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The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has asked the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja to grant him an extension of time to conclude his evidence. The petitioner is also…

Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has awarded N5.5 million damages in favour of Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The court also granted a perpetual injunction…

The Labour Party (LP)’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, on Tuesday, closed his case before the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Rhodes-Vivour is challenging the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 governorship poll. He is also challenging the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has joined the Federal Ministry of Education in a suit filed by a Seventh-day Adventist member seeking to stop the conduct of examinations and elections on Saturdays. The court also joined the Council of Legal Education to…

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted as exhibits, the Chicago State University credentials of President Bola Tinubu, who formally opened his defence in a petition filed against his election victory by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar…

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu has presented 8,000 documents as exhibits against the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 18, 2023 governorship election. Abiodun…

The inability of a plaintiff’s counsel, Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kannike, SAN, to serve the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with processes stalled hearing in a suit seeking disqualification of Timipre Sylva of the APC from contesting in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship poll. The matter, which was scheduled for hearing,…

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) testerday admitted as exhibit the final report of the European Union Election Observer Mission faulting the conduct and outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The February 25 election produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president of Nigeria. Also yesterday…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, nullified the expulsion of former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged anti-party activities. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that Nnamani was not given a fair hearing…

The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has discharged the Federal Inland Revenue Service N488m Notice of Assessment dated February 2nd 2022 raised on INT Towers Ltd being 1% PBT levy imposed on telecommunications companies and GSM Service providers pursuant to…