Police raid FUOYE, arrest ten suspects over murder of missing student, Deborah

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaPolice raid FUOYE, arrest ten suspects over murder of missing student, Deborah

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 20232

Police in Ado-Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti State, have said that ten suspects are currently being interrogated over the murder of one Atanda Modupe Deborah, a 200-level nursing student of government-owned tertiary institution Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE. The police raid came after the school’s registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, put out a public notice on Thursday morning stating that Deborah’s corpse had been found after the student was declared missing on September 5. According to multiple...

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Jubilation, dismay as election tribunal fails to discredit Tinubu’s victory

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJubilation, dismay as election tribunal fails to discredit Tinubu’s victory

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 2023

Nigeria’s presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT), on Wednesday, rejected petitions by opposition parties seeking to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s election in February. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a lesser-known political party Allied Peoples Movement (APM) asked the court to invalidate the presidential election, alleging irregularities. But the five-member panel of judges unanimously picked holes in all three petitions and upheld...

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Imo 2023: Iyere to mobillise youths for Gov. Uzodinma

NewsNigeriaPoliticsImo 2023: Iyere to mobillise youths for Gov. Uzodinma

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 8, 2023

Comrade Kennedy Iyere, a Nigeria’s frontline humanitarian activist and social entrepreneur, has finalised  arrangements to flag-off a state-wide grassroots youth mobilisation campaign for Sen. Hope Uzodinma, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for the 11th November 2023 Imo State gubernatorial election. According to a press statement on Thursday signed by Iyere, he would mobilise Imo youths, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for the support and re-election of Sen Hope Uzodinma in...

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PEPC Judgment: Verdict will deepen country’s democracy – Afenifere

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPEPC Judgment: Verdict will deepen country’s democracy – Afenifere

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 8, 2023

…Tells Tinubu to use the opportunity to enhance citizens welfare The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has congratulated President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Electoral Court (PEPC), stressing that judgment will deepen democracy. The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere  Comrade Jare Ajayi, in a press statement on Thursday expressed delight at the victory of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the judgment given on Wednesday. Afenifere, in...

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Full text: Peter Obi speaks on court’s ruling affirming Tinubu’s presidency

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFull text: Peter Obi speaks on court’s ruling affirming Tinubu’s presidency

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said he will appeal the ruling of the appellate court which upheld President Bola Tinubu’s election in February at the Supreme Court. The LP candidate made his decision known at a press briefing in Onitsha, Anambra State on Thursday evening. Read the full text of his speech below. Yesterday, 6 September 2023, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) finally delivered its long-awaited judgments on...

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Bola Tinubu v. Petitioners – How the election was lost and won

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBola Tinubu v. Petitioners – How the election was lost and won

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 2023

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, on Wednesday, dismissed the petitions against President Bola Tinubu and affirmed his electoral victory. The petitions were filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM; the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and his party; and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party. Tribunal kicks out APM’s case The APM dragged Bola Tinubu and vice-president Kashim Shettima to court,...

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NCCSALW commends NAF for support in curtailing illegal arms proliferation

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNCCSALW commends NAF for support in curtailing illegal arms proliferation

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 8, 2023

National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its efforts and commitment towards checkmating the influx and proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country. This was made known by the National Coordinator of NCCSALW, Major General Abba Dikko (Rtd), who was recently at NAF Headquarters on a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan...

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PDP rejects PEPT judgment, says it’s against reason, facts and evidence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP rejects PEPT judgment, says it’s against reason, facts and evidence

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, saying it’s against reason, facts and evidence presented in the tribunal. The party said that it’ll review the judgment with its lawyers and decide on the next line of action within the ambit of the law. It’ll be recalled that PDP had after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of...

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PEPT Judgment: Ganduje hails judiciary, asks PDP, LP to accept verdict 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPEPT Judgment: Ganduje hails judiciary, asks PDP, LP to accept verdict 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2023

…As Gov. Bello congratulates Tinubu, Shettima Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) validating the victory of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. In a statement personally signed by Dr. Ganduje and made available to journalists, described the judgment as thorough, having addressed all the issues raised by the petitioners and therefore urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour  Party (LP)...

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PEPT Judgment: Tinubu lauds judgment, asks Atiku, Obi to support his govt

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPEPT Judgment: Tinubu lauds judgment, asks Atiku, Obi to support his govt

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 6, 2023

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday lauds the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, called on his challengers Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to come together and support his administration. In his response after the PEPT validated his election, Tinubu said his challengers only exercised their democratic rights. While welcoming the judgment of the court, Tinubu said he is prepared to serve all Nigerians,...

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