Month: February 2023

My attention has been drawn to a press statement issued by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, on behalf of the Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress. They demanded that the INEC Chairman step down from his position and that fresh elections should be conducted. This is not the position of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Ralph Nwosu who is the immediate past Chairman of the ADC does not speak for the ADC and cannot speak for the ADC. We cannot be party…

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As Uhuru Kenyatta, Ernest Koroma, Members of AUC Observer Mission visits IGP The Nigeria Police Force has been commended, alongside other security agencies deployed for election security management in the 2023 General Elections, for its commitment to ensuring that the electioneering process in the country is more secured. This commendation is coming on the heels of the African Union Commission (AUC) Election Observer Mission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, at…

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The news making the rounds about the opprobrium from a headless mob called the ‘Obidients’ on social media on a viral video alleging that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s statement recently at the Chatham House, London is responsible for the chaos that rocked some Polling Units in a handful of States in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections have been described as rues and should not be entertained by Nigerians. According to The Asiwaju Group (TAG), who described the purveyor as headless says the Obidient group which are largely on…

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By: Dumebi Kacikwu My Dear Nigerians, When I embarked on this journey a year ago, I started with what I called My Opening Argument and promised to end my campaign with My Closing Argument. I believed then that my final argument would be a pitch on why you should vote for me but alas as we prepare to vote in the next 48hrs, I am forced to accept the sad reality that there is no pathway towards victory for Ahmed and I. I will therefore make a different argument today…

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It’s so unfortunate that in Nigeria of today people with zero integrity and respect for the rule of law are allowed to preside over institutions that enforce laws and fight corruption. Anyone without integrity and respect for the rule of law and who is disrespectful to courts of competent jurisdictions like EFCC’s chairman, Bawa Abdulrasheed, should never be in a position to determine who is corrupt or not. No greater corruption than corrupting our judicial system by acting with impunity. Bawa must go and serve his jail term. He is…

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…lauds 3 Nothern Govs for instituting suit The National Democratic Front, NDF, has expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from suspending the acceptance of the old Naira notes on Friday, February 10, 2023 deadline as earlier announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice John Okoro, in a unanimous ruling on Wenesday, granted an interim injunction restraining the FG, CBN, commercial banks etc from implementing the February 10, deadline for the old 200, 500…

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The Coalition for Change and Integrity (CCI) has called for the arrest and imprisonment of Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for disobeying court orders. The group said the EFCC boss trampled on the rights of citizens and disrespected the courts that made orders to correct the injurious behaviour of the anti-graft agency. Recall that the Kogi State High Court presided by Justice R.O Ayoola had directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next…

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