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Jubilation as Court of Appeal gives verdict on PDP’s suit seeking to disqualify Tinubu, Shettima, awards N5m fine
- President-elect Bola Tinubu secured another victory at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday, March 24
- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had asked the appellate court to disqualify Tinubu and the vice president-elect Kashim Shettima, claiming they were not properly nominated
- However, the court dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and awarded a fine of N5 million against the PDP
FCT, Abuja – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to disqualify the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, from participating in the February 25 presidential election.
In the unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Danlami Senchi, the appellate court dismissed the appeal for lacking merit, Nigerian Tribune reported.
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Justice Senchi described the appellant, that is the PDP, as a meddlesome interloper, holding that the court cannot be used to perform illegality.
He said the PDP failed to disclose that it has the legal right to institute the action.
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“This appeal is of no merit and it is accordingly dismissed,” the court ruled and awarded a fine of N5 million against the PDP.
2023 presidency: What is the suit about?
The PDP, whose candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came second in the presidential election had contended that the APC candidate, Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the presidential contest, was legally ineligible to participate in the poll.
The party told the court that the manner the APC and Tinubu nominated Shettima as a Vice Presidential candidate for the election, was in gross breach of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended.
It claimed Shettima was nominated twice, both for the Vice Presidential position, as well as for the Borno Central Senatorial seat, an action it argued contravened the law.
The PDP had lost the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja before proceeding to the appellate court. Both INEC and APC were equally cited as Respondents in the appeal.
How the APC defended itself against PDP’s suit
Legit.ng gathers that Tinubu and Shettima, through their lawyers challenged the competence of the suit and the jurisdiction of the court to entertain it.
They contended that PDP was bereft of the locus standi (legal right) to institute the action against them.
According to them, no portion of the law conferred on the PDP, the right to dabble into the domestic affair of another political party, especially on the issue of the nomination of its candidates for an election.
The Federal High Court upheld the preliminary objection by Tinubu and Shettima and dismissed the suit for lacking in merit.
Court Orders Atiku, Peter Obi to serve petitions on Tinubu
In another report, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have been granted permission to serve their petitions on Tinubu, Shettima and Kabir Masari through the APC.
The permission was granted alongside that of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
Legit.ng gathers that the petitioners argued before the tribunal that Tinubu, the president-elect, was avoiding their petitions.
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- A Nigerian pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, has been sentenced to death by hanging for multiple murders in Rivers state
- Okoroafor was convicted for killing his choir mistress, Orlunma Nwagba, her friend, Chigozie Ezenwa, and her 11 months-old baby girl, Cresabel, in 2017
- The clergyman had allegedly impregnated the choir mistress before he killed her in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state
Port Harcourt, Rivers state – The General Overseer of the Altar of Solution and Healing Assembly, in Oyigbo, Rivers state, Chidiebere Okoroafor, has been sentenced to death by hanging for multiple murders.
According to The Punch, Okoroafor was standing trial over the death of his choir mistress, Orlunma Nwagba, whom he allegedly impregnated, and the killing of Orlunma’s friend, Chigozie Ezenwa, and her 11 months-old baby girl, Cresabel, on December 11, 2017.
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In his judgement, Justice, S.O Benson of the High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, ordered that Okoroafor should be killed by hanging him on his neck until he is dead or should be injected with a lethal injection which also kills faster.
According to the trial judge, the evidence and confessional statements from the pastor showed that he committed the crime.
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How Okoroafor killed his choir mistress
The choir mistress, Orlunma Nwagba, was said to have visited the pastor’s house in Oyigbo for a discussion over the alleged pregnancy when he tricked them into a bush and allegedly committed the act in two different locations.
Pastor Okoroafor was arrested on December 17, 2017, by the operatives of the Rivers state police Command following an alarm raised by Chigozie’s husband over the killing of three people in two different locations in Oyigbo LGA.
EFCC arraigns Nigerian pastor over alleged fraud in Enugu
In another development, Legit.ng had reported that a Nigerian clergyman, Apostle Uchechukwu Samuel, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud.
Apostle Uchechukwu was reportedly arraigned on Tuesday, May 23, before Justice H.O. Eya of an Enugu high court on a seven-count charge of stealing, conspiracy, and obtaining money by false pretence.
