Category: Politics
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Shuaibu’s name missing as Ighodalo, Akpata, Okpebholo, others make INEC list
The name of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, displayed the list of candidates of the 17 political parties that would participate in the September 21 governorship election in the state. The list was displayed at the state office of the Commission in Benin City…
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Leadership is one of Nigeria’s problems – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has identified leadership as one of the problems facing Nigeria. Wike disclosed this while noting that a law establishing a civil service commission for the FCT had been enacted but remained unimplemented. The minister said he brought the law to Tinubu’s attention, and he approved its…
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Do not insist on the police report before saving lives – FG tells hospitals
The Federal Government has charged hospitals in the country to prioritize saving lives above any other thing. For decades, Nigerian hospitals have demanded police reports from gunshot and accident victims before the commencement of treatment, which has led to victims losing their lives on many occasions. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali…
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu has good heart, means well for Nigeria – Shettima tells Northeast leaders
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday restated the Federal government’s commitment to stabilizing and developing the Northeast region, saying his principal, President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigeria. Shettima had on Thursday received the board and management of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) led by its Chairman, Maj Gen Paul Tarfa, who had come to…
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Secret negotiations with bandits: Stop playing politics with our lives; Northern leaders warn FG, Zamfara govt
•Say, it’s insanity to engage in negotiations that never worked in the past •Negotiations ‘ll embolden terrorists By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja; Peter Duru, Makurdi; Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, Kaduna Northern leaders and stakeholders in the north have warned the Federal Government and Zamfara state government to stop playing politics with the lives of…
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Presidential election: You’ll remain serial loser – Ganduje mocks Kwankwaso
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje has mocked the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, saying he (Kwankwaso) would remain a serial loser. Ganduje made this statement while hosting the Bauchi state NNPP governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Haliru Dauda Jika, who formally…
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Lagos guber: Security beefed up as tribunal set to give judgment
Security has been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment in petitions challenging the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the March 18 poll, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, filed…
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Bayelsa guber: Our campaigns‘ll be issue based — Diri’s campaign DG
Director-General of the Governor Douye Diri’s Campaign Organisation and member representing Ogbia federal constituency, Mitema Obordor, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaigns for the November 11 governorship elections shall be issue based, drawing strength from the achievements of the administration in the past years. Obordor, in a statement in Yenagoa, weekend, following his…
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Tinubu not first African leader to ring NASDAQ bell – Presidency
The presidency has said that it has found out that President Bola Tinubu was not the first African leader to ring the NASDAQ bell. Recall that a statement by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday had referred to that fact. ”We inadvertently referred to President Bola Tinubu as the first African leader to ring the…
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Wike revokes Imoke, Udo Udoma, ex-Senate Whip, 162 others’ lands
The Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 165 lands in Abuja, some of which belonged to notable Nigerians. A document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola, which was obtained by The PUNCH, reveals that the revocation was due to the violation and contravention of the terms of development of the Right…
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I’m going to serve Tinubu – Muri-Okunola resigns as Lagos Head of Service
Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has resigned from the office. He will now be focusing on his new appointment as President Bola Tinubu’s Principal Secretary. Muri-Okunola sent a letter to the state civil servants on Monday, saying that his civil service career will end on September 29, 2023. He has already informed the…
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Tinubu Arrives In New York For UN General Assembly
President Tinubu is scheduled to deliver his inaugural National Statement On September 19, the first day of the High-Level Gener President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The President, who arrived some minutes before 7 pm local time,…
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Bayelsa guber poll: ‘Diri hired spies to monitor my movement’, Sylva alleges
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has accused the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, of recruiting spies to monitor his movement. Sylva in a statement signed and sent to BUZZFEEDAFRICA on Sunday, by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, said credible intelligence available to him…
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Appeal Court sacks Ndudi Elumelu, affirms LP candidate winner of Reps seat in Delta
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Feb. 25 election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. The appellate court, in two judgments, declared…
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Lagos Reps rerun: ‘It’s a miracle we get another chance’ – Banky W
Famous Nigerian singer and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, has reacted to the Election Petition Tribunal’s ruling. BUZZFEEDAFRICA recalls that the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos, on Monday nullified the victory of the Labour Party’s candidate,…
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You’ve proved critics wrong, Obasanjo tells Adeleke
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, had proved his critics wrong by turning out to be a result-oriented governor, his mastery of dance notwithstanding. Adeleke said he had achieved within the first 100 days in office what many could not do in their four years in governments. They both…
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Akeredolu writes Ondo Assembly, officially resumes duty
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has officially notified the state House of Assembly of his resumption of duty after months of medical vacation. The Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, in a statement confirmed the receipt of the letter during a parliamentary meeting. The letter, which was received on Friday, indicated that Akeredolu will…
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Atiku Rejects Presidential Tribunal Verdict, Set For Supreme Court
“I have asked my lawyers to activate my constitutionally guaranteed rights of appeal to the higher court, which, in the instance, is the Supreme Court.” The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has rejected the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) that affirmed Bola Tinubu’s victory at the February…
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PEPT: Why Atiku, Obi, APM’s petitions against Tinubu failed — Tribunal
JUDGMENT HIGHLIGHTS …Obi, LP failed to prove rigging, over-voting …Portions of Obi’s petition vague, imprecise, nebulous, bereft of particular materials …Obi validly nominated by LP …Shettima validly nominated as APC vice presidential candidate …No evidence Tinubu was convicted in the US for drug trafficking …Tinubu not indicted, arraigned, tried or convicted in the US …$460,000…
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Tribunal judgement: Shettima, Ganduje, Gbajabiamila, Nuhu Ribadu, some APC Govs storm PEPC [Photos]
