A media aide to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Valentine Obienyem, has said the leaked audio of his principal’s conversation with the founder of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, was edited out of context. Obienyem also revealed that ‘our Nnewi prodigal brother’ is responsible for the leak. In the audio clip, Obi […]
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I’m Confident In Presidential Election Tribunal – Peter Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the February 25 general elections, Peter Obi, has expressed his confidence on the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Peter Obi showed faith in the judiciary during a Channels Television interview on Thursday morning. “I am confident in the judiciary. I am because I had stayed in court for three years […]
INEC Chairman Holds Meeting With RECs, Amid Governorship, State Assembly Poll
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will be in the forthcoming governorship and state legislature elections. On Saturday, Yakubu provided the guarantee during a meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) taking place at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. […]
Tinubu’s victory: Peter Obi Files Suit At Presidential Election Tribunal
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the last Saturday poll, Peter Obi, has filed a suit at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunalt, Abuja, against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner by the electoral commission. The petition marked CA/PEC/02m/2023 with Peter Obi, Labour Party, LP as […]
#NigeriaDecides: Obasanjo’s Intervention Insufficiency Patriotic —Akinrinade
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, has received criticism from former Chief of Army Staff and Defence Staff General Alani Akinrinade (Rtd) for calling for the annulment of the election on Saturday. Obasanjo was in the Army with Akinrinade, who characterized him as an intrusive former president whose actions pose a threat to democracy. According to […]
Presidential Election: Group Identifies Lagos, Kano, Six Other States As High-risk For Vote-buying, Violence
Speak Out Africa Initiative, a civil society organization, has named Lagos, Kano, Kogi, Kaduna, Delta, Rivers, Abia, and Ebonyi as high-risk states for violence, vote-buying, and voter suppression barely 24 hours before the presidential election. Kenneth Eze, the organization’s executive director, said this on Thursday in Abuja while briefing the media. He stated that 1,405 […]
BREAKING: Buhari Arrives Katsina Ahead Saturday’s Poll
President Muhammadu Buhari has landed in Katsina State and will now travel to his hometown of Daura to take part in the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday. At precisely 4:40 pm, Buhari’s plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua Airport in Katsina. Later on Saturday, he’s anticipated to cast his ballot […]
BREAKING: Biafra Agitator Simon Ekpa Arrested In Finland Hours To Nigeria Elections
Simon Ekpa, a former Radio Biafra anchorman, was detained in Finland. 48 hours prior to the start of the general elections in Nigeria, Ekpa was arrested on Thursday. Finland had been urged by Nigeria to get involved in Ekpa’s efforts. Godfrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs, invited Leena Pylvänäinen, the ambassador of Finland, to […]