Labour Party candidate in the last presidential election Peter Obi has proposed a five year single presidential tenure for each of the six geopolitical zones in the country Obi said this during a press conference in Abuja, his first since the Supreme Court affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s electoral victory. His proposal comes in response to…
The embattled Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State Hudi Yunusa-Ari on Monday failed to appear in court where he was to be arraigned. This follows the failure of the police to serve the hearing notice to Yunusa-Ari. Justice Benjamin Manji of the State High Court in Yola subsequently ordered…
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele today [Monday] failed to appear before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. This is despite an order by the judge Justice Olukayode Adeniyi for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him in court for hearing of his motion…
The candidate of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has spoken out for the first time since the Supreme Court Verdict which upheld the election victory of Bola Tinubu Addressing a World Press Conference in Abuja on Monday {today}, two weeks after the apex court affirmed the February 25, 2023…
The Nigeria Police Force has bowed to pressure from the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress, the Labour Party, and Civil Society Organisations by redeploying the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde out of the state. Egbetokun announced the redeployment of the commissioner on Sunday night He said the police were not unaware…
Ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the distribution of 220 operational vehicles f.or election security management. The force also deployed anti-riot equipment, including water cannons, Armoured Personnel Carriers, helmets, bulletproof vests, and tear gas canisters. The Force Public Relations Officer,…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the Novermber 11 poll in Imo state, Attan Achonu, on Sunday accused the police in the state of attacking him and his convoy and preventing him from attending a church service in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists in Owerri, the state…
Imo State Government has vehemently denied any knowledge of plans to book all hotel rooms in the state for the forthcoming governorship election. Recall a trending video which showed stranded and angry old students of Federal Government Girls College Owerri at a hotel supposedly booked months before their re-union party. Upon arrival at the hotel,…
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza would allow Hamas to regroup and carry out further attacks. But he added that Israel had to take “every possible measure” to prevent civilian casualties in the enclave. Mr Blinken made the comments on…
Brazilian side Fluminense won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history by beating Boca Juniors of Argenina 2-1 in Saturday’s dramatic final. Veteran forward German Cano opened the scoring for the Brazilians in the first half, sweeping home a first-time shot. Luis Advincula equalised with a stunning strike from distance to take…
