Minister Wike discredits EU’s assessment of Nigeria’s election

Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike has flayed the European Union Election Observation Mission’s (EU-EOM) report on the 2023 general election, describing it as an “interference” with the country’s internal affairs. In its final report on Nigeria’s 2023 election presented on June 15, the EU-EOM faulted the conduct of the February 25 and March 19 polls. The report exposed that the election lacked transparency, inclusiveness and accountability. It also offered several recommendations for consideration by...

4 die, 3 injured in Lagos-Ibadan highway crash

Four persons died in a fatal crash on the Lagos–Ibadan highway in the early hours of Monday. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash. The public education officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, Florence Okpe said 21 persons, 13 men and eight women, were involved in the devastating accident. All four of the unfortunate fatalities were adult males. One male and two females suffered injuries. Okpe...

Police officer guilty bags death sentence for killing Bolanle Raheem

A high court in Lagos State has sentenced Drambi Vandi, a suspended assistant superintendent of police, to death by hanging for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem. The court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square annexe, Igbosere, Lagos Island, convicted Vandi of a one-count charge of murder. Raheem, a practising lawyer in Lagos, was shot dead by Vandi on December 25, 2022. She was returning from Christmas Day church service with her husband. After firing...

IPOB mounts pressure on FG for Biafra referendum

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged the Nigerian government to pick a date for negotiations on the Biafran referendum. “The earlier the Nigeria government schedules a referendum date for Biafrans to decide their fate, the better for everyone,” Emma Powerful, IPOB’s media and publicity secretary said via a statement over the weekend. Powerful said IPOB is now ready to hold talks with the government over the peaceful exit of the southeast region, the...

FG calls for an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Nigerian government has, tongue-in-cheek, called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, a few hours after a war broke out on Israeli soil. Saturday was the deadliest day in decades for Israel. Hamas – an Islamist militant group – launched an unprecedented and highly coordinated surprise assault on the Israeli territory. More than 700 Israelis have been killed, 2,150 injured and multiple hostages taken since the fighting broke out, Israeli...

Atiku’s attorney reveals five disparities in Tinubu’s CSU records versus documents submitted to INEC

The legal team of Atiku Abubakar has highlighted five issues with the academic records of President Bola Tinubu as released by the Chicago State University, CSU. Atiku, Nigeria’s former vice-president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, asked CSU to release the documents over suspicions that Tinubu forged the certificate he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that qualified him to run for the election. At...

APC fires back at Atiku for holding press conference over Tinubu’s certificate saga

Nigeria’s ruling party All Progressives Congress, APC, has said Atiku Abubakar’s quest to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s election indicates his “deep animosity” towards Tinubu. The party said Atiku’s desperation to see Tinubu unseated is because of his unrealised dream of becoming the president of Nigeria. Read the party’s full press statement, signed by Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, titled “Yet Again, Atiku Abubakar Beats His Tattered Drum of Shame” below: The All...

Transcript of Atiku Abubakar’s press conference address

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar hosted a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 5, amid the fierce legal battle between him and President Bola Tinubu over the latter’s certificate scandal. The Chicago State University, CSU, has since released Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku’s lawyers. Atiku hopes to use the documents in his appeal against the affirmation of Tinubu’s election by the presidential election tribunal. Below is the full text of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate’s address. Gentlemen...

…Naira Marley and Sam Larry to be detained for 21 days. Owodunni Ibrahim, also known as Primeboy, has said the police lied about inviting him for questioning over the death of his late childhood friend, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Pilot News earlier reported that Primeboy was declared wanted by the police on Wednesday for failing to comply with the invitation regarding an investigation into Mohbad’s death. The police also pledged a N1 million...

Supreme Court to decide Nnamdi Kanu’s fate Dec. 15

Nigeria’s apex court has fixed December 15, 2023, as the judgment day on appeals regarding the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). British national Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya and forcefully extradited to Nigeria in June 2021. He has been wanted by Nigerian authorities since 2015 when he was charged with terrorism offences. Kanu was first arrested in Nigeria in 2015 and was granted bail on...

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