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Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An Election Petition; Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct - Clark

No one in Nigeria, according to Robert Clark, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, can win an election petition under the current Electoral Act. What the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does is presumed correct, he said in an interview with Channels TV, adding that all the electoral umpire has to do is present documents and state that it conducted the election in accordance with the law, and the losing parties will have to challenge those claims.

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Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An Election Petition; Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct - Clark

POLITICS

Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An Election Petition; Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct - Clark

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clark, has claimed that no one in the country can win an election petition based on the provisions of the Electoral Act. While speaking in an interview with Channels TV, he said that whatever the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does is presumed to be correct, adding that the electoral umpire only has to submit documents and say that it conducted the election according to the law and the aggrieved parties will have to challenge what was presented.

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Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An Election Petition; Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct - Clark

POLITICS

Nobody Can Win An Election Petition, Because Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct -Clarke

Ahead of the continued election petition hearing at the tribunal court following the just concluded general elections in the country, a senior advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke has opined that it is likely not possible for anyone to win an election petition in Nigeria. The senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, who was speaking on a programme on Channels Television, while frowning over the possibility of one not being able to win an election petition claimed that such was because of what the electoral law says, making whatever INEC does under the law, to be presumed to be correct.

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Nobody Can Win An Election Petition, Because Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct -Clarke

POLITICS

If the law backing INEC on elections are not removed, you cannot win election against them- Clark

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clark, expressed his belief that winning an election petition in the country is virtually impossible due to the provisions of the Electoral Act. In an interview with Channels TV, he argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is granted the presumption of correctness in its actions.

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If the law backing INEC on elections are not removed, you cannot win election against them- Clark

POLITICS

No party in Nigeria can win an election petition because INEC has the final say in an election-Clark

During an interview with the television news channel, a senior advocate for Nigeria, Robert Clark, says that no party in Nigeria can win an election petition because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has the final say in an election. He further stated that the electoral law has made it so that the independent national electoral commission, INEC, has a presumption given to it by the law that whatever it says is presumed to be correct.

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No party in Nigeria can win an election petition because INEC has the final say in an election-Clark

POLITICS

Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An Election Petition; Whatever INEC Does Is Presumed To Be Correct - Clark

According to Robert Clark, a senior Nigerian advocate, no one in the nation is capable of winning an election petition based on the Electoral Act's provisions. In an interview with Channels TV, he stated that whatever the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does is presumed to be accurate.

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Tribunal: Nobody Can Win An
Election Petition; Whatever INEC
Does Is Presumed To Be Correct
- Clark

EDUCATION

Few Fabulous Grammar by Nigeria English Teachers

This piece is centred on perceived incorrect stereotyped repertoires of some Nigerian English expressions. Many a time my tutees do ask me the correctness of spelling out two similar letters in a word as '' double ''. For instance, '' accommodation '' can be spelt out as acc-omm-odat-ion or as a- double c- o- double m - odat-ion.

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Few Fabulous Grammar by Nigeria English Teachers

POLITICS

Whatever INEC does is presumed to be correct so nobody can win an election petition- Robert Clark

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clark, has argued that winning an election petition in Nigeria is virtually impossible due to the current provisions of the Electoral Act. During an interview with Channels TV, he expressed his belief that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is automatically assumed to be correct in its actions.

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Whatever INEC does is presumed to be correct so nobody can win an election petition- Robert Clark

POLITICS

Tiamiayu’s interview is the reason why Buhari is justifying a border closure - Rufai Oseni

Rufai Oseni, a renowned presenter on Arise TV, recently expressed his thoughts on the on the recent decision by the UK government to restrict Nigerians coming there for studies from bringing their families and loved ones. This is coming after a Nigerian by name, Tiamiayu exposed the entire scenario.

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Tiamiayu’s interview is the reason why Buhari is justifying a border closure - Rufai Oseni

RELIGION

Nowhere Does The Bible Say We Should Not Judge Sin—Joyce Meyer

Pastor Joyce Meyer, the founder and presiding Pastor of the America based Joyce Meyer Ministries has taken to her official Facebook page to share the video she has delivered on sin, and why it is not written anywhere in the Bible that we cannot Judge sin. According to the cleric, she has revealed in her words, from 0:01 to 0:49 of the video that, the Bible says we should speak the truth in love but, nowhere does it say we should not judge sin.

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Nowhere Does The Bible Say We Should Not Judge Sin—Joyce Meyer

JUSTICE

Plane Passenger Who Protested Tinubu's Inauguration Placed On One-Month Medical Observation By Court

The Zuba Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has put Obiajulu Uja on one month of medical watch because he says he is a supporter of Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. This was because Uja tried to assault the court clerk on Tuesday when he was brought to court by workers from the Kuje Correctional Centre.

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Plane Passenger Who Protested Tinubu's Inauguration Placed On One-Month Medical Observation By Court

SOCIETY

Reactions As Police Re-arrest Two Kuje Prison Break Escapees For Stealing Cattle in Adamawa

In Adamawa State, the police have successfully apprehended two individuals who had escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja during the attack in 2022. The escapees, identified as Atiku Ibrahim (37 years old) and Adamu Ibrahim (40 years old), were captured by operatives from the Command's Crack Squad.

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Reactions As Police Re-arrest Two Kuje Prison Break Escapees For Stealing Cattle in Adamawa

SOCIETY

Photos, As Police Arrests Two Kuje Prison Escapees In Adamawa State for cattle rustling

According to a news that was published by the Punch Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that the men of the Adamawa State Police Command, have successfully arrested one Atiku Ibrahim, 37, and Adamu Ibrahim 40, who escaped during the 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

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Photos, As Police Arrests Two Kuje Prison Escapees In Adamawa State for cattle rustling

POLITICS

Buhari leaving Nigeria much better than he met it — Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State expressed his belief that President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has significantly improved Nigeria during his tenure. Ganduje made this statement at the inauguration of the state's new Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre in Janguza, which has a capacity of 3,000.

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Buhari leaving Nigeria much better than he met it — Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

POLITICS

Keyamo Was Very Correct When He Said That The Post Of Minister Of State Is Unconstitutional-Kenneth Okonkwo

Chieftain of the Labour Party, Mr Kenneth Okonkwo has reacted as Festus Keyamo called for the abolition of the position of Minister of State in the federal cabinet, saying it is an out of the law of the nation to appoint a Minister of State. Expressing his reaction on his Twitter handle on Thursday, Kenneth Okonkwo noted that Festus Keyamo was very correct when he stated the post of Minister of State is unconstitutional.

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Keyamo Was Very Correct When He Said That The Post Of Minister Of State Is Unconstitutional-Kenneth Okonkwo

POLITICS

I Am Leaving Nigeria Better In 2023 Than In 2015- Buhari Says

The Outgoing Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari admitted that he started his tenure with a “great deal of promise and expectation”, and claimed that he left the country better than he met it in 2015, according to reports in Channels Television. Buhari said this in his final broadcast to the nation on Sunday morning.

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I Am Leaving Nigeria Better In 2023 Than In 2015- Buhari Says

SOCIETY

Seun Kuti Crowned 'General Overseer' by Inmates, Leading Inspirational Prayer Sessions

According to Vangaurd News report, In a truly remarkable and uplifting turn of events, Seun Kuti, the renowned Nigerian musician and activist, was crowned 'General Overseer' by inmates during a recent visit to a correctional facility. Seun Kuti's role as a spiritual leader within the prison community has seen him take on the responsibility of leading inspirational prayer sessions, offering solace and hope to those incarcerated and transforming lives through the power of music and spirituality.

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Seun Kuti Crowned 'General Overseer' by Inmates, Leading Inspirational Prayer Sessions

SOCIETY

Just in: Adamawa Police nabs two escaped prisoners from Kuje Jail

In a statement issued on Monday in Yola, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesperson for the Adamawa Police Command, announced the arrest of two inmates who had previously escaped from the Kuje Correctional Center in July 2022. The individuals apprehended by the Police Crack Squad on May 19 were Atiku Ibrahim, aged 37, and Adamu Ibrahim, aged 40.

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Just in: Adamawa Police nabs two escaped prisoners from Kuje Jail

POLITICS

You Can Achieve Great, If You Make Use Of Correct Team And The Striker -Shagari Tell Tinubu

Mukhtar Shagari, a former deputy governor of Sokoto State, expressed hope on Thursday that President -elect Bola Tinubu can lead the country to greatness provided he surrounds himself with the proper people. On Channels Television's Politics Today, Shagari said this and said that Tinubu will succeed if he has the correct team.

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You Can Achieve Great, If You Make Use Of Correct Team And The Striker -Shagari Tell Tinubu

SOCIETY

Police Arrest Two Kuje Prison Escapees In Adamawa

Atiku Ibrahim, 37, and Adamu Ibrahim, 40, who fled during the 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, have been apprehended by the Adamawa State police command, according to Punch. Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the state Police Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement on Monday.

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Police Arrest Two Kuje Prison Escapees In Adamawa