Justice Centus Nweze, who read the lead judgement, held that Machina ought to have commenced his suit by a writ of summons going by the allegations of fraud levelled against the APC in transmitting Lawan’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
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With the power of incumbency, federal might, and many other factors in favour of the APC, can PDP and Dauda Lawal take their 'pound of flesh' from Governor Matawalle on March 11?
Supreme Court nullifies Senator Bwacha’s guber candidacy
6 days ago1 min
The Supreme Court on Wednesday nullified the gubernatorial primaries that produced Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State. The apex court, in its ruling, faulted the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as invalid and inconsistent with the provisions of the electoral act and further affirmed the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo,...
2023: “Close tertiary institutions temporarily to allow Students vote” – CSO to Buhari
6 days ago4 min
To do otherwise, it stresses will amount to discouraging and disenfranchising the huge number of students who answered the patriotic call register and collect their PVCs
Outside the Parliament: Senators Aliero, Abdullahi, Rep Onuigbo secure Supreme Court victory
1 week ago5 min
As the countdown to the February 25 National Assembly Elections continues, it is expected that a lot of litigations surrounding the candidacy for different seats in the National Assembly will be resolved. This piece highlights the most recent cases dispensed by the courts
Fact File: Breakdown of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) Data
2 weeks ago6 min
In the spirit of PVC collection, this episode of our Fact File is focused on data around the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) so far. It highlights vital statistics about Nigeria’s voting population, necessary for awareness and sundry purposes
As lawmakers in the Red Chamber hold first plenary in 2023; Ahmad Lawan, in opening remarks to Senators, charges the electoral umpire to be on top of its game to ensure that the February 2023 polls meet the expectations of Nigerians The Senate has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no excuse to fail as far as the required credibility of the coming 2023 general election is concerned....
High Court in Yola bars Adamawa North Senator, Ishaku Cliff Abbo from contesting the 2023 Senatorial Elections as a candidate of the APC following his expulsion by the party; also restrains the lawmaker from parading himself as the APC candidate for the zone
Parliament Spotlight: Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) | APC Adamawa Governorship Candidate
1 month ago6 min
Our first episode of Parliament Spotlight this year is a continuation of the series on lawmakers seeking to be governors of their state in the March 11 Governorship Elections holding in 29 states of the federation. In this episode, attention is on the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State. READ ALSO: Fact File: Performance Appraisal of Female Reps | 9th National Assembly Scorecard 51-year-old Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known...
Call it ‘Battle Royale’ for the soul of Nasarawa West Senatorial District or any other title you wish. What is certain, however, is the fact that the race to elect a new Senator in 2023 will definitely be one of the keenly-contest elections in the state. 76year-old APC National Chairman, Senator Adamu would be out to prove his towering influence in Nasarawa politics by, at least, influencing the election of his replacement at the Red...