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The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun State. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke The Supreme Court said Gboyega Oyetola and All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove its case of improper accreditation of voters and over-voting against Adeleke. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal …

The counsel for the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the ongoing presidential election petition proceedings, Chris Uche SAN, has said that many agreements were broken in the 2023 general elections. Uche made the remark on Tuesday in response to Justice Tsammani’s response to his request to allow him present five junior lawyers as team members …

The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to Thursday, May 11, 2023, the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress. In the petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023, the PDP and Atiku are challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the President-elect by …

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have expressed hope for victory as the Supreme Court today determines the authentic winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election in the state. The PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke, was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission, but the APC candidate at the poll, Adegboyega Oyetola, rejected …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja to dismiss a petition the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify his election victory. Tinubu, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN, maintained that the petition was bereft of merit and substance. The APM had in its petition marked: …

Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has termed as inappropriate and diversionary media reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 poll, Peter Obi’s visit to his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence on Sunday was for reconciliation. Soyinka spoke in a statement on Monday titled, “A visitation, and the allure of “reconciliation. ’’ Obi in a tweet …

A major breakthrough of our privatisation process, which of course, as you know, started in 2005-2006, was and has been inadequate of private investments and real cash injections,” he said. “From the time we started, an indigenous firm such as Transcorp Power and Heirs Holding have been making significant investments such as this 100 percent acquisition of installed capacity Afam …

By Eben Enasco Professor Darlington Obaseki, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital is urging Professionals and other members of the society to ensure they adopt a regular exercise lifestyle to promote physical fitness. He noted that various researches have shown that exercise can help keep the body fit, thereby reducing the risk of life-threatening diseases. …

Petrol consumers may pay about N8.4tn for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, between July and December 2023 once the Federal Government stops subsidy on PMS in June, latest findings and industry data showed. Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Mele Kyari This represents about 250 per cent increase from the N2.4tn PMS consumers would spend during the period if the …

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the petitions of the Action Peoples Party and the Labour Party to Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The parties are challenging the emergence of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. In the petition marked CA/ABJ/PEPC/02/2022, the APP is challenging the results …