Former Vice President Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, has sought the nullification of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) victory of Bola Tinubu, and lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court. In a Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, Atiku told the apex court that the tribunal in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani erred on the side of law and miscarriage...

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, elder brother of Datti Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 general election, has been appointed as the special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Baba-Ahmed, the immediate past spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, was among the 18 aides approved by President Bola Tinubu to work in the office of the Vice President. According to a statement by Olusola Abiola, the director of information in the office of the...

President Bola Tinubu departed Nigeria Sunday evening for the United States to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The 78th UNGA session will be held from September 18 to 26 in New York. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals Towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All”. Tinubu, a first-timer at UNGA, will participate in...

A group of analysts, National Association Public Affairs Analysts (NAPAA) has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tender a public apology to Yoruba Obas over alleged ridicule of the royal fathers. NAPAA made this known in a press statement on Sunday signed by its executives, Prince Seun Adelore, the President and Mr. Jare Ajayi, the General Secretary, in the wake of alleged ridicule of over a dozen monarchs at Iseyin, Oyo State at the weekend....