Category: Politics

Ex-CGS, Gen. Oladipo Diya dies at age 79

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Nigeria’s former Chief of General Staff and defence chief, Lt. Gen Oladipupo Diya has died, his family said on Sunday. He was aged 79. “On behalf of the entire Diya family, both at home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, Lt. General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (retd),” said his son Oyesinmilola Diya in a statement. “Our dear Daddy passed onto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023. Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his…

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UK court finds Senator Ekweremadu, wife, others guilty of organ harvesting

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  Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.  Ekweremadu, aged 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation, after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey.  According to reports credited to the UK Guardian, they criminally conspired to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to…

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INEC shifts governorship, assembly polls to March 18

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed governorship and state assemblies elections earlier scheduled for Saturday to March 18. The commission took the decision at its management meeting in Abuja, which was convened on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal gave it the go-ahead to reconfigure Bimodal Voter Accreditation machines. The meeting, which started at 7pm and ended at 10pm, was presided over by its National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. In a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Wednesday night, INEC…

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INEC delclares Tinubu winner of presidential election

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Ruling party candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been declared winner of the Saturday, March 25, 2023 presidential election. After a tension-soaked wait, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), this morning(March 1st), declared the APC presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Party as winner. At exactly 4:10a.m., INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu winner. He will collect his certificate of return at 3:00p.m. later today. Tinubu finished with 8,794,726, nearly two million more votes than his fiercest challengers, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 6,984,520…

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Peter Obi floors Tinubu in Lagos

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has floored the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State.  This was based on the collation of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission Lagos State collation centre in Yaba.  Obi won nine local government areas of the state.  The LGAs are Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Ojo and Alimosho. Tinubu triumphed in Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Surulere. Obi polled a total of 575,735 votes while Tinubu…

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Vote buying: EFCC arrests suspect with N32.4m cash

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400,000 allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, revealed that the recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the commission. He noted that the suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has implored all personnel of the commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous…

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Police arrests House of Reps member in Rivers with foreign currencies

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Police in Rivers State have arrested one Chinyere Igwe, House of Reps member representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, Rivers State. Dr. Chinyere Igwe, was arrested with an unspecified amount of foreign currencies in Rivers State. Igwe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, was arrested on Friday morning along Aba Road in Port Harcourt. Rivers State Police Command spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker. “A statement on it will be…

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House of Reps member remanded in prison

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Ephraim Nwuzi, a member representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, who is is also seeking reelection, has been remanded in Nigerian Correctional Center by the Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Nwuzi, who is seeking reelection on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, was remanded Wednesday as the Nigerian Police Force arraigned him for allegedly inciting violence over the coming elections in a trending video. Chief Magistrate, Amadi O. Amadi-Nna, ruled that the suspect be remanded for 10 days pending the outcome of an investigation by…

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Labour Party Senatorial candidate assassinated in Enugu

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Oyibo Chukwu, Labour Party candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, has been killed. Oyibo, a lawyer was said to have been attacked while returning from a campaign trip in the Agbani area. He was said to have been burnt inside his vehicle, and three persons were suspected to be with him in the vehicle but it was not yet known how many of the occupants were killed. Information about the attack is still very sketchy but a top member of the party has confirmed it but said he should not…

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UK to impose visa ban on politicians inciting electoral violence

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British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the United Kingdom will impose visa restrictions on any politician caught inciting violence in the forthcoming elections. Speaking on Channels Television, Laing urged Nigerians to come out en-mass to vote for their choice candidate. He said: “We are prepared to take action on those who incite electoral violence, and any anti-democratic behaviours. “One of our plans is the visa ban, we will refuse them a visa to travel to the UK. We also have other sanctions under human rights. We are…

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