By Ndayagi Sulaiman A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has said the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as the next president of the country is bound to happen on May 29. Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared as the winner of the February 25 presidential…
By Lami Ibrahim The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba on Monday claimed that some political elites and some other unpatriotic individuals are planning to frustrate a civilian-to-civilian handover of power on May 29, 2023. According to him, some politicians that the outcome of the 2023 elections did not favour are trying to frustrate…
By Lami Ibrahim It appears the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) isn’t relying on the legal expertise of its lawyers alone to get a victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) and has sought a spiritual intervention to bring home victory. This may explain why the PDP National Chapel declared a seven-day fasting and prayer…
By Ndayagi Sulaiman The All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred candidate for the 10th National Assembly Senate Presidency, Godswill Akpabio on Sunday visited Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to solicit support for his election on the floor of the Senate in June. Speaking at the meeting held in Marina, Akpabio described Tinubu as “God’s own choice”…
By Our Reporter Following the non-payment of their salaries by the state government, some civil servants in Zamfara on Saturday observed special prayers to seek God’s intervention. The workers reportedly gathered at the Eid mosque in Gusau, the state capital, around 10 am and sought divine intercession over their salaries. The workers who decried the…
By Lami Ibrahim Prominent Lagosians have unveiled plans to reconcile President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Peoples Democratic (PDP) leader Chief Bode George. The peace initiative is being spearheaded by 94 year-old Justice Isola Olorunnimbe, a retired Judge of Lagos State, in concert with some All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and associates of the President-elect. A…
*** Ortom, Ikpeazu, Ganduje, governors-elect row over last-minute spending allegations *** Taraba govt: Why Ishaku, deputy want new cars By Our Reporters The conflicts between some of the outgoing state governors and their successors over the May 29 change of baton are not abating, 16 days to the D-day. The states that are most hit…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There are growing signs that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, might delay his inauguration due to disagreements within the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the designation of key roles in the 10th National Assembly. There are speculations that Tinubu is displeased with the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, accusing…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The federal government is to stop feeding of the over 75, 507 inmates in the 244 federal correctional facilities nationwide as from December 31, 2023, as state governments are expected to commence feeding of state offenders from then. The decision was revealed yesterday by the minister of interior, Ogbeni Rauf…