A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, says Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) was a judicial coup against Nigerians and not justice. TheHintsNews reports that the tribunal had in its judgment struck out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, as well as the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi. The tribunal consequently affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. However, Frank, while reacting to…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Habu Sani, a seasoned and highly experienced officer, as the new Head of the Force Intelligence Department (FID). Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued Thursday said the upscaling of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) to a Department in the Nigeria Police Force, to consolidate current strides in the advancement of police efforts to strengthen and enhance the police intelligence capabilities for an improved internal security mechanism with a view to bolstering the ability to combat modern-day challenges effectively. …
President Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan will require $1.9 trillion by 2060. He said additional financing translates to about $10 billion per annum but average international financing flows to Nigeria for clean energy have been about $655 million per year over the past decade. The president who was represented by the Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Iziaq Salako explained that the unconditional target in Nigeria Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) requires $17.7 billion in investments annually. The president made the disclosure to Aviation Correspondence at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; shortly after arriving from the inaugural AU…
The Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredoku has returned to the country after months of medical vacation. The governor was flown to Germany Germany on May 31 to get foreign medical attention Unconfirmed reports have it that the governor had been down with leukemia. Leukemia is the cancer of the blood. Akeredolu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja in a private jet with United Aviation flight number N728LB. TheHintsNews checks revealed that the governor would immediately be flown to Ibadan Airport, enroute Akure, the state capital. A source said immigration officials will only stamp his passport in Abuja…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar Thursday revealed that he has instructed his lawyers to appeal the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) given in favour of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, while addressing a press conference in Abuja said the last presidential election said the judgement delivered on Wednesday failed to restore confidence in everyone’s dreams of free and fair elections devoid of human manipulations The former vice president noted that the last presidential election and the way it was managed by the…
Former Vice President of Atiku Abubakar, has denied issuing any statement congratulating President Bola Tinubu over the outcome of the election petition tribunal in Abuja. The PDP presidential candidate explained that he was not going into retirement and would instead continue to be part of the struggle to deepen democracy in the country. Reacting to a purported statement allegedly from Atiku, congratulating Tinubu on the judgement of the tribunal, the Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Mr. Paul Ibe said that it was fake news being orchestrated by those desperately looking for validation for the usurpation of the mandate…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Afenifere, has said that restructuring and proper federalisation of the country should form important aspects of the rejigging to be effected. It also called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently ameliorate the pains of Nigerians occasioned by the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The Leader of Afenifere Worldwide, Pa Reuben Fasoranti stated this in a statement issued Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Jare Ajayi, while congratulating President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Electoral Court (PEPC). He noted that the judgment which further validated the electoral victory of February…
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, says the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu at the polls was never in doubt. He said Nigerians couldn’t have made a wrong choice on February 25, 2023 when they filed out en masse across the country to cast their votes for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kalu, in a statement issued Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu, congratulated the President on his victory at the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). The Deputy Speaker stressed that the ruling of the tribunal only…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has vindicated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which duly declared Bola Tinubu the winner of the presidential. The Speaker in a statement issued Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, congratulated Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. He added that dismissal of the petitions against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election has only added more legitimacy and credibility to his government and administration. Abbas said that while…
The Minister of States, Labour and Employment, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has described her victory at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia as one “ordained by God” She has also dedicated it to the people of her constituency, saying that they are the true heroes of democracy even in the face of intimidation. The minister, in a statement issued Wednesday by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Emameh Gabriel, described the outcome of her petition at the tribunal as a natural result of the selfless work snatched away from her people through the backdoor. She said, “Today God has…