Breaking: Appeal Court opens up on ‘controversial CTC’ in Kano governorship election judgement

November 22, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, on Wednesday, said there was no contradiction in the court’s judgment on the Kano state governorship election. According to him, what happened in the judgment’s Certified True Copy (CTC) was a clerical error. He noted it does not in any way invalidate or change the findings and conclusion of the Read More

Breaking: Court reserves judgement in Kano governor’s appeal

November 6, 2023 Adejayan Gbenga Gsong 0

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging his removal by the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Recall that the tribunal nullified Yusuf’s election on September 20 by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal held that the ballot papers were neither signed nor stamped by Read More

Happening now: Tribunal delivers 2023 Kano governorship election judgement via zoom

September 20, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The Kano Governorship Election Tribunal is currently sitting and reading out judgment via online platform, Zoom. Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is challenging the electoral victory of Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as governor of the state as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The reading of the judgment at the Kano Read More

Governor Abba’s emergence: Return of Kwankwasiyya?

June 2, 2023 KEHINDE OSASONA 0

It’s a new dawn in Kano as a strong loyalist of former Governor Rabi Musa Kwakwanso assumes office having beaten the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Is his emergence a return of the Kwakwansiyya movement? KEHINDE OSASONA asks in this report. There was wild jubilation in the camp of immediate past Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Read More