Accept Ondo Tribunal’s verdict in good faith —APC tells Jegede, PDP

….Ruling Party applauds judgment. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo hails the judgment of the State Governorship Election Tribunal, describing it as victory for the people of Ondo State, who abandoned everything on October 10, last year, to cast their votes. The chapter congratulates its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, its candidate for…

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Ondo Tribunal blocks media from covering judgment, NUJ condemns shut out

Ondo state Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, has allegedly refused journalists from covering the rescheduled judgement in the governorship petition filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 2020 gubernatorial election currently holding today virtually. It…

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FG should domesticate global instruments for journalists’ safety —lawyers

Press Statement Lawyers Urge Federal Government to Domesticate Regional and International Instruments on the Safety of Journalists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAGOS, Monday, April 19, 2021: Participants rising from a Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists have called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to domesticate relevant regional and international instruments…

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