The Supreme Court has officially affirmed Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) as the duly elected and returned Governor of Kano State, following the Governorship poll on March 18th.In a prior turn of events, both the tribunal and a lower court had nullified Governor Kabir Yusuf's position, endorsing the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Gawuna.Justice Inyang Okoro JSC delivered the lead judgment, articu...

Former national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali and the candidate of the NNPP in the March 18 governorship election in Kaduna State, Senator Sulaiman Othman Hunkuyi, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Alkali and Hunkuyi were received into the party on Tuesday by the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje.Also, a former national legal adviser of NNPP, Prof. Bem Angwe, along with 23 other...

The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, Abdullahi Maidoya.It would be recalled that Maidoya had dragged Governor Abdullahi Sule to court after the declaration of Abdullahi Sule as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.The three-man panel, led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, said, “The petition lacks...