Category: News
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Reactions Trail Zimbabwean Prophet’s Prophecy on Tinubu’s Victory
Popular Zimbabwean Prophet, Passion Java is not resting on his oars , despite the barrage of threats he received for prophesying outcome of the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria. On Sunday, Mr Java, who is the founder of the Kingdom Embassy church, prophesied that he had seen the results of the election. The prophet,…
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South-East likely to get Senate President as APC Balances power
Vanguard News With the results of the National Assembly election so far declared, there is no doubt that the ruling All Progressives Congress is still in firm control of the national assembly having won the majority of the seats across the two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Details of the results showed…
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2023: Major Factors That Shape Tinubu’s Victory
Vanguard News The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been officially declared the President-elect and presented his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 to defeat his rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 6,984, 520…
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INTERPOL Arrests Wanted 26-year-old Corps Member
A 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Emeh Nnamdi who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on February 20, 2023 for impersonation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and defamation of character has been nabbed by the security agents. According to AIT, Nnamdi was arrested in a joint operation by…
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INEC Bans Staff From Participating in March 11 Guber Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned all staff found negligent in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections from participating in March 11 governorship and state assemblies elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a meeting with the Resident Electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Saturday. “As we approach the…
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S’Court’s judgement on Naira triggers 90% fall in PoS charges
Vanguard News Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes should remain legal tenders until December 31, some Point of Sale, PoS, operators, yesterday, reduced cash withdrawal charges by as much as 90 percent, even as they commenced disbursement to the public. Meanwhile, financial sector stakeholders have commended the judgement…
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7 PDP Governors Challenging Declaration of Tinubu as President-elect Withdraw Suit
ThisDay Live Seven state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party – namely Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba and Sokoto, which filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, challenging the declaration of All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect, have discontinued the suit. In the…
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2023 Elections: Court Grants Atiku, Peter Obi’s Request
The Court of Appeal Abuja has granted the request of the candidates of Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, respectively, to have access to all the sensitive materials the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed for the conduct of the presidential election held on February 25. A…
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Supreme Court Nulifies Naira Redesign Policy, Says Old Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. The apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement, held that the preliminary objections by the…
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PDP, Labour Parties’ Elder Move To Form Alliance in Lagos, Kwara To Defeat APC
Daily Trust Buoyed by the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election in Lagos where the Labour Party (LP) defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), there is an ongoing move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) to form an alliance, multiple sources confirmed to Daily Trust yesterday. The meeting is being…