‘The war is not over’ — Atiku rejects tribunal judgement
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal. Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 polls, spoke on Thursday at a press conference held at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. On Wednesday, the tribunal upheld the election of […]
Obi, Atiku to appeal tribunal judgment affirming Tinubu’s election
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have said they would appeal the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal. The tribunal on Wednesday affirmed Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president, after dismissing the petitions filed by the opposition candidates for “lacking in […]
FCT not special, INEC’s liberty on transmission… 7 major pronouncements of presidential tribunal
After 13 hours of judgement delivery, the five-member panel of the presidential election petition tribunal upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The tribunal, led by Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party […]
EXTRA: I’ll retire Atiku to rearing of cows and chickens, says Shettima (video)
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says he will retire Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, to a life on the farms with all the livestock he needs. Shettima made the remarks during a chat with journalists outside the court of appeal in Abuja, moments after the presidential […]
Gabon junta releases ousted Bongo, grants him permission to travel abroad for treatment
Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest by the military junta in Gabon, eight days after he was deposed as president. The new military leaders in the Central African nation said Bongo is free to leave the country for medical treatment. Bongo was toppled on the morning the electoral umpire announced […]
PDP rejects presidential tribunal verdict, says judgment against facts, evidence
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the verdict of the presidential election petition tribunal. On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various petitions filed by the PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. In a unanimous decision, the five justices led by […]
Sources: NNPC concerned about ‘breach of agreement’ in sale of Agip Nigeria to Oando
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Exploration and Production (NEPL) has expressed concerns about the divestment of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s (NAOC) participating interest in its joint venture (JV) partnership, over non-conformity to regulatory processes, TheCable understands. Oando had announced that it reached an agreement with Eni, on the acquisition of a […]
Tribunal verdict: I’m more focused on building, unifying Nigeria, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the tribunal judgement has renewed his goal of unifying Nigeria. The president was quoted as speaking in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesperson. After months of legal fireworks at the tribunal, Tinubu was returned on Wednesday by the five-man panel as the duly elected president of the Federal […]
Tribunal upholds Tinubu’s victory, dismisses Obi, APM’s petitions
The presidential election petition tribunal has upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll. “Having concluded and decided that all three petitions are all devoid of merit, the petitions are hereby dismissed,” the panel said on Wednesday. After more than nine hours of examining the petitions and defence […]