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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani on Wednesday dismissed the claims of the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that they won 25% of needed votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the 2023 presidential election on February 25, LP and Obi won 25%, by securing … [Read more…]
The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the petition of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the eligibility of Peter Obi to contest the 2023 general election. The APC had challenged Obi’s membership of the Labour Party (LP), declaring it incompetent. Justice Abba Mohammed, a member of the five-member panel who read the lead … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the allegation by the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu. The court, in its preliminary ruling that was delivered by Justice Abba Mohammed, held that Obi and the … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed as incompetent, the case the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. The court held that issues the APM raised in its petition contained pre-election matters that could only be determined by the Federal High Court. Chairman of the panel, … [Read more…]
Police patrol vehicles were also seen moving around along the Federal Secretariat, Muhammadu Buhari Way, and Ladoke Akintola Boulevard. Meanwhile, all major roads leading to the Court of Appeal would be also barricaded by the police before the court proceedings commence, it was gathered. A senior security source revealed that the acting Inspector-General of Police, … [Read more…]
Abia State Government says it will invest the 2 billion naira palliative loan so far released to Abia by the Federal Government on transportation. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the press along side some of his colleagues after this week’s Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex … [Read more…]
…Enugu to add four million metric tonnes of cassava to become biggest producer of cassava in the country …as Gov. Mbah commits to providing 100,000 hectares of land for Biotech park in Enugu Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu In line with the determination of his administration to move the current $4.4billion GDP of the state to $30billion, … [Read more…]
…Calls for calm The Labour Party has expressed worry over what it described as a preemptive pronouncement by retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, about the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, scheduled for Wednesday.National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, expressed the party’s concerns in a statement, in … [Read more…]
The Inspector-general of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has deployed the newly promoted deputy Inspectors-general of Police (DIGs) to various departments of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said DIG Bala Ciroma has been redeployed to head the Department of Finance and Administration, DIG Frank Emeka Mba to the Department of … [Read more…]
Activities across different sectors have been grounded as a result of the ongoing strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC had last Friday declared two-day warning strike over current hardship caused by the removal of petrol subsidy. Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, had called for a meeting to resolve issues raised by the … [Read more…]
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the “punishing” economic situation in the country. The union stated this in a circular dated September 2, 2023 signed by its General Secretary, Mohammed Sheikh, and addressed to … [Read more…]
Niger on Monday reopened its airspace nearly a month after imposing a ban following a military coup in July, the official Nigerien news agency ANP said. After taking power on July 26, the coup leaders closed the country’s airspace before reopening it again on August 2 – a measure that was reversed on August 6 after … [Read more…]