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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of presidential and National Assembly (NASS) candidates of all the political parties contesting the February 25 elections in Nigeria. The published list contains the names of candidates validly nominated for national elections at the close of the parties’ primaries …

Prince Harry has launched an extraordinary attack on his father, King Charles’ wife Camilla, branding her ‘dangerous’ and a ‘villain’, as he continued his publicity for his explosive memoir Spare.  The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex took aim at the Queen Consort while speaking with CBS News’ 60 Minutes host Anderson …

Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party ( LP) presidential candidate, has said that women are more productive in Nigeria and less corrupt than their male counterparts. The former governor of Anambra State made said this on Sunday, Jan. 8, during The Peoples Townhall, organized by Channels Television. At the meeting, Ebere Ifendu, President Women …

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave a safer country before he hands over in 2023.  Speaking during the Emblem Appeal Launch for the 2023, Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, the president announced a N10 million donation towards the appeal …

Donald Trump has defeated his niece Mary Trump in a lawsuit where she accused the former U.S. president and two of his siblings of defrauding her out of a multimillionaire inheritance. In a decision on Monday, Justice Robert Reed of a New York state court in Manhattan said Mary Trump …

Following his arraignment over alleged misappropriation of N2.4m belonging to the state assembly, Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Bamidele Oloyeloogun, has told the state High Court, sitting in Akure, at the state capital, that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cannot prosecute him for alleged corrupt practices. Oloyeloogun is facing …

Former US President, Donald Trump ended months of speculation and launched his bid to retake the White House in 2024 on Tuesday, an early attempt to clear the GOP primary field ahead of a potential rematch against Joe Biden. “Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, America’s comeback …

Governor Nyesom Wike says inadequate allocation of funds for projects by the National Assembly every fiscal year is responsible for project abandonment. Mr Wike disclosed this during the inauguration of the Peter Odili Cancer Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Centre by the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, in Port Harcourt. ”The …

A child rights activist, Wale Ojo-Lanre, has sued the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi for allegedly involving a toddler in his political rally in Lagos, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Ojo-Lanre on October 27 filed the originating motion on notice before a family court in the Ikeja …

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has called for an urgent security meeting with the leadership of all political parties and heads of various security agencies in the country. An invitation letter from the Office of the Inspector General of Police dated …

Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is the best option for Nigerians in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. He spoke in Calabar on Sunday at the inauguration of the state’s presidential campaign council for the Atiku/Okowa …

Former US Vice President, Mike Pence said former President Donald Trump’s words on social media during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were “reckless” criticizing Trump for being “part of the problem” that day. Mr. Pence was fiercely loyal in public through the constant controversies that defined …

The Senate Committee on Works has said there is no going back on its decision to remove the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria from the 2023 budget. The Senator Adamu Aleiro-led committee vowed to give the professional body a zero allocation in the 2023 fiscal year. A …

A video of Dino Melaye, the spokesperson for Peoples democratic party (PDP) presidential campaign Council displaying his jewelry collection has gone viral. Some say they make mockery of Mr. Peter Obi that he (Obi) has only two pairs of shoes.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by globaltellblog …

The Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have urged the Presi­dent to urgently direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, and appropriate law enforcement agencies to identify and arrest the perpetrators and sponsors of attacks on the offices of Independent National Elec­toral Commission (INEC) …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected claims that it plans to abandon the transmission of Polling Units (PUs) results and switch to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this on Friday in Abuja.According to him, …

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said that the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, was not approved for the Labour Party’s rally because the notice arrived too late. Obaseki during an interview on ChannelsTv on Friday said the notice to use the stadium was received 24 hours to the …

Chief Spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo has claimed that the alleged drug money the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate forfeited in the United States was tax.  Mr. Keyamo made the claim following the controversy surrounding a document recently released by the US District Court for the Northern …

The Auditor-General for Local Governments of Yobe State, Yahaya Idris, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating N19,900,000.00. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajuren said mallam Idris who was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge …

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the certified judgment documents released by the Chicago, US court, where he was indicted of drug dealings and money laundering in 1993. The certified US court judgment documents surfaced and have been making the rounds …

The PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal, on Monday, urged members of the party, supporters, and the public to remain calm following the nullification of the PDP governorship primary that produced him as the candidate of the party in Zamfara State for the second time. This is contained in a …

Tiffany, the fourth daughter of ex-American president, Donald Trump, is set to wed her Nigerian-bred fiancé, Michael Boulos.  According to Page Six, the wedding will be held at Trump’s lavish Palm Beach, Florida, estate on 12th November, 2022.  29-year-old Tiffany and Boulos, 24, got engaged last year. They met in Greece in 2017 and have been dating …

Five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as G5, on Monday, arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital, to flag off the PDP 2023 campaign and inaugurate projects in the State They included the host, Governor Samuel Ortom alongside Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Okezie Ikpeazu …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said he will not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust from judicial officers. Justice Ariwoola, during the swearing-in of members of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals yesterday in Abuja, called on them to be …

