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Guinea president wins third term amidst violence
Incumbent Alpha Conde of Guinea has won the country’s disputed presidential election with 59.5 per cent of the votes to secure a controversial third term, according to the election commission.
The announcement came after days of violence in the wake of the October 18 poll.
The opposition says 27 people have been killed, while officials have put the death toll at about 10, according to a report by Aljazeera.
The victory, which requires confirmation by the Constitutional Court, gives a third term in office to the 82-year-old after a bitterly fought election in which the opposition said Conde had no right to participate.
The President says a constitutional referendum in March reset his two-term limit, but opponents say he is breaking the law by holding on to power.
Results were announced in batches in recent days and already showed Conde with an unassailable lead, sparking street protests in opposition strongholds.
On Friday, the internet and international calling were cut off across Guinea.
Opposition candidate, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conde’s nearest rival with 33.5 per cent of the votes, says he has evidence of fraud and plans to file a complaint with the Constitutional Court.
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S’Court fines Ozekhome N40m for revisiting 2019 Imo gov suit
S’Court fines Ozekhome N40m for revisiting 2019 Imo gov suit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed N40m fine on constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome.
He was fined for filing a ‘frivolous, vexatious and irritating motion’ before the court with respect to Imo State governorship tussle that was decided in 2019.
Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, called to the Nigerian Bar over 42 years ago and was fined a huge amount for bringing a motion before the Apex Court seeking to revalidate the suit that removed Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State in 2019.
The Senior lawyer was ordered in a ruling by Justice Tijani Abubakar to personally pay the N40M fine to four respondents he dragged before the Court.
Those to be paid are the Action People’s Party, APP, Uche Nnadi, Uche Nwosu and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.
In the motion considered to be frivolous by the Court, Ozekhome had asked the Court for a consequential order to compel INEC to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to Ihedioha to enable him spend a four-year tenure as Imo Governor.
His grouse was that the incumbent governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma unlawfully spent the four years that Ihedioha ought to spend.
Among others, Ozekhome in the motion claimed that the All Progressives Congress APC had no candidate in the 2019 Imo Governorship election, hence, Uzodinmma ought not to have been made governor on the platform of APC.
However, the Apex Court dismissed the motion on the ground that it has no jurisdiction to entertain such a motion.
Justice Abubakar held in the ruling that the request was strange, frivolous, baseless, unwarranted, vexatious and irritating.
He further held that the motion was a calculated design to demonize the Supreme Court.
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BREAKING: Adeleke appoints Justice Afolabi Osun acting Chief judge
BREAKING: Adeleke appoints Justice Afolabi Osun acting Chief judge
Following the suspension of Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed Justice Olayinka Afolabi as acting chief judge of the state.
A statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, stated the appointment is consequent upon the approval of the resolution of the House of Assembly asking Justice Ojo to step aside.
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It reads, “Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed Justice Olayinka David Afolabi as the acting Chief Judge of Osun State with immediate effect following the approval of the resolution of the House of Assembly.”
BREAKING: Adeleke appoints Justice Afolabi Osun acting Chief judge
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