Vice President, Kashim Shettima; governors, Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje; Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are among the dignitaries that have arrived at the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, for judgment…
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Presidential Tribunal: How to watch PEPT judgement live
The much-anticipated judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is set to be delivered today. Recall the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of…
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Presidential poll: Heavy security as tribunal decides Atiku, Obi’s petitions against Tinubu
•Police block entrance to Court of Appeal, warn politicians against violence •Five justices decide Atiku, Obi’s petitions today, security agents patrol Abuja There was heavy security deployment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and other flash points and dark spots in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the delivery of the judgment on the election petitions…
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I would have fired Wike from PDP if I’d power – Momodu
The Director of Strategic Communications for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, has expressed his desire to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the People’s Democratic Party if given the authority. Despite his desire to sack Wike from the PDP, Momodu did not object to Wike’s ministerial appointment by…
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Kano election tribunal: Ganduje’s son loses petition
The elections petition tribunal in Kano has dismissed the petition filed by Abba Ganduje, the son of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of merit and ordered him to pay N200,000 each to the respondents, Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court dismissed the…
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PEPC: Labour Party decries Justice Odili’s pre-judgment remarks
The Labour Party on Tuesday expressed worry over what it labelled a preemptive pronouncement by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, about the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, scheduled for Wednesday. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement released in Abuja, on Tuesday.…
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You’ve worked hard to reach this new point – Gov Fintiri hails Wike as FCT minister
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state, has hailed the appointment of the former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Fintiri, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governor, in a statement via his verified X handle, formerly known as Twitter, described Wike’s appointment as well-deserved. According to the…
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Lagos Assembly rejects 17 commissioner-nominees [See full list]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 of the 39 commissioners-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The commissioners-nominees rejected by the Lagos Assembly are listed below. Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education); Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health); Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy); Olalere Odusote (Energy); Mrs. Solape Hammod); Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation);…
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Appeal court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s appeal seeking nullification of Ododo’s candidacy
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal brought before it by Senator Smart Adeyemi, seeking to nullify the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, which produced Ahmed Usman Ododo as the party’s flagbearer for the November 11 poll. The appellate court held that the appeal…
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He’ll transform Nigeria’s transport system, Oluwo hails Oyetola’s ministerial portfolio
Oluwo of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has expressed confidence that the former governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola will transform the transportation system of the country. Oba Akanbi said this in a statement on Thursday while congratulating Oyetola as the Minister-designate of Transport. Recall that President Bola Tinubu assigned portfolios…
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Presidential Election Tribunal: Anxiety as Nigerians await judgement day
As the five Justices that heard the election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, at the presidential election petition tribunal, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election, prepare to deliver their ruling on…
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Niger: If we don’t do it, no one will – Tinubu declares as ECOWAS orders standby force
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is committed to ensuring democracy returns to Niger Republic. Tinubu stated this while delivering his closing remarks at the second ECOWAS extraordinary summit held in Abuja on Thursday. Top on the agenda was the political impasse in the land-locked country,…
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Oyetola’s Ministerial Screening: Gov Adeleke, Osun PDP senators support inconsequential — APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has said the support of the three Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators given to Oyetola during the ministerial screening exercise was good but not spectacular. This is as the Osun APC warned the state governor, Ademola Adeleke and members of the Osun PDP to desist from claiming…
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NIGER COUP: ECOWAS ultimatum not Nigeria’s mandate —Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Heads of State and Government’s ultimatum against the military junta in the Niger Republic was not that of Nigeria. He also ordered the acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi to make another financial sanctions against…
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Ganduje appointed APC National Chairman
Former Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has been appointed the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Ganduje was appointed the APC Chairman at the party’s 12th National Executive Meeting Thursday in Abuja.on Thursday The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, as the National Secretary. Ganduje who promised to hit the ground running,…
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Tinubu, APC leaders attend 12th NEC meeting. [Video]
President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are attending the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. The arrival of the President around 12: 20 pm marked the commencement of the meeting at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Members of the committee arrived the meeting…
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APC National Legal Adviser resigns
National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed El-Marzuk, has resigned from the party’s National Working Committee, NWC. BUZZFEEDAFRICA learned that he resigned his appointment on Wednesday, following insistence by some of his colleagues that he could not longer be in office due to some allegations against him. The 12th National Executive…
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Rivers State High Court commences vacation Aug 1
The annual vacation of judges of the Rivers State High Court will begin on August 1, 2023, and end on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. This was disclosed on Monday by the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi. The chief judge, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Rivers State High Court, David…
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Senate confirms Wike as minister
The Senate confirmed the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as minister on Monday. Wike after reeling out his Curriculum Vitae and achievements, noted that his passion for Nigeria propelled him to accept the ministerial offer. He said, “I accepted the offer to serve as a minister because of my passion to serve…
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Why senators didn’t grill Wike — Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has explained why the senators did not grill the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, during the ministerial nominees screening. Akpabio cited Wike’s experiences as a governor and a minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The former Rivers governor was asked to take a “bow and go” after…