Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has vowed to challenge the 2026 Electoral Act in court. Obi, who finished his registration in his birthplace of Agulu in the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he will challenge the newly approved Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he called attempts to alter the outcome of the 2027 general elections. He claimed that aspects of the new electoral legislation were intended to encourage electoral manipulation and destroy the credibility of future elections. The former governor of Anambra State accused the Independent National…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anthony Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Placid succeeds Benjamin Hundeyin, the force’s previous public relations officer. This was stated in a statement made on Sunday by Hundeyin, the Force’s outgoing spokesperson at the Abuja headquarters. According to the statement, Placid is a seasoned police officer with vast expertise in administration, operations, intelligence, training, and international peacekeeping. He was born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and is from Mbiokporo Nsit in the Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. Placid earned…

Nigerians have berated Daniel Bwala, Special Assistant to the president, over his interview with Mehdi Hassan on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. Bwala, who obviously struggled to respond to questions posed to him by Hassan, has attracted condemnation from Nigerians. The interview, which was broadcasted on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a drug baron, corrupt, and unable to govern—sentiments…

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, has dismissed criticism over his appearance on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. He stated that he had no remorse in defending the Tinubu administration before host Mehdi Hassan and would do so again anywhere on the globe. The interview, which was broadcast on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Tinubu…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday that Israel would continue its war with Iran “with all our force” and, alongside the US, had gained near-total control of the skies over Tehran after a week of strikes. “We have a systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime and achieve many other objectives,” Netanyahu said in a televised address. Israel and the US launched the war against Iran with strikes on Tehran last Saturday that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Citizens, you are telling me, the government, and our heroic soldiers to continue until victory, and I thank you. I…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has officially registered as an African Democratic Congress member in the party’s ongoing membership registration and mobilization campaign, which started on Saturday, March 7, throughout Anambra State’s 21 local government areas. Obi promised to contest the recently approved 2026 Electoral Act in court, claiming that it was purposefully created to influence the results of the 2027 general elections. Obi finished his registration at his hometown of Agulu, in Anaocha LGA of Anambra State, on Saturday. The presidential candidate said that the Independent National Electoral Commission has now taken over the political party…

Mr. Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential contender, has stated that no man or group has a monopoly on violence and that no one can prohibit him from visiting any region of the country. Obi was reacting to the Benin City incident and following social media threats urging him not to visit specific sections of the country while visiting Peter University in Achina, Anambra State. “I am a Nigerian, and I am free to go to any part of this country. It is a constitutional right that nobody can take away from…

Eberechi Eze scored the decisive goal as Arsenal were tested but defeated a feisty Mansfield Town to go to the FA Cup quarter-finals. The hosts, who are just five points above the relegation zone in League One, put pressure on the Premier League leaders before Noni Madueke put Arsenal ahead shortly before halftime. Madueke had previously forced Mansfield goalkeeper Liam Roberts to save before the England winger curled the ball into the top corner after Gabriel Martinelli set him up on the outside of the area. However, this was not the simple win that many predicted, and Kepa Arrizabalaga was…

Brazilian football player Neymar is being sued by a former personal chef who alleges she was subjected to harsh working conditions at his Rio de Janeiro mansion, resulting in long-term physical problems, according to football website GOAL. According to GOAL on Saturday, which reported Brazilian source Metropoles as having seen the court paperwork, the chef was expected to cook meals daily not only for the Santos and Brazil forwards, but also for an entourage of up to 150 friends and acquaintances. The size of the task allegedly forced her into 16-hour shifts, much above the hours specified in her initial…

The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said on Saturday that his country would never surrender to Israel and the United States as the Middle East war entered its second week. Iran’s enemies “must take their wish for the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people to their graves,” Pezeshkian said in a speech broadcast on state TV. On February 28, Israel and the US attacked the country, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic republic, and starting a regional crisis. Since then, the Iranian government has retaliated by attacking US and Israeli interests in neighboring nations, primarily in…