Author: Khadijah Olowode

The Federal Government has stated the eradication of poverty in Nigeria would reduce the level of insecurity witnessed across the country by over 50 per cent. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 while soliciting assistance from the Nigerian Air Force(NAF) in the delivery of relief materials and palliatives to the hard-to-reach areas in Nigeria. According to the statement issued by her ministry, the minister made the request when she paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, at the headquarters of…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima on their resounding victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The Tribunal, in a unanimous decision, threw out the petition filed by the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi; and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart Atiku Abubakar; ruling that President Tinubu was duly elected on Saturday, 25 February, 2023 as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prince Abiodun said the tribunal’s verdict was an affirmation of the trust reposed in the President by Nigerians as evidenced…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the well deserved victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court, which delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President today in Abuja. Reacting to the court verdict, Governor Sanwo-Olu said APC members across Nigeria and the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, worked very hard for the victory enjoyed at the February 25th presidential election, noting that today’s Presidential Election Petition Court’s decision, which was in favour of the President is comforting and also an affirmation of the will of over eight million Nigerians…

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023 affirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 Presidential Election. Reacting, President Tinubu hailed the verdict of the tribunal just as he also assured Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful and prosperous nation. The five-man panel of the Tribunal was led by Justice Haruna Tsammani. This development followed petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the victory of Tinubu as the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja and being presided over by Justice Haruna Haruna Tsammani, on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, dismissed the petition of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, alleging dual citizenship and drug conviction against President Bola Tinubu. In a judgment on the objections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Tinubu grounds that the issues bordering on his non-qualification to contest the February 25 presidential election, Justice Moses Ugo held that the grounds were new issues. The five-man panel upheld the objections of the APC and Tinubu that the Atiku and…

Another set of 200 students in Nigeria are set to benefit from scholarship at the African School of Economics. This is a new collaboration between the Renewed Hope Initiative, a project of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, and African Union Development Agency (AUDA NEPAD) This was disclosed during a courtesy visit by Ms Gloria Akobundu, the National Coordinator, NEPAD and Mr Obinna Obiwulu, the Director of Communications, African School of Economics (ASE) to the First Lady at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023. As evident from the National Scholarship Programme, NASP, Tertiary Education, the project…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced an engagement with media organisations to enlist their support and collaboration in disseminating information on the activities and programmes of the Commission. Leading a delegation from the NDDC corporate communication team, the Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni, visited the Port Harcourt offices of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, the WAVE 91.7 FM, and MegaLectrics Limited, operators of Naija 92.7FM, Classic 91-1 FM and the Beat 99.9 FM. Speaking at the WAVE 91.7FM, Ughakpoteni said that members of his team, which included the Director, Branding and Standardisation, Mr. Erteka Oyo, were…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani has rejected 10 out of 13 witnesses presented by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party(LP), Peter Obi. Tsammani, who took over to deliver judgment on the substantive petition filed by Obi and LP against the President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said this on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023. According to Tsammani, Obi called 13 witnesses, who testified as PW1 to PW13, explaining that that of the 13 witnesses, only three witnesses whose statements are on oath, were filed along with the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal presided over by Justice K. A. Orjiako on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, nullified the election of Sen. Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election. In his place, the tribunal declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)as the actual winner of the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 senatorial election According to the court ruling, Natasha polled 54,074 against Ohere (APC) who polled 51,291 votes. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgement of the three-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in nine polling units of Ajaokuta…

