Day: September 6, 2023

Labour Party Rejects Presidential Election Tribunal Judgement

Abibat Babalola

Expectedly, the Labour Party (LP) has outrightly rejected the judgement delivered on Wednesday by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The Court of Appeal sitting as PEPC dismissed petitions by the party and its Presidential Candidate in the 2023 poll, Peter Gregory Obi, stating that the petitioners did not prove their cases against the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But the National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Comrade Obiora Ifoh, stated the party’s position in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja shortly after PEPC had delivered its…

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PEPC Judgement: ‘I Don’t Think This Is Ordinary’, Reactions As Lawyers Doze Off In Court

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerians on social media have continued to react differently to the trending images of lawyers dozing off during the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Tribune Online reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, among other top politicians, had earlier arrived at the PEPC sitting at the Court of Appeal for the judgment in the three petitions…

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Obi, LP’s Interpretation of Section 134(2)B On FCT Status Fallacious – PEPC

Aliyu Aliyu

How PDP failed to give names of polling units affected by overvoting in Kogi state – Tribunal   The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) also onown as tribunal has declared that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has no special electoral status to determine presidential election in Nigeria, Platforms Africa reports. The tribunal added that the real time upload of election results is not mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Delivering a judgement on Wednesday, the Court declared that the Interpretation Of Section 134(2)B Of The Constitution was Fallacious.…

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Tribunal Declares Natasha Winner Of Kogi Central Election

Abibat Babalola

The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election. The court further declared Natasha Akpoti- Uduagan as the actual winner of the February Senatorial election in Kogi Central. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako who read the unanimou7s judgment of the 3-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in 9 polling units of Ajaokuta LGA while that of Natasha was intentional reduced in 9 of the same polling units by the INEC, as well…

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N144k: Consumers To pay More For Pre-paid Meters As NERC Hikes Prices

Aliyu Aliyu

This is how much you will pay for a single-phase and a three-phase prepaid meters henceforth    The electricity consumers in Nigeria will now pay up to N144,000 for a pre-paid meter as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted approval for an upward adjustment in the prices of prepaid electricity meters. Platforms Africa reports quoting  a circular dated September 5, 2023, signed by the Chairman, Sanusi Garba, and the Commissioner of Legal, Licensing, and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, that the commission has announced revised prices for prepaid meters. READ…

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JUST IN: Tribunal Nullifies Obi’s Claims of Massive Vote Rigging

Aliyu Aliyu

“Obi and the Labour Party failed to identify the specific polling units where those blurred results emanated from.”   The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has started reading judgment of Peter Obi’s petition alleging massive vote rigging in favour of the declared winner, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the judgment on the petition of massive rigging read by Justice Bello, he said Obi and the Labour Party failed to list the specific polling units where the rigging took place. READ ALSI: We Played Politics with 2012 Occupy Nigeria On Fuel…

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Oil Skyrockets Above $90 Per Barrel

Precious Ibekwe

Prices of ctude oil have surged above $90 per barrel as Saudi Arabia slashed 1 million barrels off its quota from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Being the topmost member of pPEC. Saudi Arabia saud it would extend its voluntary 1 million bpd crude oil production cut through the end of this year, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. READ ALSO: We Played Politics with 2012 Occupy Nigeria On Fuel Subsidy – Fayemi “He Queried My Relationship with Our Pastor,” Woman Beats Up Husband Help, My Husband…

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Pandemonium As Fire Guts Murtala International Airport Lagos 

Abibat Babalola

A section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was gutted by fire Wednesday morning, leaving passengers and airline operators running helter-skelter.  It was gathered that a smoke incident was reported at Terminal 1 of the airport at about 07.50hours. This prompted evacuation of passengers and staff, according to FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua. READ ALSO: We Played Politics with 2012 Occupy Nigeria On Fuel Subsidy – Fayemi Panic in Aso Rock Over Tribunal Judgement? Presidency Reacts MFM Overseer, Olukoya, Knocks Women Undergoing Breast, Buttock…

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We Played Politics with 2012 Occupy Nigeria On Fuel Subsidy – Fayemi

Gbenga Adeoti

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, said the protest that trailed the fuel subsidy removal during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 was due to political interests. Platforms Africa reports that Fayemi said this in his keynote address delivered at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday celebration of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy and Fellow, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Professor Udenta Udenta in Abuja. READ ALSO: Panic in Aso Rock Over Tribunal Judgement? Presidency…

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Panic in Aso Rock Over Tribunal Judgement? Presidency Reacts

Aliyu Aliyu

“It will be showed live on Television,” Tinubu, Atiku. Obi Supporters to be served Judgement on their candidates on live broadcast    The presidency has confirmed that it was aware of the rumour of panic in Aso Rock, the seat of Nigeria’s federal power, over the Judgement of presidential election Tribunal, declaring that “there is no whiff of anxiety.” The tribunal fixed Wednesday, September 6th, for a Judgement that would be delivered and made available live on televisok in the case brought by the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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