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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja will on Wednesday (today) deliver judgment in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election. The petitioners asked the five-man tribunal, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, to nullify President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll and …

The Police has said that the ban on Ashura procession only applies to members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and not other Muslims observing the day. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Police spokesman, DSP Frank Mba on Tuesday. In the statement, he said, “Following the deluge of enquiries concerning the ban on procession on the …

…Security operatives lock down Abuja-Keffi roadAdelani Adepegba, Abuja The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in Abuja, in defiance of the police. The Ashura procession is an annual religious ritual carried out by the Shia Islamic sect all over the world on September 10. Participants including men, women, and children held the procession for a …

…Only judiciary is empowered to make such declaration —Edo govt National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has said he will not be drawn into supporting  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State in the latter’s determined bid to have Mr  Frank Okiye remain as Speaker of the state House of Assembly. Insisting that Okiye is not the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received report from Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Special Envoy he sent to South Africa to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigeria. President Buhari has also directed the immediate evacuation of Nigerians willing to return home. He further directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama to continue to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday signed the Bill establishing the Edo State College of Agriculture into law, assuring that the agricultural sector in the state will get a new lease of life with the new institution. The governor, while signing the bill at Government House in Benin City, described the law as historical and significant as it …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has ordered officials of the state not to join issues with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the hostile comments credited to the former governor of the state. The signed document Obaseki whose directive was conveyed in a statement jointly signed by his Special Adviser on Media and …

By Dr. Matthew Ayibakuro Nigeria joined EITI in 2003 and made history by becoming the first country to provide legislative backing for the initiative in 2007. Since signing up, the country has been proactive in implementing the global standards underlying the initiative, including producing audit reports, revealing suspicious transactions and engaging the broad range of stakeholders in the extractive sector to enhance transparency. Despite …

BY OFURE OSEHOBO Worried by failure of governance, continuing tension and insecurity of lives and property across the length and breadth of Nigeria, a coalition of concerned citizens known as Conscience Group Nigeria has renewed the call for a conference of Ethnic nationalities. The group says such a conference will address the failure of the political class, the economy and …

On behalf of the Federal Government, President Muhammadu Buhari sends condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President, Robert Mugabe, 95. The President commiserates with family members, friends and political associates of the political activist who fought for the independence of the country from colonial rule, and lived most of …