Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, September 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended the Presidential Election Petitions Court for affirming the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, presidential poll. “Nigerians have spoken, (and) the court has affirmed it,” Wike said. The former governor of […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his government would ensure good leadership for Nigeria. The President maintained that he decided to run for the office of the President to tackle the leadership and public sector management deficit which had affected the progress of the nation Tinubu, who is currently in India for […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), calling for calm and urging aggrieved parties to further approach the Supreme Court, which is the next legal option available. In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, James Ezema, the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed 15 out of the second batch of 18 commissioner-nominees recently sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Assembly also rejected two of the commissioner-nominees sent by the governor. The confirmation and rejection happened after the Chief Whip and Chairman of the screening committee, Mojeed […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court on the February 25, 2023 poll, describing it as against justice. Obi, who spoke on Thursday in Onitsha, acknowledged the Tribunal’s adherence to statutory time frame and expressed respect for the court’s […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A faction within the Labour Party, headed by Lamidi Apapa, has formally accepted the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court. The African Examiner recalls that the tribunal, in a decision handed down on Wednesday, September 06, 2023, unanimously declared that the petition presented by Peter Obi and his counterpart from the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, announced an end to its two-day warning strike, asking its members all over the country to resume work. In a statement, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, commended Nigerian workers for participating in the strike, saying a significant stride was achieved. Labour had embarked on a two-day […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful and prosperous nation, following the judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said Tinubu welcomes the judgment of the tribunal […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petitions Court said the Electoral Act 2022 made no provision for electronic transmission of election results. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Wednesday, said the only technological device that was mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use for the election is the Bimodal […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday ruled that the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to prove that President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was convicted for money laundering in the United States. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani ruled that no […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is a heavy security presence around the premises of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) ahead of the court’s verdict on Wednesday. As early as 07:00 a.m., there were security operatives in and around the Appeal Court’s premises with their vehicles positioned at strategic points. The area is calm with journalists […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, described as “politically”, the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protest against petrol subsidy removal mulled by the then administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Fayemi spoke when he delivered a keynote address during the 60th birthday celebration of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, tasked Nigerians not to expect too much from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s verdict on Wednesday. Ayodele made this known in a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho.According to him, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State has barred entrance into the state high court premises in compliance with a two-day warning strike. The election petitions tribunals for the National Assembly and state House of Assembly had scheduled judgements in two petitions for today but they have been adjourned till Thursday. […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the “punishing” economic situation in the country. The union stated this in a circular dated September 2, 2023 signed by its General Secretary, Mohammed Sheikh, […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Monday said that his administration would apply technology to ensure that data from public institutions are accurate and transparent in providing templates on which proper public sector planning and accounting can occur across sectors. TInubu spoke on Monday at the Presidential Villa during a meeting with the Global […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian banks have announced that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023 as financial institutions will be embarking on strike. This directive was issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The African Examiner writes that the memo, dated September 2, 2023, […]
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The anniversary on Friday is expected to be marked privately, given the date is also that of his mother’s […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters. The agency’s spokesman Peter Afunanya raised the alarm in an early Monday statement but said […]
