The wife of the President-elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has disclosed that her family is blessed and, therefore, doesn’t need the wealth of the nation to survive. She said this while speaking during the interdenominational church service that was held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The church service also had in attendance the outgoing Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and senator-elect Godswill Akpabio, amongst other dignitaries. The First Lady in-waiting assured Nigerians that the wealth of the country…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
An Igbo group, Omaluegwuoku Progress Initiative (OPI), has urged President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on the need for true federalism and gender inclusion in his administration. The OPI president, Ginika Tor, made the call at the Igbo Kwenu Day, a celebration of the victory of Tinubu and Shettima on Sunday in Abuja . Tor said: ”We worked hard to ensure the victory of Tinubu against all odds even though we faced discrimination and oppression, among other ill treatments. “From the beginning, we were the Igbo group that supported Tinubu; we went round the six geopolitical zones and we are happy that…
Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed. Russia launched the most massive attack on the city overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official. The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones. A 41-year-old man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized when debris fell on a seven-story nonresidential building and started a fire, Kyiv…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, women’s leader of the Ebenebe community in Awka South Local Government Area, Mrs Favour Nworah, has been reportedly sacked for supporting Labour Party in the last election. Nworah was sacked as the Women President-General of Ebenebe Town Union, Women Wing (ETU WW), last month, on the allegation that she appeared severally at Labour Party rallies and also wore their vest. The sack has sparked protest in the community as women have taken to the streets, calling for her reinstatement. In a protest staged in the community at the weekend, Mrs Florence Nnatu, who led…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will hand over power to the Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Sunday, against the norm of doing so on May 29. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba. According to him, the ceremony, which will take place on May 28, 2023 by 9 pm at Government House, Kano, became necessary following the governor’s engagement as he would shortly depart for Abuja as head of the state’s delegation to the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, already, the Kano State…
The Action Alliance (AA) has declared that Major-General Lincoln Jack Ogunewe (retd) is not its candidate for the governorship elections in Imo State. Ogunewe was in the news last week after he was announced as the flagbearer of the platform, a report the leadership refuted. In a statement on Sunday, AA Chairman, Comrade Ifeanyi Okponwa Eze, said Ogunewe’s emergence was not endorsed by the party, advising citizens to ignore the “rumour”. Eze recalled that on November 11, 2022, a Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, affirmed Hon. Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje as the authentic National Chairman against…
The Supreme Court has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used social media to bully and terrorise its justices. A justice of the apex court, Inyang Okoro, stated this while delivering judgment in PDP’s appeal seeking to void the election of President-elect Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. The five-member panel threw out the appeal and held that the appellant had no locus standi to institute the suit. Okoro held that the appellant tried to mislead the Supreme Court, by claiming that the lower court found that there was indeed…
In an exclusive interview with Channels Television, the national women leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Betta Edu, has made a bold prediction that Nigerians will plead with President-Elect Bola Tinubu to contest for a second term after the conclusion of his initial tenure. Edu expressed her confidence in Tinubu’s readiness to assume office and hit the ground running, emphasising his determination to address the shortcomings of the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. “I bet on anything, Nigerians will plead with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, four years down the line, for a second term,” Edu affirmed. Highlighting…
Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has reminded the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of the enormity of the tasks that await him as he prepares to assume power on May 29, 2023. He urged the incoming president to make efforts to unite Nigerians as the elections are now over. Tinubu emerged as the winner of the most polarising presidential election in Nigeria’s democratic history. The contest was a three-horse race between candidates from each of the three dominant tribes in the country. While his victory is still being challenged in court by the two main opposition parties who scored a higher…
Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has passed a vote of confidence on Senator Bola Tinubu, President-elect, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, National Coordinator of the group, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday while congratulating Tinubu ahead of his inauguration on Monday, May 29. Nnam said that Tinubu’s achievements in leadership roles was a testament of a brighter and prosperous Nigeria under his watch in the future. “Your outstanding record and achievements in various leadership roles give us immense confidence that you will lead Nigeria into a…
