EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Haruna Tsammani, who led the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election, has been recommended for a position on the Supreme Court bench by the National Judicial Council. Tsammani presided over a five-member appeal court panel, which included Justices Stephen Adah, … Read more
The PDP has called 26 witnesses to testify against the APC and INEC in the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. The party still has 74 more witnesses to call to prove its case. The hearing of the PDP’s petition resumed on Tuesday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in … Read more
Despite recent humiliation, the factional Leader of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa stormed Tribunal on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lamidi Apapa, the factional leader of the Labour Party (LP), has once again made his appearance at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Apapa was captured seated comfortably, attentively listening to the ongoing proceedings within … Read more
The APC has opposed PDP’s request for a live broadcast of proceedings at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Atiku and LP’s Peter Obi both filed applications for televised tribunal proceedings which the APC urged the court to dismiss. APC argued that live broadcasting will be unnecessary, subject witnesses to undue censure, and may cause tension … Read more
The challenge of the 2023 Presidential Election outcome at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar, has sparked up a debate on live broadcasting of the proceedings. In a motion on notice filed by their team of lawyers, the PDP and Atiku are requesting … Read more
The tribunal warns against sensationalism and time-wasting tactics during the presidential election petition hearing. The five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal will hear and determine all five petitions challenging Bola Tinubi’s victory. The court emphasizes the importance of focusing on the substance of the case during the 2023 presidential petition hearings. EKO … Read more
INEC has been accused of manipulating the results of the 2023 presidential election by the Labour Party and its candidate Peter Obi. The accusations came after server logs and uploads on the IReV revealed inconsistencies in the election results, which allegedly favoured the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. INEC had requested for the petition challenging … Read more
INEC has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election. All the opposition parties challenging Tinubu’s victory joined INEC as a co-defendant. INEC defended Tinubu’s win, stating that he “scored highest valid votes cast at the … Read more
The Labour Party has been experiencing an internal crisis involving its Chairman, Julius Abure. Former Deputy National Chairman, Callistus Okafor, has warned that this crisis could negatively impact Peter Obi’s chances at the Election Petitions Tribunal, due to the potential for it to undermine the party’s credibility. Okafor has urged Obi and the party leadership … Read more
The PDP has accused the ruling APC and the DSS of planning to subvert the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. PDP alleged APC and DSS of secretly conspiring against the tribunal by plotting reports of interim government. PDP rejected the unconstitutional interim government plan proposed by the APC and the DSS. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Peter Obi has expressed confidence in the election petitions Tribunal to deliver Justice. The LP candidate said he had no reason to doubt the court. Obi stated this during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday morning. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has … Read more