Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has denied working against the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, in the February 25 presidential election. 61-year-Obi, who, in less than a year, galvanised young voters in a manner some have described as unprecedented finished the race with 6,101,533. He trailed behind Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 6,984,520 votes. Following Obi’s loss to Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Wike has been accused of working against the former Anambra State Governor. Speaking during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday…
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A lay canon from Liverpool in England, Canon Maggie Swinson, has been acclaimed as the new Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), one of four “Instruments of Communion” or “Instruments of Unity” of the global Anglican Communion of 42 independent-yet-interdependent nationals, and regional Churches. The Council meets in plenary every three-or-so years and is currently gathered in Accra, Ghana, for its 18th plenary meeting. Canon Maggie Swinson, newly elected Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council As chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Maggie Swinson will also chair the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion. This comprises the Archbishop…
The Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Ministry, Sabon Tasha, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, distributed food items to over 1000 underprivileged Muslims ahead of the 30-day Ramadan fasting period. Some of the foodstuffs and other items distributed to the mostly the Almajiri, beggars under the aegis of the Association of Persons with Disabilities at the Kano Road Central Mosque, Kaduna, in the state capital, included bags of rice, bags of maize, millets, as well as plastic kettles. The General Overseer of the church, Pastor Yohanna Buru, while speaking to newsmen shortly after…
The race to buy Manchester United enters a crucial stage on Wednesday as bidders face a deadline to submit improved offers for the Premier League giants. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe have rival bids on the table. There are reported to be several other groups whose interest in United has remained private throughout a bidding war which has intensified this week. Elliott Investment Management reportedly made it through to the second stage of the process, although the firm is believed to be offering funding to United owners, the Glazer family, rather than…
The Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial district, Jibrin Barau, has said that he is the most ranked and experienced among those vying for the office of the Senate Presidency. Barau made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the National Assembly in Abuja. He noted that he would officially begin his campaign for the number one seat in the Senate in a few days while he would formally declare in the coming weeks. He said, “I intend to seek to be the President of the 10th Senate. In the next few days, I will start my campaign and make…
The coach of Guinea U-23, Morlayie Cisse, has disclosed that his team will defeat the Olympic Eagles in today’s match. The Guineans will do battle with the Olympic Eagles in the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final qualifying round first leg future at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Cisse disclosed this while speaking with journalists, expressing confidence of defeating the Olympic Eagles in the presence of their fans “We are here for business and want to qualify for the U-23 AFCON. “We must beat Nigeria U-23 Eagles in front of their fans,” he said. The overall winners will secure…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, calling for the annulment of the February 25 Presidential Election won by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Obi had previously challenged the outcome of the election and had also sought the court requesting to have access to all the sensitive materials Independent National Electoral Commission deployed for the election. On Tuesday, the LP candidate filed another suit at the election tribunal challenging the declaration of Tinubu by INEC who…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated the Senate will investigate the 19 Constitution Alteration Bills rejected by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Lawan made this known during plenary on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in January transmitted 35 Constitutional Alteration bills to the President for assent. But Buhari had on Friday last week assented to 16 out of the 35 bills. Lawan noted that the most striking of the 16 bills that Buhari assented to was the Fifth Alteration Bill No 6, which makes provisions for financial independence of state Houses of Assembly and the Judiciary. The…
The Bauchi State Police Command has said its operatives have arrested 11 miscreants for wielding dangerous weapons in the wake of the announcement of the Gubernatorial election results in the state. In a statement made available to journalists by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, the suspects were arrested at different locations within the Bauchi metropolis. He said those arrested included six teenagers and five adults. Wakil said that the arrests were done in the enforcement of the command’s earlier warning to supporters of political parties who won or lost the elections not to engage in wild celebrations or…
Candidates who lost Saturday’s governorship election and their supporters on Tuesday protested the outcome of the poll and vowed to challenge the results in court. There were protests by the Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Ogun and Nasarawa states just as the All Progressives Congress in Kano State gave the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to declare the governorship election in the state inconclusive. In the results of the governorship election declared so far by INEC, the APC has won 15 states, the PDP won eight, while the New Nigeria Peoples Party emerged victorious in Kano State. A protest…