The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has advised Governor Seyi Makinde and his supporters to stop claiming an endorsement from the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the March 11 governorship election. This is contained in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria…
President Muhammadu Buhari joins leaders and members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in celebrating the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, on his 81st birthday, rejoicing with the religious leader, who left his academic career to fully commit to serving the Lord.The President equally felicitates with family, friends and other church leaders…
Six States of the Federation have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the last February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections.The six states who instituted the suit through their Attorneys General are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom,, Bayelsa, Delta,Edo and Sokoto. The suit was filed pursuant to section 6 (6)14(3)153(2) and…
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023.The apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement, held that the preliminary objections by the defendants…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu thanks his supporters after he was declared winner in Nigeria’s presidential election, at the Party’s campaign headquarters, in Abuja, Nigeria March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVESLAGOS, March 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has promised to tackle a litany of problems, including escalating violence, double-digit inflation and industrial-scale…
ABUJA, March 2 (Reuters) – Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi said on Thursday he had won Saturday’s election, called Bola Tinubu’s victory fraudulent and promised to claim the top job through legal means. Tinubu, the ruling party candidate, was declared president-elect of Africa’s most populous nation on Wednesday, having won 37% of the vote. He…
Basking on the euphoria of last Saturday’s victory, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said the party is set to re-enact its winning streak at the March 11 Governorship/State Assembly elections. He also said the victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the polls was…
Igbo political elite often play the victim. After initial claim of disenfranchisement across Lagos and call for a military takeover if Obi was denied of victory, it was wild jubilation on Monday as they invaded Alausa with Obi party’s flag following INEC announcement of his victory with about 500,000 votes in Lagos over Tinubu who…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have met briefly at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first high-level meeting in months between the two countries. US officials said Blinken and Lavrov chatted on Thursday for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of…
