Amaechi, Tonye Cole actively worked against Tinubu, says Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has alleged that Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, worked against the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the presidential election held on February 25 and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued him a certificate of return. […]
Newspaper Headlines: Peace committee worried over election violence | Security agencies on red alert
The comment of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, that religion and ethnicity will not influence his appointments dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Did Tinubu win the presidential poll? ‘Obidients’ do alternative collation of results
Who won the 2023 presidential election? The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but the opposition parties kicked, with Peter Obi (Labour Party) and Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) both claiming to have won. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the INEC, said Tinubu secured 8,794,726 […]
Airport workers ask court to stop Sirika, FAAN from ‘concessioning’ four international airports
Air transport workers have sued Hadi Sirika, aviation minister, and the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN) over the planned concession of four major airports in the country. In the suit marked NICN/LA/68/2023 and filed before an industrial court on Thursday, the plaintiffs are seeking to stop the concession of Aminu Kano International […]
COVID: WHO to classify Omicron sub-variants separately due to dominance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has updated its tracking system to separately evaluate new Omicron variants of COVID-19. Omicron is the latest variant of the coronavirus that surfaced in 2021. Omicron (B.1.1.529) is referred to as a variant of concern (VOC) as it spreads very rapidly. In a statement on Thursday, […]
Report: Nigeria dominates African cocaine smuggling routes
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. […]
Buhari: I hope next administration will continue our anti-corruption war
President Muhammadu Buhari says corruption remains an existential threat to all nations. In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke on Thursday when the management of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), led by Danladi Umar, its chairman, visited him at the state house, Abuja. Buhari said he hopes […]
‘Libel’: What I said about you isn’t false — be accountable, Salihu Lukman tells Omisore
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says the comments he made about Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of the party, are not false. On Wednesday, Omisore asked Lukman to pay him N500 million in damages, and retract his comments or face a lawsuit. The vice-chairman had said […]
Tinubu: I’ll only work with competent people, my aim higher than government of national unity
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, says those who did not vote for him should believe in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Tinubu said he is seeking a better country not just for himself and his supporters but for all citizens irrespective of their political affiliations. The president-elect said it would be […]
Tinubu: Those who didn’t vote me should believe in Nigeria | I seek better country for all
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, says those who did not vote for him should believe in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Tinubu said he is seeking a better country not just for himself and his supporters but for all citizens irrespective of their political affiliations. The president-elect said it would be […]