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Atiku, who came second in the election, is challenging Mr Tinubu’s at the Presidential Election Petition Court on various grounds of alleged widespread irregularities and corrupt practices during the 25 February presidential election. Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, says Atiku Abubakar’s allegations of “corrupt practices” during the 25 February presidential election has no legal backing. In a preliminary objection to Atiku’s …

The Federal Government has said that it is being careful to ensure that repatriated and returned looted funds are not re-looted or misappropriated. Special Adviser to President Muhammad Buhari on Assets Recovery, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku dropped this hint in Enugu during a CSO Roundtable Dialogue on the Status of Asset Recovery in Nigeria held at Bon Platinum Hotel, Enugu organised …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Edo State Police Command has been urged to fish out the killers of a popular bouncer in Benin City. The bouncer, Bright Idele, 46, popularly called ‘couche’ was shot to death at a bar (name withheld) by yet-to-be unmasked gunmen, last month. Condemning the brutal murder of his younger brother, one Lucky Idele said …

A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday. The arrest of Jack Teixeira, 21, comes following a fast-moving search by the US government for the identity of the leaker who posted classified documents to …

Nigeria’s Federal Government has acceded to the Palace of Benin Monarch, the ownership and control over all the repatriated looted Benin Court Arts, from the palace in 1897 and elsewhere in Benin City, the Midwest Herald reports. This latest development is contained in a Gazette that has been issued, recognizing ownership and vesting custody and management of all repatriated Benin …

Washington (CNN) — The US government investigations into a leak of highly classified Pentagon documents are starting to take shape, with the Pentagon examining how the leak impacts US national security and the Justice Department launching a criminal investigation into who may have been behind the breach. The interagency probe is being coordinated with the Pentagon’s Office of Intelligence and …

United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken has appointed Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. In a statement he released on Wednesday, Blinken said: “Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson.  I benefitted greatly from Matt’s wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when he was tapped …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, who just returned from London, United Kingdom, where he celebrated Easter, has said he was accosted by London immigration officials at Heathrow Airport and placed in detention over impersonation. The Obi-Datti media team in a statement on Wednesday said the immigration officials who questioned Obi for a long time …

Clarify position, FG challenges Obi FG should be ashamed of its failures, barefaced lies — LP PCC The Federal Government and the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was yesterday at daggers-drawn over the latter’s alleged audio conversation with the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo.In the controversial leaked audio of the conversation on the …

•Argues same constitutional provisions apply to states, FCT on 25 per cent in 24 states, insists Tinubu won •Atiku contends that election petitions put judiciary on trial  •APC: Tribunal lacks necessary jurisdiction to entertain petition on Tinubu’s qualification, Obi has no locus standi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, came out strongly to defend the election of the presidential …