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Litigation: I’m Prepared For You, Tinubu Tells Atiku 

President-Elect Bola Tinubu has said he is fully prepared to face whatever challenge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would launch against him anytime anywhere. At a press conference on Thursday, Atiku had said last Saturday’s election which Tinubu was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was neither free nor fair. […]

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Peter Obi In A Rush To Be President, Says Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said the presidential bid of his Labour Party, counterpart, Peter Obi is premature. Atiku, who stated this while addressing a press conference in Abuja, insisted that he remained the stepping stone to the aspiration of the Igbo to produce  Nigeria’s President. He said, […]

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I’ll Prove That I Defeated Tinubu – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Gregory Obi, has said that he won last Saturday’s presidential election and would prove it. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at an ongoing press conference which he called his first reaction to the election. The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), […]

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Saturday Polls Worst Since 1999, Will Be Challenged In Court – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has described the last Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections as the worst since 1999. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Atiku said the dreams and aspirations of Nigeria that voted on Saturday have been shattered by […]

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US Congratulates Nigeria On Election, Calls For Calm

The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner Tuesday of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most populous democracy. “The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, […]

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Tinubu Will Perform As President, IBB Assures Nigerians

Former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued by his media office, IBB as he is popularly identified to as, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for midwifing an election which he said […]

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Osinbajo Congratulates Tinubu, Says President-elect’s Attributes Needed At This Time

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu. Mr Osinbajo extended his felicitations in a message he sent to the president-elect on Wednesday in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier on Wednesday declared Mr Tinubu, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of […]

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I’ll Address You Soon, Peter Obi Tells Supporters

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has broken his silence after the election he lost to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 6,984,520 to emerge second. while Obi came third with 6,101,533 […]

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4 Days After Presidential, NASS Elections, Airlines Reduce Flights By 60%

As the Presidential election results collation continues amidst tension across the country, airlines operating domestic operations have continued to carry out skeletal operations over shortage of passengers, Daily Trust can report.  Checks at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos yesterday showed that all the domestic terminals recorded very slight passenger movements. It was gathered that […]

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Losers Should Take Their Grievances To Court Not Streets – Buhari

President Buhari early hours of Wednesday, congratulated the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President also told candidates that lost the election and their supporters to take their grievances to court and not to the streets Reacting to the results just announced, […]

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Elon Musk Reclaims ‘World’s Richest Man’ Spot

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has regained his title as the world’s richest man after briefly losing it to the LVMH French businessman, Bernard Arnault.  Arnault, the CEO of the French luxury brand, Louis Vuitton, dethroned the Tesla boss, by edging him to the number two spot for more than two months. Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, […]

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Breaking :  INEC Declares Tinubu Winner Of Presidential Election In Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation […]

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Messi Wins FIFA Best Prize, Putellas Claims Women’s Award (Photos)

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain’s Alexia Putellas retained the women’s award at a ceremony in Paris. Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men’s gong with Ballon […]

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Lovely Mother Donates Womb To Her Daughter (Photos)

An Australian woman hopes to carry a baby in the same womb she was grown in following a transplant from her mother. Kirsty Bryant became the first woman in the country to receive a uterine transplant following mammoth operations for both her and her mother Michelle Hayton, 54, at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney last […]

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2023 Elections: European Union Faults INEC, Says Process Distorted, Lacks Transparency

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria on Monday stated that the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria were marred by lack of transparency on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The mission said INEC’s operational capacity was hampered by the ongoing fuel and Naira shortage […]

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US Increases Visitor Visa Validity For Nigerians

The United States of America has increased visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the U.S. temporarily for business and/or tourism. A statement by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria on Monday said the new visa regime will take effect on March 1, 2023. The visa validity extension […]

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Man Utd Win League Cup To End Six-Year Trophy Drought

Manchester United clinched their first major trophy for six years with a ruthless 2-0 win against Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s side took control by half-time thanks to Casemiro’s header and a Sven Botman own goal and held firm despite Newcastle’s second-half pressure. United’s first silverware since […]

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Bode George Denies Statement On INEC Boss Meeting Tinubu 

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, yesterday, denied a media report attributed to him, accusing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, of sneaking to Lagos to see the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and others, on Saturday night. George also said it was laughable, […]

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