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10May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Accept Adeleke’s Victory As Will Of God, Oyetola Tells Osun APC Members

Former Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor of the state. Oyetola, in a statement he personally signed, said although the verdict of the Apex Court was against the wish of his party members and supporters, he had to accept it in the interest of peace and development of the state. The former governor urged members of his All Progressives Congress, his supporters and those who voted for him during the July 16, 2022, governorship election, to accept the judgement as the will of God and move on. We strongly believe we presented a good case before the Supreme Court but the Court thought otherwise and has given its verdict. While the outcome is against our wish and that of o...

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9May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Breaking: Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Osun Gov

The supreme court has affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun state. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. In March, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja reinstated Adeleke as the governor of Osun state. A three-member panel of justices of the court of appeal held that the election tribunal erred when it ruled that the 1st and 2nd respondents (Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress) proved their allegation of over-voting. According to the panel of judges, Adeleke is the duly elected governor of the state. The Osun governorship election tribunal, in January, held that Oyetola was able to prove that there was over-voting in some of the po...

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9May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Impeachment: Reps Postpone Plenary To May 16

The House of Representatives plenary has been adjourned until May 16, said the house clerk, Yahaya Danzaria, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the earlier adjourned date of May 9 would no longer stand as it would not allow members to participate actively in the ongoing induction programme of the 10th Assembly. “This is to inform all members and the general public that the House of Representatives will not resume plenary on Tuesday, May 9, as earlier adjourned. The next adjourned date will be Tuesday, May 16. “This change is intended to allow members to partake actively in the ongoing induction programme of the 10th National Assembly. All inconveniences are highly regretted,” he said. Meanwhile, Peoples Gazette earlier reported that lawmakers threatened to impeach the Speaker o...

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9May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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IPOB Declares ‘Total’ Sit-At-Home To Honour Fallen Heroes

The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 30 as a day for “total” sit-at-home in the South East to honour its fallen heroes and those who died during the civil war. The group made this known in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Monday. It said all facets of life in the geopolitical zone will be shut down for the purpose. The statement by Powerful read: “IPOB, ably led by the leader, Nnamdi Kanu, wishes to remind Biafrans, friends of Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom across the world that May 30 is sacrosanct and every Biafran must remember and honour those who died for us to live. We remember those who died in the Nigeria genocidal war against Biafra, the mothers and fathers bombed in the marketplaces, hospitals, churches, and...

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9May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Benue Gov elect inaugurates transition sub committee, calls for diligence

By Bridget Ikyado The Benue State Governor-elect, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia Monday, has inaugurated the sub-committee members selected to plan a worthwhile and evocative inauguration and oath taking ceremony of the Governor-elect come May 29th 2023 Speaking during the inauguration of the 12 subcommittees ,the Gov-elect charged them to work diligently ,in trust and produce result in goodwill. The Governor-elect said the selection of the committee was neither about him nor members of the committee, but was about the good people of Benue State. He advised the members of the committee to use this opportunity as a leverage for them to serve even in higher positions. The various subcommittees also have the mandate to organize activities that shall herald the main event. A...

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9May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Senate Presidency: Tinubu Begged Me To Step Down For Akpabio-Umahi

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has disclosed that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Godswill Akpabio in the race for the senate presidency. Mr Umahi disclosed on Monday at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke, while answering questions from reporters on arrival to the state from Abuja. The governor said he discussed the issue of his senate presidency bid with Mr Tinubu and had to accede to his request in the interest of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the South East zone. “It was an honour to be invited by the president-elect, and he told me that he had made commitments. “It is his right as the president-elect to make commitments, and anyone running for such office makes promises. “I did not want to be a clog in the wheel of ...

