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Sunday, 09 April 2023 03:38

Baba-Ahmed responds to Soyinka’s challenge to a debate, tells Nobel Laureate to present Tinubu instead

The Obi-Datti media office, in a statement released on Saturday, says Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), will not engage in a debate with Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, as Soyinka's offer has been rejected by Baba-Ahmed due to "cultural and political reasons," and not cowardice. Baba-Ahmed's recent comments on the presidential election results, which generated criticism and a fine for Channels TV, led to Soyinka challenging him to a debate. In response, Baba-Ahmed asked Soyinka to present his preferred presidential candidate for a one-on-one debate with him, as he is not interested in debating someone…

Sunday, 09 April 2023 03:37

Fascism: Soyinka has reduced ‘himself to a boy for criminal politicians’ - Charly Boy

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s recent statement “Fascism on course” continues to elicit mixed reactions and criticisms, primarily by supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, the Obidients. In the article, Soyinka knocked the Obidient movement and shared his views on the Nigerian electoral process and how unsure he is about the country’s development. In the final part of his article, he subtly addressed the famous entertainer Charly Boy, whom he said he opposes even though he is an independent mind. “Before I take myself off for– well, next port of call – the final word goes to a…

Sunday, 09 April 2023 03:36

Settle your internal squabbles without involving our party, APC replies LP chair Abure

All Progressive Congress (APC) has denied allegations that it was responsible for the leadership crisis in the opposition Labour Party (LP). On Thursday, Lamidi Apapa, deputy national chairman of LP (south), declared himself in charge of the party, shortly after Julius Abure, national chairman of the LP, claimed that thugs sponsored by the APC had invaded the party's headquarters in the federal capital territory (FCT) and damaged property. However, in a statement on Saturday, Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, dismissed Abure's accusation as "unfathomable and infantile" and stated that the LP was solely responsible for its internal…

Saturday, 08 April 2023 03:33

Tinubu to Biden: Dismiss Adichie’s letter as ‘mere fiction’

Bayo Onanuga, media director for the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged US President Joe Biden to disregard the letter written by Chimamanda Adichie. Adichie, a renowned Nigerian novelist, had written an open letter to Biden on Thursday, raising concerns about manipulation in the 2023 presidential election and alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ignored discrepancies and irregularities in the election. Adichie also criticized the hasty announcement of Bola Tinubu of the APC as winner of the election without proper investigation. She urged Biden to uphold democracy and avoid congratulating Tinubu, stating that…

Friday, 07 April 2023 04:12

2023 elections were a ‘sickening show of shame’ - Obasanjo

During the presentation of a book authored by Tunji Olaopa in Abuja on Thursday, a former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, spoke out about his concerns regarding the outcome of the recent general election, stating that it has left the country more divided than ever before. He went on to describe the election as a "sickening show of shame" and urged the incoming administration to take steps towards fostering national reconciliation. Obasanjo emphasized the need for a common vision in order to rescue the country from its current state and prevent it from descending further into dystopia. He called for…

Friday, 07 April 2023 04:11

LP National Chair Abure cries out after ‘police, APC thugs’ invaded national secretariat

Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, has accused thugs escorted by police officers believed to be working for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of breaking into the party's national headquarters in Abuja. In a statement he personally signed, Abure alleged that the invaders armed with weapons, breached the fences, burglaries, doors and windows of the building in order to gain access to their secretariat situated in the Utako district of the federal capital. He claimed that during the invasion, the assailants sacked workers and party members who were present at the secretariat at the time. Abure…

Friday, 07 April 2023 04:10

Ohaneze to Buhari: Hold accountable those involved in attacks on Igbos in Lagos

Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hold accountable all those involved in the attack on Lagos' Igbo residents and the destruction of their properties in the state. In a communique issued after an emergency virtual meeting held on Wednesday and made available to journalists on Thursday, the Council condemned the ethnic profiling of the Igbo in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, reminding Nigerians and authorities that these events were similar to what led to the 30-month civil war that claimed millions of lives. The Council, which had members from Nigeria, the United…

Thursday, 06 April 2023 02:56

I’m under pressure to go on exile - Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, has refuted claims that he referred to the 2023 elections as a religious conflict. He stated that he is experiencing pressure to flee the country. Here’s the full text of his latest public statement expressed in a tweet thread last night: “I continue to thank all Nigerians, especially the youths and the Obidients, as they have remained focused on the core mission of a New Nigeria that is POssible even after the February 25, 2023 presidential election. “Before, during, and after the campaign, it is on record that I have maintained my commitment…

Thursday, 06 April 2023 02:50

Atiku Campaign spokesperson Bwala drags APC to court over N120m debt

Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, has initiated legal action against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, over an alleged debt of N120 million owed to him for legal services rendered to the party. Bwala has filed a suit marked CV/2009/2023 before a Federal Capital Territory High court, requesting an order compelling the APC and its chairman to pay the debt and an additional N25 million as the cost of the suit. He also requested the court to order the defendants to pay 10 percent interest on the judgment sum until…

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:39

FG contradicts INEC, says failure to upload results to IReV caused by cyberattack, not technical issues

According to Nigeria's information minister, Lai Mohammed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) purposely withheld the real-time uploading of presidential election results from polling units due to a suspected cyberattack. He stated that INEC made the decision to maintain the integrity of the data. However, his statement contradicts what INEC told Nigerians a day after the February 25th election, claiming that its failure to upload results was due to technical difficulties and not sabotage or a cyberattack. Opposition candidates challenging the election results are using INEC's inability to upload results in real-time as one of their bases for the challenge.…

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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:37

FG accuses Peter Obi of ‘inciting insurrection’

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of inciting violence following the outcome of the Presidential election. The allegation was made during the minister's official engagements with international media organisations in Washington DC, USA. Mohammed criticised Obi for seeking legal recourse while at the same time urging people to take to the street. He further accused Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, of threatening Nigerians by suggesting that the election of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would spell the end of democracy in Nigeria, which…

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:36

Obi responds to FG’s accusation of inciting insurrection, says allegation ‘malicious, fictitious’

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to allegation by the Federal Government of Nigeria of inciting insurrection with a tweet on his verified twitter handle: “In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC. “It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me quite contrary to what I am, and my core values, is coming from such high quarters. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is totally malicious and fictitious. “I have never…

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:35

FG’s agency, NHRC, confirms widespread voter suppression, violence, hate speech during 2023 elections

National Human Rights Commission, an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has released a report detailing incidents of voter suppression and other human rights violations during the 2023 general election. The report identifies Lagos, Rivers, Imo, Ebonyi, and Bayelsa as states where the commission documented cases of voter suppression. The report also notes 22 incidents of hate speech during the elections. The project, organised in collaboration with the United Nations Human Rights Resident in Nigeria, Ford Foundation, and the Legal Defence and Assistance Project, was initiated to tackle voter apathy. According to the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu,…

Tuesday, 04 April 2023 03:33

Interim govt: Ex-NBA president Agbakoba urges courts to conclude presidential election matters before May 29

Olisa Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, has called on the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to conclude the petitions regarding the February 25 presidential election before the inauguration of a new president on May 29. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission declared All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu the winner, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively, who came in second and third, rejected the outcome and filed petitions to challenge it. In a statement released to the media on Monday, Agbakoba urged the tribunal to adopt procedures…

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