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Candidates’ Nomination Can Be Contested as Pre-election, Post-election, Appeal Court Rules Nullifies Senate Minority Leader’s election Seriki Adinoyi in Jos The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declared that,

the nomination of candidates could either be a pre-election or post-election matter if contested by another candidate of a differ-

ent party, saying that was where the lower court (Tribunal) missed the point. To this end, the nullified the

election of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkon, representing Plateau North in the Senate.

The election petition tribunal in Jos had upheld the election of Mwadkon, throwing away the petitions by Mr. Chris Giwa of

the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr. Gyang Zi of the Continued on page 12

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Atiku: I Didn’t Falsify Name, Lagos Court Worked on Saturdays in 1970s... Page 41

S’Court Bench Depletes Further as Hearing in Presidential, Guber Appeals Starts Today Alex Enumah in Abuja With hearing in the presidential

and governorship elections’ appeals starting today, there’s a growing concern over the

potential depletion of the Supreme Court bench, with the approaching retirement of Justice

Musa Dattijo Muhammad, on Friday, October 27, after attaining the age of 70 years.

This development is expected to further deplete the bench from 11 to 10 justices.

However, while the justices of Continued on page 12

Obasanjo: Nigeria Can Overcome Forex Crisis by Exploring Non-oil Exports Oramah says AfCFTA has capacity to unlock $3trillion GDP for Africa James Sowole in Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the weekend, stated that Nigeria could overcome its foreign exchange (forex) crisis and dwindling value of the naira by shifting from a mono-economy marked by dependence on oil and to non-oil exports, particularly agribusiness. Obasanjo made the assertion in Abeokuta at the closing ceremony of a week-long intensive "Agribusiness Export Readiness Accelerator Training Programme" for entrepreneurs drawn from across the country. The training, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, was organised by African Leadership Foundation (ALF), in partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Speaking at the event, also, Continued on page 12

FAREWELL TO MR. INSURANCE... L-R: Former Vice-president and Treasurer of World Bank, Ms Arunma Oteh; Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Udom Emmanuel, exchanging pleasantries at the funeral of Prof. Joe Irukwu, Nigeria's first professor of insurance, in Item, Bende LG, Abia State ...weekend.

Review Plan to Pay N500m Fine for Inmates, Falana Advises Tunji-Ojo... Page 42


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