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8May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Tribunal Adjourns Peter Obi’s Petition To Wednesday

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned the pre-hearing session of Peter Obi and his party, Labour Party, against the President-elect Bola Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Haruna Tsammani, the tribunal chairman, announced the adjournment of the pre-hearing session till Wednesday urging all parties to file necessary applications and clarify issues before next hearing. The PEPT which commenced pre-hearing on Monday has already seen the dismissal of one the petitions – Action Alliance vs INEC and others, after the petitioner moved a motion to withdraw the petition from the tribunal. The tribunal will resume on Tuesday to commence the pre-hearing sessions of two other petitions: Allied Peoples Movement (APM) vs INEC and others...

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8May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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FCT Tiv Youth Organisation inaugurates new officials

The Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO), FCT Chapter, has inaugurated new members of its executive council, led by Chief Joseph Undu as its President. Other inaugurated officials are; Comrade Tersoo Iorlaha- as Vice President, Barr. Daniel Awuapila as Secretary, Tyoor Terdoo Josephine asTorkwase, Stephen Bem as Treasurer and Jooli Emmanuel Terhemen as Organizing Secretary. Also, Ajoh Terver as Parliamentarian, Atur Simon Nator as Publicity Secretary 1, Terver Felix Abor as Auditor and Engr. James Henda as Student Coordinator. The President-elect, Chief Joseph Undu, in his acceptance speech thanked the Tor Tiv, HRH Prof. James Ayatse and all the Tiv Traditional Rulers in FCT for their effort in uniting the entire Tiv residents in the area. Undu also appreciated members of the outgoing...

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8May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Oyetola Vs Adeleke: Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment On Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Tuesday to deliver judgment in the July 16 Osun governorship election. A five-member panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro fixed the after all the parties involved adopted their written briefs in the matter after. The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal had set aside the Osun governorship election petition tribunal’s judgment, nullifying Ademola Adeleke’s election as the governor. Consequently, the appellate court affirmed Mr Adeleke as the election winner. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu had unanimously overturned the election petition tribunal’s earlier decision, nullifying the governor’s victory in January. Ex-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who came second in the disputed poll, had filed ...

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7May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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ACF Kicks Against Akpabio As Senate President

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by Coalition of Northern groups. Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said that endorsing Akpabio for the Senate Presidency would spell doom for Northern Nigeria. “We hereby dissociate ourselves from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for the Senate Presidency by a coalition of Northern groups. The Coalition is not speaking for the North, it is just speaking for itself. “No true Northern group will want to endorse Akpabio for a sensitive position like that of Senate President because he is not friendly with the North. We are the ...

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6May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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London: Buhari Restates Satisfaction With Outcome Of 2023 Election

President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated his satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria before some Commonwealth leaders. He based his happiness on the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. Addressing colleagues at the Commonwealth Leaders Summit on Friday in London, the Nigerian president said the country learnt lessons which would make subsequent polls even better. His media adviser Femi Adesina released a statement detailing Mr Buhari’s submissions at the London summit. Many world leaders are currently in the United Kingdom to witness the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III as King of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Commonwealth. “These elections saw a remarkable turnout of voters and proo...

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6May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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King Charles III Crowned At London’s Westminster Abbey

In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he sat upon a 14th-century throne in Westminster Abbey. historic and solemn event dates back to the time of the 74-year-old’s predecessor William the Conqueror in 1066. Charles’ second wife Camilla, 75, will be crowned queen during the two-hour ceremony, which while rooted in history, is also an attempt to present a forward-looking monarchy, with those involved in the service reflecting a more diverse Britain and leaders from all faiths. For a nation struggling to find its way in the political maelstrom after its exit from the European Union and m...

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5May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NEMA partners Kogi SEMA on effective disaster preparation, response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has partnered the Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on effective disaster preparation and response in the state. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, said this in a statement signed by Mr Justin Uwazuruonye, Head, Abuja Operations Office, on Friday in Abuja. Ahmed, represented by Uwazuruonye, said that the agreement was reached at the end of a one-day humanitarian co-ordination meeting with the state agency. He said that following the recent incident of communal crisis at Dekina and Omala Local Government Areas of the state, it became imperative to strengthen their collaboration to handle disasters. According to him, only one agency of government cannot successfully carry out humanitarian activities, as such all...

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5May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Alia Approves May 29th Inauguration Ceremony Subcommittees list.

By Bridget ikyado Benue state Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has approved the list of members to serve in the 12 subcommittees constituted by the Transition Committee of the incoming administration in Benue State. The Subcommittees are to plan a worthwhile and evocative inauguration and oath taking ceremony of the Governor-elect come May 29th 2023. The list was jointly signed by Chief Mike Iordye and Dan Ashiekaa, Chairman and Secretary of the Transition Committee respectively. According to a statement signed by the Director of Communications to the Governor-elect, Sir Tersoo Kulas, the various subcommittees also have the mandate to organize activities that shall herald the main event. Alia urged the Subcommittees to meet as soon as possible and draw up their budget...

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5May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Organ Trafficking: UK Court Sentences Ekweremadu To 10 Years In Prison

A Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting. His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing on Friday, BBC reports. On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on the senator, his wife, Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor who acted as the middleman. The jury held that they conspired to bring the 21-year-old at the centre of the matter to London to exploit him for his kidney. The verdict is the first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 of the UK.

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4May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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10th National Assembly: APC Fails To Agree On Zoning, To Consult Tinubu

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has said that the party will liaise with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. This followed the failure of the party to agree on a zoning formula at its National Working Committee meeting on Wednesday.Adamu, who spoke at the end of the NWC meeting in Abuja with newsmen, said: “When we do the zoning meeting, we don’t just go alone as a party. “Zoning is to take along the person who has the mandate of this country, the President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu. We want to take him along. “He travelled out of the country after the election and he came back only last week and we have to carry him along.” Adamu added that the party would not int...

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4May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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EFCC, ICPC Ask Court To Dismiss Keyamo’s Suit Seeking Atiku’s Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to dismiss a suit by the minister of state for labour, Festus Keyamo, seeking the probe and prosecution of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) also urged Justice James Omotosho to dismiss Keyamo’s case. The minister, who was also a spokesman for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), in the suit filed on January 20, had sought an order compelling the EFCC, ICPC and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to probe and prosecute Mr Abubakar following claims by one of his ex-aides, Michael Achimugu, that between 1999 and 2007 when he was vice-president, he conspired with ex-President Oluseg...

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4May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Alleged N500bn scam: CSO petitions EFCC, ICPC, demands Ayade’s probe

By Ikenna Uwadileke A coalition of civil societies under the aegis of Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial impropriety against Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River. The Spokesperson for NACAT, Mr Iteveh Ekpokpobe, in a news conference in Abuja cited an audit report of the state treasury between 2015 and 2020, accusing Ayade of squandered state resources. Details of the report accused Ayade of diverting funds meant for infrastructure development, workers’ welfare, and other critical sectors to personal use. According to Ekpokpobe, the audit report shows that Ayade’s administration mismanaged over N500 billion during his first tenure as governor. He also alleged that the governor ...

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4May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AMAC, CSOs develop second action plan on accountability in governance

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in collaboration with some civil society organisations, on Wednesday, organised a two-day workshop to promote open government partnership and accountability in governance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop is tagged “AMAC Open Government Partnership Sensitization and Action II Development Workshop”. Mrs Abiodun Essiet, Consultant, Development Partners, AMAC, said the workshop was aimed at encouraging accountability and transparency in procurement processes in the council. “AMAC is the only local government area in Nigeria to join the OGP global, based on their committment to promoting accountability and transparency of government processes. “The council signed up to OGP in 2020 and since then we developed the fir...

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3May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NHGSFP: FG, stakeholders holds validation workshop

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and stakeholders on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) on Wednesday in Abuja holds workshop to validate and strengthen the programme. The Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq in her opening remark said the programme has so far boost enrolment of children into schools across the country.. "The purpose of this workshop is to validate the policy document. We have all stakeholders here; the validation is the final lap to put our names on paper to tell our leaders that the programme is working well. "And that it will continue to make progress. I hope at the end we will cross the Ts and dot the Is so that we can have an authentic document for NHGSFP. "It is worthy to note that the ...

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