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The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has ordered a re-run election in Warri South Local Government Area of the state for the Delta South Senatorial District. The Delta State Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, popularly known as JOT, the lawmaker representing the Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has ordered a re-run election in Warri South Local Government Area of the state for the Delta South Senatorial District. The senatorial candidate of the…

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, has sacked Amobi Ogah as the winner of the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi House of Representatives seat of Abia State. Consequently, the tribunal has declared Nkiru Onyejeocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the seat. The February 25 House of Representatives election had initially seen Ogah, the Labour Party candidate, declared the winner with 11,822 votes, while Onyejeocha secured 8,752 votes. However, the tribunal’s ruling invalidated the results earlier declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In its decision delivered on Wednesday, the…

The Labour Presidential candidate, Peter Obi defeated President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima over two objections raised about his candidacy. The first was on Obi’s membership of the Labour Party and the second on whether his petition was valid as he did not join the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. Justices Abba Mohammed, a member of the five-man panel who read the ruling on the case faulted Tinubu and Shettima’s contention challenging Mr Obi’s membership of the Labour Party. Only a political party can determine who its members are, and that no other person or…

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima arrived at the Election Presidential Tribunal on Wednesday. Judgment on three petitions filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, contesting the election of President Bola Tinubu, will be delivered today. Wednesday's judgment will be delivered by the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, assisted by other members of the panel-Justices Stephen Adah, Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Moses Ugo, and Abba Mohammed. Also, the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje; and Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule; Ekiti state governor, Abiodun Oyebanji; Kogi state…

Stakeholders from Abiriba community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have expressed optimism and reaffirmed their support to the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. They expressed their views separately while reacting to some decisions made by the leadership of Abiriba Communal Improvement Union (ACIU), against the lawmaker. ACIU had on the 3rd of May, 2023 published an article on ThisDay newspaper against the lawmaker titled: 'Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu and his cheap linkage of the Abiriba people with IPOB'. The union had also written a letter to Hon. Agbai Kalu excommunicating him from…

The member representing Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa has congratulated Ohafia-born legal luminary, Etigwe Uwa (SAN), on the occasion of his birthday. Osonwa in a birthday message on Monday described Uwa as a trailblazer and worthy ambassador of the Federal Constituency. He commended Uwa for his passionate for a decent society and contributions towards the growth of Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency, Abia State and Nigeria. "Happy birthday to Elder Etigwe Uwa SAN. You're indeed a trailblazer and worthy ambassador of Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency." Osonwa prayed to God to grant Uwa good…

The member representing Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has applauded the performance of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti in less than 100 days in office. The lawmaker gave the commendation on Sunday in Ohafia while addressing newsmen during the dedication of Master Alexander Emetu, son of Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, the Deputy Governor of the state at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Amaekpu Ohafia. He noted that the governor’s reform of the civil service was to make it effective and efficient, appealing to Abians to support the sanitization of the system. He described the…