IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement on election day
Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement during the governorship and house of assembly elections on Saturday. Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, said the restriction would take effect from 12 am to 6 pm. On Saturday, Nigerians will head to the […]
‘He has done well as speaker’ — 8 parties adopt Delta PDP guber candidate
Eight political parties contesting in the governorship election in Delta have adopted Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as their candidate. The political parties are the Action Alliance (AA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Peoples Party (APP), Accord Party […]
VIDEO: Fayose campaigns for Sanwo-Olu in Lagos
Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, was spotted on Wednesday campaigning for the reelection of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state. Fayose was seen canvassing votes for Sanwo-Olu in a video posted on Twitter by Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant to the Lagos governor on new media. The former Ekiti governor and […]
Southern, middle belt leaders write Buhari, say technical glitches unacceptable at guber polls
Southern and middle belt leaders have described the 2023 presidential poll as fraudulent. The leaders — Edwin Clark, convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF); Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere; Pogu Bitrus, president, Middle Belt Forum; Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former Anambra governor; and Okey Emuchay, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide secretary-general — signed an open letter […]
Obi to LP supporters: Don’t vote blindly, Nigeria needs competent people
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has advised his supporters not to vote blindly in the governorship elections. On Saturday, residents of over 20 states will troop out to elect new governors and state assembly lawmakers. Addressing his supporters dubbed ‘Obidients’ on Thursday, Obi said they should only vote […]
Newspaper Headlines: Naira remains scarce as banks run out of old, new notes
Reports that commercial banks have run out of old and naira notes dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Atiku, PDP withdraw fresh application against INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have withdrawn an application seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow their agents to participate in the sorting of ballot papers used in the February 25 elections. The PDP, Atiku, Labour Party (LP), and its presidential candidate, Peter […]
Nnamdi Kanu has no plan to disband his legal team, says lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says his client does not intend to reshuffle his legal team handling the terrorism charge preferred against him by the federal government. A recent opinion piece written by Adeyemi Adegoke Olumide claimed that Kanu contemplated changing his legal team. […]
’40 attacks, 57 deaths in 2022′ — IPOB ranked world’s 10th deadliest group
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world. IPOB is a separatist group proscribed and declared a terrorist organisation in 2017 by the federal government. In the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI) ranking, IPOB is said to be responsible for 40 attacks […]
Oil price falls to $72 a barrel — first time since December 2021
Oil price fell on Wednesday to $72 a barrel for the first time in more than one year. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell over 5 percent to $72.39 a barrel — first time since December 2021. The US West Texas Intermediate also fell over 5 percent to $67.06 a barrel. […]