The propertie sealed in November following a leadership dispute between a faction led by Tanimu Turaki and a caretaker committee backed by Nyesom Wike.
He knelt before the court throughout the proceedings, pleading for leniency.
The decision was announced in a statement issued and signed by Mohammed Haruna, the commission’s national commissioner and chairman of its information and voter education committee.
In the lead judgment read by Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, the five-member apex court panel held it was a "legal anomaly" to allow lawyers appointed by...
Those confirmed dead include Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr. Luck Titus Dakus, Mr. Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr. Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs. Hassan Moses Dakus, Biggie Lucky...
The association cited Section 83 of the Electoral Act, which it said restricts courts from entertaining suits relating to the internal affairs of political parties, warning...
" They are ready to destroy all democratic fundamentals, tenets and ethos to have their way, ” said Chief George , urging all leaders and elders,...
Southern and Southeastern states were not spared. The Department urged caution in Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers (excluding Port Harcourt), citing crime, kidnapping,...
Youth participation remained dominant, with citizens aged between 18 and 34 accounting for 2,354,768 registrants, representing 68.43 per cent of the total figure.
Rep Dasuki specifically cited the decision of INEC not to recognize the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a critical step in...