When Ben Freeth headed west on horseback from the derelict farm Mount Carmel near Chegutu in Zimbabwe on 28 November, he had to lay low. For about 800 kilometres, Freeth avoided roads and stuck to the bush, following game paths where he could, while scouting the drought-stricken land for water and grazing for his horse,...
Rep. Sani Yakubu, (APC-Sokoto) has expressed satisfaction with the recent judgment from the State and National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal. Yakubu, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Saturday stated that the judgment had effectively protected the mandate of his constituents. NAN reports that the tribunal on Thursday upheld Yakubu’s...
Following the Johannesburg Securities Exchange’s action against Trustco Group Holdings Ltd for not keeping shareholders informed about the Huso transaction in 2017, an application for reconsideration was rejected this week by the Financial Services Tribunal in South Africa. Group Managing Director, Dr Quinton van Rooyen commented “It is regrettable that we’ve reached a point where...
The Zamfara Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed against the state governor, Dauda Lawal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle. The Tribunal Chairperson, Justice Cordelia Ogadi, who led two other members, dismissed the petition for lack of merit and inability of the petitioners to prove...
The Imo Sate National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, has nullified the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Tribunal also ordered National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election within 90 days. This was contained in a unanimous decision...