A factional Chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, says the party had warned against the stand of its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi that he was only chasing a wild goose. Apapa, in a statement issued Wednesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, while reacting to the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), said it was a shame that the legal team of Obi failed to advise him properly before going to the tribunal. He said while the party accepted the verdict without any bias, he described the whole process as a waste…
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President Bola Tinubu has commended Indian investors for significant investment pledges amounting to nearly $14 billion committed. Among these new investments, Indorama Petrochemical Limited has pledged a new investment of $8 billion in the expansion of its fertiliser production and petrochemical facility in Eleme, Rivers State. Also, Jindal Steel and Power Limited, one of India’s largest private steel producers, has also committed to investing $3 billion in Nigeria, following discussions with Tinubu on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India. In addition, Founding President of SkipperSeil Limited, Mr. Jitender Sachdeva announced that, following Tinubu’s personal intervention, he…
A group, Coalition of Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI), has called on the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart to support the President Bola Tinubu’s development agenda. Its National Coordinator, Okpokwu Ogenyi, made the call on while addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja during a solidarity work in support of President Tinubu. He urged both Atiku and Obi to accept the outcome of the tribunal judgment. Ogenyi stated: “We are saying that Atiku, Peter Obi and Kwankwaso are all welcome to be part of the administration. All we want…
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has dismiised the petition of Labour Party and it’s Presidential candidate that President Bola Tinubu needs 25 percent of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to win the presidential election. The tribunal held that the citizens of FCT do not enjoy special privileges ahead of other states of the federation. The tribunal further argued that there is no constitutional provision making it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results electronically from polling units real-time, saying It is hereby dismissed. The tribunal further argued that Labour Party filed a petition on election malpractices…
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal Wednesday declared Natasha Akpoti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, said Senatir Abubakar Ohere results were inflated in nine polling units of Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA), while that of Natasha was intentionally reduced in the areas by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as three other polling units result that was deliberately not entered for Natasha in the same LGA. The tribunal, therefore, nullified the victory…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) says the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against the election of President Bola Tinubu lacks merit. Justice Haruna Tsammani held that the cause of action of the petition which is premised on the nomination of Senator Kashim Shettima is a pre-election matter and the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain it. The tribunal also held that the issue of qualification and disqualification of a candidate cannot be decided outside the provisions of sections 131 and 137 of the 1999 Constitution. The tribunal noted that it was the findings of the court that…
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, in this interview says the November 11 elections provide the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abadulahi Ganduje the opportunity to demonstrate capacity to lead the party. Excerpts: What is your assessment of the current government? I’m one of those people who don’t believe in this 100 days thing. The administration, in fairness, is still too young for anybody to think of an honest assessment. This, our administration is, like you said, 100 days, that is three months plus. So it won’t be fair to start…
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says the protest that greeted the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 was politically motivated. TheHintsNews reports that on January 1, 2012, Jonathan announced the removal of fuel subsidy. Consequently, he adjusted the pump price of petrol from N65 per litre to N141 in a move that sparked mass protests, known as ‘Occupy Nigeria’ across the country. Following backlash from leaders of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA),…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for the immediate rehabilitation of the Apapa and Tin-Can ports. The minister made the call at the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Headquarters in Lagos in a meeting with the Management and Staff of the agency shortly after an inspection of facilities at the Lagos Port Complex. Oyetola who decried the poor state of the collapsed quay sections of the ports noted that the federal government understands the importance of ports as it relates to the nations economic development To this end, he called for the immediate commencement of infrastructural…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the long-awaited Nigeria Air project remains suspended despite speculations of its revival. Keyamo while speaking to the journalists on Tuesday in Abuja during a facility tour of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, said he would not overlook any potential red flags associated with the project. He noted that the concerns of Nigerians, including all government agencies will not be sidelined, insisting that the Nigeria Air project would not commence until all documents signed before, during and after the alleged launch of the project are thoroughly scrutinised. He…