After a terrible earthquake hit near the tourism mecca of Marrakech on Friday night, President Bolat Tinubu expressed his condolences to the people of Morocco. Over 800 locals were killed as a result of the tragedy, according to the media. According to Moroccan authorities, the 6.8-magnitude earthquake also injured roughly 329 people, 51 of whom are in critical condition. President Tinubu released a statement condemning the event on Saturday on his official X account. The Nigerian leader reassured the Moroccan people that they are in the thoughts and prayers of his country during this trying time. In the tweet, the…
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Nigeria, according to President Bola Tinubu, is ready to assume a leadership position within the G-20 and help create a more just global order. This was announced on Saturday in Abuja by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Speaking to international leaders during the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, Tinubu urged them to work together to find solutions to urgent problems, promote diversity, and create a more equitable global order. The President praised the G-20 for its efforts to create a rules-based international system that benefits all nations. Most of the problems…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been urged by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, not to appeal the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s ruling that confirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory. He said as much to reporters after paying a visit to Ebonyi State Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru in his new digs in the state capital of Abakaliki, Centenary City. “I advised him (Obi) not to go to appeal,” the ex-governor of Ebonyi State remarked. I don’t have any legal training at all. This is my son, the lawyer. He has explained the ruling and closed all possible…
On Saturday, the tribunal in Kaduna State upheld the election of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Lawal Adamu-Usman as the senator for Kaduna Central. On four grounds—school certificate fabrication, overvoting, non-compliance, and the nomination and sponsorship of the candidate—All Progressives Congress (APC) member Abdullahi Muhammad-Sani has petitioned to overturn the election of the PDP senator. The three-person panel chaired by Justice H.H. Kereng rejected all the petitioners’ arguments and validated the first respondent’s election and reelection. We’re going to have to deny your petition. The judge had previously stated that the petitioner did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that…
It was announced on Friday by Vice President Kashim Shettima that 1,000 new homes would be built in the states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi, Katsina, Niger, and Benue thanks to funding from President Bola Tinubu. This was announced in a press release by the Vice President’s Office Director of Information, Mr. Olusola Abiola. The statement claims that Shettima hinted towards the launch of projects completed by the Borno State Government in the past 100 days. The Vice President elaborated that the construction of homes was part of a larger federal initiative to resolve tensions in the region’s north. Shettima…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State regretted that the previous administration had refused to pay students’ examination fees to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) for three years. Lawal claimed that the education system in the State had completely collapsed since the government owed the two examination organizations a total of N3.4 billion Naira. The immediate prior Government owed WAEC N1.8 billion and owing NECO N1.6 billion, Governor Lawal said through the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Hon. Mannir Mu’azu Haidara. The secondary school graduates were unable to continue their study because WAEC…
The African Union (AU) is now a full voting member of the Group of Twenty (G-20). The declaration was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Saturday, as he opened a summit of the world’s wealthiest nations in New Delhi. In his inaugural remarks, India’s prime minister extended an invitation to Azali Assoumani, chairperson of the African Union, to join the group permanently. While introducing India’s role as G-20 president, Modi said, “Today, as president of G-20, India calls upon the world to come together to transform the global trust deficit into one of trust and reliance.” We…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun returned to work after traveling to India with President Bola Tinubu. Abiodun took to his verified X account on Saturday to make the announcement of his return. He said that poor roads would soon be built by his administration in all twenty of the Gateway State’s municipalities. Abiodun claimed that this action was the realization of his pledge to raise the living standards of the people of Ogun. He said, “Having returned back to work after an eventful and short investment driven trip to New Delhi in India, we would like to inform the good…
Former South African All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Mr. Bola Babarinde has urged INEC to embrace the lessons acquired from Wednesday’s tribunal judgement to enhance the conduct of future elections. On Saturday, Babarinde offered this piece of advise in a letter of congratulations to President Bola Tinubu following his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). He asked the electoral board to take the tribunal’s ruling as one of the few lessons learned in order to hold fair and transparent governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa. Babarinde urged Tinubu to show humility and listen to citizens’ suggestions for…
PDP chairman in Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, has asked for Atiku Abubakar to withdraw as the party’s presidential candidate. He called for the outgoing vice president to resign so that new, younger leaders within the PDP may be appointed. During the last Congressional election, Olayinka led the opposition party’s ticket in Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 2, where he ran as a Democrat. He said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was the victor in the presidential election and that the opposition was the losers. On Friday, he made a number of TVC and Silverbird appearances during which he made this…
