The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has rejected the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 general election. Speaking at a press conference in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Thursday evening, September 7, Obi said he will be appealing the judgement. He said his legal team has received instruction to appeal the judgement …
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The Lagos State House of Assembly today August 23 confirmed 22 out of the 39 commissioner nominees sent for screening and confirmation by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Presiding over its plenary today, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the confirmation followed a rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Fatai Mojeed. He then went on to carry out the confirmation of …
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has kicked against the federal government’s sharing formula for the recently approved N500 billion palliative. The federal government had said that it would use the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across geopolitical zones. Commenting on the sharing formula, Governor Yusuf who spoke through his deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam, said the distribution was heavily skewed in favour of Lagos state and the South-South zone to the disadvantage of other states …
Tyson Fury has rejected second Covid-19 vaccination due to concerns about the side effects before his fight against Deontay Wilder. The Gypsy King was scheduled to face the American for a third time on July 24 but the bout was cancelled last week after Fury and a number of his team tested positive for coronavirus. According to reports, the bout is now likely to be rearranged for October 9 – at the same venue, the T-Mobile Arena in …
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, May 19, vowed to continue a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, rejecting calls from U.S. President Joe Biden to deescalate the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu’s comments marked the first public rift between US and Israel since the fighting began last week Israel and the US are two staunch allies and comments by Israel’s prime minister could complicate international efforts to reach a cease-fire. The current fighting between …
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the bail applications filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala aka Wadume, and six others being tried for kidnapping and related offenses. Wadume was first arrested in Ibi, Taraba State, on August 6, 2019, by policemen from the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of the Police office. He was arrested for a kidnap case in which he was said to have demanded N106m as ransom. While he …