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The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has held that President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma were qualified to have contested the last presidential election. The court held that Tinubu was not disqualified by the fine imposed on him by a United States court following a civil forfeiture proceeding.In …

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot be forced to e-transmit election results. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, September 6, the five-man panel of the Presidential Election petition Court PEPC led by Justice Haruna Tsammani held that INEC was at liberty …

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has directed that all pregnant women registered in government hospitals and health centers across the state are to enjoy free antenatal and delivery services. Soludo gave the directivy at Nnobi General Hospital in Idemili South local government area during the launch of the initiative, …

Music executive Don Jazzy, has described singer Asake as “Nigeria’s Lil Wayne.” The Mavin boss said the YBNL signee is a generational artiste.Don Jazzy stated this in a podcast interview with DJ Big N.He said: “Asake is such a brilliant artist. He’s an all-rounder. He’s an artiste that we don’t get …

Nigerian banks, including the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Access Bank, among others, have announced a two-day nationwide strike, starting on September 5. The strike decision follows a directive from the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees.The directive was conveyed in a memorandum dated September 2, …

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising to hold “free… (and) transparent elections” after an unspecified period. Oligui, head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a coup on Wednesday …

In May, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal commenced its sitting with various justices presiding over the various petitions concerning the 2023 presidential election. Five political parties includingthe PDP, LP, Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and the Action Alliance (AA) had lodged separate petitions before the tribunal seeking …

The Court of Appeal Headquarters on Monday said the presidential tribunal judgement on the petitions before it would be aired live.The court said this was to promote, transparency and openness and for Nigerians to watch. The Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal HQ, Umar Bangari, stated this in a statement while …

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UK, GREAT BRITAIN, BRITAIN, ENGLAND A lot of people in Nigeria and indeed all over the world, including well travelled, elite class people often confuse England, United Kingdom, Britain and Great Britain. Well, here’s the way to differentiate them: *England* is a country just as Nigeria, …

In less than three months after her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, left power, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has amplified a video of a woman berating Nigerian hospitals and doctors for “ruining lives.” Mrs Buhari, in her Facebook story on Sunday, amplified the criticisms of a woman in glasses and …