Two men – Tunde Okunuga, 33, and John Solomon, 19 – on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly damaging a glass door of the Shoprite on Ring Road, Ibadan. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, are facing charges of conspiracy, malicious damage and perjury. They, however, pleaded not guilty […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the African Union (AU) Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation better known as the “Niamey Convention”. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada announced this while briefing State House correspondents after the Council meeting on Wednesday. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the meeting in the Presidential Villa, […]
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says his victory at the Feb. 25, presidential election is a victory for all Nigerians, committed to a greater society. Tinubu made the remark after receiving his certificate of return from Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, INEC Chairman, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The former two-term Lagos State governor assured that he will […]
Acceptance speech by the President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the early hours of Wednesday, declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. INEC declared Tinubu president-elect after he polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election, ahead of 17 other candidates. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner […]
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has filed a suit against LP, ADC and PDP to stop them from halting the ongoing collation of the presidential election results. The election, conducted on Feb. 25 has been a subject of controversy, following the alleged refusal of INEC to upload results to […]
The Malawian government says it will roll out an integrated nationwide cholera and COVID-19 campaign. This is to prevent spread of cholera and to allow the population to access the COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, James Chiusiwa, said the campaign will run for 12 days, from March 2. The campaign is part […]
Prof. Charles Adias, the State Collation Officer for Presidential election results in Rivers, has adjourned the collation of results till further notice. Adias told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, that adjournment became imperative in view of alleged threats to his life. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, alleged that there were several […]
The Federal Government has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the ongoing 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the polls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the advice in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed said what Obasanjo cunningly framed as an […]
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, has appealed to Lagosians to be calm and eschew violent acts. Tinubu made the appeal, in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media & Publicity of APC Presidential Campaign Council on Monday in Lagos. He said the outcome of the election in Lagos, […]