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By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, April 11, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this …

Washington, April 11, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden is set to fly to Belfast today, Tuesday at the start of a visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland. Biden is expected to arrive in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday evening to start his programme on Wednesday, when he will meet …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that by the end of the 2023 elections, the “excitement and high expectations” of the people concerning the polls “vaporized” and that “Nigerians now look back with utter shock as they survey the debris and litter …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians never to despair in the face of tribulations and provocations because Easter is about hope and promise for all who believe. Obi, who also noted that Muslims are in the middle of their 30 days of special …

Apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has knocked the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for describing the February 25, 2023, presidential election as the “fairest, most transparent and most authentic in the history of Nigeria” and for levelling allegations of “treason and inviting insurrection” against the Presidential …

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has restated his conviction that “investment in human resources remains the surest way to achieving a developed society.” The former Governor of Anambra State said this when he paid a visit to Paul University, Awka, Friday to encourage the management, staff and …

A group of Nigerians have written to President Joe Biden of the United States of America (USA), the United States Congress and the Secretary of State, Tony Blinken denouncing the February 25 and March 18, 2023, elections and demanding the intervention of the US government to save Nigeria’s democracy, which …

The Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is set to formally petition President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over the killings, maiming and destruction of the properties of Ndigbo in Lagos during and after the March 18, 2023, Governorship and State Assembly elections. This is part of the resolutions …

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023, election, Mr. Peter Obi, is coming under intense pressure from forces linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to leave the country or be arrested on false charges of inciting insurrection in the country, according to Dr Tanko Yunusa, …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the current trips round the world of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, which he claims is to tell the foreign countries the “true story” of the elections in …

Apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yakub Yahaya, to order over his “selective threat” to, and profiling of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which made the call …

The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has transformed into an intelligence arm of the All Progressives Party (APC) and should be urgently, totally overhauled, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Timi Frank, said on Tuesday. He, however said the DSS needed to wake up and restore …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, April 4, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has clarified that the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a …

There is palpable tension in Port Harcourt, Rivers State following a clash between the All Progressives Congress – APC and the People’s Democratic Party – PDP on Monday April 3, 2023. Members of the PDP on Monday morning were at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for …

Washington, DC. Saturday, April 1, 2023. A United States of America (USA)-based group, the Nigerian American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD), has warned a group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in the US against disrupting its protest holding on the grounds of the White House, the Capitol and …

The Free Nigeria Movement peaceful protests that have been going on in different parts of the country entered its 11th day on Friday, March 31, 2023, with the protesters storming the European Union (EU) headquarters in Abuja. The peaceful protesters, who handed over their letter of demands to the leadership …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) April 1, 2023 The Police in Abia Command have alleged that an attack on their men by some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) resulted in the death of five members of the proscribed group. The claim is contained in a statement by …

It will be a march from the White House to the US Capitol Grounds, the statement said, noting that United States of America (US) based Nigerians, have recorded another major Diplomatic breakthrough, after receiving approval to protest the country’s February 25, 2023, Presidential election result to US Capitol grounds from …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, March 31, 2023 Nigeria’s total public debt stock consisting of domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the 36 State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory hit N46.25 trillion or 103.11 billion dollars in Q4 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, March 31, 2023 The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors announced that Ajay Banga, a U.S. national, was the only nominee for the position of the next President of the bank. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank in Abuja, Nigeria …

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has formally listed its N300 billion Series 1 and 2 bonds issued under the Dangote Industries Funding Plc during a grand listing ceremony at both the FMDQ and the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX) in Lagos. Olakunle Alake, Group Managing Director of Dangote Industries Limited told investors …

Nigerian military troops have intercepted over 2,000 cows after a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, PRNigeria reports. Before the interception, the bandits numbering over 500 from the Birnin-Gwari axis in Kaduna State in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles had raided …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 30, 2023 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, has reversed the referral of Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee. The NWC, in a statement by its …

Apex pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has hailed Afenifere, the umbrella socio-cultural organization of the Yoruba, for its recent pronouncement that Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023, election, Mr. Peter Obi, is the winner of the poll. Afenifere, in a widely circulated communique, released after its …