Consequent upon the revelation that Certified True Copies (CTC) of the recent judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) had an imprint, “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team” (TPLT) as its header, Nigerians are curious about such happenstance that has inevitably generated storm and controversy. The Labour Party was very disturbed by the delay in releasing … [Read more…]
Addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India on Saturday, the President emphasized that “Nigeria is poised, able and willing to be a major player in this family of the G-20 and in shaping a new world, without whom, the family will remain incomplete”. He called for global unity and … [Read more…]
Hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a French military base in Niger’s capital Niamey for the past six days to demand the troops’ departure, the latest sign of swelling anti-French sentiment among supporters of a military coup in July. The demonstration started last Saturday, around five weeks after soldiers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum and … [Read more…]
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, and members of his team have queried the presence of the water mark of the Tinubu legal team on Certified True Copies of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court currently trending on social media. In fact, … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room says the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the 2023 presidential election may erode the progress made in the use of technology in elections. In a statement issued on Friday, the Situation Room said the verdict may present challenges for the innovative reforms achieved through the Electoral … [Read more…]
A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more, the country’s deadliest in more than six decades, toppling houses in remote mountain villages where rescuers dug through rubble for survivors. The quake struck in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday night, damaging historic buildings in Marrakech, the nearest … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Police Command has vowed to track and prosecute gunmen who ambushed and killed one of its Divisional Police Officers, Bako Angbanshin, in Odumude community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state on Friday night. The police said Angbanshin led a team of operatives to raid some criminal hideouts in the area … [Read more…]
The African Union was made a permanent member of the G20, comprising the world’s richest and most powerful countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi on Saturday. The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the European Union – the … [Read more…]
Chairman of Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev John Joseph Hayab, has described as disheartening, the attack on St Raphael’s Parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kafanchan diocese of Kaduna State where a seminarian, Bro Na’aman Ngofe Danladi, was burnt to death when the parish house was set ablaze. Bandits had stormed … [Read more…]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu yesterday convened a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on arrival from medical leave. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that among the stakeholders present at the meeting included members of the State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Hon Oladiji Olamide; members of the state executive … [Read more…]
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the contentious February 25th election, Peter Obi has instructed his lawyers to immediately challenge the ruling of the five-member Presidential Election Petitions Court led by Justice Simon Haruna Tsamani. Obi disclosed this at a press conference in the commercial town of Onitsha, Anambra state on Thursday in … [Read more…]
The Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), Maj.-Gen Koko Isoni, on Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial to try 14 officers and nine soldiers alleged to have breached different provisions of the Armed Forces Act. The court martial was convened at the Scorpion Officer’ Mess, Asokoro Abuja, pursuant to the powers conferred on him by … [Read more…]