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Allow Tribunals, Supreme Court work – Gowon Warns Politicians
Former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon has urged aggrieved candidates in the 2023 general election to accept the outcome of the election petition tribunals and the Supreme Court. Gowon made this plea on Thursday while speaking at the 15th edition of Punuka annual lecture 2023 in honour of a late supreme court justice, Chukwunweike Idigbe, in Abuja. According to him,...
Nigeria’s Unity Non-negotiable –Tinubu
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has declared that the unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable. This is as he has vowed to make corruption in the judiciary unattractive. He stated this, yesterday, when he commissioned the Magistrates’ Court Complex in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, urging Nigerians to tolerate one another. READ ALSO: Presidential Election Tribunal Begins Hearing May 8 Tinubu who rounded off his two-day visit...
Ekweremadu: Kinsmen Go Spiritual, Hold All Night Prayer Vigil
The Mpu community held a prayer vigil until the morning of Thursday in hopes of receiving a divine intervention as Nigerians everywhere wait impatiently for the UK court to sentence former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a Nigerian doctor working in the UK, Obinna Obeta. They admitted that the protracted absence of the...
Military Warns Politicians Planning To Disrupt May 29 Hand Over
The Military High Command has warned those planning to scuttle May 29 handover to shelve the idea. It specifically said its officers are on standby to forestall any unwanted happening in the country before, during and after the transition billed to hold at the end of the month. Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, gave the warning while fielding questions...
Lagos Govt Appoints 22-Member Committee For Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Inauguration
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 22-member committee for the May 29 swearing-in ceremony. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Femi Hamzat will be sworn in for another term in office after reelection on March 18. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso noted that the committee would coordinate all activities. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Tayo Ayinde is the...
Lawan Admits Deteriorating Security, Says Military Has Done A Lot
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said yesterday that the security situation in some parts of the country was deteriorating. He, however, noted that the military had done “a good job” in trying to fix it. Lawan made the comments after the senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang, drew the attention of the Senate to attacks by bandits in some communities in Plateau...
350 Nigerians Arrive Egypt’s Airport
No fewer than 350 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Khartoum, Sudan have arrived Aswan airport, Egypt, on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, AbdulRahman Balogun, said, “80 passengers would be airlifted by NAF C130 and Air Peace would airlift 274 passengers. It was learnt that boarding has commenced. Details soon.....
Senate Pleads Clemency For Ike Ekweremadu, Wife
The Senate has joined prominent Nigerians and parliamentary institutions to urge the United Kingdom Government to grant former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, clemency. The call came less than 48 hours to set date for sentencing of the couple. The resolution of the Senate followed a motion on the matter moved by Senator Chukwuka Utazi (PDP – Enugu North)...
APC Would Have Lost To Atiku If Osibanjo Got Party Ticket – Joe Igbokwe Counters Sanusi
Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainages, Joe Igbokwe, has countered the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, over his claim that Nigeria is worse off for not having someone like the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as president. Recall that Osinbajo had in May 2022, contested against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and...
Abia State Students Honour Prof. Nnenna Oti With Award Of Excellence (PHOTOS)
Students in Abia State under the aegis of National Association of Abia State Students (NAASS) have visited the former INEC Returning Officer (Abia State) in the just concluded 2023 Governorship Election, Prof. Nnenna Oti and conferred on her award of excellence, ABN TV reports. The students led by the Senate President, Mba Chukwuemeka Freeman paid an appreciation visit to Prof....
