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 In just a matter of hours from now, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), sitting in Abuja will deliver judgment on petitions seeking to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. This development gave many Nigerians especially keen observers a breather after many days of waiting and expecting. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commision …
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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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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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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The political space got engrossed in post election litigations this week as the presidential election petition tribunal sat to hear suits brought to it by aggrieved parties from the just concluded 25th February presidential election. Recall that on March 1, INEC had declared APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as the president-elect and in …
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By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike, claimed that his state has given the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the highest votes since 1999. Verdict Almost TRUE, of all the six presidential elections conducted in this fourth republic by INEC, Rivers state has given PDP its highest votes in just 4 elections – 1999, …
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