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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering Judgement in a suit…

The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to list Akanimo Udofia as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in Akwa Ibom. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following an application by Udofia…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to directly and electronically upload the results of the March 11, 2023 governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Lagos State from the polling units to…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday rejected the application by the Independent National Electoral Commission to vary the orders it earlier granted to the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively, to inspect election…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has sacked the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Benue State, Idu Onyiloyi. In his place, Justice Ekwo restored Ochechi Adejor as the new deputy governorship candidate of the party. Delivering judgment in…

A Delta State High Court has directed the Chief Judge and Customary Court of Appeal President to Present Budgets Directly to the House of Assembly. In the case filed by former NBA leaders, John Aikpokpo Martins and Olukunle Edun V. Governor of Delta…

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has summoned Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to appear before it and explain why it should not grant a motion ex-parte seeking…

The Supreme Court has affirmed Akanimo Udofia as the authentic governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, as it dismissed the suit filed by Senator Ita Enang seeking to nullify the primary that produced Udofia. Delivering judgement, Justice…

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant him access to sensitive materials it used for the presidential election. Tinubu, through his lawyer, Mr Akintola Makinde, said he would…