Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been administered oaths of office and allegiance by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola. Tinubu took the oaths at about 10.37am on Monday morning at the Eagles Square venue of the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, thereby becoming Nigeria’s 16th President. Share on: WhatsApp
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The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the Supreme Court held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The PDP had claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions of sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022. PDP argued that Shettima’s nomination to contest the position of vice-president and Borno…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission described the claims by Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, that its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa was after him for refusing to give him $2m bribe, as a hoax. The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a late-night statement, said that the outgoing Zamfara governor invented the story in order to blackmail Bawa and the commission but that the agency would not dignify such spurious allegation with a response and challenged the governor to go ahead and present whatever evidence he has against…
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Former governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has accepted defeat after Tuesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court that upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. In a statement signed by the ex-governor, he noted that although the judgment by the Supreme Court did not favour either him, his supporters or party members, he accepts the verdict in the interest of the people of the state. Oyetola further appealed to members of his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), his supporters and those who…
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The recently suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who is under police probe, has been granted bail. Two of the commissioners and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) undergoing interrogation at the Police Headquarters in connection with the Adamawa Governorship Election fiasco were freed to go. They were released on administrative bail and with conditions. But, they must deposit their travel passports; and their movement is restricted within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt that a senator stood surety for Yunusa-Ari after he…
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A seven-storey building that collapsed at First Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos during construction, has trapped workers under the rubble. It was reported that, some of the workers jumped from the top floors, just before the building collapsed. And some kids walking around the site narrowly escaped. It was alleged that the building was unapproved and that the collapse occurred when casting was being done. A statement by Mukaila Sanusi, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State government reads: “An unapproved seven-floor building under construction has collapsed in Banana…
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Barely 24-hours after Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Sen. Dino Melaye does not have what it takes to be governor of Kogi State, the Senator has replied Wike. Recall that Wike spoke on Tuesday at a media chat in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers. Dino Melaye, a former senator, is among the contenders screened by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the primary election. Wike said if Melaye wins the party’s ticket, he can’t defeat other candidates in the race to secure victory in the governorship…
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Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been temporarily relieved of his position by a Benue High Court on Monday. The court ordered Ayu to stop parading himself as national chairman of the PDP pending determination of the suit before it. The National Working Committee, NWC of the PDP, acting on the order, yesterday, confirmed its Deputy National Chairman (North), Amb. Umar Illiya Damagum, as acting national chairman after Ayu, stepped aside in deference to the court order. The PDP NWC took the…
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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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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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