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Bola Tinubu Declared Winner of the 2023 Presidential Elections

1Mar

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News, Nigeria, Photos

Bola Tinubu Declared Winner of the 2023 Presidential Elections

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, received 8,794,726 votes, surpassing his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by 1.8 million votes. The announcement was made by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the International Collation Centre in Abuja during the early hours of Wednesday. Tinubu's victory comes after a highly contested election that saw several candidates vying for the presidency, including Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. The three leading presidential ca...

PDP Crisis: Atiku To Visit Wike, Other Aggrieved Chieftains – Jibrin

4Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Photos

PDP Crisis: Atiku To Visit Wike, Other Aggrieved Chieftains – Jibrin

Senator Walid Jibrin, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, has asked aggrieved party members to reconsider their position and queue behind the candidature of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election. Jibrin pleaded for patience from party stakeholders, noting that once the party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar and the national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, return from their foreign trip, they will embark on a reconciliation visit to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other aggrieved members. He disclosed this a statement issues yesterday in Kaduna, noting that once Atiku and Ayu return, they will commence the of reconciling every member who has concerns that needs to be addressed. He adde...

Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Photos

Presidential Primaries: Intrigues As PDP Loses Eagle Square To APC

With the presidential, governorship and National Assembly primaries of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close by, the intense intrigues and political maneuverings by the parties have pushed the opposition PDP away from the Eagle Square to the MKO Abiola Stadium on the outskirts of the Abuja City Centre. The PDP presidential primary is scheduled for May 28. It was learnt that the ruling party used the influence of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, to quickly reserve the Eagles Square for its presidential primary scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1. The PDP, which had slated its presidential primary to end a day earlier on May 29, was stopped from holding it at the Eagle Square. The PDP Convention ...

Soludo’s Inauguration Slap: Bianca Did What Ojukwu Taught Her In 1995 – Reno Omokri

19Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Photos

Soludo’s Inauguration Slap: Bianca Did What Ojukwu Taught Her In 1995 – Reno Omokri

Bianca, the wife of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, may have taken a slapping lesson from her late husband, according to Reno Omokri. Recall that drama ensued at the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the sixth Governor of Anambra State on Thursday. Wife of outgoing Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu engaged in a physical combat during the event. African News Today reported that dignitaries including Obiano were seated when Mrs Obiano stepped in and moved to the front row where Bianca was seated before the fight began, and video footage shows the Ojukwu’s widow slapping the ex-Governor’s wife. The action drew the attention of security agents and some personalities who pulled Mrs Obiano off the hold of Bianca who was visibly shocked at the acti...

Pantami Not Qualified To Be A Professor – ASUU

11Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Photos

Pantami Not Qualified To Be A Professor – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, has faulted the appointment of Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, as a Professor of Cyber Security by the Governing Council and the management of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). The association maintained it was not convinced that due processes were followed in the appointment. ATBU is Pantami’s alma mater where he started his career as a lecturer. Addressing journalists at the Secretariat in Bauchi, the capital on Thursday, Bauchi ASUU chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa, said, “Appointing somebody to the rank of professor follows some procedures, to some extent we are convinced that these procedures are exhaustively followed but it i...

100 Zamfara Kidnap Victims Freed Without Ransom, Says Police

21Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Photos, Security

100 Zamfara Kidnap Victims Freed Without Ransom, Says Police

The Zamfara police command has said bandits were not paid any ransom to free 100 children, nursing mothers, and others held hostage for 42 days. A statement issued by a spokesperson for the police, Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday said the victims were freed at Kabaro forest in Maru local government area. According to Shehu, the police and the Zamfara Ministry for Security and Home Affairs were involved in releasing the children, women, and others. He said, “Some recalcitrant bandits stormed Manawa village in Mutunji District of Dansadau Emirate in Maru LGA on June 8 and abducted 100 villagers including nursing mothers, males, and children. “The victims who were in the custody of their abductors for 42 days were released without ransom and will be medically checked and de...

Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors

30Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Photos, Security

Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has asked all Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state, as well as their deputies and the 260 elected Councilors to immediately and permanently relocate to their respective local government areas and ward. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Nnayelugo Chidi Aroh, noting that the decision was reached after the governor’s consultation with key stakeholders in the state on security as part of effort to curb the spike in security challenges across the country and forestall the infiltration of criminal elements into the state. Aroh said that the governor, yesterday, consequently held consultation with the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi and other members of ...

It’s Time to Carry Out Well-defined Restructuring – El-Rufai

1Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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It’s Time to Carry Out Well-defined Restructuring – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the time has come for Nigeria to be restructured I order to give more control to the state governments. El-Rufai who spoke at public lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arewa House on Saturday in Kaduna said the restructuring would be profitable to achieving sustaining development. He said there was need to give states more control over certain resources. The APC committee on restructuring which was setup to establish the party’s stance on restructuring in 2018 made recommendations for achieving true federalism in a restructured Nigeria. The committee headed by governor el-Rufai recommended that states should have more control over the police, oil and gas resources, minerals, correctional facilities, stamp duties, regi...

FG Declares Thursday Public holiday to Mark Eid-el Maolud Celebration

28Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Photos, Religion

FG Declares Thursday Public holiday to Mark Eid-el Maolud Celebration

The Federal Government (FG) has declared Thursday as a public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el Maolud. The celebration is in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This was disclosed by Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Raud Aregbesola on behalf of the government who congratulated all Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘FG declares Thursday, October 29, 2020 public holiday to mark Eidul Mawlid celebration,’ made the announcement. The minister urged Nigerians, particularly Muslims to eschew all forms of lawlessness and violence as witnessed across the country recently. Aregbesola added that Nigeria is the pride of the black race and should provide responsible l...

Motorists Lament as Petrol Scarcity Rocks Abuja (Photos)

28Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Photos

Motorists Lament as Petrol Scarcity Rocks Abuja (Photos)

There has been scarcity of Premium Motor Spirt (PMS) popularly known as petrol in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as long queues were seen at most filling stations in the city, African News Today reports. Motorists in FCT have had to spend several hours in the queue to buy petrol for their cars. The queues started on Tuesday, October 27 across the capital city and its environs. Our correspondent who visited filling stations experienced long queue in most of them while some were totally shutdown. Roadside sellers popularly known as black market sellers were seen by the roadside selling petrol at exorbitant prices while stranded motorists were forced to patronize them. A manager in one of the stations along the Kubwa expressway in an exclusive interview with African Ne...