The people of Kogi State have been urged to vote with determination in order to put an end to the purported eight years of agony brought on by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. Social Democratic Party (SDP) Deputy Governorship candidate Sam Ranti Abenemi provided the advice on Friday while speaking to a big gathering of supporters in Lokoja ahead of the Governorship election on November 11. After calling Governor Bello’s eight years in office the worst in Kogi State’s history, Abenemi urged citizens not to be afraid of the new administration, which is run by the All Progressives Congress…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its National Campaign Council for the governorship election in Imo State, which consists of 582 individuals. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the governorship election in Imo State will take place on November 11. However, APC claimed that Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu would be in charge of the campaign council. The ruling party announced on Twitter that the inauguration of the campaign council would take place on March 16 in Owerri, the state capital of Imo State. The APC claims that the Governor of Cross River State, H.E.…
Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, recently urged his party members to refrain from insulting Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The leader of the APC said that his party members should put their efforts into something useful rather than criticizing others. Mumuni offered this piece of advise on Friday in response to the recent tribunal judgement that upheld President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling APC in the presidential election held on February 25.…
Prof. Paul Nnamchi, a Labour Party member who represented the state’s Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, was removed from office by the Enugu State election petition tribunal. Prince Cornelius Nnaji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, was instead declared the victor. Nnaji had petitioned the tribunal, arguing that the Independent National Electoral Commission had erred in declaring Nnamchi the victor of the election. The respondent was found to be ineligible to run for office on the Labour Party ticket due to the lack of proper sponsorship, as stated by the court. In a unanimous verdict, the tribunal upheld the petitioner’s…
On Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed pessimism about the prospects for a quick resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At a press conference here before the G20 summit, Guterres stated that it appears the two countries are not close to resolving their dispute. To the question of whether India could play a mediating role in ending the crisis, he responded, “When you have a conflict, all efforts of mediation are welcome…. (But) I am not very hopeful that we will have a peace solution in the immediate future.” Guterres, when discussing the need for reforms to…
According to the PAN Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF), neither Peter Obi nor the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had competent legal representation during the presidential election. Ken Robinson, PANDEF’s National Publicity Secretary, said that the mistakes made in the presentations by counsel for LP and PDP were unfortunate and that it was clear that the attorneys had not done their homework. When asked about the lengthy 11-hour judgment, Robinson stated, “We followed the extensive judgment because it was elaborate.” The appeals court justices provided an exclusive explanation and ruling. The statements made by the judges were so clear that even…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun said that the success of four APC-aligned representatives at the National and State House of Assemblies Elections Petition Tribunal proved that the state’s general elections in 2023 were legitimate. The three-man panel of judges, headed by Justice Kabir Gabo, on Thursday, declared Hon. Isiaka Ibrahim (Ifo/Ewekoro), Hon. Abiodun Akinlade (Yewa South/Ipokia), Afolabi Afuape (Abeokuta South), and Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (Yewa North/Imeko Afon), as the authentic winner of the 25 February 2023 National Assembly elections. According to Prince Abiodun, the tribunal’s decision ensures that the APC would win a resounding victory in Ogun State in the…
In Kaduna, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has lost over 700 members, including nine ward chairmen, who have defected to the Labour Party (LP). On Thursday, decampees were welcomed to Kaduna by Ekene Abubakar Adams, the state representative for the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, and Umaru Mohammadu, the Northwest Chairman of LP. Exiles hail from the wards of Kujama, Narayi, Sabon-Tasha, Kakau, Sabon-Gari Rido, Nasarawa, Gwagwada, and Yelwa. While greeting them at his constituency office, Ekene and other LP chieftains assured them they had made the right choice due to the increasing visibility of the party across the state. Given…
Kebbi State’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims the state government “wasted” N20 billion during its 100 days in office. In a statement released in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, State PDP Chairman Alhaji Usman Bello-Suru made the allegation in response to the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) first 100 days in office. In spite of severe problems throughout the state, the PDP claims that N20 billion has been spent on improving the appearance of Birnin Kebbi. “For a very long time, the people of Zuru Emirate have been inconvenienced by the lack of motorable roads, and N7 billion would have been…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has voted down two of Governor Babajde Sanwo-Olu’s commissioner candidates. Assembly rejected former commissioners Lere Odusote and Sam Egube and put off confirming Tolani Sule-Akibu until another day, confirming 15 of the remaining 18 nominations. According to Infostride News, out of the 39 cabinet nominees recently provided by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening, the Lagos Assembly confirmed 22 on Wednesday. Lagos State Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the session, explained that an ad hoc committee headed by the Chief Whip, Fatai Mojeed, conducted a thorough and extensive screening of the nominees before…