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Edo Election: Embattled APC Gov Candidate In Fresh Age Falsification Scandal As Official Forms Reveal 4 Dates Of Birth
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Edo Election: Embattled APC Gov Candidate In Fresh Age Falsification Scandal As Official Forms Reveal 4 Dates Of Birth

10 months ago1016 min

Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State election, is facing fresh allegations of age falsification.   Documents submitted to Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), have shown discrepancies in the date of birth of the lawmaker, who is seeking a to be the number one citizen of Edo State.   While the date of birth stated on Okpebholo’s 2023 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senate nomination form is...

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BREAKING: Court Orders Nigeria’s Electoral Body, INEC To Publish Audited Election Expenses Of Political Parties, Others

1 year ago1876 min

    A Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Thursday,  granted an Order of Mandamus compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the 2021 and 2022 Audited Financial Statements. The court also granted an Order of Mandamus to publish the Audited 2023 election-related incomes and expenses of all the registered political parties in Nigeria. The presiding judge, Hon. Justice T.B. Adegoke gave the order while delivering judgment in Suit FHC//AK/CS/72/2023...

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Lawyers Accuse Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and APC Of Owing N40Million Legal Fee For Election Cases After 15 Months, Threaten Legal Action

1 year ago12615 min

The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and his party, the All Progressives Congress, have been accused of owing their attorneys who represented the party in court at the governor’s behest for the pre-election cases filed against him and the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).    According to letters from Steel Attorneys obtained by SaharaReporters, the governor and the party have owed its lawyers N40 million for the election cases handled for him for...

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‘Affidavit Presented By Governor Ododo Not From Us,’ FCT High Court Tells Kogi Election Tribunal Document Is Fake

1 year ago1296 min

Members of the Social Democratic Party and supporters of its governorship candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka are currently in a jubilation mood.  This followed the testimony of the representative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at the Kogi Election Tribunal that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo’s affidavit was fake and did not emanate from the court.  SaharaReporters had reported that Ajaka sued Ododo for certificate forgery as part...

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On May 8, Tribunal begin hearing petitions challenging Tinubu’s election
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On May 8, Tribunal begin hearing petitions challenging Tinubu’s election

2 years ago6356 min

The Presidential Election Petitions Court, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, has scheduled a pre-hearing on Monday, May 8, to hear petitions challenging President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory. Prof Yakubu Mahmood, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate the winner of the February 25 presidential election on March 1. A reliable source at the Presidential Election Petition Court registry in Abuja confirmed the date for...

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