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Peter Obi, a presidential candidate for the Labour Party, submitted two videos as evidence in support of his petition contesting the conduct and results of the presidential election held on February 25. The petitioners informed the court at the resumed hearing on Friday night that they had served a subpoena on Channels Television demanding the production of the recordings found on two flash drives.   Okutekpa revealed that the TV station received two separate subpoenas,...

Tinubu fired Emefiele late Friday and ordered him to hand over the bank’s Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), Folashodun Shonubi, immediately. Wike, who was a critic of Emefiele’s policies, particularly the Naira redesign, reacted to the news by calling the President’s decision bold and timely. According to a statement issued by his media team, the former Rivers State Governor also urged President Tinubu to approve uniformity in the retirement age and pension of judicial officers in...

Despite the party’s poor performance in the region’s five states in the 2023 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised not to deny or shortchange the South East in political appointments. According to reports, the APC believes that distributing political positions would be fair. Mr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, APC National Vice Chairman (South East), revealed this during the official opening of the new APC State Secretariat in Enugu. Read Also: ‘His skin is not skinning’...

Amobi Ogah, a Labour Party House of Representatives member-elect, has been chastised by the party’s leadership for his recent statement on President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, Ogah, the lawmaker representing Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Constituency in Abia State, expressed admiration for Tinubu, saying he had no idea he was so intelligent. The statement was made shortly after the president met with the lawmakers elected to the 10th Assembly at the State House. He stated: “Today is the...

Muritala Yakubu, the Social Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Kogi State’s election on November 11, 2023, has been debunked by Barewa College in Zaria.   In response to a request by a member of the Kogi East Elders Forum, Prof. Hassan Isah, for authentication of a testimonial from the school presented by Yakubu, the school’s principal, Alhassan Isyaku, stated that the governorship candidate was not a student of the school. “Reference to your letter dated...