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Election Tribunal: Objection Raised as LP Presents Channels TV Reporter as Witness

In the ongoing proceedings at the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the legal team representing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has raised objections to the Labour Party's decision to present a Channels TV reporter as a witness in court, according to a report by ARISE NEWS.

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Election Tribunal: Objection Raised as LP Presents Channels TV Reporter as Witness

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Bola Tinubu's lawyers object as labour party presents Channels TV reporter as witness in court

According to a report from Arise TV news, the legal team representing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed objections to the Labour Party's plan to present a Channels TV reporter as a witness in the ongoing Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal.

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Bola Tinubu's lawyers object as labour party presents Channels TV reporter as witness in court

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In court today, INEC stood up and objected to the true certified copy of their results- Kenneth Okonkwo

Kenneth Okonkwo tweeted this afternoon about the latest developments in the election tribunal case against INEC and their declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election. Kenneth Okonkwo wrote in a tweet, "6TH JUNE, 2023. To further our Petition, we have returned to the Court of Appeal (COA) for the Presidential Election.

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In court today, INEC stood up and objected to the true certified copy of their results- Kenneth Okonkwo

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SAN Okpoko:We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us

The Labour Party initially expressed their dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its reluctance to release crucial documents that would support their case against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In their quest for these documents, party representatives made multiple trips to Abuja, where they met with INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu.

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SAN Okpoko:We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us

SOCIETY

How man was arrested while using master key to steal a patient's motorcycle

A man said to be a member of a notorious gang of motorcycle thieves is currently in detention of the Gombe State Police Command after he was arrested while using a fabricated master key to steal the motorcycle of a patient inside a hospital in the state. The man, whose name was given as Abubakar Mohammed, aged 25, was arrested following a distress call received from a specialist hospital in the metropolis that a man was apprehended while trying to steal a patient's motorcycle.

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How man was arrested while using master key to steal a patient's motorcycle

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Catholic Bishop Takes Tinubu By Surprise, Reveal How Nigerian Constitution Can Stop His Inauguration

After the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, many individuals in the country have voiced their dissatisfaction with the results that declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President-elect of Nigeria. The announcement of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the victor of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has sparked significant political controversies in the country.

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Catholic Bishop Takes Tinubu By Surprise, Reveal How Nigerian Constitution Can Stop His Inauguration

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If Court Orders A Fresh Election, No Nigerian Will Believe Yakubu Will Conduct A Fair Election-Bwala

The Spokesperson for the PDP presidential campaign council and a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Daniel Bwala has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, noting that if the tribunal orders a fresh or run off election, no single Nigerian will believe or have confidence that Prof Yakubu will conduct a free and fair election.

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If Court Orders A Fresh Election, No Nigerian Will Believe Yakubu Will Conduct A Fair Election-Bwala

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7 Days To Swearing- In: Catholic Bishop Surprises Tinubu, Expose How Constitution might stop him

In the wake of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, which elected Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the country's leader, many Nigerians have voiced their displeasure with the results. Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, recently declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu the election's victor, sparking a firestorm of political controversy in the country.

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7 Days To Swearing- In: Catholic Bishop Surprises Tinubu, Expose How Constitution might stop him

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What Constitutional Conference Could not do, Yakubu & Runaway Judge is About to do- Hilda Dokubo

Hilda Dokubo, chairperson of the Rivers State Labour Party, took to social media to accuse INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu and the judge who failed to deliver his ruling on the case regarding a presidential candidate having 25% votes in FCT of trying to do what an administrative law could not do in the history of the country.

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What Constitutional Conference Could not do, Yakubu & Runaway Judge is About to do- Hilda Dokubo

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The same thing constitutional conference could not do, Yakubu & runaway judge is about to do - Hilda Dokubo

Hilda Dokubo, the chairperson of the Rivers State Labour Party, has used social media to accuse Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and a judge involved in a case regarding a presidential candidate's failure to secure 25% of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of attempting to achieve what administrative law has never accomplished in the country's history.

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The same thing constitutional conference could not do, Yakubu & runaway judge is about to do - Hilda Dokubo

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New REC For FCT Inaugurated By INEC

Dr Mahmuda Isah has been sworn in for a second and final term as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC). This was confirmed by Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja.

