Olusola Elijah
The Governor of Lagos State , Mr Babajide Sanwo- Olu, on Tuesday inaugurated the 35 members of his cabinet at an event at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja on Tuesday.
The Governor urged the new commissioners and special advisers to make impact and asked them to be transparent and accountable in all their dealings and serve residents to the best of their…
Olusola Elijah
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has on Thursday granted bail to Mr Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted Babalele to bail for…
Olusola Elijah
The Supreme Court has dismissed the request made the by All Progressives Congress (APC) for it to review its last judgment in which it voided the participation of its candidates in the last elections in Zamfara State.
A five-man panel of the court, led…
Alfred Olufemi
The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2018 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola on his victory at the Supreme Court, affirming that his ambition was never a do or die affair.
In a statement issued after the court ruling on Friday, Senator Adeleke said the Supreme Court being the apex court…
Oyetola Vs Adeleke: Group Charges Supreme Court On Free And Impartial Judgement
July 1, 2019
Olusola Elijah
A coalition of civil society organisation, Crusade for Greater Nigeria, (CGN), has charged the Supreme Court to ensure the independent of the judiciary by being fair and impartial ahead of the Osun State gubernatorial election judgement
Head of the…
Justice Bulkachuwa’s decision to Hands-off Presidential Election Tribunal Right or Wrong? By Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa
May 26, 2019
“If the reason for asking Justice Bulkachuwa to rescue herself was because she is married to a politician, how many other female judges are married to politicians? Should we then ask them to resign?- Yunus Usman SAN (counsel to INEC in 2019 Presidential Election…
INEC Agrees with Supreme Court, Declares PDP winner of Zamfara Governorship Election
May 26, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Zamfara, Bello Matawalle winner of the state’s governorship election.
INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu who announced this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, said the opposition party won in all elective positions in the state.
Yakubu said the…
Alfred Olufemi
The People’s Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and many other Nigerians have shared their views on the cancellation of All Progressives Congress’ (APC) primaries in Zamfara state.
Earlier on Friday, newspapers…
The speaker of Jigawa state house of assembly, Isah Idris has been impeached.
The speaker was impeached by 20 out of the 30 members of the house that voted in what appeared to be an emergency seating on Thursday morning.
The former speaker, was unanimously voted in as…
Alfred Olufemi
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has responded to the Appeal Court Judgement, which nullified the Tribunal’s verdict and upheld the victory of Gboyega Oyetola as Osun State Governor.
The Election Petition Tribunal in its March 22 ruling declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the winner of the governorship election.
Meanwhile, in the early hours of…