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Oct

2023

Gov Otti, Police IG Decorate Promoted Senior Officers Including A Commissioner From Abia State.

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security

GOV OTTI, POLICE IG DECORATE PROMOTED SENIOR OFFICERS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, Thursday joined the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to decorate some promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Police Force with their new rank. The event, held at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, was attended by some other state governors including the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno and Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Among the officers decorated with the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP), having been elavated from the rank of Deputy…

Oct

2023

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E Don Happen!: Atiku’s Wife Jennifer Seeks Divorce

Abuja, Judiciary, Marriage And Love

Atiku’s wife Jennifer seeks divorce One of the wives of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, has disclosed her reasons for filing for divorce from the politician. Jennifer said in a statement titled “Putting the records straight” that she had requested a divorce from Atiku on June 26, 2021, “in light of the breakdown of our marriage.” But Jennifer made it clear that she didn’t ask for a divorce because Atiku took a new wife. She claimed that although several of Atiku’s friends attempted to negotiate and avert the divorce, their attempts were unsuccessful. She clarified that, among…

Oct

2023

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President Tinubu Appoints Nine New Resident Electoral Commissioners(REC) Of INEC

Abuja, Politics, Presidency

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirm the appointment of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu appoints new INEC commissioners on Wednesday, October 25. The new appointments were announced in a statement issued and signed by the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday. According to the statement shared by an aide to President Tinubu on social media, @DOlusegun via X page (formerly Twitter), the appointments are for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. The statement reads: "By powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of…

Oct

2023

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Breaking News: So Fast, Supreme Court To Deliver Final Verdict In Atiku, Obi’s Petitions Tomorrow.

Abuja, Judiciary, Politics, Presidency

BREAKING NEWS: So Fast, Supreme Court to deliver final verdict in Atiku, Obi’s petitions Tomorrow, October 26th. The Supreme Court has finally fixed Thursday, October 26, to deliver final judgements in the two surviving petitions challenging the legality or otherwise of the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as winner of the last presidential election. They are the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Gregory Obi. A 7-man panel of Justices of the Court led by Justice John Inyang Okoro had on Monday, October…

Oct

2023

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Why Atiku Will Defeat Tinubu At Supreme Court, PDP Reveals Ahead Of Hearing

Abuja, Judiciary, Politics

Why Atiku Will Defeat Tinubu at Supreme Court, PDP Reveals ahead of Hearing. The PDP has expressed confidence that its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will win at the Supreme Court in the case challenging President Bola Tinubu's election. The party believes the Apex Court will deliver justice based on the law, evidence, and circumstances presented before it. PDP spokesman Debo Ologunagba said Nigerians are optimistic that the Supreme Court will provide comprehensive justice in Best interest of the nation. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism that its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will win at the Supreme…

Oct

2023

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2023 General Elections: 891 Dismissed/Withdrawn Petitions Prove Polls Credible – INEC

Abuja, Judiciary, Politics

891 Dismissed, Withdrawn Petitions Prove 2023 Polls Credible – INEC 891 Dismissed, Withdrawn Petitions Prove 2023 Polls Credible – INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday claimed that the dismissal and withdrawal of 891 petitions filed against the outcome of the 2023 General Election was an indication the the election was substantially credible. National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Sam Olumekun, who dropped this hint, said it was inappropriate to assess the credibility of the conduct of the election on the number of petitions filed by litigants. Olumekun, who was reacting to a media…

Oct

2023

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APC Shreds Babachir Lawal For Saying Obi, Not Tinubu Won 2023 Election

Abuja, Politics

APC Shreds Babachir Lawal For Saying Obi, Not Tinubu Won 2023 Election The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), to the cleaners over his comments that President Bola Tinubu was not the winner of the 25 February election. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its spokesperson, Felix Morka, said Mr Lawal had not learnt anything from his recent political misadventure. The former SGF had claimed in his comment that it was Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party, who won the election and not Mr…

Oct

2023

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Akpabio Advised To Resign Or Face Impeachment Amid Tension In Senate(Details)

Abuja, National Assembly

Tension At Senate As Akpabio Told To Resign Or Face Impeachment (DETAILS) The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in the United States of America (USA) has urged Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio to step down due to alleged ineffective management of the upper chamber’s affairs. The Coalition contended that Akpabio, who was installed as Senate President by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has significantly diminished the autonomy and credibility of the legislature in Nigeria, exerting undue control over his colleagues on behalf of the executive. Mr. Lloyd Ukwu, the Executive Director of NADECO USA, asserted in a statement released on Tuesday that…

Oct

2023

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Just-In: President Tinubu Launches Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme For 15 Million Households

Abuja, CBN/Commercial Banking, Presidency

Just-In: Tinubu Launches Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme For 15 Million Households President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 17th of October, 2023 launched the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for 15 million households, GMATE MEDIA reports. The President represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, launched the programme at an event held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja. It would be recalled that the President had in his maiden Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians on October 1, 2023, announced the cash transfer programme which he said would target vulnerable citizens. In attendance at the…

Oct

2023

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CAC Staff Celebrate Removal Of Garba Abubakar As Registrar General With Drums And Trumpet

Abuja, Labour, Politics

CAC Workers Call Drummers, Trumpeters, Celebrate Removal Of Abubakar As Registrar General Employees of the Corporate Affairs Commission allegedly rejoiced and danced after the dismissal of their Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, in Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja. In a viral video shared on Saturday, a crowd assembled and was seen dancing around the CAC headquarters with a voice in the background noting that the workers were celebrating the removal of Garba Abubakar as the Registrar General of CAC. According to Law and Society magazine, the gathering was to mark the departure of their Chief Executive Officer, who had earned the nickname…