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Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the presidential election. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, the court held that preventing the electoral […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by the United Kingdom (UK) government on Tuesday, Richard Hugh Montgomery has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Montgomery is expected to begin his new role in Nigeria in April 2023. He will be taking over from Catriona Laing who has been the UK’s representative in Nigeria since […]
Continue ReadingVeteran and Nigerian star actor, Ojo Arowosafe popularly known as Fadeyi Oloro is dead. According to information reaching this platform, the veteran actor who hails from Igbara Odo-Ekiti died on Tuesday after a protracted illness. The news of his death is no doubt a big blow to the movie industry especially the Yoruba movie industry. […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Olabode George, has raised the alarm that there is a grand design to secretly eliminate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State. While speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, George said if anything happens to Rhodes-Vivour, Nigerians “should know who […]
Continue ReadingChieftains and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) wearing black clothes staged a protest in Abuja over the outcome of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The protesting PDP members were led by the party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, the party’s chairman Iyiocha Ayu, Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal and […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disassociated itself from the report claiming that Peter Obi’s presidency is not “destined” adding that the Labour Party presidential candidate actually won the February 25 presidential poll. One Ambassador Tony Obizoba, who in a report, claimed to be the Director-General, Implementation and Strategic Planning, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has disclosed that police recorded and responded to 185 major incidents after it arrested 203 electoral offenders during the presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Baba also noted that the cases are currently at various stages of investigation at the Nigeria Police Electoral […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to vary the orders that were granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively, to inspect materials used for the last presidential election. INEC, in a motion on notice filed on March […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Mary Beth Leonard, has said that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The ambassador acknowledged that many are angry and frustrated with the results, while some others are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned. She, however, commended Nigerians for demonstrating […]
Continue ReadingFollowing an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, March 4, left Nigeria for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. A statement by the Special Assistant to the President on […]
Continue ReadingA former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa SAN, has maintained that before a candidate can be declared winner in a presidential election, that candidate must score 25 per cent of the votes cast in the election in 2/3 of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory […]
Continue ReadingA former Accountant, Pensions department, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Garba Abdullahi Tahir, was on Friday, March 3, convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for stealing N26.1 million meant for pensioners. Tahir was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Federal High Court, Abuja […]
Continue ReadingIdowu Adekanye, a middle-aged driver, has been arraigned by the police for the kidnap and murder of his boss, Omololu Olowosoyo, in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. Olowosoyo, was alleged to have been kidnapped and killed by the suspect in collaboration with some other accomplices. The victim was also said to have been […]
Continue ReadingAbdullahi Abacha, one of the children of late former Nigerian military head of state, General Sani Abacha, has died. The unfortunate incident was disclosed by his sister, Gumsu Abacha, in a tweet on Saturday. Gumsu said her younger brother died in his sleep. She asked the public to include him in prayers. “Innalillahi wa inna […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that there were hitches in the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on February 25 across the country. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, disclosed this on Saturday, at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) in Abuja, Nigeria. He told the RECs that it was […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akwa Ibom State chapter, Capt. Augustine Okon, on Friday expressed confidence that the mandate given to Peter Obi during the just concluded presidential elections would be recovered through legal means. Addressing a conference on Thursday, the former governor of Anambra state indicated his readiness to challenge the result of the […]
Continue ReadingMr. Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) have filed a motion before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, Nigeria, seeking leave (permission) to inspect election materials and obtain certified copies of documents in INEC’s custody. According to an online post shared by lawyer Inibehe Effiong, Obi and his Labour Party’s motion for inspection was […]
Continue ReadingAttorneys General, on behalf of the six states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto states have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over the conduct of the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs on February 28 predicated their case on the grounds that, “The collation of the […]
Continue ReadingA man identified as Ibrahim Kahenya Macharia, Kenyan national, has allegedly been murdered in a suspected love triangle involving his lover in Dubai. A chilling video from the murder scene showed blood spattered on the walls and floor. A close friend of the deceased, who spoke to Tuko Kenya, said the businessman died a few […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, vowed to challenge the victory of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in last Saturday’s presidential election. Addressing newsmen at a press conference in Abuja, Atiku described the election that produced Tinubu as president-elect as a “rape of democracy”. “This battle to […]
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