An official of the Zenith Bank, Mrs. Celestina Appeal, who is the head of Card Services of the bank, yesterday at the Election Petition Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun State, testified against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18, 2023,…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has sealed off a real estate firm, KYC Interproject Ltd, pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by Arodiogbu Enterprises Ltd. Also, the court restrained the company and it’s Managing Director, Michael Auta,…

The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal holden at Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue to raise a fresh tax assessment on the Construction and Allied Technical Ltd and the name of the company Managing Director should…

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government is constitutionally empowered to celebrate, contract and register marriages between prospective couples in Nigeria. The Lagos division of the appellate court also nullified the judgement of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to publish spending details of about N400bn so far saved as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly…

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping the move by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach his Deputy, Phillip Shaibu, over their irreconcilable differences. Justice Mohammed issued the temporary order while ruling in…

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Tribunal has fixed Saturday, Aug. 5, for Gov. Uba Sani, INEC and the All Progressive Congress (APC) to open their defence in a petition filed against the governor’s election. Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate at…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, have told the Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja to uphold the mandate given to them on March 18 by the people of the state. Urging the tribunal to preserve their “overwhelming mandate”,…