I picked an Igbo christian to be my CSO, there is no Islamization agenda – VP-elect Kashim Shettima tells Nigerians

The Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima has addressed concerns that he and his principal, Bola Tinubu, have an agenda to islamize Nigeria.       Since Tinubu announced former Borno governor Shettima as his running mate in 2022, there have been allegations that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could be […]

Peter Obi reacts to Pope’s new book ‘Hands off Africa’, asks youths to take back their country

By Nwafor Sunday The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has reacted to the new book written and released by Pope Francis.     The book titled ‘Hands off Africa’, prefaced by the award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, captured the exploitation of Africa by Western powers. The Vatican Publishing House picked some […]

BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses PDP’s double nomination suit against Shettima

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for double nomination.     A five-member panel of the apex court held that the Peoples Democratic Party lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said the PDP is […]

Appeal court fines ex-presidential candidate N40m for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

Justice Jamil Tukur of the Court of Appeal has ordered the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 elections, Ambrose Owuru, to pay a fine of N40 million for filing a suit to stop the inauguration of president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29.     Delivering judgment today May 25, Justice […]

Presidential Tribunal: Activists protest in Abuja, warn against ‘unfair’ verdict

The judicial arm of government should consider national interest while delivering judgment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, a human rights movement championing the cause for equity and transparency under the aegis of Good Governance for Better Nigeria, said on Thursday.       While stressing the need for the tribunal to give all political […]

‘I’ve run a good race, finished my course,’ says Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, said he has run a good race and finished his course as Nigeria’s leader for the past eight years.     Therefore, he said, it is in order for him to pass the baton of service to another leader who will lead the country […]

I won’t disappoint you – Bola Tinubu assures Nigerians

President-elect Bola Tinubu has vowed not to disappoint Nigerians when he assumes office on May 29.     Tinubu said this after President Buhari conferred him with the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (GCFR) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, May 25.       Tinubu said […]

Jean Carroll seeks another $10m in damages from Trump over comments he made at CNN town hall two weeks after winning $5 million in defamation lawsuit

Columnist E Jean Carroll is seeking an additional $10 million damages from former President Donald Trump over comments he made about her in his town hall with CNN.     The writer’s legal team filed new legal papers in a Manhattan federal court on Monday May 23, just two weeks after winning $5million when a […]

2023 election: Court overrules Tinubu and APC; consolidates Atiku and Obi’s petitions

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, today May 23, consolidated the three different petitions that are seeking to upturn the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the APC as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election.   A five-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, in a unanimous […]

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah gifts security operatives vehicles and gadgets in Anambra

The Senator, representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Monday, presented no fewer than 14 Toyota Sienna vehicles, 40 motorcycles, over 100 walkie-talkies and other security gadgets to vigilance groups and neighbourhood security watch in Nnewi, Anambra State.     Ubah said the gesture was part of efforts aimed at equipping and fortifying the […]