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  The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have opened their petition against President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), by calling one witness out of the 50 proposed. Before the witness, who is a lawyer and hails from Anambra testified, counsel to Peter Obi, Jibrin Okutepa, tendered a judgement from a district court in the United States, which reportedly indicted Tinubu and ordered his forfeiture of $460,000 in drug-related offences. The Presidential Election Petitions Court reconvened after a week on Tuesday to begin the definite hearing in the petitions by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), alongside their parties, challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. The hearing commenced, led in evidence by Okutepa, with an Anambra-based lawyer and Labour Party (LP) witness, Lawrence Nwakaeti, tendering the certified t...

  The downstream end of the Nigerian petroleum industry has gone into a frenzy as operators respond to the immediate removal of subsidy on petrol with a sharp hike in pump price just as consumers crowded to the petrol stations. Commercial transporters have also hiked their trip fares across the country in response to the development. On his inaugural speech yesterday, the new president, Bola Tinubu, had stated that “petroleum subsidy is gone”. It was gathered in Lagos that some marketers responded by increasing their prices by about 100 percent to N370 from N185 per litre. However, few other stations especially the major marketers, sold between N195 and N220 per litre across Lagos and Abuja. Our findings also showed that some of the petrol stations operators simply shut their filling stations, thus leading to the emergence of long queues. This is even as depot owners shut their operations, arguing that further clarification was needed to guide activities on the implementation of th...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was officially sworn in on Monday as the fifth democratically elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Although his victory as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is still being challenged at the Presidential Election Tribunal by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the candidate of the third-force opposition, the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, Tinubu took his oath and became Nigerian president. Since his emergence as the winner of the election, some pastors and clerics had predicted that the politician would not be sworn in, because of his perceived unpopularity and allegedly rigged February 25 election. Here are some of the “miss-the-road” prophecies about the May 29 inauguration as given by the pastors below: 1.) Tinubu won’t be sworn in and will be arrested on May 29 – Bishop Feyi ...

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as the 16th President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  He took the oath of office at exactly 10:35am with the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Olukayode Ariwodola in charge. He took the oath of office to a rousing applause by supporters and well-wishers at the colourful ceremony at the Eagles Square, Abuja. The event was attended by several head of states and other dignitaries.

  The wife of the President-elect, Remi Tinubu, says her family has been blessed by God and does not need the wealth of Nigeria to survive. Speaking at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, on Sunday, Tinubu said the wealth of Nigeria belongs to all and that they would use it for the right thing. The outgoing Senator representing Lagos Central in the Ninth National Assembly asked Nigerians for prayers as they would need the grace of God to live up to the expectations of Nigerians. She said, “God has been merciful to us. I can tell you on my own that we never believed this could happen. But thank God for giving us hope, for giving us the resilience to continue in the race of life.” Continuing, Tinubu added, “Asiwaju is 71 and I will be 63. I bet I will be one of the oldest first ladies Nigeria would have. We need the grace of God and we need everyone to do what Nigerians are expecting. “T oday, God has really p...

  The expansive space called the Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja is set for the inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President for the next four years. Beautifully decorated with the green-white-green colours of the nation, last-minute preparations are already being concluded for the historic handover of President Muhammadu Buhari to his party man who won the February 25 presidential poll. Already, there is heavy security at the venue for the auspicious and remarkable event where Tinubu, 71, will be sworn in as Nigeria’s next leader after Buhari’s eight-year administration. Scores of operatives of the joint security team comprising the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army and other paramilitary agencies were seen at the venue on Sunday evening. Fully armed, law enforcement agents were seen with different breeds of sniffer dogs in preparation for the main moment. Scores of patrol vans have also been s...

The official portrait of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu who will be sworn-in as the President today, (Monday, May 29) has been unveiled. This was announced on Monday by one of Tinubu’s aides, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga while revealing Tinubu’s official portrait via his verified Twitter handle said that he shall be known and called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu henceforth. He wrote; “From today 29 May 2023, he shall be known and called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The glory belongs To Almighty God, the God of all possibilities. And also to us the Nigerian people. Here is the official portrait of Nigeria’s 16th President.”

  The Canadian government on Friday, announced a new policy to speed up the approval of family reunification applications, just a few days after the UK government banned students from Nigeria and other foreign countries on study visas from bringing their families into the country. Announcing the development, Canadian immigration minister, Sean Fraser explained that the new measures were put in place to strengthen family reunification in Canada. It was gathered  that the new system will enable spouses, children, and parents of recent immigrants to join their loved ones in Canada faster. The immigration minister noted that the new policy uses advanced analytics and technology to process Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) applications for family members of permanent residents and citizens in 30 days. He added that the method had accepted far in advance 98 per cent of TRV applications from spouses and their children. He also announced a new programme that will grant open work permits t...

Former housemate of the first edition of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Joseph Ada is dead. According to multiple reports, the former reality TV show star died in Delaware, United States of America on Wednesday May 24, 2023. It was further stated that he died after a battle with pancreatitis. Before his appearance on the Big Brother Nigeria show, Joseph was a former flight attendant with Virgin Atlantic. He moved to the US after participating on the show. Joseph was co-housemate with the current host of the BBNaija show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. The first edition of the show, which took place in 2006, also featured Gideon Okeke, Maureen Osuji, Francisca Owumi, Ify Ejikeme, and Helen while Katung Adwak won the edition.