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Check out adorable video of Regina Daniels’ son acting as she directs him on what to do
- Popular Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels, has shared a cute video of her first son, Munir, acting on social media
- In the video, the two-year-old was seen following his mother’s instructions as she directed him on what roles to act out
- The video soon raised a series of interesting comments from netizens after it was posted online
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Nollywood actress Regina Daniels appears to already be training her first son, Munir Nwoko, to become an actor.
In a video posted on Munir’s official Instagram page, the young boy was seen making faces as his mother instructed him.
The Nigerian movie star was heard in the background telling her son what type of facial expressions to make and the little boy obeyed her directives.
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Munir seemed to enjoy role acting with his mother as the two-year-old had a big smile on his face.
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See the adorable video below:
Fans gush over cute video of Regina Daniels’ son showing off acting skills
Shortly after the video of Regina Daniels’ son, Munir, acting was posted online, a number of netizens took to his comment section to react. Read some comments below:
Ellachukwuyem:
“God wen , my ovaries ❤️❤️”
grachi_naza:
“Happy boy”
Mz_zara2:
“Incoming actor…… He does not even know how to frown ……. Such a happy baby”
fionacaresempire:
“So sweet. He will be a good actor.”
Jessicajachinma:
“Lol,he is so funny”
jossychyk:
“Moon is very cute dude”
purity_lydix:
“His a big boy”
bbiigbaby__anitaa:
“His so smart ”
missystarry:
“Omo you can’t help but love this boy, except your own hate on people is from the village. May the Lord keep protecting him in wisdom and health. You’re blessed Gina.”
Regina Daniels plans huge one-year-old birthday party for 2nd son
Regina Daniels’ second son, Khalifa Nwoko, is getting set to clock one year old.
Taking to her official Instagram page, the movie star shared a cute photo of her son and accompanied it with a caption where she gushed over him.
According to Regina, Khalifa will be turning one in the month of June. Not stopping there, she added that he was the calmest kid ever.
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BREAKING: Atiku, Obi’s cases against Tinubu threatened as judicial workers declare strike
- The judiciary workers have announced that they would commence industrial action from Wednesday, against the removal of the fuel subsidy
- The workers under the umbrella of JUSUN cited the resolution of the NLC NEC meeting while asking its zonal leaders to mobilize members to comply with the directive
- JUSUN going on strike means that the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party will suffer some setbacks as the hearing would be suspended
FCT, Abuja – Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have declared an industrial action against the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government.
Following the announcement by President Bola Tinubu on his inaugural day that “subsidy is gone”, the price of fuel has doubled in the last week, Daily Trust reported.
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NNPC Price of petrol in Nigeria after Tinubu removes fuel subsidy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) subsequently ordered its retail stations to increase the price of fuel per litre from N197 to between N488 and N570.
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In its reaction, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared a nationwide strike, scheduled to commence on Wednesday, June 7.
M.J. Akwashiki, the general secretary to JUSUN, in a statement on Monday, asked all the states’ chapters and branches to embark on nationwide mobilization as well as withdraw their services from Wednesday.
Why judiciary workers declare strike against fuel subsidy
Akwashiki in his statement cited the resolution of the NLC national executive council (NEC) at her meeting on June 2 over the skyrocketing price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the Federal Government through the NNPCL.
The statement reads in part:
“All zonal vice presidents are to coordinate their zones by ensuring that branch and chapters chairmen mobilise their members for a total compliance.”
How fuel subsidy removal will affect the PEPC hearing of PDP Atiku and Obi Labour Party suits against Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu’s team had met with the Labour union to ration alternatives and palliative for the workers but the NLC suspended further discussion with the government until it reversed its decision on the removal of the fuel subsidy.
The JUSUN strike will put on hold the hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Court where Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi, are challenging the 2023 election produced Tinubu as the president.
Bola Tinubu: Industrial court verdict, 4 other reasons NLC strike may fail
President Bola Tinubu from his inauguration day hit the ground running when he declared that the “fuel subsidy is gone”.
The announcement has put the country in an uneasy corner as fuel marketers have immediately increased the price of the commodity and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is already planning to embark on a strike scheduled for Wednesday, June 7.
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