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PDP Loses Two Senate, Six Rep Seats In Cross River
The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed in its bid to retain two Senate and six House of Representatives seats in the recently concluded National Assembly (NASS) elections. The opposition party in the state lost the Cross River Central and Cross River South to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), but however beat the sitting...
Bauchi Senator Dumps NNPP For PDP After Failed Re-Election Bid
Senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district under the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Lawal Yahaya Gumau, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) days after the Presidential and National Assembly election was conducted. Gumau, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Toro Federal Constituency, contested and won the senate seat under the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, after...
Election Result: Don’t Engage In Tribal War Over Election – Mr Macaroni Tells Youths
Famous Nigerian content creator and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr. Macaroni, has advised Nigerian youths not to engage in a tribal war. This is coming hours after the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, hosted Macaroni and rapper Folarin Falana, known as Falz and other critical stakeholders on Wednesday in a meeting to address security concerns...
Old Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender Till Dec 31 – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja nullified the Federal Government’s cashless and Naira re-design policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. The Apex Court held that President Muhammadu Buhari breached the Constitution of the Federation in the ways and manners he issued directives for the re-designing of the Naira by the Central Bank of...
Election: Aggrieved Persons Should Seek Redress In Court – Group
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called on those who feel aggrieved in the presidential and National Assembly elections to approach the law courts, follow the laid down procedures, and lodge their case to avoid creating tensions and causing disaffection amongst Nigerians across tribal and political divides. The forum noted that sponsoring protests and making inflammatory comments is unacceptable and...
We Stand By Outcome Of Presidential Elections — SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to unite the county through a government of national unity and fast-track a process of national reconciliation. The party also submitted that notwithstanding the obvious challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral...
Tinubu’s Victory God’s Will — Aisha Buhari
The wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, described the victory of Tinubu as the will of God. She said this when she received the wife of the president-elect, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the vice president-elect, Hajiya Nana Shettima, on a thank-you visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said, “Regardless of our interests and diversity,...
Babangida Returns From 2-month Medical Trip Abroad
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has returned to Nigeria after about a two-month stay between Germany and France for medical attention. ABN TV reports that the former Nigerian leader travelled out of the country in January to evade the controversy that might come with the just-concluded presidential election in Nigeria even though he said the trip was...
Banks Receiving Old N500, N1,000 Notes Again
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have started receiving old N500 and N1,000 notes. There was confusion, two weeks ago, on the fate of members of the public who had the affected notes in their possession. While announcing the extension of the deadline for the circulation of the old notes from January 31 to February 10, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said...
Presidential Election: Why I Haven’t Called, Congratulated Tinubu – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on Thursday disclosed why he has not congratulated the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Obi said he was yet to congratulate Tinubu because he would contest the process of the presidential election in court. He spoke while addressing a press conference in Abuja. READ ALSO: Don’t Leave Nigeria, We Will Overcome – Peter Obi...
