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Rep. Bagos said the judgment of the tribunal raises many questions. The Lawmaker Representing Jos South/ Jos East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Dachung Bagos has rejected the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal that nullified his victory. Recall that the tribunal determined that Bagos was not validly nominated by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to contest the election, and nullified his victory as declared by the Independent...

The Labour body alleged that all 469 members of the National Assembly had received N100 million each as palliative from the Executive arm. The House of Representatives has described as outright lies, a claim by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), that the Executive Arm of Government gave each member of the House of Representatives N100 million as palliatives. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) described the...

Director General of the National Boundary Commission said the demarcation exercise was being carried out in line with a ruling of the International Court of Justice.     The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate suspension of the demarcation exercise to cede Sina Area in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State to the Republic of Cameroun. The directive was issued by the House Adhoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute during a hearing on...

The tribunal panel determined that Rep. Bagos’ nomination by his party, the PDP, was not valid.     The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has sacked a two-term member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Dachung Bagos. Bagos, who represents Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency and chairs the House Committee on Science and Technology, was elected to the federal parliament on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in...

The tribunal declared the February 25 election void because Idris Dankawu presented a forged WAEC certificate.     A member of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) in the House of Representatives, Rep. Idris Dankawu, has been sacked by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kano over certificate forgery. Rep. Dankawu was declared the winner of the February 25 election to represent Kumbotso Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives....

The Delta lawmaker, Waive insisted that the ground for which the tribunal overturned his victory is unknown to law.   The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Delta State, has nullified the election of Rep. Francis Oghenejiro Waive as Member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives. Waive, who was declared winner of the February 25 National Assembly elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress...

Chairman of the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the acquisition of OVH Energy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said both representatives were not in a position to act on behalf of their principals at the hearing. The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the acquisition of OVH Energy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) had its proceedings stalled following the failure of the company’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari,...

The three-member tribunal chaired by Justice Sylvester Godspower, agreed with Usman’s submissions, proceeded to invalidate votes in the 26 polling units of the federal constituency, and ordered that a supplementary election be conducted within 90 days to determine the actual winner. The Niger State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Minna, has sacked the son of the former Information Minister, Prof. Jerry Gana from the 10th House of Representatives. Rep. Joshua Audu Gana flew the...

The Tribunal based its decision on the NNPP candidate, Datti’s refusal to resign from his job at Bayero University (BUK), Kano, thirty days before the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency election in February 2023. The National/State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kano has sacked Rep. Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the representative for Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In a verdict, which returned...

The tribunal directed that the PDP and its candidate, Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, be excluded from the supplementary election it ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct within ninety (90) days.   The Imo State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Mararaba, Nassarawa State, has sacked Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives. Ugochinyere was elected...