The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja has called on citizens to put the country in their prayers ahead of its final judgment in different petitions challenging President Bola Ahmed’s electoral victory.The PEPC made the call after reserving its judgement in the petition filed by the presidential candidate of
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Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joined presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja.UNITY TIMES reports that Obi and Baba-Ahmed are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 poll
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MOVES to establish the South West Development Commission, SWDC has resurfaced in the Senate for consideration and subsequent passage.When established, the Commission would be saddled with the responsibilities of managing and administering funds received from the Federation account.South West Development Commission ( Establishment) Bill 2023( SB.68), sponsored by former Governor
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja to reportedly submit his final written address for adoption.Atiku is accompanied by the Acting Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, among other party chieftains.Recall that Atiku had asked the
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President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja on for Cotonou, Benin Republic, to attend the 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence.Tinubu was accompanied by six governors: Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara), Nasir Idris (Kebbi), and Mohammed Umar Bago (Niger).The president’s spokesman, Dele Alake, said
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The French government Tuesday announced the commencement of the evacuation of its nationals and other European nationals from Niger.“Given the situation in Niamey, the violence that took place against our embassy the day before yesterday and the closure of airspace which leaves our compatriots without the possibility of leaving the
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has expressed worry over the Federal Government’s promises to dispense wage award to workers since the removal of petrol subsidy in the country.Reacting to the President’s national broadcast, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that President Tinubu’s statement on working with
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said earnings of members of the National Assembly are not enough to take care of volumes of requests from their constituencies.The Senate President made the remark, while contributing to debate on a motion sponsored by Abdulraman Kawu Suleiman (NNPP, Kano), on the need to avert
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Amidst the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), the immediate former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom; former Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; and former governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and others have all made the Bayelsa State campaign
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed reservations with the interventions President Bola Tinubu rolled out during his national broadcast to Nigerians to cushion the effects of his administration’s policies on the citizens.The union insisted on proceeding with its planned protest over the removal of petroleum subsidy, noting that what
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