Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn his disqualification in Colorado, but even the beginning of his petition shows contempt for democracy. Trump’s lawyers had some interesting uses of quotation marks are they put the question before the Court: The Supreme Court of Colorado held that President Donald J. …
Read More »Relief for Fubara as Labour Party withdraws petition against his election
Fubara is currently locked in a supremacy battle with his political benefactor and predecessor, Wike, over who controls the state’s political machinery. Long before his struggle with the Minister commenced, the Governor had been dealing with a post-election litigation that cast a shadow of doubt over his mandate at the …
Read More »Appeal court dismisses Tonye Cole?s petition challenging Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara’s election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos state today November 28 dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tonye-Cole had …
Read More »Chef Dammy invited by police for questioning over petition allegedly filed against her by her pastor; granted administrative bail
Chef Dammy was today November 23 invited for questioning by men of the Police AIG zone 17 in Akure, Ondo state following a petition allegedly filed against her by her pastor. Confirming reports of her invitation to LIB, the spokesperson of AIG Zone 17, DSP Hakeem, said the police …
Read More »The Petition court and the Supreme court did not affirm the success of Tinubu’s presidency – LP’s Vice Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed says (video)
Labour Party’s vice presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that the Supreme Court did not affirm the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Baba-Ahmed who appeared on Arise TV last night November 6, said the apex court merely upheld what he described as the illegality …
Read More »D’banj Files Petition Against Do2dtun (Details)
Nigerian singer, D’banj has filed an application at an Abuja federal court for an injunction restraining his estranged brother-in-law, Do2dtun from making malicious and defamatory posts against him on social media. The entertainer filed the petition through one of his lawyers, Toheeb Lawal, Naija News learnt The Judge, Emmanuel Iyanna, …
Read More »Tribunal dismisses APGA’s petition against Ebonyi government
The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday. Sept. 27, dismissed a petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its governorship candidate, Prof Benard Odoh, contesting the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. The Tribunal held that the petition bordered on a …
Read More »Lagos Governorship Tribunal strikes out Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Labour party from Jandor?s petition
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has struck out the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, from the petition of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, against the recent governorship election. Jandor in his petition before the tribunal challenged the return of …
Read More »Sam Larry Accuses Mohbad Of Contract Breach, Defamation (Petition)
A copy of a counter petition filed on August 1, 2023, by music promoter, Sam Larry accusing late singer, Mohbad of contract breach has emerged. According to Punch, the petition received and stamped by the Lagos Annex, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, on August 7, 2023, was written through a …
Read More »Nigerians sign petition to ban ‘Marlian Music Label’ over Mohbad’s death
A petition to ban Marlian Music label has gotten over 50,000 signatures. The petition was launched on change.org following the death of former Marlian Music signee, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba aka Mohbad, who died on Tuesday, September 12. The talented singer died a year after his controversial split from the …
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