Judiciary
Borno governorship: NNPP asks tribunal to order fresh election in Borno
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has the Borno Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to order fresh election in the state.
The NNPP, is challenging the reelection of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno.
The NNPP in a petition, argued that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ommitted the name of Umar Alkali, its governorship candidate and the party logo on the list of contestants cleared for the election in Borno.
The party also sought for an order nullifying the election and directing INEC to conduct fresh governorship election in Borno that will include Alkali as candidate of the NNPP.
Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Taiwo Adediji, also confirmed that the tribunal received 10 petitions for National Assembly election comprising three for Senate and seven for House of Representatives.
“We also have two petitions from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Askira/Uba and Kala-Balge State Constituency challenging the victory of APC candidates in the areas”, Adediji said.
INEC declared Zulum winner of the governorship election in Borno.
Zulum of the APC polled 45,543 votes to defeat Mohammed Jajari of the PDP, who scored 82,147 votes.
INEC’s returning officer, Prof Jude Tsammani Rabo declared Zulum winner of the election having polled majority votes and satisfied the requirement of the law.
The governor won in all 27 local government areas of the state.
Judiciary
Orders from above’: Katsina Hisbah detains journalist seeking interview
A journalist with Trust TV, Jamil Mabai, has narrated how he was detained by the Katsina State Hisbah Corps while at the corps’ office on official duty.
The journalist explained that he had gone to the Hisbah headquarters for a follow-up interview with the corps’ Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Akilu, over an incident involving their officers.
Mabai, who narrated his experience on his X handle, said he had wanted to interview the corps’ PRO over a resident, Mallam Gambo, who was shot dead by an officer of the Community Watch Corps.
According to him, while Hisbah officials were trying to shut down a wedding with a DJ, the shots that killed the resident were fired by an operative of the Community Watch Corps tasked with defending communities against bandits attacks
Judiciary
Court remands man for allegedly stealing cold room compressor
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Ahmed Abdulkadir who pleaded guilty to stealing a cold room compressor unit worth N60,000 be remanded in a correction centre.
The police charged Abdulkadir, who lives in Fagge Quarters, Kano, with theft.
The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubaka, adjourned the matter until July 25 for summary trial.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Wada told the court that the complainant, Nura Muhammed who also resides in Fagge Quarters, reported the matter at the Fagge Police Station, Kano, on July 6.
Wada alleged that the defendant, entered into the complainant’s shop and stole the compressor unit.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
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