A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 7 for the hearing of a suit seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu from contesting in the 2023 elections.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the plaintiffs who are four APC leaders are praying the court to determine that Tinubu is unqualified to represent the party in the 2023 presidential election because he allegedly provided false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In a 33-paragraph affidavit filled in support of the suit deposed to by one Ibiang Miko …
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Nigeria, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, has reiterated the need for government at all levels and other government institutions to focus more on talent and not ‘certificates’ as that is the only way forward.
He explained that it will go a long way in not only creating more job opportunities but addressing problems of unemployment and by extension, solving the challenges bedeviling the country.
Panatami made these assertions while speaking on Tuesday during the prize presentation ceremony and the Grand Finale of Katsina National Talent Hunt Challenge in Katsina further urged organisers …
His Excellency, Gov. Hope Uzodinma, a prophetic manifestation of Fr Mbaka’s prophecy and a beneficiary of controversial Supreme Court judgment has come under a barrage of allegations from the publisher of Pointblanknews.com, Mr Jackson Ude, a North American based journalist.
In a series of tweets on his twitter handle, Jackson Ude alleged that he personally investigated Uzodinma’s claim of having obtained a Washington University Certificate. His investigation revealed that the School do not have educational accreditation by any accreditation body in the U.S. According to him, after he exposed the racket in 2012, Hope Uzodinma quickly deleted …
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the ceremony at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Uzodinma dedicated his victory to God and “functional judiciary” of the country.
“We thank God that at the end of the day through His Mercy, His will and the mandate of our people of Imo, who came out to vote for APC and myself, that at the end of the day their wishes and mandate have
Exclusive: Court Disqualifies Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, Orders INEC To Issue Certificate Of Return To Obinna Uzoh
Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the certificate of return to Barrister Dr. Obinna Uzoh, as the Senator-Elect for Anambra South Senatorial District.
Justice Bello Kawu made this order in his judgement on the suit filed by Obinna Uzoh, which claimed that the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, presented a forged National Examination Council (NECO) secondary school certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission …
The returning officer for the election and vice-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Umar, announced the result at the INEC office in Lokoja on Monday, November 18.
Bello won 12 local governments to beat his major challenger Musa Wada of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who won 9 local governments.
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State has been immersed in a crisis of certificate forgery involving aspirants contesting the forthcoming local government election.
Daily Sun learnt that following complaints from some party faithful, the Department of State Security (DSS), has waded in to help unravel the genuineness of certificates submitted to party and the state independent Electoral Commission by some chairmanship and four councillorship aspirants.
It was learnt that, so far, three of the aspirants have been found to be parading fake certificates.
The discovery has prevented the party from submitting the final list of candidates to …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal the judgment directing it to issue a Certificate of Return to former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha.
Okorocha received his certificate of return as winner of Imo West Senatorial District election held Feb. 23.
INEC made the disclosure in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the commission issued the certificate to Okorocha in compliance with an Abuja Federal High Court that directed it to do so.
Okoye said the issuance of the …
Except by a miracle, former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha will not be part of the inauguration of the ninth National Assembly today.
He will not be among those to elect the leadership of the Senate to which he won election early this year but has not been given the Certificate of Return.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will meet today to look at the court rulings on the former governor’s Certificate of Return.
The ninth National Assembly will be inaugurated today and the election of leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives is also expected …
Observer Groups Monday lampooned the Independent National Electoral Commission for withholding the Certificate of Return of Imo West senator-elect, Rochas Okorocha.
The groups noted that the electoral umpire is overstepping its bonds, adding that it lacks the powers to stop any candidate after he or she has been declared winner.
At a press Conference in Owerri, Emmanuel Azuike of the Women Fest for Better Life Living Initiative, an Independent Observer group, said that the issue of allegation of duress upon which INEC relying on to withhold the Certificate of Return can only be established by a Court of competent jurisdiction.…
Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has applied at the Federal High Court Abuja, for an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him with a Certificate of Return as the Senator- elect for Imo West Senatorial District.
Though the returning officer for the Imo West Senatorial District election had declared Okorocha who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress winner of the poll, he was however not presented with a Certificate of return by the electoral body as his name was
not listed among the senators-elect who were presented with their certificates of return by …
