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On Wednesday, the final results for the 36 states of the union and the Federal Capital Territory were tendered in evidence by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In support of the petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court protesting the results of the February 25 elections, Paul Annanaba, SAN, submitted the national document known as Form EC8D(a) on behalf of the party and Obi.   Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives...

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila dissolved the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The valedictory session began with a motion introduced by Majority Leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa and seconded by Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu. Gbajabiamila said in his farewell speech, “I will miss all of you and this House, you have enriched my life and I cannot express how much you have impacted the House.” Members’ joint efforts in nation-building, he said, were to ensure...

Salihu Lukman, the vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in North-West Nigeria, has provided an explanation for the Labour Party’s growing popularity. According to Lukman, this is because Nigerians are dissatisfied with the current political parties, including his own APC. In a statement released to journalists on Tuesday, Lukman outlined his position. He believes that Nigerians have grown tired of the ruling APC’s apparent stagnation and lack of innovation, prompting them to seek out...

President Bola Tinubu has praised Mr Abel Aboh for making Nigeria proud on a global stage in the field of artificial intelligence. The Nigerian-born British artificial intelligence expert was recently appointed to the Data Lab Innovation Centre’s Board of Directors in Scotland, United Kingdom. President Tinubu noted with pride and satisfaction Aboh’s impressive professional accomplishments in the United Kingdom, as well as how his expertise and new board appointment represent an important step in the...

In order to promote peace and the growth of their community, the deputy governor urged the populace to put aside their differences and work with the government. He warned that the government would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group that threatened the ongoing peace effort, advising the Odioma people to immediately resist the temptation of arresting and counter-arresting themselves. Who will we speak to and collaborate with to carry out the...

Adeoye Aribasoye, a former Chief Whip of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has been elected speaker of the seventh assembly. Aribasoye represents Ikole Constituency 2 in the 6th Assembly as chairman of the House Committee on Media and public affairs. Aribasoye was unopposed at the house’s inaugural session on Tuesday, following the governor’s proclamation of the 26-member seventh assembly in accordance with the constitution. In addition, Bolaji Olagbaju, a lawmaker from Ado-Ekiti constituency two,...