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IReV unavailability not enough to nullify election, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the absence of election results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) is not sufficient grounds for nullifying the February 2023 presidential election.
Justice Inyang Okoro, who presided over a five-panel of Supreme Court justices, delivered this judgment in response to appeals filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The appeals challenged the Presidential Elections Petitions Court (PEPC) decision to uphold Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February election.
Justice Okoro emphasized that a petition seeking to nullify an election on the grounds of noncompliance must not only prove how this noncompliance affected the election’s outcome but also provide solid evidence to support their claims. He pointed out that the petitioners had failed to fulfill their duty of demonstrating the seriousness of the alleged noncompliance and its consequences.
Furthermore, Justice Okoro highlighted that the Electoral Act grants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the authority to determine the most suitable methods for conducting elections. He stressed that the unavailability of results on the IReV portal does not, by itself, warrant the nullification of an election.
In his ruling, Justice Okoro noted that the petitioners were obligated to present credible evidence to substantiate their claims of noncompliance. They failed to produce an original or certified true copy of the evidence required by the court. Consequently, the absence of presidential election results on the IReV Portal was found to have had no impact on the election’s outcome.
A Nigerian Air Force jet has ccrashed near Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
This was disclosed by a Niger State-based online digital television network, Lapai TV, in a post on its official Facebook page on Saturday evening.
“Two Nigerian Air Force Pilots Reportedly Survive Alpha Jet Crash Close to Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State,” the post stated
The incident was said to have occurred Saturday evening.
At the time of filing this report, the military has yet to make any official communication about the incident.
Nigeria’s security agencies have reportedly uncovered a plan by some opposition politicians to organise protests in Sokoto and other northern states against President Bola Tinubu and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
Fresh intelligence reports made available to journalists on Friday show that former Senator Kabiru Marafa is the main arrowhead of the plot.
The group is allegedly working to discredit NSA Nuhu Ribadu and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, by falsely linking them to bandit groups and using a Sokoto-based militia to trigger violent protests.
Sources say the Zamfara State Government, led by Governor Dauda Lawal, is strongly backing the plan and providing funding, determined to paint the federal security team as incompetent and force the removal of both Ribadu and Matawalle.
Security operatives detected the scheme this week, monitored several planning meetings in Gusau and Abuja, blocked funding channels, and quietly disrupted the operation.
No arrests have been made, but all the key figures are now under close surveillance.
The key figures are now being monitored by security agencies to track their key sources of funding.
Myesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has sacked the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, FCT-IRS, Mr Michael Ango, of his duties.
The announcement was contained in a statement late Friday by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.
The statement added that the decision takes immediate effect.
Olayinka said the minister directed the most senior official of the FCT-IRS to immediately assume leadership of the agency
“The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has sacked the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, Mr Michael Ango,” he stated.
He added that “the most senior official of the FCT-IRS has been directed to take over the running of the revenue agency with immediate effect.”
The statement did not provide reasons for the removal.
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