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Lagos Guber: PDP seeks APC, LP disqualification at tribunal

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal received a petition from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor). The party and Adediran want the APC and LP candidates disqualified for violating the Election Act 2022. The petitioners disputed the March 18 gubernatorial election’s results in the April 7 EPT/LAG/GOV/01/2023 Read More…

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Lagos Election Tribunal receives 25 petitions from aggrieved parties

The Lagos State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has received 25 complaints from aggrieved parties thus far. The Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse in Ikeja, which serves as the location of the tribunal sittings, had the petitions taped to its walls. In one of the lawsuits, the Labour Party candidates for the National Read More…

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Lagos Catholic Archbishop denounces racial profiling, urges peace and tolerance

The Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, has denounced all expressions of ethnic profiling as well as the violence that was seen in some areas of Lagos State before, during, and after the most recent elections. The prelate urged the state government to call all parties to order and put in Read More…

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Obi challenges Nigeria’s presidential election results in court

The opposition Labour Party candidate in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has filed a court lawsuit challenging last month’s disputed presidential election, according to the party, starting off what could be a lengthy legal battle spanning several months. There have been numerous legal challenges to previous Nigerian presidential election results, but none have been successful. Obi campaigned Read More…

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Nigeria election violence claimed 21 lives-EU observers

At least 21 people were reported dead on Monday by European Union election observers, who noted that intimidation, violence, and low turnout characterised Nigeria’s gubernatorial and state legislative elections. On Saturday, Nigerians cast ballots for state governors in 28 of the country’s 36 states. On Monday, results were still anticipated from a number of states, Read More…

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Sanwoolu re-elected in victory for APC [Updated]

The results of the Saturday governorship elections have been certified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with Lagos State’s Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu declared the victor. This was revealed on Monday in Lagos by Prof. Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, (FUTA) Akure, who is also the Returning Officer. According to her, Read More…

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Another Electoral Heist?

“All those involved in snatching ballot boxes and committing all sorts of voter suppression crimes should be arrested and prosecuted”, declared Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president in reaction to reported incidents of ballot disruption in Bayelsa State. He spoke the minds of many of his compatriots in different parts of the country who had Read More…

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Voters flee for safety as thugs fling out ballot materials

While thugs pushed voters away at Unit 078, Ward F5, Okeafa, Ilamose Estate, Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 2, voting was abruptly suspended at 10.52 a.m. After visiting polling places in Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 2’s Okeafa, Ilamose Estate, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent noticed that some thugs had arrived and were starting to throw bottles and stones Read More…

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Court directs INEC to paste and send Saturday’s voting results electronically

Following a previous judgement given in Lagos on March 8, a Federal High Court in Abuja issued an injunction on Friday directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State to electronically transfer the results of the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections held on Saturday in conformity with its rules and policies. Read More…

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Why I deserve second term – Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, asserted that he merits a second term to continue the state’s progress towards development. Sanwo-Olu made this statement on Wednesday in an interview with Nigerian Info. He asked Lagosians to vote based on candidates’ experience and track records rather than riding the political party’s wave. “Judge me by my experience, Read More…