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Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Bola Tinubu as the victor of the February 25th Presidential election. Obi claimed at a press conference in Abuja that the verdict had harmed Nigeria’s democracy. Obi, who admitted to benefiting from past…
In a recent interview by TVC News, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, the National Coordinator of the South-South Elders Forum and former spokesman for the Pan Niger Delta Forum, discussed the Rivers State political situation and provided insights into Nigerian politics. Sara-Igbe spoke on the current events in Rivers State, godfatherism in politics, the role of traditional…
The Labour Party factional group led by Lamidi Apapa has stated that it supports the recent ruling by the Supreme Court upholding President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election that was held on February 25, 2023. In a statement, Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, the spokesperson for the party section, thanked President Tinubu and urged generosity…
Amaechi’s Accusations Against Usman The Special Advisor to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has retaliated against Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation in Nigeria, in the most recent round of political scuffles in the country. The presidential adviser responded sharply to Amaechi’s recent public talk and remarks on Usman. Amaechi made…
Femi Falana, SAN, a well-known human rights attorney and activist, has stated that he believes the judiciary should not decide who wins elections. In an interview with Politics Today on Channels TV, he made this claim. Falana contends that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be the only body tasked with declaring the winners…
Nigerian elders and leaders from the southern and Middle Belt regions have gathered to discuss the problems and difficulties the country is now experiencing. In order to improve the state of the nation, a number of issues and requests were discussed during a critical conference that was hosted in Abuja by the Southern and Middle…
Lai Omotola, CEO of Confederated Facilitators Limited (CFL) Group, has raised a controversial claim that the devaluation of the Nigerian Naira and the country’s economic struggles are not merely a result of market forces but, rather, orchestrated by a group of influential elite businessmen, referred to as ‘market cabals.’ Omotola made these statements during a…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to reconsider the plan to allocate N500 million for paying court fines for 4,000 convicts. Instead, Falana advised that the funds be directed towards improving the welfare of inmates in various correctional centers across the country. In a statement titled…
In the ongoing trial of Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the BRT driver involved in a tragic collision with a train on March 9, a prosecution witness, Oluwajani Fayokemi, offered a harrowing firsthand account of the fateful incident. The trial unfolded in an Ikeja high court, where Osibanjo is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing grievous harm….
Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has ignited controversy with his recent comments on Christians and national security in Nigeria. Gumi expressed his reservations about entrusting the country’s security to Christians during a lengthy video sermon posted on his official Facebook page. In the sermon, which was delivered in Hausa, Gumi argued that Christians cannot be…