The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, yesterday, commenced hearing in the petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Though, the tribunal held its inaugural session, a legal ritual that precedes the actual hearing of petitions, at the session, a five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal would determine all … [Read more…]
…Putin Presides Over Victory Day Parade at Red Square Russian cruise missiles exploded in the air over Kyiv on Tuesday and tanks and soldiers assembled in Red Square for a military parade, as Moscow marked the anniversary of victory over the Nazis with a new attack on Ukraine. Ukraine said its air defences shot down … [Read more…]
The wife of Nigeria’s former Senate President, Sen. Dr. Ken Nnamani, Lady (Mrs) Jane Udewo Amaechi Nnamani, is dead. The late Jane Nnamani passed on in Enugu on Thursday, May 4, 2023, after a brief illness. Confirming the incident on his known Facebook page, Sen. Dr. Ken Nnamani wrote; “It is with a heavy heart … [Read more…]
Following the fire outbreak that affected an old building at the Enugu Economic and Financial Crimes Commission office on Friday, May 5, 2023, and its successful containment by the men of the Enugu State Fire Service, a high-powered delegation from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) led by the Secretary to the Commission, George Ekpungu, … [Read more…]
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has written to members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 108 Senators-elect about his interest to become the Senate president. This was contained in a statement issued by the Media Office of the Chief Whip of the Senate on Monday in Abuja. … [Read more…]
PRESS STATEMENT: NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES ZONING FOR LEADERSHIP OF 10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met today, Monday, May 8, 2023 to consider reports of consultations and meetings held with the President- Elect, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other Party leaders and stakeholders on zoning arrangement … [Read more…]
The Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition against the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the commencement of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday in Abuja, no reason was given for the withdrawal. The head of AA’s legal team, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said he filed the … [Read more…]
The National Assembly has began the induction ceremony for Senators and Members elect of the 10th Assembly. The induction ceremony is intended to educate lawmakers-elect on the legislative business. According to the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies, this is extremely important as more than seventy percent of Federal Lawmakers coming into the 10th … [Read more…]
Security has been beefed up as the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Abuja has begun the pre-hearing of the petitions challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress polled 8,794,726 votes to win the election. while Atiku Abubakar of the … [Read more…]
Africa’s richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10 billion in foreign exchange (FX) and generate another $10 billion in exports when the facility begins operation. The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, the … [Read more…]
The Minority caucus of the incoming 10th House of Representatives made up of seven opposition parties has mocked the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over its “confusion” on the choice of candidate for the speakership and vowed to exploit the loophole to produce presiding officers of the House. This is coming as the South-East caucus … [Read more…]
Serving senators and senators-elect from the South-east have rejected the zoning of senate presidency to the South-south region as well as the reported choice of Godswill Akpabio for the position. They stated their position in a communique issued after their meeting on Sunday in Abuja. Outgoing governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday announced … [Read more…]