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The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, along with eight domestic observers, described Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections as evidence of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is an arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., USA, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting their preliminary report. The Grassroots Empowerment Initiative for Positive Change and Development, Voters Awareness Initiative, Society for the Protection of Human Rights, and African Civil Society Forum are among the other organizations. Africa Youths International Development Foundation, Pan African Leadership League, Centre for Strategic Conflicts Management,…

The Rivers State Government has refuted social media claims that Governor Nyesom Wike’s son was murdered in the United States. Chris Finebone, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, stated this in response to a trending social media post claiming that Wike’s son was shot dead in the United States over the governor’s alleged activities in the recently concluded Rivers State Presidential and National Assembly elections. The post is captioned ‘Breaking news: Wike’s only son shot dead in California, US over father’s act in Rivers election’. Our correspondent saw a photo of the governor’s son wearing a convocation gown at…

Through thick and thin, we must all remain focused on birthing Nigeria of our dreams, says VP  Personally joins President-Elect, VP-Elect at Presentation of INEC’S Certificates of Return Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has written to congratulate the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a statement released by Laolu Akande on March 1, 2023. According to him “I warmly congratulate the flagbearer of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the 2023 Presidential Elections, and his declaration as President-Elect of the Federal Republic of…

Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, has stated that Nigeria is lucky to elect Sen. Bola Tinubu as president. On Wednesday, his media office in Abuja issued a congratulatory message to Tinubu. Tinubu’s victory in the hotly contested presidential election, according to Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), was a well-deserved reward for his esteem courage, resilience, doggedness, and hard work. He said, “Tinubu showed unwavering determination and decades of building bridges across the nooks and cranny of the Nigerian nation. “Tinubu’s victory is a sign that there is no short cut to success, but…

Mr. Joseph Bassey, Deputy Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, has congratulated Sen. Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect. In an interview on Wednesday in Calabar, Bassey stated that Tinubu would restore Nigeria’s economic fortunes if elected. Bassey, who is also the House of Representatives member-elect for Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency, stated that Tinubu’s election was a result of popular demand. Tinubu was declared the winner of the presidential election held on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission because he received the most votes. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International…

Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has received his Certificate of Return. On Wednesday, the Certificate was presented to him by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC. The president-elect won 12 states, while his closest rival, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar, also won 12 states. Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, won 11 states, including the FCT, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, won one. The president-elect received 8, 794, 726 votes, while Atiku received 6,984,520. Senate acknowledges, congratulates Tinubu Obi received 6,101,533 votes, while Kwankwaso received 1, 496,…

The Senate congratulated President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed and Vice President-Elect Kashim Shettima on their election victories on Wednesday. Tinubu is the best person for the job – Buhari The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who delivered the congratulatory message during plenary in Abuja, also invited all Senators, particularly those on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, to present the Certificate of Return to the President-Elect by 3 p.m. today.

The Kaduna State Police Command has declared a ban on celebrations or rallies by supporters of political parties in the aftermath of the recently concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The ban was announced on Wednesday in Kaduna by DSP Mohammed Jalige, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO). “The command wishes to notify the general public that all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections have been banned in the state. ”Any deliberate act to violate the ban or cause breakdown of law and…

On Monday, gunmen attacked the Nkporo Divisional Police Headquarters in Abia State’s Ohafia Local Government Area and carted away weapons from the police station. The gunmen stormed the police division in three Toyota Sienna vehicles, assaulted on-duty officers, broke into the divisional armory, and stole one AK-47 rifle with 30 rounds of live ammunition. The suspects were also said to have escaped with two riot gunners and an unknown amount of ammunition. It was learned that the police officers who were injured in varying degrees during the invasion were rushed to a nearby hospital and were receiving medical attention. Confirming…

In the interest of peace and national development, the National Mass Movement for Better Orientation (NAMMBO), a frontline Tinubu support group, has warned youths against engaging in post-election violence. Dr. Hauwa Bagu, NAMMBO’s National Coordinator, made the call during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja to declare a vote of confidence in the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She stated that the election results demonstrated that democracy was strengthening in the country. Bagu praised INEC’s chairman for conducting transparent elections in line with Nigerians’ hopes and dreams. She also urged the aggrieved political parties who were…