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Verdict In Al-Bashir’s Corruption Trial Expected Saturday

December 14, 2019 8:32 am

A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered on Saturday.

The court in the capital of Khartoum heard final testimonies in the case on Nov. 16, including that of the government’s auditor.

After being overthrown during a military coup on April 11, al-Bashir was found to be in possession of large sums of local and foreign currency, as well as other assets, without legal justification.

While the former president admitted he had received 25 million dollars from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he pleaded not guilty to the charges.…

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Appeal Court Verdict: Okowa Lauds Judiciary, Thanks Deltans

November 16, 2019 7:25 am

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Judiciary for the “sound judgment” by the Court of Appeal, which affirmed his victory in the March 9, 2019 Governorship election in the state.

His main opponent in the polls, Chief Great Ogboru of All Progressives Congress (APC), had approached the appellate court to upturn the decision of the Election Petitions Tribunal which dismissed his petition against Okowa’s victory.

The court on Friday in Abuja, endorsed the verdict of the tribunal and dismissed the appeal in its entirety for lacking merit.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa …

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

November 6, 2019 5:12 pm

The curtains fell, last week, on Atiku Abubakar’s spirited bid to have the courts overturn the February 23 election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. The prayer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate that he be declared winner of the presidential election ran into a brick wall as a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, threw out the appeal for lacking in merit.

With that submission, the contention over the poll has finally been laid to rest but the fireworks from Atiku and the PDP …

Supreme Court Verdict Won’t Cause Defections, Says PDP

Supreme Court Verdict Won’t Cause Defections, Says PDP

November 1, 2019 6:06 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday ruled out any mass defections in the party due to the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment that dismissed the party’s presidential election petition against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The party also raised the alarm over plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to manipulate the outcome of the party’s governorship primary elections in Kogi State with a spurious allegation that the commission did not monitor the primary election, thus questioning its credibility.

Addressing journalists Thursday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the National …

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 12:14 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the verdict of Nigerians and the affirmation of the Supreme Court of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll, as a true democrat.

In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the forum, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, the forum also appealed to President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory and invite the opposition to join hands in building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

“The challenges of elections through the due process …

Alleged $9.5m FIFA Grant Embezzlement; AGF To Give Verdict

Alleged $9.5m FIFA Grant Embezzlement; AGF To Give Verdict

October 22, 2019 12:58 pm

Justice Peter Affen of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday fixed December 16, 2019 for the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to report on the harmonisation of cases filed against some officials of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) in the alleged misappropriation of $9.5 million grant from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

Justice Affen at the last sitting had fixed October 22 for ruling on the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to include Amaju Pinnick and Dr Mohammed Sanusi, President and Secretary-General respectively of the NFF.

EFCC had dragged …

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

September 20, 2019 6:26 pm

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, Friday said he was heading to the Supreme Court to ensure that votes of Nigerians count.

He therefore sought for support of Nigerians in his search for justice via the courts.

In a statement he signed by him, Atiku said, “Nothing good comes easy, and hard as the task to rid Nigeria from the forces of fascism, and be an instrument for the full restoration of the rule of law and democracy in Nigeria is, your support makes the struggle worthwhile”.

He further said, …

Senator Ademola Adeleke vows to challenge APC victory at Supreme court

Adeleke, PDP vow to challenge verdict at Supreme Court

May 9, 2019 9:37 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to challenge yesterday’s verdict of the Court of Appeal that upheld the election of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola as governor of Osun State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Oyetola, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election.

But the Election Petition Tribunal nullified Oyetola’s election and declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP winner of the poll, consequent upon which Oyetola challenged the tribunal’s ruling at the appellate court.

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, upturned the tribunal’s ruling and affirmed Oyetola’s …

Verdict on Osun governorship poll cannot stand – Aregbesola

March 27, 2019 9:30 pm

Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has described the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal last Friday, which nullified the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola as very strange and unknown to law.

Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sola Fasure, said the report of the split judgment came to every watcher of political events in the state as a rude shock.

In the statement entitled: “This judgment cannot stand,” the former governor said the people of the state and the government have the highest regards for the judiciary and would keep having high regards for the revered …

Osun election: APC rejects tribunal’s verdict

March 22, 2019 6:45 pm

The All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun has rejected the verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal that declared Ademola Adeleke the winner of the 2018 governorship election in the state.

In a statement signed by the Osun APC director of publicity, research and strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, APC cast doubts on the verdict, noting it will not hold water when contested.

“The verdict cannot stand superior legal scrutiny. Therefore we will appeal against it,” the statement said.

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APC vows to appeal Ekweremadu’s victory

Osun verdict is victory for democracy, says Ekweremadu

March 22, 2019 6:31 pm

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described the verdict of Osun gubernatorial election tribunal which gave victory to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as a victory for democracy.

Ekweremadu, who reacted to the Tribunal’s verdict on his social media handle @Iamekweremadu, noted that the verdict was victory “for the sanctity of the ballot box, victory for the rule of law, and indeed victory for democracy”.

He further said that the judgement shows that the constitution amendments to ensure that unlawful mandates were not enjoyed for long were paying off.

He said: “I congratulate …

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