Ebenezer Obadare, a Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, CFR, says he wasn’t surprised that Peter Obi did not win the 2023 presidential election. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was one of the three major candidates that contested for the office of the first citizen. He ran under the umbrella of the Labour Party. The others are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku...

A Twitter user has volunteered to pay for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s verification on Twitter following the loss of his blue check mark on Thursday. On Thursday, Twitter stripped an array of high-profile users, including local and international celebrities, political leaders and organisations who failed to subscribe to Twitter Blue, a paid verification service, of their blue ticks. Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, President-elect Bola Tinubu, and 2023 presidential aspirants Peter Obi...

Based on Order 2, Rule 2, paragraph 3a of the Standing Order of the House of Representatives provides the procedure for the election of a Speaker during the inauguration of every Assembly. Many members of the House of Representatives-elect have indicated their interest to vie for the highest office in the Green Chamber. According to Order 2, Rule 2: “a member-elect, addressing the Clerk, shall propose another member-elect with legislative experience as a member of...

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited President-elect, Bola Tinubu on an official state visit to the war-torn country. According to Tinubu’s media adviser, Tunde Rahman, Zelenskyy, in a letter, congratulated Tinubu on his electoral victory and reiterated his commitment to strengthening the Ukraine-Nigeria bilateral relations. The Ukrainian president said the invitation was for the two heads of state to dialogue on how to solve the challenges bedevilling the two countries, especially in the area of...

Usman Alkali Baba, (CFR), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIGP) in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of Departmental Selection Board (DSB) for the screening and selection of deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre for recommendation to the Police Service Commission (PSC) for promotion to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). According to...