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At daggers drawn, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Hopes for the de-escalation of tension that arose from the declaration of All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 25 February presidential election dimmed on Wednesday as the federal government and Peter Obi of the Labour Party were at daggers drawn over the former’s allegation that the latter’s activities since the declaration of the poll’s results were…
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Prof Nnenna Oti: How Buhari loves them
There’s a striking similitude between what happened in the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State in 2009, and Abia State in 2023. And two women were at the center of it all, talking Christianity and conscience. But the denouement of the events were in sharp contrast. Engineer Segun Oni of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Dr Kayode Fayemi of the…
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Outcome of 2023 elections has changed politics, no more easy route to power, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday said the 2023 elections have proved the growing strength of our democracy and more especially, the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of the leaders. Speaking when he received the newly-installed Emir of Dutse, Jigawa State Capital, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu Sunusi at the State House in Abuja, President Buhari said…
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How Tinubu won presidential election – American Observer
An American diplomat and a foreign observer in the 2023 general elections, Johnnie Carson, says three factors were responsible for the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Mr Carson, an Executive Officer of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), spoke in Washington DC when the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, paid an official visit to the institute…
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Tinubu mourns widow of first Kano governor Audu Bako
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent a message of condolence to the people and government of Kano State over the death of Hajiya Ladi Bako, widow of the first governor of the old Kano State (now Kano and Jigawa states), Police Commissioner Audu Bako. In a statement released by his office on Thursday, the President-elect described the death…
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Senator Tinubu preaches love, compassion in Easter message
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the President-elect, has urged Nigerians to reflect and radiate the values of love, compassion, sacrifice, peace, and forgiveness as they celebrate Easter. In a statement released on Thursday, Tinubu reminded Nigerians that Easter is a season for the joyful reminder of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, a sacrifice made for the atonement of our sins,…
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‘I am under pressure to leave Nigeria,’ Peter Obi cries out, says leaked audio with Oyedepo is fake
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has denied claims that he made inflammatory remarks about the 2023 election being a religious war. Obi spoke out after a leaked audio clip was circulated on social media, purportedly featuring a conversation between him and prominent Christian leader, David Oyedepo. In a statement released on Wednesday, Obi said the audio was “fake” and…
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Know your rights as a passenger on a flight in Nigeria, By Bologi Jimada
If you are a frequent Flyer, be it domestic or international, chances are you have endured very long and frustrating delays and cancellations at one time or the other. Some times you feel so helpless because you no longer have enough funds for an alternate airline or a hotel especially after the airline staff have quietly disappeared for the night.…
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Rivers APC suspends chairman, seeks Amaechi’s probe over ‘anti-party’ activities
Some members of the Executive Council of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have suspended the Chairman of the party, Chief Emeka Beke, and two other members of the exco over alleged anti-party activities. The members took the decision at a meeting held on Wednesday in Port-Harcourt. Others also suspended are the state’s Legal Adviser, Iheanyichukwu…
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Abe accuses Wike of plotting to frustrate opposition from challenging polls’ outcome
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has told Governor Nyesom Wike that acceptability or rejection from the electorate are tested through free, fair and credible election and not through rigging and intimidation of voters. He said there were deliberate plots to frustrate opposition political parties from challenging the outcome of the just-concluded…
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