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2027 presidential poll: Court asked to restrain Jonathan, INEC

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Dr. Goodluck Jonathan •Fresh suit queries eligibility A lawyer, Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to issue an order of perpetual injunction to restrain former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The court was equally urged to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from accepting from any political party Jonathan’s name or publishing same as a duly nominated candidate for the presidential contest. While ex-President Jonathan was cited as the 1st defendant in the suit lodged before the court on Monday, both INEC and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, were listed as 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively. Specifically, in the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/ 2025, the Plaintiff, Jideobi, posed a lone question for the court to determine: “Whether in view of the combined provisions of the entirety of Sections 1(1), (2) & (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Repu...

INEC, Obi make Google's trending searches in Q1' 2023

THE Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were among the trending searches in Google in the first quarter of 2023. This was according to report released by the search engine platform, yesterday. The reports says: "Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, captured the top spot, outpacing even Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar, the People's Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, claimed the fifth position. "The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, emerged as the most searched entity between January and March, with Peter Obi and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, closely following. The CBN's currency redesign prior to the elections undoubtedly contributed to its prominence. "In the realm of music, homegrown talent took center stage as Nigerians avidly sought out the latest tunes. Spyro's infectious hit, 'Wh...