Edo High Court judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday in Benin, dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the National Chairman, Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, by some ward executives in the state. The action filed by Abure and some of the executives of the Ward 3 in Esan North East of Edo State, challenged the action of some elements who purportedly suspended the national chairman of the party. In his judgement which lasted for about two hours, Justice Aihamoje said the party’s executive in Uromi in Ward 3 lacked the power under the Labour Party Constitution, particularly Art.13 &…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has once again been vindicated courtesy of a judgement delivered by a State High Court sitting in Edo State on Friday, May 26, 2023. In a ruling delivered by Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, the court dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman by some party members at his ward in the state. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh. Ifoh also confirmed that the case was filed by Abure and the executive members…
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will travel to India on Wednesday on a four-day official visit during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the age-old, multifaceted bilateral ties, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. This will be the first bilateral visit abroad by the Prime Minister of Nepal after assuming office in December 2022. Prachanda, 68, will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal. He is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Modi. He will lead a delegation comprising ministers, secretaries and…
The Court of Appeal in Kano has suspended the judgment of a Federal High Court that invalidated the primaries that produced Alex Otti and other Labour Party (LP) candidates in Abia StaOttix o The decision was made on Saturday by Justice Mbaba, who also granted Alex Otti’s application to appeal as an interested party. The judgment of the Federal High Court has been temporarily put on hold pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. The Court of Appeal’s order comes in response to the motion for leave filed by the Abia Governor-Elect, seeking permission to appeal as an interested…
Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years as a failure. George said Buhari did not live up to the expectations of Nigerians in the last eight years. Addressing journalists in Lagos on Saturday, the PDP chieftain said history will judge Buhari’s government because it failed to impact Nigerians positively. He lamented that Buhari failed to ensure the security of Nigerians. He berated Buhari for failing to deliver on his electoral promises of fighting corruption among other things. According to George: “My personal assessment is that he failed,…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Vice, Kashim Shettima. Fani-Kayode alleged that the ruling was an indication that the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his party failed to intimidate or compromise the judges. He claimed that Atiku failed in his course to pervert justice. Tweeting, Fani-Kayode wrote: “Atiku Abubakar and his Peoples Destruction Party’s nonsense case has finally been dismissed at the Supreme Court. “I bet he and his team are shedding tears right now because they were…
The vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, has said removing petrol subsidy and removing multiple exchange rate systems are two challenges that will pose an initial challenge to the incoming administration. Shettima stated this while speaking at the public lecture and Juma’at prayer on Friday held at the National Mosque in Abuja. He warned that the take-off point of Bola Tinubu’s administration might be rough. “Be rest assured that in the fullness of time, Nigeria will pay glowing tributes to us. The starting point might not be rosy, let me be very honest with you. “Oil subsidy is an albatross on our…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ijesaland have reiterated their support for the leadership of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. This was as the Ijesa APC leaders affirmed that Oyetola still remained their party leader in Osun State. Addressing journalists at the Ilesa-East APC Secretariat in Ilesa on Friday, Johnson Ajilore, who spoke on behalf of other leaders, said the former governor enjoyed the privilege under the provisions of the party’s constitution. He added that the party leadership in Ijesa-South Federal Constituency has endorsed the “Repositioning Committee”, set up by the former governor to put the party back on…
The ambitions of Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu to become the next Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives received a major boost on Friday with endorsement from Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Speaking while receiving the duo in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, the governor promised his support for only them, being the anointed candidates of their party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike described Abbas and Kalu as the most qualified aspirants for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, assuring that he will deliver Rivers votes for them. According to him, all the…
The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other parties to avoid technicalities as the panel commences sitting. The three-member panel headed by Justice A. L. Ogunmoye gave the charge during the inaugural session of the panel in Abuja on Friday. “It is common knowledge that the tribunal has 180 days from the filing of any petition to dispose of the same. “It is, therefore, incumbent on all the parties before this tribunal to cooperate with us in order to ensure that we deliver on our mandate…