By Habeeb Adisa & Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Promises are not trivial words; they are the currency of trust. Background In the intricate tapestry of human interactions, trust is the golden thread that weaves relationships together. Promises, simple as they may seem, serve as the building blocks of this trust. They are the verbal contracts, the assurances, …
Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A user Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto made a post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) awarded cost in millions of Naira to the petitioners (APM, PDP and LP) for filing frivolous election. Verdict False. Full Text A user Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto made a post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming …
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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Note: this check has been updated from the earlier published Update: PEPT Fixes September 6 To Deliver Verdict The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) will deliver judgement on the petitions challenging the election of Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 6th 2023. This disclosure was made known by the Court of Appeal Registrar Umar …
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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Several users have made a claim on X (formerly Twitter) that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Judges have set aside September 16 2023 as the day to deliver judgment in the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Mr. …
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Come November, residents in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi State would hit their polling units to decide their next governors. This election, already scheduled by the electoral commission, is said to be another supremacy battle between the two main opposition parties: All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) always fighting for might. …
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Quadri Yahya The Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi has sought five prayers before the election petition tribunal challenging the victory of the All Progressive Congress candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission after the Feb. 25th elections. Though Obi came third in the election, and Atiku Abubakar of the …
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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The 2023 general elections may have come and gone but it is not without controversies surrounding its conduct. Indeed many Nigerians looked forward to the polls with a lot of enthusiasm and a particular interest in the presidential election for many reasons, the obvious one being that it offered them a golden opportunity …
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Mustapha Lawal Nigeria’s democracy has been fragile and fluctuating since independence. Nigeria’s democracy has a long and troubled relationship with its military. For almost half of its existence as an independent state, Nigeria has been under military rule instead of civilian administration. Nigeria officially became a democracy upon its independence from Britain in October 1960. …
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Over the weekend, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted supplementary elections in 2,660 polling units in 185 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 24 states of the Federation which translates into two governorship, five senatorial, 31 House of Representatives and 57 state assembly seats across 17 states. Priorly the commission had said all outstanding governorship, …
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Mustapha Lawal Claim Several platforms reported earlier this morning that amid controversy the Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani) has been declared the winner of the Governorship election in the state. Verdict True! Senator Aisha Binani was declared winner in a controversial announcement by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister …
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