By Abimbola Ogunnaike The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has accused the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi of provoking Nigerians against the judiciary. Keyamo made these claims while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, 23 March, 2023. “If I don’t say go to court, the next thing I will say is that come let’s fight. Why are they using such sentences in a derogatory manner? “It is what is provided by law and people have actually retrieved their mandate by going to court. It is only when it…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Armed robbers paid unannounced visit to the home of a Nigerian actor and popular skit maker, Ayo Ajewole fondly known as Woli Agba, in Ibadan Oyo State Thanking God for his life, the humour merchant told his over four million followers via his verified Instagram account about the attack but made it known that he is safe with his family. He posted a picture with the inscription, “Armed robbers invaded my house. God kept me and my family. Life wasn’t taken. I am grateful to God.” Woli Agba further took to the caption section of the post…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 23, 2023 arrested 28 persons suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Ilorin, Kwara State. The arrest, which was effected at Mandate Area, Ilorin followed actionable intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. Preliminary investigation revealed the identity of the arrested suspects to include a cleric, twin brothers, 6 students of various institutions, and mining operator, among others. They are: Toheeb Albarka, cleric; Lambe Kehinde and Lambe Taye, twin brothers; Francis Stephen, Olabode Yusuf and Musbaudeen Akorede who trade in dog…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the Copyright (Repeal) Act 2022 and one other bill recently passed by the National Assembly. Also signed was the Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Jos Act, 2023. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon. Nasiru Baballe Ila made this known in a statement issued on Thursday, 23 March 2023. Ila, who said the two bills were assented to by the President on March 17, added the the Copyright Act 2022 which repeals the Copyright Act, Cap C28, Laws of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have jointly stressed the need to settle the Ukraine crisis through dialogue. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Presidents Xi and Putin also signed and released the “Joint Statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era.” It was signed on Tuesday, 21March, 2023 at the Kremlin in Moscow. On the Ukraine issue, the two sides believe that the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter must…
An independent monitoring group, the Forum of Election Observers Groups, has declared that the outcome of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Ogun State, largely reflect the opinion of the vast majority of residents in line, with the assessment of various stakeholders, including local observers. Coordinator of the group, Comrade Ayodeji Ologun, who stated this at a media briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, 23 March, 2023 expressed vote of confidence on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC over the conduct and eventual results of the polls. Instructively, Forum of Election Observers Groups, were among the 146,913 observers accredited…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot, has freed 12 inmates, including an 80-year-old man in Ikot Abasi and Eket correctional centres on awaiting trial list. Out of the 12 freed inmates on Thursday, 23 March, 2023, three were from Ikot Abasi Correctional Centre, while nine were from Eket Correctional Centre and had been awaiting trial for between one to five years. The Chief Judge, before granting the inmates pardon, went through all the case files both in Ikot Abasi and Eket during an inspection of the facilities and said their period of stay in the…
The Director General, Department of State Services, Aso Drive, Abuja. Dear Sir, PETITION AGAINST MR. PETER OBI AND DATTI BABA-AHMED FOR MAKING INCENDIARY COMMENTS AND CLAIMS CAPABLE OF CAUSING AN INSURRECTION OR REBELLION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND THE DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT-ELECT I write this petition with the full realisation that in a post-election period such as this, there is a need to sooth frayed nerves, lower the temperature and begin the healing process. The President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a statement to this effect a few days ago. However, it appears the President and Vice-Presidential Candidates…
The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Honourable James Abiodun Faleke has called on Nigerian Muslims not to relent in praying for the progress, unity and peace of the country as the holy month of Ramadan commenced on Thursday, 23 March, 2023. Faleke, member, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said that the Ramadan is always a sober period hence the need for Nigerian Muslims to increase their supplication towards lasting peace, progress and unity in Nigeria. The Lawmaker stated this in his Ramadan message to Nigerian Muslims to greet them on…
By Adeniyi Gbolagade Though, the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun may has come and gone, but the array of intricacies that trailed the exercise remain indelible in the consciousness of many critical stakeholders, as well as residents of the gateway State. One of those events was the tour of polling units on the day of election by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Oladipupo Adebutu, against the dictates of electoral law, which forbids such movement during elections. While even the incumbent Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, was strictly restricted to his Iperu country home throughout the exercise, Adebutu flagrantly…