The British High Commission in Nigeria has started collation of relevant information with which it will slam sanctions on those found to have engaged in or incited electoral violence and other anti-democratic behaviours in the federal and state elections of February 25 and March 18, 2023 respectively. The High Commission, which …
Read More »Obi approaches court to nullify election, declare him winner
By Edith Nwapi Abuja, March 21, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his party have prayed the Election Petition Tribunal to nullify the process that produced the president elect Sen. Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Party in a petition dated March 20 marked …
Read More »March 18 polls: U.S to impose visa sanctions on election offenders
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, March 21, 2023 The United States Government says it will impose visa sanctions and available actions on those who undermined the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections held on March 18. The Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja disclosed this in a …
Read More »Peter Obi finally files petition challenging result of 2023 Presidential Election
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election, Mr. Peter Obi has officially filed his petition challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s declaration of Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Presidential polls. Mr. Obi’s legal team …
Read More »U.S. criticises Xi’s visit to Moscow, says trip aims to strengthen Russia
Moscow, March 21, 2023 The United States has criticised Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, alleging it was to strengthen Russia as it struggles to make ground in its year-long war on Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Xi’s visit suggested that “China feels no responsibility to …
Read More »Ohaneze urges FG to intervene in ethnic profiling of Igbos
By Alex Enebeli Enugu, March 20, 2023 The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged Federal Government to intervene into what it described as “ethnic profiling of the Igbo in Lagos State” since the 2023 election began. The group also wanted the Federal Government to look into the …
Read More »Group demands cancellation of Rivers, Lagos, Imo election results over widespread irregularities
. . . Wants fresh Governorship, State Assembly polls in affected areas The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held on Saturday in Rivers, Lagos and Imo states over widespread irregularities. The …
Read More »Election coverage: Stop Buhari, others from shutting down broadcast stations, SERAP asks Court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for “the arbitrary use of the NBC Act and broadcasting code to sanction and threaten to revoke the licences of broadcast stations in the country and shut them down over …
Read More »All eyes on INEC, security agencies, judiciary as Governorship, State Assembly polls hold in Nigeria
Nigerians have gone to the polls today, March 18, 2023, to vote for new Governors and State Houses of Assembly members, but there are still major question marks concerning the conduct of some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, security agencies and political parties and their leaders. There have been …
Read More »INEC alerts of fake ID Card for security agents, as woman, arrested in Lagos with 550 copies fingers serving Senator
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has alerted the public of the existence of identity cards for security personnel bearing the name and logo of the Commission, warning that any such cards are fake and that anyone with such should be reported to the security agencies. A statement by Barr. Fesus Okoye, …
Read More »Deputy Governorship candidate, wife of Governor’s aide, two others kidnapped – Police
Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, March 17, 2023 The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the abduction of the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), Mr. Agbor Onyi. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo told newsmen on Friday in Calabar that Onyi and three others were abducted along …
Read More »International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian President, Putin
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 17, 2023 The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia. ICC President, Piotr Hofmański, said that the arrest warrant is in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and …
Read More »Troop out nationwide, massively vote for birth of a new Nigeria, Peter Obi urges voters
Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has told voters across the country to troop out again tomorrow, Saturday, March 18, 2023, to vote massively for the party’s Governorship and House Assembly candidates stressing that it “is another day and opportunity to birth a New Nigeria.” In a letter …
Read More »March 18: Don’t be intimidated by open threats of violence by ethnic, religious bigots, Gen. Abubakar Peace Committee tells voters
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, March 16, 2023 The National Peace Committee (NPC) has called for calm as Nigerians go to the polls for the governorship and state assembly elections on March 18. Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Chairman of NPC, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that …
Read More »Peter Obi tours Plateau State, campaigns for guber candidate, Dakum; Visits Adefarasins; Zion Ministry, Lagos
Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) continued his thank you tour of country which he is also using as opportunity to campaign for the Party’s Governorship and States’ Houses of Assembly Candidates in Saturday’s election with a trip to Plateau State. Mr. Obi, who has continued to …
Read More »Explain your N3 Billion Texas Mansion, unmitigated plunder of Delta resources, Delta APC tells Okowa
**Why media campaign against Omo-Agege fell flat – Niboro The Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, has challenged the outgoing governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to explain to Deltans how he acquired a N3 billion mansion in Texas, United States of America; and come clean on the …
Read More »It’s not God’s wish that elections should be rigged – Peter Obi to those asking him to drop court case
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election has said that it is never God’s wish that elections should be rigged and as such it could not be His wish that such travesty should be allowed to go unchallenged. The former Governor of Anambra State, …
Read More »Rhodes-Vivour remains authentic LP guber candidate in Lagos – Legal team
By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, March 14, 2023 The legal team of Labour Party (LP) candidate for March 18 Governorship election in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said its client remains the party’s authentic flag-bearer in the state. Mr. Olagbade Benson, the Lead Counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, told newsmen on Monday …
Read More »Emefiele debunks fake news on alleged plot against Tinubu
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has described as “completely false and malicious” a story in The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023, alleging that he has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect.” In a statement by Isa Abdulmumin, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, the apex …
Read More »Peter Obi won Feb. 25 Presidential election – Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Denies supporting Umahi for Senate Presidency
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has denied a statement suggesting that it is supporting the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, for the Presidency of the incoming Senate, insisting that Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) won the February 25 Presidential Election. A statement by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, …
Read More »Malnutrition: Lagos State accounts for 2,000 stunted, 200,000 wasted children – UNICEF
Lagos, March 11, 2023 Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, Mrs. Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers did not continue to increase because …
Read More »Peter Obi promises to actualise mandate; Locks down Benin City as he continues tour
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that those who voted for him across the country voted for hope in a new Nigeria which he and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed will use every legal means to …
Read More »Peter Obi sweeps through Enugu, Abia States; Visits slain Oyibo Chukwu’s family, campaigns for Edeoga, Otti, others
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023, election has swept through Enugu and Abia States on a thank you tour following his spectacular performance in the disputed polls. Huge crowds followed him everywhere he went with the National Chairman of the Party, Barrister …
Read More »Presidential Election: I never said I will fight and bleed to death – Obi dismisses fake news
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has again called on the “Obidient” family and all men and women of goodwill to remain calm, prayerful and alert to unfolding events in the country. Speaking Friday through his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi urged Nigerians to …
Read More »Elections: Obiozor will turn in his grave at how you worked against Peter Obi, Ohanaeze tells Wike
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has confronted Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over allegations that he sabotaged the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi and perpetrated “atrocities” against Labour Party supporters during the February 25, 2023, elections in the state. The apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo, which, …
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