The Erinmo-Ijesa Diaspora Heritage (EIDH) has called on the Osun State Government to intervene in the alleged plans by the children and family members of Late Prophet Odeyemi Joseph Bojesomo to cede Erinmo Mountain in Erinmo-Ijesa, Oriade Local Government to Efon Alaye, a community in Ekiti State. EIDH said any attempt to achieve this would […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It is unaccustomed of me to write in celebration of a man or woman who is under 80 years. Yes, 70 is a milestone worthy of celebration. It even enjoys Biblical endorsement. Science and technological wonders have made three scores and ten relatively easier to attain, many have tended to observe and […]
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has commended Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that validated the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2023 election. In a statement issued in Abuja, Ganduje described the verdict as thorough, stressing that it addressed all the issues raised by the […]
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The five-man panel of the Tribunal was led by Justice Haruna Tsammani. This development followed petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, asked workers under its affiliate unions to return to work on Thursday (tomorrow). This is coming after the end of the union’s two-day warning strike, which it claimed was meant to draw the attention of the government to the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the […]
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NLC strike: Federal Secretariat, Abuja deserted as workers stay at home. Photo Credit: Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Lagos, Katsina, Sokoto workers shun protest Airport, bank workers ignore strike, maritime unions block Warri, Lagos ports The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress to protest the failure of the Federal Government to provide palliatives following the fuel subsidy […]
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday struck out several paragraphs of the petitions presented by the People Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February polls, Atiku Abubakar, to nullify Tinubu’s victory as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Also, the tribunal rejected and discountenanced exhibits including witnesses’ statements tendered by Abubakar […]
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The suspended Chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr. Wale Adedayo, has said that he remains unshaken and has no regrets for demanding that Governor Dapo Abiodun allow the local governments in the state to have access to federal allocations meant to develop the grassroots. Speaking on Tuesday in Abeokuta […]
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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has laid to rest the controversy over winning 25 percent of gites cast in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as a requirement for winning the presidential election in Nigeria. It said that scoring 25 percent was not constitutionally obligatory in the process of becoming president of Nigeria. The Justice […]
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As Nigerians waited eagerly for the final verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, PEPT, Realnews takes a look at the decisions already taken so far. The tribunal began with the Allied Peoples Movement, APM’s Suit challenging the qualification of Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate. The petition argued that […]
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