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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after a few days of confusion and tension, declared Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the 18 March governorship election in Abia State. The victory ends the dominant rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state with a new governor from a different party to be inaugurated on 29 May. Established …

*Says he was guided in office by his vows to keep Nigeria united, prosperous, secure President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledged the right of aggrieved politicians to contest the outcome of the general election held in the country in February and March, this year. In a 2023 Easter message to Nigerians issued on Good Friday and personally signed by him, President …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, said it is the right of those who feel dissatisfied with the outcome of the 2023 elections to seek redress in court. The President, who stated this in his Easter message, also said that he expected the aggrieved ones to wait patiently and allow the legal system run its course. He said it has been …

*Believes such moves may heal, assuage enraged Nigerian youths  *Says he’s too old to keep quiet as his letterman obligation demands truth Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, assumed that the work of the next administration in the country was already cut out as it must ensure that it closed the division caused in the country as a result of the …

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka said the inability of the supporters of the Labour Party, LP, otherwise known as Obidients, to accept criticism has now become their badge of honour. Soyinka disclosed this in a statement titled “Fascism on Course,” which was released on Friday. The literary icon said Obidients have worn their refusal to accept constructive criticism as a …

Dr. Bashir Lamido, the leader of a Northern Think Tank, Arewa Summit International has said that Nigeria needs a trailblazer like Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to emerge as the 10th Senate President to help stablise the country. He called on the President-elect , Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress to adopt Kalu as the consensus candidate ahead …

The House of Representatives has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding of humanitarian intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria. This followed the adoption of an urgent motion of public importance by Unyime Idem (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) on the floor of the House in Abuja on Thursday. In his motion, Mr Idem …

The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will not leave Nigeria, regardless of the pressure being mounted on him. The Chief Spokesperson, Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Tanko Yunusa disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to the PCC, the pressure being mounted on Obi from some quarters was the handiwork of mischief makers who …

When the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, was commissioned by General Yakubu Gowon’s regime in 1972, sports journalists and administrators across the globe called it ‘the new Mecca of sports’. And true to type, the colourful arena hosted the 1973 African Games, where Nigeria emerged the champion for the first time. It hosted the 1980 African Cup of Nations, with …

The people of Uzairue Community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, yesterday, said the siting of the purported airport by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki in Edo North still remain in Uzairue and not in Auchi as being quoted in some quarters. Abdul Baba Saliu Chairman, Jattu Development Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued by him …