The Federal High Court in Akure, on Monday, threw out a suit seeking the disqualification of Olayide Adelami, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. The suit was filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 16 November Ondo State … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) polling officer for allegedly allocating non-existent votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Saturday evening. … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 18 September for judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge, Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date on Friday after counsel for the plaintiff, Benjamin Davou, and lawyers to the defence adopted their processes … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Benin City, Edo State, has been ravaged by flood.“The flood damaged a section of the building. It destroyed voters registration machines and other items,” Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct nine bye-elections and 35 rerun elections across 26 states on Saturday. In the bye-elections, a total of 74 candidates are contesting for a limited nine seats in the state and national assemblies. While 13 candidates are contesting for the two seats in the Senate, 39 … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, extended the 15 December interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Donatus Okorowo extended the order following an … Read more
