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For 14 or so hours on Wednesday, the presidential election petition tribunal delivered its judgment on the petitions filed against the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the president of Nigeria. The unanimous verdict, in one word, was: dismissed. Needless to say, this verdict disappointed supporters […]

Phrank Shaibu, an aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, says the presidential election petitions tribunal should explain why “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team” is marked on the certified true copy (CTC) of the judgement. On Wednesday, the tribunal affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the February polls. In a statement on Saturday, Shaibu […]

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has placed N100 million bounty on the killers of Bako Angbashim, a superintendent of police, in the state. Angbashim, a divisional police officer (DPO) in Ahoada, Ahoada east LGA of Rivers, was killed on Friday when his team ran into an ambush while returning from an operation. […]

Yemi Osinbajo, former vice-president, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the presidential election petition tribunal’s verdict. On Wednesday, the tribunal upheld Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election. The tribunal, led by Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has assented to the bill creating 33 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state. Akeredolu signed the bill on Saturday, a day after his return from a 3-month medical leave. The state house of assembly passed the bill for the creation of the 33 additional councils on […]

At least 1,000 people have been killed since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday.  The quake, strongest recorded in the North African country in decades, also left 1,200 people injured — with over 700 said to be in critical conditions. According to the Moroccan interior ministry, so far, the earthquake […]

President Bola Tinubu says without Nigeria, the G-20 bloc is incomplete. Nigeria is considering joining the league of the world’s most industrialised nations. Addressing leaders of the bloc on Saturday in India, Tinubu said the country will play a vital role among the countries in shaping a “more equitable world”. The […]

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