LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPILA) has expressed concern over the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed the victory of governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the organisation, by that action the apex court has “substantially spat in the face…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Respondents to the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have called for the “suspension” of proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Thursday (today). Thursday was scheduled for the commencement of trial, when the petitioners challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSANGERS)-Senator Godswill Akpabio today watched as an INEC returning officer for Ekpenyong Ward 1 in Essien Udim local government area, Ammba Ammba, revealed the harrowing experience of INEC officials in the hands of APC armed thugs during the February Presidential and National Assembly Elections. At the ongoing National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed July the 3rd, to deliver ruling on an application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking to set aside the proceedings of June 11th, 2019. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mohammed Garba said the ruling will determine the…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH NEWSRANGRS)There was a mild drama at the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom State when Counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Solomon Umoh, SAN tried unsuccessfully to prevent a witness, Mr. Godwin Afangideh, from reading the result from a document presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)….
State LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, may have a very rough road to seeking another term of office next year, as his antagonists are planning to deny him the ticket of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), investigation by our correspondent has revealed. The current impasse in the State House…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has denied making a statement on the existence of a server during his time as head of the commission. Mr Jega, in a circulated comment, was quoted as saying the INEC server existed and is ‘functional’, even in his own time. The…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A disagreement between elected lawmakers and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has stalled the inauguration of the state’s 7th Assembly. It was learnt that the disagreement centred mainly on who becomes the Speaker of the 24-member House of Assembly. According to informed sources, while over 20 of the elected lawmakers who belong…
