Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions

STORY: Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of court proceedings STORYLINE: A panel of five judges from Nigeria's election tribunal late Wednesday unanimously affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, solidifying his position as the West African nation's leader and effectively dismissing petitions by opposition parties. Delivering the judgment which lasted over 12 hours, the five-member panel at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the national capital of Abuja said that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labor Party (LP), which filed the petitions, had failed to prove their allegations beyond reasonable doubts. The court ruled that the petitions "lacked merit" and dismissed them. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of LP, who respectively came second and third in the presidential election won by Tinubu in February, had approached the

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi, an adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. who heads the five-member advisory panel of the Seibu Railway Co. group, looks through papers at a Tokyo hotel as the panel holds its first meeting to make a reform plan for the group. The panel was set up after a scandal involving the railway operator's false financial statements.

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi, an adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. who heads the five-member advisory panel of the Seibu Railway Co. group, looks through papers at a Tokyo hotel as the panel holds its first meeting to make a reform plan for the group. The panel was set up after a scandal involving the railway operator's false financial statements. (Kyodo)

Reform panel on scandal-tainted police holds 1st meeting

Reform panel on scandal-tainted police holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Hori (standing), home affairs minister and chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, addresses the inaugural meeting March 23 of the ''Council on the Reform of Police Systems,'' a five-member advisory panel charged with the task of reforming the country's police system following a spate of scandals involving high-ranking officers.

Experts say faults under Japan nuclear plant may be active

Experts say faults under Japan nuclear plant may be active

Yutaka Kanai, executive vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 13, 2015, after hearing discussions by a panel of geological experts under the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Four outside experts of the five-member panel said it is possible the fault running right under the No. 1 reactor at the company's two-unit plant in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, is active. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - People against the possible restart of operations of the No.1 and No. 2 nuclear reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. rally in front of a building in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, while Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority meet there to discuss the safety of the reactors. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)