By Ameh Ochojila, Abuja 12 October 2022 | 1:55 pm The Supreme Court of Nigeria Wednesday fixed October 21, for judgment in an appeal filed by the Delta State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election, Mr. David Edevbie. By the appeal, Edevbie is asking the Supreme Court to re-affirm his candidacy. Edevbie, in a 23-ground of appeal, faulted the… The Supreme Court of Nigeria Wednesday fixed October 21, for judgment in an appeal filed by the Delta State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election, Mr. David Edevbie. By the appeal, Edevbie is asking the Supreme Court to re-affirm his candidacy. Edevbie, in a 23-ground of appeal, faulted the entire unanimous decision of the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Peter Ige and asked the apex court to hold that he is the rightful candidate of the PDP in the Delta State governorship election slated for February next year. The appeal filed by his lawyer, Eko Ejembi Eko (SAN), has Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents, respectively. Latest 12 mins ago The Coalition of Civil Society on Integrity in Nigeria, on Wednesday, criticised the conferment of national awards on some Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the action devalues and lowers the esteem, integrity, and prestige of the honours. Buhari, on Tuesday, at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, conferred national honours awards on… 33 mins ago A group under the umbrella of Pan Nigeria Professionals (PNP) has commended Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for tackling oil theft in the Niger Delta region, implementing the National Gas Expansion project, AKK pipeline project and instilling transparency in the corporation. While describing the… 50 mins ago Suspected kidnappers have hijacked a fully loaded commercial bus conveying eighteen passengers along Port Harcourt-Owerri road at Omurele community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Guardian learnt that a commercial bus driver identified as Emeka, popularly called Car Wash who plies the route returning from Owerri to Port Harcourt with 18 passengers… 55 mins ago World Athletics (WA) has nominated Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan for the 2022 women’s world athlete of the year. The body noted that Amusan and other nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics. The federation said the five finalists will be determined by… 1 hour ago The Senate on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the submission of the 2023 budget proposal by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The upper legislative chamber ordered the authorities of FCT, to make available, the 2023 budget proposal latest by next week or risk zero allocation for the fiscal year. The N607.962billion 2022 budget for FCT,…
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