By Chijioke Amu-Nnadi The appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to a fresh term in the newly announced governing board of the interventionist agency offers a few important lessons on how to manage opportunity and promise. Appointed first in January, 2023, by the outgone administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Ogbuku, who as the managing director served with the former chairman, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, the former executive directors of projects and finance and administration, Mr. Charles Ogunmola and Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd.), respectively, as well as…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has stated that Labour Party(LP) and its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, that they don’t have concrete evidence to prove that President Tinubu was convicted of drug-related charges in the United States of America. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, which stated this on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, explained that no record of criminal arrest or conviction was established against Tinubu by the petitioners According to Tsammani, the fine imposed by the US court did not qualify as a fine for fraud or dishonesty provided in Section 137(1)(d) of…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Presidential Election Petitions Court Tribunal led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, has stated emphatically that it is only the electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that has the monopoly to decide the mode of transmission of election results during the presidential election on February 25, 2023. The court made this declaration on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, saying that according to Sections 52 and 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC was at liberty to prescribe the manner in which election results were transmitted during the poll. Based on this section of the Electoral Act, the court instantly thrown out…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has dismissed the petition of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) saying the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima was not qualified to contest, reports thegazellenews.com. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice Tsammani stated that the petition is a pre-election matter hence APM has no locus standi to institute the matter. Justice Tsammani stated that the APM case lacks merit. “Case of disqualification of Shettima to contest as running mate to Bola Tinubu is a pre-election issue, therefore incompetent and accordingly struck out. Besides, the Presidential candidate picks his Running Mate, according to the law. This petition lacks no…

All is set for the ruling on petitions filed by the Presidential Candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, reports thegazellenews.com As at the time of writing this report, both Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are not in court. The National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure and Obidient activist, Aisha Yesufu are both in court. Also in court are: the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Umar Ganduje, representing his party as a respondent; the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, also a respondent; the National Security Adviser,…

Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State on Monday, September 4, 2023 convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to prison for fraud.The convicts are Edah Edison, Akuche Cosmas Chigozie (alias Philip Anderson), Chidi, Iredia Endurance Eddy and Uchechukwu Victory Tabowei.They were arraigned separately on one count charge of impersonation, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining by false pretence by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.They were arrested based on intelligence which linked them to alleged internet-related fraud activities. During investigation, Edison, 23, who claimed to be a university…

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of eleven (11) cybercriminals to various jail terms. The convicts are: Olakunle Dave Edamisan, Samuel Opeyemi Enitan, Daniel Aanu Omoyajowo, Jonathan Emmannuel Opashi, Daramola Damilola Aliu, Olarenwaju Olamilekan Oluwaseun, Olaoluwa Daniel Adejobi, Akintola Akindeji Festus, Tijani Babatunde Adedayo, Sodiq Opyemi Odunewu and Powei Ibelih Theophillious. The convicts were prosecuted following their arrest for alleged cybercrime and other related fraud activities Upon their arraignments before Justices Ladiran Akintola and Adebukola Lajide of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan and Justice Sinmisola…

Determined to thwart notorious moves by saboteurs who are hell bent to sabotage federal government policies and efforts in ensuring adequate provision of fertilizers to farmers in the country thereby provide an enabling environment to agro allied activities in the country, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have apprehended five suspects, who are alleged to be members of the syndicate who specialize in the diversion of granular amonium sulphate ,, the key raw material in the production of fertilizer. A statement on Wednesday by the spokesman of the NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale disclosed that the five suspects were arrested…

Nigeria has graduated the first cohort of the Lassa Fever Clinical Management Fellows (LFCMF) at the Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo State. A statement on Wednesday by the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, Public Affairs Section read: “On September 1, Nigeria graduated the first cohort of the Lassa Fever Clinical Management Fellows (LFCMF) at the Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo State. “This was the result of the collaboration between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Georgetown University, the Institute of Viral…

Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State on Tuesday, 5 September, 2023, said the plan by the suspended Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Mr Wale Adedayo was to derail the administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun. The chairmen said Adedayo did not mean well for the state, describing his claim of zero allocation to the third tier of government in the state as unfounded. The chairmen, during a courtesy visit to the Secretary to the Government of Ogun State, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi in his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta said they have…

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ijebu East Local Government, Ogun State, has dissociated itself from the activities of the suspended chairman of the council, Mr. Wale Adedayo. In a communique issued after a meeting on Sunday, 3 September, 2023, the APC leaders dissociated themselves from Mr. Adedayo’s “unacceptable behaviour” and pledged their loyalty to Governor Dapo Abiodun. In the communique, signed by High Chief Segun Osibote, APC leader and Chief Bayo Balogun, Party Chairman, Ijebu East LG and sent to Governor Abiodun, the party leaders expressed concern over what Mr. Adedayo intended to achieve in writing his…