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Afe Babalola: Only retired judges should handle election petition tribunals

Afe Babalola, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says sitting judges should not preside over election petition tribunals. Babalola spoke on Monday in Ado-Ekiti at an event to mark his 60th

NLC: We’ll create hall of shame for judges that compromise election tribunals

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned judges against being compromised as they oversee election petition tribunals. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a press conference

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Fayose’s deputy asks tribunal to declare him winner of Ekiti election

Kolapo Olusola, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent governorship election in Ekiti, has challenged the result of the poll won by Kayode Fayemi. Olusola, current deputy governor

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Reps want CJN empowered to pick election petition tribunal chairmen

The house of representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to make the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) responsible for appointing chairman and members of election tribunals

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