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PDP, Abubakar reject presidential election court judgment, set to appeal

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:31:34 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar have rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The PEPC affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu in the Feb. 25 election. Addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, Abubakar stated this at a news conference […]

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Presidential Tribunal Verdict: Victory for Nigeria’s future – Diaspora Group

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:52:41 +0000

Some Nigerians based in the United Kingdom (UK) has described the Wednesday verdict by the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) as a landmark in the history of Nigeria. Speaking on Thursday and under the aegis of Bola Tinubu Support organisation (BTSO-UK), they described the verdict as a victory for Nigeria’s democracy, rule of law, […]

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PEPC: Atiku, Obi have no proof presidential election was rigged, says APC

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:47:54 +0000

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has said that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku failed to provide credible evidence to substantiate his allegation that the presidential election was rigged in favor of President Bola Tinubu. The APC has also said that Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party’s evidence against President Tinubu was minuscule and deficient in credibility. […]

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Expectation high as Tinubu, INEC mount defense of election in court

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:40:16 +0000

Now that the petitioners have closed their cases at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), one can only wonder what strategy the respondents would employ to defend the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s presidency. Well patience, they say is a virtue so Nigerians wait patiently as the respondents open their defence on July 3. On […]

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INEC tenders Tinubu’s biodata form, BVAS report for 36 states, FCT

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:44:29 +0000

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood has tendered documents before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in respect of the petition of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The documents were tendered on Thursday through Mrs Morenikeji Tairu, Deputy Director, Certification and Complaints, Legal Drafting and […]

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PEPC admits Obi’s video flash drive in evidence

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 13:28:27 +0000

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Friday admitted two video flash drive in evidence brought by Mr Peter Obi through a subpoenaed witness to prove his petition against president Bola Tinubu Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power […]

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Election court steps down Obi’s petition over poor scheduling of documents

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:35:37 +0000

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) for the third time this week, has been forced to step down hearing in the petition filed by Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party due to poor scheduling of documents. Obi and his party are before the election petition court challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu and […]

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PEPC: Atiku, PDP tender documents in defense of their petition

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 30 May 2023 17:49:32 +0000

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr Abubakar Atiku along with the party on Tuesday in Abuja, opened their case at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) by tendering documents to support their petition. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that one of the documents tendered by counsel to the petitioners, […]

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Tinubu: APC asks tribunal to dismiss Obi, LP’s petition with substantial cost

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:37:33 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, prayed the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as president-elect in the Feb. 25 election. The APC, the 4th respondent, urged the PEPC […]

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