The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said that he is surprised he didn’t get 100% votes in Anambra State. The former state governor stated this while speaking in an interwiew on Arise TV on Monday. He said, “If you want to know whether I got 95% in Anambra State, come and go to Anambra state with me. I don’t need police. “When I come out you will see the reactions of the...
The National Assembly, on Monday, postponed the plenary till Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, relayed the information in a statement. The upper and lower chambers had earlier adjourned plenary till Tuesday, March 14, 2023, (today) to enable lawmakers to partake in the governorship and states’ House of Assembly elections earlier fixed for Saturday, March 11, 2023, which was later shifted to March 18, 2023. Akubueze’s statement read, “This...
Peter Obi has said that he is challenging the electoral process that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections as well as the declaration of the election results. Obi ran for the presidency in the recently concluded election under the umbrella of the Labour Party (LP). He made this known on his social media pages on Monday, a few hours after...
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured the Labour Party’s (LP) legal team of the commission’s readiness to provide all documents the party has requested to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential polls. Yakubu gave the assurance on Monday during a meeting with the legal team of the LP at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The 60-man legal team, led by Dr Livy Uzoukwu, was at...
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence over the Supreme Court’s order that extended the validity of the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes till December 31, 2023. His reaction came against the backdrop of speculations that he directed the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to disregard the court order. Describing such attacks on the President as “unfair and unjust”, the senior special assistant to the...
The Federal Government has saluted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the roles it has played since it was established about 50 years ago, in the areas of socio-economic and political development of the country. According to the government, the Scheme which was established on the 22nd of May, 1973, is the leading light of youth organisations in Africa. Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, made the remark on Monday,...
The Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), campaign council, titled “Divine Mandate Campaign Organisation” has fingered members of the opposition parties in the state for sponsoring violence and killings of APC members and supporters in the state. Barrister Uchenna Orji, the Director, Directorate of Information, of the Council made this know on Monday at a press conference in the APC campaign office, Abakaliki, pointing out that the growing tensions in the state...
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has debunked allegations of refusing people access to victims of the Lagos Train-Bus Accident under the instructions of Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Professor Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director, LASUTH in a statement on Monday debunked claims which were making rounds in the social media. Fabamwo noted that Governor Sanwo-Olu does not interfere with the day-to-day running of the LASUTH, stressing that the...
Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, has promised civil servants in Lagos State Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of better welfare condition if elected the state governor in the forthcoming governorship election. The governorship candidate assured that no government worker would be victimised and the existing agencies of the government would be retained and strengthened to deliver on the people-focused policies of his government. Jandor debunked...
The Federal Government has spoken on the cash crunch issues, pointing out that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has no excuse not to obey the Supreme Court judgment, allowing the N500 and N1000 old notes to circulate side by side with the new notes till December 31st. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President broke the silence on behalf of his principal, on Monday, when he said the CBN...
