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The Supreme Court will on Thursday October 26 deliver judgment in the two surviving appeals filed by former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and his Labour Party(LP) counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. This is coming barely 72 hours after the apex court took arguments for and against the appeals …

The Supreme Court will on Thursday, settle the legal dispute that has been trailing the presidential election that was held in the country on February 25. Though five petitions were initially entered against the declaration of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the presidential contest that involved 17 candidates, however, only three …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine (9) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this via a statement on Wednesday, said …

Labour Party has expressed confidence that tomorrow’s Supreme Court judgement would be in its favour. The party disclosed this through its national legal officer, Kehinde Edun. Edun noted that its presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi would be declared winner. In his words: “We are expecting victory because that is what justice demands; that is …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Gunmen have again allegedly killed three persons including a member of the Edo State Security Network, (ESSN) at Ekiadolor Community in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. The bloodbath occurred around the market square between 6 o’clock and 7:45a.m today, triggering protest by Mini bus drivers who appealed to security agencies to beef up …

A 42-year-old man, Nwoko Eric, yesterday, revealed how his former boss allegedly deceived him into donating one of his kidneys to his younger brother, only to abandon him after the transplant was done. According to the Vanguard, the man who spoke with journalists yesterday, in Gbagada Estate, phase 1, Lagos the indigene of Abia State worked for the Managing Director …

Atlanta (AP) — Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling the judge she looks back on that time with “deep remorse,” the Associated Press reports. Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a plea deal …

Washington (AP) — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker Tuesday as they try again to fill the top position, but the choice quickly ran into familiar resistance from hard-liners and allies of Donald Trump leaving no guarantee the latest hopeful can win the gavel. Three weeks after Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy in a historic first, …

The National Bureau of Statistics, on Monday, said a total of N1.93 trillion was generated across the 36 states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory in 2022 Internally Generated Revenue. The data stated Lagos, Rivers and FCT top the list with N651.15 billion, N172.89 billion, and N124.4 billion, respectively while the least states on the list are Kebbi (N9.1 …

The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for the defilement of his wife’s niece. Doctor Olufemi Olaleye Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced him after he found him guilty of the offence of defilement and sexual penetration of a 15-year-old girl. …