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“A New Dawn Has Come For Nigeria” General (rtd.) Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Nigeria’s former military president, has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his election as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement released by his media office, IBB praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for overseeing an election that he predicted would usher in a new Nigeria. Babangida commended Nigerians for going out en masse to exercise their voting rights and electing someone like Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria. “It’s a thing of joy that this is happening…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, as well as his retirement from partisan politics. This comes just hours after his party, the PDP, was defeated in the presidential election by the All Progressives Congress. Fayose, who announced his resignation while appearing as a guest on ARISE TV, revealed that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, turned down an offer of one term in office in order to gain the support of the G5 governors. Atiku lost the G5 governors’ states to Tinubu of the APC, who won three, and…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his election victory on February 25. Tinubu confirmed this when he answered reporters’ questions after presenting his Certificate of Return to President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday night. Tinubu had earlier received the Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja before departing for Daura with his Vice President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima. “Oh very many, many of that, in fact as far as Europe, the stock market reacted positively,” Tinubu said in response to questions about the messages…

Nigeria, President-elect Bola Tinubu, and all political leaders have been congratulated by the United States. It also encourages parties to avoid violence and seek redress through the courts. The United States described the February 25 presidential election as competitive in a statement issued by Ned Price, the Department of State’s Spokesperson, on Thursday. It also stated that the election heralds a new era in Nigerian politics and democracy. It stated that each of the top three candidates received the most votes in 12 states, a remarkable first in Nigeria’s modern political era, reflecting the campaign’s diversity of views and the…

Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s (LP) vice presidential candidate, has stated that the party will challenge the results of Saturday’s presidential election in court. Baba-Ahmed claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the presidential election through irregularities and violations of the Constitution. The election was declared won by the APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Asiwaju Tinubu received 8.8 million votes, defeating his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria…

The Albino Foundation Africa (TAF Africa) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to keep its promise to the disability community by adequately deploying assistive tools in the March 11 elections. TAF Africa’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jake Epelle, made the call in a post-election statement on PWD participation in the presidential and national assembly elections on Tuesday. Epelle stated that the call was necessary to address the lapses in PWD participation in the February 25 elections. He stated that the deployment would help the disability community’s confidence in the electoral process, which had been harmed by the…

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…