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By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging his victory in the 2023 presidential election. The President described the appeal as abusive in nature and prayed for its dismissal. The President insisted that the PDP presidential candidate (Atiku) and his party failed to prove all their allegations and submissions at the Tribunal. Tinubu submitted that the tribunal was correct in arriving at its verdict and affirming his election. He described Abubakar’s application granted at the US court as…

By Kamil Opeyemi The House of Representatives has screened the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The nominees appeared before the ad hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening in Abuja on Thursday. Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the Chairman of the committee, charged the designates to justify the confidence reposed in them by President Bola Tinubu. She said more than ever before, the NDDC needed visionary leaders with integrity to drive the discharge of the commission’s mandate. This, according to her, is to translate to tangible impact on the lives of the people and communities in…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos State government has announced that it is shutting down services for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line on Saturday after the morning peak service and for the entire day on Sunday. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this in a post on X, formerly Twitter on Wednesday, the suspension of services for the two days is to allow for increase in train trips from 12 to 54. Noting that the plan is to achieve 74 trips by the end of November, Sanwo-Olu added that the momentary shut down which will allow…

By Halimah Olamide An opposition element raises objection to President Bola Tinubu’s choice of a lawyer whom he said lacks the requisite criteria for the position of the chairman of the country’s anti-graft body, EFCC A spokesman of the former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala, has faulted President Bola Tinubu in his choice of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bwala’s condemnation of Tinubu’s choice came barely an hour after the presidency on Thursday announced the new EFCC boss who succeeds AbdulRasheed Bawa. Bwala said the law setting the commission…

By Kamil Opeyemi Sen.Ifeanyi Ubah has on Thursday announced his decision defect from the Young Progressive Party (YPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ubah, who made his decision known in a letter read by President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio at plenary said that he decided to join the APC because of some irreconcilable differences in the YPP. “I am writing to formally notify and inform you that due to irreconcilable differences, I have resolved to move from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). “As a dedicated politician and a representative of the people, I…

By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s anti-graft body gets a new boss, ending the term of suspended chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa who is currently under investigation President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a lawyer, Ola Olukoyede as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The appointment, which was made known on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Media, Ajuri Ngelale, put an end officially to the tenure of suspended chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa. The statement said the appointment was in accordance with the powers vested in the President. “Mr. Ola Olukoyede is a lawyer with over…

No Evidence Tinubu Forged Certificate – BBC Fact-Checkers The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has come up with a report that says that Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, did not forge his certificate issued him by the Chicago State University in the United States. The team, dedicated to fact-checking, said the Social Security Number in the transcript from Chicago varsity matched what it had in other documents in which Tinubu’s gender was marked as male. There have been controversies over the academic records of the Nigerian president with his rivals, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army is undergoing vigorous and rare operational, administrative and structural transformation to shore up its capabilities in confronting emerging security challenges. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said Lagbaja said this while addressing troops of the 2 Division on Wednesday in Ibadan. The COAS said the Nigerian Army had since his assumption of command, continued to receive the support of the Federal Government in the form of logistics, combat enablers and welfare support schemes to motivate troops for optimal operational efficiency.…

The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip in response to coordinated attacks by the Islamist group Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Telegram on Thursday that a large-scale attack was currently underway against Hamas-affiliated targets in the Gaza Strip. Israel was stunned by a large-scale attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip on Saturday and has retaliated with massive airstrikes on the territory. More than 1,000 have died on each side, with civilians being the majority of those killed. Israel has massed some 300,000 reserve troops and armoured vehicles on the border with…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst reports of welcoming twins in the United States on Tuesday with his wife, Chioma Rowlands, Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has cleared the air. The singer in his recent statement on Wednesday did not confirm or deny the reports but however cautioned and advised the public to refrain from sharing old images as new or recent images to push their stories. He wrote; “Stop circulating old pictures thank you.” According to recent media reports, Music executive, Ovie, confirmed the news in a post via X on Tuesday, writing: “Confirmed. Davido and Chioma Double blessings.” However,…