Unfolding events recommends that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, will approach the Court of Appeal seeking to set aside its earlier ruling concerning the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS. A senior official of the commission, who did not want his name mentioned, informed Daily Trust about the development over the weekend in Abuja. Recall that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, had sought and obtained an order from the Court of Appeal to inspect election materials used by the INEC. However, with the gubernatorial election slated…
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Yobe State Government has lifted 11 years old ban on motorcycles in seven local government areas following an improvement in security. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by the Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), in Damaturu, the state capital. According to the statement, the ban on the riding of motorcycle is lifted with effect from 6th March, 2023 in the seven local government areas of Zone ‘A’ which include: Bursari, Damaturu, Geidam, Gujba, Gulani, Tarmuwa and Yunusari. “The ban is lifted with the following conditions: “Motorbikes are…
Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has come under fire for congratulating Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who won last Saturday’s 2023 presidential election. Zelensky had, in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Thursday, while congratulating Tinubu, said his country was ready to work with Nigeria to overcome global challenges, including threats to food security. He tweeted: “Congratulations @officialABAT on the victory in the election of the President of Nigeria. I look forward to close cooperation. I am convinced that the two-way interaction 🇺🇦 and 🇳🇬 will strengthen. Ukraine is determined to work together to overcome global challenges, including threats to food…
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated with the Nigerian President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential poll. This was contained in a statement by the Pakistan High Commission in Nigeria and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said that Pakistan and Nigeria had maintained cordial ties that would see an upward momentum, particularly in the areas of defence, trade and economy. “My felicitation to Mr. Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Nigerian presidential election. “Pakistan and Nigeria maintain cordial ties that will…
The United States announced a new $400 million security aid package for Ukraine on Friday that features various types of ammunition for Kyiv’s forces. “This military assistance package includes more ammunition for US-provided HIMARS and howitzers, which Ukraine is using so effectively to defend itself,” the US State Department said in a statement, referring to precision rocket systems and artillery pieces. The package also includes ammunition for Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, as well as Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges for use in crossing rivers and other water obstacles. The United States has spearheaded the push for international support for Ukraine, quickly…
Seven states under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba and Sokoto, which filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court challenging the declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect, have discontinued the suit. The Notice of Discontinuance which was signed by their lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, says “Take notice that the plaintiffs doth hereby wholly discontinue this suit against the defendant herein”. In the earlier suit which had the Attorneys-General of the states as plaintiffs and the Attorney General of…
African Democratic Congress (ADC), presidential candidate, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, has said the victory of Sen. Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC), at the February 25 election was a case of consistency, preparation and opportunity. Kachikwu said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said, “The victory of Tinubu in the recently concluded presidential election is a clear case of consistency and preparation meets opportunity. “Tinubu, a dogged fighter with a mastery of the Nigerian political system, took advantage of a disunited opposition, some of whom were running purely on the divisive platforms of ethnicity and religion. “Tinubu,…
A former accountant for Pensions account, Garba Abdullahi of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for stealing N26.1 million meant for pensioners by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had prosecuted Abdullahi on a seven-count amended charge that bordered on money laundering. EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, noted that count four of the charge reads, “That you, Garba Abdullahi Tahir (also known as Tahir Garba), on or about the 18th of January, 2010 in…
The Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN), says arrangement were on to ensure its athletes participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Secretary-General of the federation, Davies Oludare, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja that they were looking to qualify for the Olympics the second time. Nigeria’s maiden participation was at the Tokyo 2020. It would be recalled that the 2020 Olympics hosted in Tokyo, Japan was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected activities across the globe. Uche Eke qualified to represent Nigeria at the Olympics after winning a bronze medal at…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election has urged Nigerian youths not to leave the country in search of greener pastures. As the preceding year has experienced the japa syndrome, shortly after Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election, some more Nigerian youths have expressed interest in leaving the country. When asked for his advice to youths who are demoralized and intend to leave, Peter Obi, while addressing the nation, said: “I see people telling me they want to leave the country, stay in Nigeria. I will stay with you.” Obi…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has appealed to the president elect of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded election, Bola Tinubu, to ensure he doesn’t disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa. The foremost Yoruba monarch made the appeal in a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by the his Palace Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare. The Ooni described Tinubu as a man of destiny, a game changer and a progressive workaholic who does not only merit the victory but also has adequate proven capacity to lead the country to an…
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. According to Obi: “I have not made calls to anybody. The two contenders are my fathers, but on this issue, I’m challenging the process.” While Tinubu won Saturday’s election, Obi came a distant third after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu of the APC had 8,794,726 votes…