Nigeria’s Supreme Court has started reading out its ruling on whether or not to uphold the disputed election victory of President Bola Tinubu. His two main challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, are seeking to overturn the February presidential election, alleging …
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Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote, Reuters reported. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections but none have succeeded. Most political …
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The Nigerian national collation centre in the capital, Abuja, has yet to start announcing results this morning, local media reported. Electoral officials says there are five states now ready to announce – but they will wait until 13:00 GMT (14:00 local time) to allow for more results to be ready. …
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Eighteen candidates are running for the highest office in Nigeria as current President Muhammadu Buhari, 79, steps down after serving the constitutionally required two terms. The campaign for the next presidential elections began on Wednesday against a backdrop of security and economic crisis. There are two main candidates: Bola Ahmed …
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Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has begun the process of selecting a candidate for next year’s presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari, who cannot run again because he has served two terms, did not publicly endorse any of the 23 potential candidates present at a party meeting in Abuja. …
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Facing the apparition of a new strain of covid-19, Nigeria’s former vice-President Atiku Abubakar stood to put a stone to the building. For this purpose, he calls the Head of the State to once again close Nigeria’s borders. The former stateman encourages the federal government to fight against the …
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