  The Court of Appeal, Kano Division has granted an order for a stay and suspension of the judgement of a Federal High Court in Kano State sacking the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. T he court also granted the governor-elect leave to appeal as an interested party against the judgement of Justice Mohammed Yunusa delivered on May 18. The three-man panel of the court led by Justice Ita Mbaba granted Otti seven days from Saturday within which to file the notice of appeal as an interested party. The other two justices are Justice Uche Onyemenam and Justice Usman Musale. They granted the application after listening to Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), who represented the appellant (Otti) alongside Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ken Ahia and Bashir Muhammad. The respondents, Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahi, Labour Party (LP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), were not represented in court, despite being served. The  order for a stay and suspension of the judgement was gra...

  Nnamdi Kanu (left), Soludo (middle) and Buhari The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, says he will shift attention to the incoming government of Bola Tinubu if his appeal for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not granted by President Muhammadu Buhari. Soludo has repeatedly appealed to President Buhari to release Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest in July 2021, with his latest appeal coming in a letter to the President dated April 20, 2023. Speaking with newsmen on Friday, Governor Soludo said the call for Kanu’s release is a cause he believes in, adding that his latest letter was also copied to the President-elect. “ This is a cause that one believes in. Consistently I am an advocate of the rule of law and justice for all and therefore if you look at that letter, that letter is copied to the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and I want to...

  A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Tosin Ojutalayo, and his lover, Andrew have tied the knot at Castle Bay in Hyères, France. Tosin took to his Twitter page to share photos from their wedding. Reflecting on their journey to getting married, Tosin revealed they both met 10 years ago when Andrew sent him a private message. He tweeted, “He slid into my DMs, whilst I was in a relationship and I shut it down of course #YorubaMenDon’tCheat. Then two months later (now single) – I walked into a dinner party and he was there. 10 years later, we’re getting married in 2 weeks Quoting the tweet on Tuesday, Tosin shared pictures of the wedding, with the caption, “UPDATE: We Got Married.”

  Nine years after their last album together, the Nigerian musical duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, known are P-Square, are working on a new album. The identical twins made this known to CNN recently where they also hinted at releasing the album within the year. Since reuniting in 2022, the duo released two singles Jaiye (Ihe g’eme) and Find Somebody) ahead of their ‘100 Cities World Tour,’ which kicked off with North America through Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa last year. Speaking with CNN about the rift that kept the twins apart, Paul said, “Anything you see that happens to a (music) group, it’s the same thing that happened to us. “Irrespective of how people want to look at it, we felt the fans were disappointed. We’re humans. It’s normal,” he added.

  A dormitory blaze that killed 19 children in Guyana was set by a teenage student who was upset that her cell phone had been taken away, officials say. The fire broke out at the Mahdia Secondary School in the South American country late on Sunday. A statement from the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was “maliciously set.” National Security Adviser Gerald Gouveia told the Associated Press that the suspect in the incident, a pupil at the school, was accused of setting the dorm on fire after being disciplined for having a liaison with an older man. “A female student is suspected of having set the devastating fire because her cellular phone was taken away by the dorm mother and a teacher,” Mark Ramotar, Guyana Police’s communications chief, said in a statement seen by the local news outlet Stabroek News. It was gathered that the dormitory had been locked to stop the girls from sneaking out at night. Gouveia told the AP that the house mother had been asleep inside the bui...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday, threatened that should its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, “fall in the hands of Nigeria, then Nigeria and her leaders will fall in the hands of Biafra.” In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafran group said it was disappointed in the United Nations, European Union, African Union and ECOWAS for keeping silent while its leader continued to be detained for almost two years by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The group accused the Supreme Court of bias in the handling of Kanu’s case, saying the apex court  was  conspiring with the Federal Government, which “wants our leader to die in detention,” given his ill health. “It is also possible that the DSS has given him (Kanu) a slow-acting poison, which is why his health keeps deteriorating to eventually kill him. “In what we consider a conspiracy to kill our leader, the Nigeria Supreme Court, the constitutional court refused to entertain an appeal from K...

The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. Aft er a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedly expected to hit a record high this year. Official figures published last November estimated net migration to June 2022 at just over 500,000. Under the new proposals, only students on postgraduate courses designated as research programmes will be able to bring dependants to the UK while they study. Overseas students will be prevented from switching “out of the student route into work routes” before their studies have been completed. There will also be “improved and more enforcement activity” and a clamp down on “unscrupulous agents” using education as a cover for immigration, according to a government statement. Some 136,000 visas were issued to the dependants of international students last year up e...

  Premature grey hair is one of the side effects of modern living and for many, it’s a scary experience; many enter panic mode when they notice the first white strand especially when they are still in their youth. There are many factors responsible for appearance of premature white hair, but the good news is that it is preventable with simple remedies and precautions. Hair whitening is due to loss of hair pigments; hair turns grey as pigment reduces and becomes completely white when there is no pigment again. The amount of pigment that is injected into each strand of hair gets reduced as humans age. And aside from aging, other factors that cause premature grey hair include genes, hormones, medical conditions, lack of iron, iodine, and vitamin B12, deficiency of melanin, chemicals, smoking, as well as thyroid issues, amongst many others. Genes determine what age individual hair loses pigment, imbalance in hormones can trigger or increase premature greying of hair while some medical ...