For the embattled former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, over his trial on alleged organ harvesting case as the Central Criminal Court in London, the United Kingdom yesterday moved the trial date from May, 2023 to January 31, 2023. According to Channels TV, the Old Bailey agreed …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said, cases by litigation-happy individuals and parties are eating into vital time for the preparations of and procurement of sensitive materials for the 2023 general elections. The nation’s electoral body also noted that the cases are wasting the precious time of the courts …

In what appeared to be a formal flag-off of the campaign against their party’s candidate, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, and other G5 governors yesterday launched a political offensive against the presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Gov. Wike, his Abia, Oyo, Enugu and Benue counterparts, …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has signed a law to conscript citizens with nu-expunged or outstanding convictions for murder, robbery, larceny, drug trafficking and other serious crimes under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to be called up for military service to mobilize for the war in Ukraine. The new …

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia has dismissed the suit seeking to nullify the Abia PDP primaries and thereby disqualify all PDP candidates for the 2023 election on the grounds that the congresses conducted by the PDP to elect delegates for the primary election that produced the candidates did …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has released photos of some of the 40 properties Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, ordered former Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, to forfeit to the Federal government.A statement released by EFCC says among the affected properties forfeited include a London …

The Adamawa state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list for the state, headed by Senator Aisha Ahmed Dahiru, popularly called Binani. The state executive members of the party believed to be loyal to Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday vehemently opposed …

Dr. Ahmed Sani Kaura, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state is dead, age 62. Dr. Kaura slumped on Wednesday during a peace meeting organized by the state chapter of the Nigeria Council of Ulamah. The Secretary of the party, Faruku Ahmed Gusau, who confirmed the …

The Russia President, Vladimir Putin has early stage Parkinson’s disease and pancreatic cancer, leaked spy documents have alleged in the latest unverified claim about the leader’s ill health. Putin has been plagued with rumours about his illnesses for months and he has regularly appeared twitching and unsteady in public. Claims have …

Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Chairman of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, has said the group never endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, for the 2023 presidential election. earlier a leader of the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo had accused the presidential candidate of the ruling All …

Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says he has no regret being a minister in the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration. The minister stated this in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation to defend the ministry’s 2023 budget proposal on Tuesday. Responding to …

The Senior pastor of the African Church and Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Media, Richard Peters, has alleged that the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, (YPP) in Akwa Ibom state, Senator Obong Bassey Albert, popularly called OBA for short, has given approval to his supporters to …

Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far right incumbent did not concede defeat on Sunday night, raising concerns that he might contest the result.  

Mr. Festus Keyamo said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu was only after Atiku Abubakar’s money. Festus Keyamo is the spokesperson of the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).Momodu, who holds the same position in the PDP campaign, had called Keyamo a nuisance and a figurehead in the …

Sen. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice are standing trial in the United Kingdom over an alleged conspiracy to harvest the organ of one David Ukpo. Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has fixed November 9 to hear the motion seeking to regularize the suit seeking …

A damning allegation has been made against the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu.  Some “sacked” directors at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday accused Adamu, of operating “secret accounts” without the resolution of the National Working Committee (NWC). DailyTrust reported that the …

Former Kogi Senator and spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, has slammed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Dino Melaye, accused Tinubu of plagiarizing the campaign manifesto and slogan of the late MKO Abiola. The former Kogi West Senator …

52 political parties deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have pitched their tent with the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo. Leaders of the affected parties yesterday in Abuja, said their members would register in the SDP and work for all the candidates …

The Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the Federal Government won’t be stampeded by the terror advisories released by the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. He said this while speaking with state house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over …

The administration of the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. John Kayode Fayemi has been accused of owing retired public servants over N7.54 billion in gratuities and N3.30 billion as pension arrears. This was stated in a statement made available on Wednesday by Mr Dapo Omotoso, a former Vice-Chairman, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified 23 personnel who carried out fake voter registrations. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at the third quarterly meeting with political parties on Wednesday, said after a rigorous clean-up of the data using the automated bio-metric identification system (ABIS) 2,780,756 (22.6%) of the registrants were …

The Federal Government has given reasons why it cannot obey the court ruling, for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The Nigerian government has told the Appeal Court in Abuja that Kanu poses a flight risk and was a threat to …

The Minister of Science and Technology, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said it will be a miracle if the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi wins next year’s general election. Mr. Mamora stated this when he appeared on Political Paradigm, a Channels Television programme, aired on Tuesday 25 October. …

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended its governorship aspirant, Hon. Ladi Adebutu and the acting chairman, Hon. Taiwo Akinlabi. It also suspended the state secretary, Hon. Sunday Solarin, state publicity secretary, Mr. Akinloye Bankole, and Ogun East senatorial chairman, Arc. Kayode Adebayo. They were suspended …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship polls for November 11, 2023. The Commission approved the timetable at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, 25 October.  It fixed primary elections by parties for March 27 to April 17, 2023. A statement by INEC National Commissioner …

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has nullified all the primaries conducted by All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state Recall that some aggrieved APC members loyal to the Governorship Candidate of SDP, Senator Magnus Abe, had approached the Court challenging the conduct of the Primary …