…Vow to occupy Gov’s office Some opposition party chieftains and support groups of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday gave the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu a 72-hour ultimatum to transmit power to his deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa or face dare consequence. The groups, under the aegis of PDP Forever Initiative, threatened to occupy the Governor’s office should he (Akeredolu) fails to heed the 72 hours ultimatum. Addressing a press conference at the PDP national secretariat, the National Coordinator of the groups, Hon. Obande Gideon Obande, expressed worries ..read more

The National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Garba Datti Muhammad, has hailed the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming the sack of Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Friday in Abuja. Muhammad, in a statement shortly after the verdict of the appeal court, said it was a reflection of the will of the people and acceptability of the APC in the North West. “I hail the decision of the appellate court, which has manifested Allah’s divine providence for Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna to be confirmed as the duly elected governor of Kano sta ..read more

By Palma Ileye Zamfara Democracy Advocacy and Action, ZDAA, has hailed the decision by the Appeal Court to sack Dauda Lawal as the Governor of Zamfara State describing it as a victory for the popular will. The Chairman of ZDAA, Mahmood Lawal Gusau, in a statement, while reacting on the judgment, commended the judges for addressing the concerns regarding the election held in the state and declared that the court’s decision has restored the integrity of the judiciary and regained the trust and confidence of the people in the nation’s justice system. “This reaction is to welcome and stress that t ..read more

… say its evil to denigrate Nigeria’s defenceless justices Over 500 lawyers this morning stormed the court of appeal in Abuja to demand an urgent end to the campaign of calumny against the justices of the court by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawyers unanimously said it is an evil act to continously denigrate the defenceless justices.  Led by the lawyer of Conscience,  its Convener,  Sylvanus Okpe said the actions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are, at best, an assault on the judiciary due to the avalanche of sponsored diatribes against the judgment of the Court ..read more

The recent decision by the Appeal Court to nullify the election of Dauda Lawal as the Governor of Zamfara State and order a rerun of the governorship election has been hailed as a welcome development by the Northern Democratic Development Alliance (NDDA). NDDA, through its spokesman Comrade Danjuma Sani, has expressed its satisfaction with the Appeal Court’s ruling, stating that it is a vindication of the claims made by Bello Mohammed Matawalle, the former governor of the State. “Matawalle, who is now serving as the Minister of State Defense, had challenged the declaration of Dauda Lawal as th ..read more

*Says media didn’t do enough to point out security challenges INEC faced during poll *Politicians pose biggest challenge to Nigeria’s electoral Dr Chima Mathew Amadi, a public commentator and human rights activist has said that most of the post-election assessment of the elections has unfairly been narrowed down to the deployment of the Bimodal Verification and Accreditation System (BVAS) and the Instant Result Viewing portal, IReV. Any credible assessment of elections in Nigeria has to appraise the entire process from start to finish, and not pick at parts of the process in isolation. He said ..read more

…Says political jobbers exploiting vacuum for personal gains A Coalition of Civil Society Organisation for Democracy (CCSOD) has expressed concern over the delay by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to resume office since his return from medical leave abroad. The coalition, however, asked the Governor to resume or immediately transfer powers to his Deputy. Addressing a press conference Thursday in Abuja, Chief Convener of the coalition, Dr Tunji John Asaolu, urged Governor Akeredolu to prioritize the needs of the people and to resume his responsibilities without further delay or transfer power to his ..read more

In what appears as the biggest solidarity match in the city of Abuja; a Coalition of Civil Society Groups, has thrown its weight behind the judiciary in Nigeria, saying it has lived up to its expectations by Nigerians. Addressing newsmen in Abuja during a solidarity rally in support of the judiciary, the Coalition, made up of Northern Christian Civil Rights Movement; the African Patriots; the Guardians of Democracy and others with membership over 10,000; specifically commended the judiciary for the recent judgements in various election petitions Plateau. The Coalition also sounded note of warn ..read more

By Kenneth Atavti  A High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered Senator Samuel Anyanwu to cease parading himself as the the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.  Justice M. M. Adamu of the court in his ruling on a motion brought by a member of the party, Douglas Nwachukwu, through his lawyer, F. S. Jimba Esq. dated October 30,stopped Senator Anyanwu from performing the function of the office of the Scribe of the party.  A high court in Enugu had given similar order asking him to step aside as the party’s national secretary.  In th ..read more

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, called on Nigerians not to expect free, fair, transparent and credible elections in 2027 under the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Frank made the call in his reaction to the just concluded off-cycle governorship elections in three states of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa. According to Frank in a statement in Abuja, the level of electoral fraud, manipulation and rigging witnessed in Kogi and Imo states especially, points to the fact th ..read more