Tribunal: Obi failed to prove claims of election irregularities, suppression of votes
The election petition tribunal in Abuja has stated that the petition filed by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, was vague in certain aspects. In the lead judgment read by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, the tribunal held that the petitioners (Obi and LP) only referred to […]
AT A GLANCE: All the issues at stake as presidential tribunal delivers verdict
Today is the D-day! The five-member panel of the presidential election petition tribunal will either set a record or follow the trend. Since the return of democracy in 1999, no court has ever overturned a presidential election in Nigeria. The winner declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) usually triumphs at […]
Newspaper Headlines: Contractors oppose FG’s decision to dump asphalt for concrete roads
Reports on the deployment of heavy security ahead of the judgment of the presidential election tribunal, and the warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Controversy over Mary Odili’s speech as LP says it’s ‘dangerous’ to Nigeria’s democratic journey
The Labour Party (LP) says the speech delivered by Mary Peter-Odili, a retired justice of the supreme court, at a public event last Friday is dangerous to the democratic journey of the nation. During a colloquium organised in Abuja to mark the 25th anniversary of Joe Gadzama as a senior advocate of Nigeria […]
Akinwumi Adesina: Why Africa’s GDP must be revalued
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa’s carbon sequestration capacity must be accounted for in its overall gross domestic product (GDP). Carbon sequestration is the capturing and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in plants, soils, geologic formations, and the ocean. Speaking on Tuesday at the Africa Climate Summit […]
Tinubu to Indian billionaire: I’ll break all bottlenecks — investors will make profit in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will become one of the “most conducive places on earth” for foreign investments. The president said he would ensure that bottlenecks are removed and investors thrive in the country. According to a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Tinubu […]
Shettima: Our policies to revive economy are yielding results
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the policies being introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu are already yielding results. NAN reports that Shettima spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 16th annual banking and finance conference. The vice-president said the federal and state governments are now enjoying more substantial […]
MDAs shut as NLC strike records partial compliance in Abuja
Government activities were on Tuesday grounded in the federal capital territory (FCT) as many civil servants stayed away from the office in compliance with the two-day warning strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). On September 1, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, announced that the union would embark on a two-day warning strike […]
Fayemi: Protest against subsidy removal under Jonathan was all politics
Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti, says the protest against the removal of petrol subsidy during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was mere politics. Fayemi spoke in Abuja on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of Udenta Udenta, the founding national secretary […]