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New REC For FCT Inaugurated By INEC

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Professor Yakubu Pronounced Tinubu As President-elect; PDP Could Win At Tribunal – Chief George

A former Deputy National Chairman (South), of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Bode George, has insisted that the election of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), could be nullified; after he revealed that the pronouncement of the former Lagos governor as Nigeria's President-elect is not the only step to becoming the President.

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Professor Yakubu Pronounced Tinubu As President-elect; PDP Could Win At Tribunal – Chief George

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Buhari Has Marred His Legacy; He Can Redeem It By Sacking Professor Mahmood Yakubu – Bwala

A spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daniel Bwala, has maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari marred his legacy by allowing irregularities to take place during the conduct of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election; but insisted that the President could only redeem his legacy by sacking the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu.

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Buhari Has Marred His Legacy; He Can Redeem It By Sacking Professor Mahmood Yakubu – Bwala

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Tinubu Did Not Win Election, He Is Attempting To Steal One With Connivance Of Yakubu- Dele Farotimi

According to Nigerian lawyer Dele Farotimi in an interview with Sahara Reporters TV, he expressed his belief that Bola Tinubu did not legitimately win the 2023 presidential election. Farotimi alleged that Tinubu was attempting to seize the election victory in collaboration with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu.

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Tinubu Did Not Win Election, He Is Attempting To Steal One With Connivance Of Yakubu- Dele Farotimi

SOCIETY

Man, Two Sons Die After Their Car Collided With A Tree In A Lone Accident In Bauchi State

In a report on Nigerian Tribune, a man identified as Yakubu Shehu Sakwaa, and his two sons have died in a lone accident after their car rammed into a tree in Bauchi State. Photo: Scene of the ghastly accident. Yakubu, a Treasury staff at the Bauchi State Treasury Board, attached to the office of the Head of Civil Service, Bauchi (HOCS), was said to be traveling to his village with his sons when the accident happened on Saturday, 13th of May 2023, along Azare/Sakwaa road in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

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Man, Two Sons Die After Their Car Collided With A Tree In A Lone Accident In Bauchi State

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Farotimi asserts that Professor Yakubu violated the Constitution by penning a Certificate of Represe

A number of influential political figures have disagreed over how important it is to win the election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in order to be declared the next president-elect. This issue has been a source of debate. The current President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has come under fire for his performance in the 2023 election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where he failed to meet the threshold of 25% of the vote.

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Farotimi asserts that Professor Yakubu violated the Constitution by penning a Certificate of Represe

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Today's Headlines: INEC Swears In Isah As REC; Court Remands Seun Kuti In Police Custody

INEC Swears In Isah As REC Photo Credit: Leadership News The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has sworn in Dr. Mahmuda Isah as Resident Electoral Commissioner for a second and final term. Isah took his oath of office during the commission’s weekly meeting on Tuesday in Abuja which has the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission in attendance.

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Today's Headlines: INEC Swears In Isah As REC; Court Remands Seun Kuti In Police Custody

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APC NWC member dumps party over failed Kogi Guber ambition

According to Vanguard, Murtala Yakubu, a member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee (NWC) and its deputy national publicity secretary, has resigned from the NWC and his membership in the party as a result of his failure to secure the party's nomination in the April 14 Kogi state governorship primary election.

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APC NWC member dumps party over failed Kogi Guber ambition

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Reactions Trail As Daniel Bwala Urges Buhari To Sack Prof. Mahmoud To Redeem His Electoral Legacy

In a recent interview with Arise News, Daniel Bwala, the spokesperson of Atiku's presidential campaign council, revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari should dismiss the chairman of the electoral commission, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud to redeem his electoral legacy. He alleged that Buhari signed in an electoral act to enhance the credibility of Nigeria’s election, but professor Yakubu Mahmoud marred Buhari’s electoral legacy by abusing his electoral act.

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Reactions Trail As Daniel Bwala Urges Buhari To Sack Prof. Mahmoud To Redeem His Electoral Legacy

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Lone Auto Crash Claims Life of a Bauchi State Treasury Staff and His Two Sons

Yakubu Sakwa, a treasury staff at the Bauchi State Treasury Board and his two sons have reportedly died in a lone auto crash. Yakubu was attached to the office of the Head of Civil Service before his death. According to the report, the accident took place on Saturday along Azare-Sakwa road located in Zaki LGA of the State.

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Lone Auto Crash Claims Life of a Bauchi State Treasury Staff and His Two Sons