On July 19, 2023, a blog post by the Igbo Times Magazine went viral. The news was titled “Justice Ugo Resigns, Citing Demands to ‘Kneecap’ Democracy, Says ‘’Siding with Tinubu’ Would Mean ‘The Death of Nigeria’s Democracy” The blog post claimed that the Judge, who doubles as a member of the 2023 presidential election petition...
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FACT SHIELD: Has any candidate ever won in court? All you need to know about presidential election tribunals
Nigeria had one of its keenly contested and controversial presidential elections on February 25, 2023. Since the election, the phrase “go to court” has become a trend in the country. Every aggrieved party and presidential candidate is urged to go to court and challenge the process that made Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress...