The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has granted permission to Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to serve their petitions on Bola Tinubu through the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-member panel sitting in Abuja on Friday presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani also granted permission to Peter Obi of the Labour Party … Read more
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Friday joined President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the Friday Jumaat prayer. The prayer was held at the Aso Rock Mosque in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The prayer session was led by the Chief Imam of the Mosque, Malam Abubakar Sulaiman. Muslim faithful in attendance includes the Speaker of the House … Read more
Paul Merson, a legend at Arsenal, claims that if they hadn’t lost to Everton last weekend, they would have won the title. At Goodison Park, the Gunners were shocked to lose by a 1-0 score This season, the team led by Mikel Arteta has only lost twice in the Premier League. The second-place Manchester City … Read more
Kano State Police Command said its operatives apprehended 14 suspected criminals as part of the efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday via his Facebook page. According to the statement, the arrests were … Read more
Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) is preparing to use drones for attacks in the Lake Chad Basin, according to the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). In an attempt to strike undetected, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will fly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to targeted locations in Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The ISS noted that … Read more
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church on Sunday revealed that all political parties that took part in the just concluded general elections sought his prayers. The clergy, who made the assertion during live Sunday service, said though he prayed for them, he was not in the position to answer the prayers. “There is no … Read more
Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Tukur Buratai says that President Major-Muhammadu Buhari has kept his promise to stop terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province. Buratai said this in an interview with reporters in Abuja. He said that the President had promised to stop terrorist groups in his inaugural speech on May … Read more
On Tuesday, party leaders gathered at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters, Wadata Plaza, in Abuja, to begin the meeting of the BoT. A common view is that the BoT acts as the party’s conscience. Attendees in the meeting were Adolphus Wabara, who is currently serving as chairman of the PDP BoT, Ahmed Makarfi, … Read more
The Senate has adopted the Conference Committee report on the Nigeria Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023. It followed the presentation on Tuesday by the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Seriake Dickson. The lawmaker said both the Senate and the House of Representatives committees met and adopted the House’s version. The joint committee recommended the … Read more
A social media influencer, Deji Adeyanju, has explained why the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his New Nigeria People’s Party counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso should be compensated with ministerial slots in the incoming Bola Tinubu government. Adeyanju said the duo of Obi and Kwankwaso were the reasons for the emergence of Tinubu … Read more