Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said the president is confident about the presidential tribunal judgement. Speaking during an interview on channels TV’s Politics Today “The Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal has fixed Wednesday, September 6, 2023, for judgment in the petitions challenging the February 25 presidential election.” “The president believes in the sanctity and integrity of the Nigerian judicial system. He believes that they make their judgment based on the facts before them.” Ngelale said Tinubu believes that the mandate which Nigerians gave to him would stand. He said, “He believes that…
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The G20 summit that President Tinubu went to on Monday will not have the full attendance of all world leaders. Xi Jinping, China’s President, will not be attending the summit. China’s decision not to attend came as a result of bilateral relations remaining icy between the two countries. The countries have had an unsmooth relationship over their disputed border in the Himalayan mountain range. China’s foreign ministry said Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 in President Xi’s place. A notice on the ministry’s website said: “At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the…
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s President, was inaugurated for his second term on Monday after being declared the victor of the recently contested election held last month. Despite the opposition party’s claim of a “massive deception” regarding the election results, Mnangagwa, in his post-inauguration address, appealed for national unity and pledged to resuscitate the struggling economy with the aim of lifting millions out of poverty. “Responsive policies, which began in the first term of my presidency, are on course to lift many out of poverty,” Mnangagwa said. Thousands of Mnangagwa’s supporters, mostly bussed in from across the country, sang and danced as…
The Court of Appeal has announced to Nigerians that the final results of the long anticipated 2023 Presidential election, before its Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. In a press statement posted on X , the Appellation Court said that final judgement will be given on all submitted cases and that it will be televised live. The press statement reads in part, “The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgement in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday 6th September, 2023: CA/PEPC/03/2023 between…
The Department of State Services (DSS), said it was aware of a plot to stage violent protests to discredit the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. In a statement via X, the secret police said student leaders, youths, ethnic-based associations, and disgruntled groups are being mobilised for the protests. In the statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, DSS said it had identified the “ring leaders of the plot” and that they are currently being monitored. The post, titled, ‘DSS Discovers Plot To State Violent Protests In The Country’, reads: “The Department of State Services (DSS), hereby informs the public…
Recall that last week, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission advised Nigerians to upgrade their metres before November next year to avoid losing them. Assuring the citizenry about the developments, the Federal Government has said that the electricity metre upgrade process to be implemented by power distribution companies would not affect the credit unit balance in the metres. In statement issued in Abuja by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, reiterating that it would ensure that all electricity metres and instruments deployed in the sector were of the right standard. “Let me assure all electricity customers that they have nothing to fear…
General Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a military coup on Wednesday against President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that had ruled for more than five decades. The ousting came just moments after Bongo, 64, was proclaimed victor in last month’s presidential election — a result branded a fraud by the opposition. The putsch was “bloodless”, according to Oligui, with no reports of deaths or injuries. The coup leaders said they had dissolved the nation’s institutions, cancelled the election results, and closed the borders, later adding they had decided to reopen…
Femi Falana reacted to the arrest of the Ogun State Chairman, Mr. Wale Adedayo, by the Department of State Service, asking for the release of the chairman. This was contained in a statement signed by him . GOVIMA reported that the DSS had detained Adedayo, who accused Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting statutory Federal Allocation meant for the state’s local governments in the last two years, on Friday. However, it was exclusively gathered that the DSS failed to interrogate Mr. Adedayo, who arrived at their facility close to the Governor’s office, Oke-Imosan, Abeokuta, at about 11:45 am on…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave Abuja on Monday, September 4th, for New Delhi, India, where he has been specially invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit. This announcement was made in a statement released on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. During his visit, President Tinubu will take part in and deliver keynote speeches at the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference, both of which will be held on the sidelines of the Summit. “The CEO Roundtable will be attended by leading industrialists in the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a cautionary message to Nigerians, urging them to exercise vigilance when receiving packages from individuals while travelling to avoid potential legal entanglements. NDLEA said this in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, released on Sunday. It read, “Operatives of the NDLEA had intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in Semovita packs and dry pepper being shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos “The parcel of a packaged food item isn’t always what you…
The Lagos government has warned residents of the dangers of walking and crossing the Blue Rail line as it is set to start full commercial operations on Monday The Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, gave the warning on his official X handle on Saturday, adding that citizens should instead use the overhead bridges provided by the government. “Dear Lagosians, please be reminded as we kick off the commercial operations of the Lagos Blue Line Rail Transport on Monday, that the rail line is electrified. Don’t cross the rail lines because it is dangerous. Use the overhead bridges that have…
Thousands rallied Saturday, in Niamey to demand that France withdraw its troops from Niger, as sought by the junta that seized power late in June. The protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers following a call by several civic organisations hostile to the French military presence in the West African country. “We are here to express our determination, our commitment, and our devotion to getting the French military force and all the military bases on our national territory out of the country,” explained protester Amidou Gourou. Niger’s military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing…