Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, has denied the Federal Government’s allegations of vote-buying. According to reports, the Attorney-General’s Office of the Federation has filed a suit against Adebutu and nine others for alleged money laundering and vote buying during the 2023 elections. Adebutu said in a statement issued by the Media Director of his campaign organisation, Afolabi Orekoya, on Wednesday that he had not been invited by the...
The Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA) has vowed to challenge the proscription order issued against it during the administration of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. According to a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National President, Samuel Achie, the Kataf Youth Development Association was duly registered as a Corporate Trustee with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja on October 4, 1989. He stated that the name was later changed to Atyap Community Development Association and...
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...
A few days before the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, anointed candidates for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, have received the endorsements and support of 106 out of 141 members-elect from the country’s North-West and North-Central geopolitical zones. While 72 of the 92 North-West lawmakers-elect supported Abbas and Kalu, 32 of the 51 North-Central members-elect did not. The declaration of support...
President Bola Tinubu called on the European Union on Wednesday to help Nigeria and Africa strengthen security and economic development in order to alleviate poverty on the continent. The President spoke during a phone call with Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council. The European Council is the EU institution in charge of defining the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities. According to President Tinubu, addressing the continent’s excruciating poverty will necessitate the...
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...
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the former Minister of Interior, has blamed the devil for a misunderstanding between himself and his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, during the latter’s administration. Aregbesola, who spoke in Yoruba during a welcome rally organized by his supporters to welcome him back to the state at Freedom Park in Osogbo, said the devil had successfully allowed animosity between them to flourish following the Supreme Court victory party in July 2019. The former Minister credited...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with major oil marketers on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa’s Council Chambers in Abuja. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, a former Chairman of the Oil Marketers Association, led them to the meeting. The President’s meeting with the oil marketers came as the price of petrol at the pump rose due to the removal of a subsidy on the product. President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of petrol subsidy payments...
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...
