Author: Olukayode Oke

In a new bid to justify his request for nullification of the election of President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday tendered the collated final presidential election results used in declaring Tinubu as winner of the election. The final result was admitted by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) without any objections from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shetima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are the four respondents in the petition. Apart from not opposing the final presidential election results…

The Former Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in Ogun State chapter, Olaposi Sunday Oginni, has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force. It was gathered that Oginni was arrested over allegations bordering on financial misappropriation, fraud, money laundering, among others. Our correspondent gathered that the former chairman was arrested on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State, capital by a team of police detectives from Force Headquarters in Abuja. Oginni was detained at Lafenwa Police Station, Abeokuta. He was later taken away to Police Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, as gathered. Our correspondent further gathered that Oginni’s…

The United States government has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), of more support and collaboration in different areas of its strategic operations to enhance its capabilities against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. This is according to a statement on Thursday, by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who said the assurance was given by Dr. Mark Hove of the Africa and Middle East Office, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department, on Wednesday 1st June. Dr Hove gave the affirmation when he led another top official of the Bureau, Craig Nixon on…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has debunked claims suggesting that lopsided promotions are taking place within the agency. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made it known in a statement on Wednesday that no such thing exists as an elevation of officers based on bias within the agency. He added that promotions remain an ongoing exercise based on a number of factors including vacancies. “Indeed, the issues raised by the category of personnel mentioned in the reports arose in 2011, which was 10 clear years before the current leadership of Brig. Gen Marwa (Retd). “However, in a determined bid to…

Edo state government has raised the minimum wage for workers on its payroll from N30, 000 to N40, 000, Governor Godwin Obaseki  announced yesterday. He made the wage increase to curb the effects of the rising cost of living in a statement.Besides, the workers have been permitted work from home twice a week and show up in the office three days per week. The measures were taken as the state’s immediate response to the stoppage of petrol subsidy payment by the Federal Government, which pushed up food costs and petrol price. In the statement signed by the governor, the government said:…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of denying him access to electoral documents despite paying N6 million. Atiku is challenging the declaration of President of Bola Tinubu by INEC at the February 25 presidential polls. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat 17 other candidates including Atiku with 6,984,520 votes and the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi who polled 6,101,533 votes. Atiku through his lead counsel, Eyitayo Jegede told the presidential election tribunal on Tuesday that INEC’s refusal to provide the documents is frustrating the PDP candidate’s case.…

The Senator who represents Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has expressed his confidence in Nigeria’s ability to pay back debts owed to other countries in 90 days if the government is ready to tap into his wealth of knowledge. According to the billionaire businessman, the nation’s debts of N77tn shouldn’t be a cause for worry considering the current debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio of less than 31 percent. It was reported that the Debt management office has declared that Nigeria is currently owing creditors about N77tn.Jimoh, who gave the insight while speaking to our correspondent Today, cited the borrowing policy…

Senator Smart Adeyemi has urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to question the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele and those involved in the naira redesigns  The lawmaker representing Kogi West based his argument on the agony the heavily-criticised process caused Nigerians. “I will call on Emefiele and others to come and explain what happened and what was the reason behind the redesigning of the naira notes,” he said when asked what he would do about the naira redesign policy if he were in Tinubu’s shoes. The senator lamented the anarchy which was setting in during the shortage of redesigned naira…

With three days to the end of President Muhammadu’s administration, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the government has made things better than it met it.  As reported, fashola maintained that Buhari’s government has effected changes that have impacted the economy positively, thus fulfilling the change mantra of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “I think it a very difficult place to self-assess, but I think from the feedback that we get from those we serve. Clearly, the feedback is encouraging and it indicates that things have moved in a better direction from where we picked it up…

Ahead of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration, the leader of Biafra National League, BnL, Prince Richard Chimezie, has urged him to do everything possible to bridge the gap between two of the three major tribes in the country, Igbos and Yorubas. He said one way to do this would be to ensure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention even after the courts ruled that he be set free. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the 30-year-old son of a Rivers State monarch, late Eze Richard O Ekegbu, Eze Ndigbo of Obigbo, said the freedom…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said he would not accept any offer to be part of Bola Tinubu’s Government of National Unity. Tinubu, the president-elect and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have been dragged to court by Obi over the outcome of the February 25 election. The camp of the APC candidate had hinted that the former Lagos Governor would form an all-inclusive government to carry all his opponents along in his government. As reported on Thursday, Obi was asked what he would do if he was called upon to be a member of Tinubu’s…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a fine of N17 million on three litigants and their lawyer for filing a suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Justice James Omotoso imposed the fine on Praise Ilemona, Pastor Paul Issac Audu and Dr. Anongu Moses who jointly instituted the suit praying for an order to stop the swearing-in of Tinubu as new President. The three litigants are to jointly pay the President elect a sum of N10 million and another N5 million to the All Progressives Congress, APC, who were part of the seven…