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<strong>Court Convicts Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate, Orders Arrest</strong>

7Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Convicts Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate, Orders Arrest

An Abuja magistrate court in Wuse zone 6 has ordered the arrest of the Akwa Ibon State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Umo Eno. Eno won the PDP’s governorship ticket in May 2022 after he polled 993 votes out of 1,018 votes cast in the primary election. He clinched the ticket ahead of his closest opponent, Onofiok Luke, a member of the house of representatives, who polled two votes while Bassey Albert, a senator got one vote. The warrant of arrest sighted by TheCable was issued by Emmanuel Iyanna, chief magistrate, on December 23, 2022. The document stated that Eno is charged of “cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property”. See Also: INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections The complainant in the suit marked CR/94/2022 is o...

<strong>Tinubu Describes Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi As ‘Blind Leading The Blind’</strong>

6Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Describes Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi As ‘Blind Leading The Blind’

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has rubbished the endorsement of his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Recall that the former president had on Sunday declared his support for Obi. Reacting to the endorsement on Thursday during a rally in Benin, Edo State, Tinubu said Obasanjo is trying to deceive Nigerians by endorsing Obi. Tinubu said, “Can that man recommend a leader for you in Nigeria? Is that not sending an agent to pick your pocket? A blind leading the blind. “I am sorry I am not insulting visually-impaired people. But it won’t work; they will end up in the ditch. If I talk about Obasanjo and Obi, you will think they are human beings together. One who doesn’t know the way cann...

<strong>INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections</strong>

5Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has disclosed that additional Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, machines have been imported for the 2023 general elections. The electoral umpire took delivery of the last batch of the machines on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, noting that it conforms to its contingency arrangement for every critical election material. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in an interview on Wednesday, said the commission would deploy more than 194,464 BVAS machines in 176,846 polling units nationwide. He said that 176,846 polling units would be given one BVAS machine each, noting that each registration area totaling 8,809 would also ge...

<strong>2023 Election: “I Can Bet With Anything Precious To Me That Obi Won’t Win” – Keyamo</strong>

4Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Election: “I Can Bet With Anything Precious To Me That Obi Won’t Win” – Keyamo

The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has vowed that the Labour Party, LP, win not win the presidential poll. Keyamo who is the minister of state for labour and employment admitted that although the LP is doing better than expected, with the emergence of Peter Obi as its presidential candidate, the party won’t win the presidential election next month. He said the LP lacks the support across the country to win a presidential election. Keyamo stated these in an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday night. The minister said that the actions of aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that identify as the G5 is a win-win for the APC. He said, “I want to let all Nigerians know this, incl...

<strong>BREAKING: Buhari Signs N21.83 Trillion 2023 Budget</strong>

3Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Buhari Signs N21.83 Trillion 2023 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law. The President signed the 2023 transition budget in the early hours of Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The budget was signed in the presence of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other members of the Federal Executive Council. President Buhari in his speech at the event said his administration would expedite important infrastructure projects across the country as he approaches the end of his tenure on May 29, 2023. He said that the budget is N21.83 trillion aggregate expenditure, marking an increase of N1.32 trillion over the previous executive proposal of N20.51 trillion. ...

<strong>Obi: Obasanjo Can’t Win His Polling Unit – Tinubu</strong>

2Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Obi: Obasanjo Can’t Win His Polling Unit – Tinubu

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed pity for his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi, following his endorsement by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo. The APC presidential candidate stated that Obasanjo lacks the capacity to win his polling unit, hence Obi risks failure for associating with the former president. Tinubu stated this in a statement issued by the Director and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Bayo Onanuga. According to Tinubu, nobody in Ogun State could depend on Obasanjo to win a position as the governor or councillor. He said that the former president has never successfully made anybody a president in Nigeria. The statement read, “From our records, President Obasanjo has...

<strong>Why Obasanjo Endorsed Peter Obi – Omokri</strong>

2Jan

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Why Obasanjo Endorsed Peter Obi – Omokri

A former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi because he always wanted a president from the South-East. Omokri who is a strong supporter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, while reacting to the Obasanjo’s choice of Obi in a tweet on Sunday described the Obasanjo as a good-hearted man. The former presidential aide said that Obasanjo wants a president from south east extraction to heal the wounds from the civil war which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Omokri tweeted, “Obasanjo is a good hearted man. He has always wanted a president from SE or close to SE as a way to heal the civil war wounds...

<strong>2023 Election Is A Chance To Birth A New Country – Jonathan</strong>

1Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Election Is A Chance To Birth A New Country – Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to strive towards using the general elections this year to birth a new country. He stated this in his new year message to Nigerians on Saturday. Jonathan said that despite the challenges faced in the past year, the new year offers an opportunity for a new beginning. He said, “Last year was, without a doubt, filled with gains and losses. As a country, we experienced a devastating flood that resulted in the death of many lives and the destruction of property and sources of livelihood of millions of citizens. “As a people, we survived the horror of the flood amid other national challenges, lived with hope unto God and faith in our nation, and triumphed into this New Year. “This year holds great possibilitie...

<strong>Full Text Of President Buhari’s New Year Message To Nigerians</strong>

1Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Full Text Of President Buhari’s New Year Message To Nigerians

My Fellow Countrymen and Women. I wish all of you a very happy and prosperous New Year. First, I would like to thank and honour the Almighty who saw us through the year 2022 and has given us the opportunity to see another year. Each New Year is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, reposition, and move forward with the New. As we celebrate the opportunity to be alive in this year 2023, we must also acknowledge the passing away of our brothers and sisters who didn’t make it into this new year. May their souls rest in perfect peace. This year is particularly important to me because this message is in essence valedictory. After having the honour of serving you, my compatriots, for the last seven plus years, my tenure as your President in the most revered tradition of our on...

<strong>Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan</strong>

31Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan

The 2023 appropriation bill will on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari on Friday. This follows the passage of a 21.83 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year by the house of representatives and senate. Both chambers of the national assembly increased the budget spending by N1.33 trillion from the proposed N20.51 trillion to N2.83 trillion. President Buhari had proposed a $70 per barrel oil benchmark but the legislators while passing the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF), raised it to $73 per barrel. Other parameters included daily oil production estimate of 1.69 million barrels (inclusive of condensates of 300,...