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Even Trump's Colorado Disqualification Petition To SCOTUS Shows Contempt For Democracy

Even Trump's Colorado Disqualification Petition To SCOTUS Shows Contempt For Democracy

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. …

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Appeal court dismisses Tonye Cole?s petition challenging Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara’s election

Appeal court dismisses Tonye Cole?s petition challenging Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara

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 …

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Chef Dammy invited by police for questioning over petition allegedly filed against her by her pastor; granted administrative bail

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 …

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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 …

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Tribunal dismisses APGA’s petition against Ebonyi government

Tribunal dismisses APGA

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 …

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Lagos Governorship Tribunal strikes out Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Labour party from Jandor?s petition

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 …

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