Month: September 2023

Nigerian Troops neutralize 814 terrorists, arrest 1,325 – DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters has said the Nigerian troops in the fight against Terrorism has recorded huge success in the last 3 months. The Military authority said 814 terrorists were killed by the troops while 1,326 criminal elements were also arrested across the various theatres of operations. DHQ also said Nigerian troops also denied oil thieves N4 billion worth of crude oil in South-South. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this during quarterly review of Joint Task Force operational activities and the ongoing military operations by the…

Akpabio congratulates Tinubu, Shettima, APC over victory at Presidential Election tribunal

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has lauded the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2023 presidential election. Akpabio described the Court verdict as an affirmation of the popular mandate of the Nigerian people for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as delivered at the polls in February. The Senate President heartily congratulated President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima on the resounding affirmation of their popular mandate by…

NIGERIA’s PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PORTENDS GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY By FEMI ODERE

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The much-awaited and anticipated Nigerian presidential election has come and gone with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared the winner of the presidential contest. The president-elect was also a two-term governor of Lagos State (Nigeria’s foremost commercial and most populous state) for eight years.   The recently concluded presidential election, which is the seventh by the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the restoration of democracy in the country in 1999 has never been much-awaited and anticipated than this one not only…

Tinubu’s electoral victory was never in doubt- Deputy Speaker, Kalu

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Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), saying his victory at the polls was never in doubt.   In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu said that Nigerians couldn’t have made a wrong choice on February 25, 2023 when they filed out enmasse across the country to cast their vote for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Kalu said that…

Speaker Abbas mourns Islamic scholar, Abubakar Giro Argungu

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has expressed sadness over the death of a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Giro Argungu. Speaker Abbas said he was heartbroken by the news of the demise of Sheikh Argungu, describing the late Islamic scholar as a dogmatic preacher who used the pulpit to propagate Islam within and outside Nigeria. The passing away of the Kebbi-based Islamic scholar, Abbas said, was as painful as it was devastating, noting that Sheikh Argungu was one of the finest Islamic clerics in…

Danbatta applauds Swedish Govt, Ericsson for Sustained, Remarkable Partnership

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has commended the Swedish Government and Ericsson for their commitment and consistency in a strategic partnership with NCC on capacity building which has strengthened the Commission’s regulatory activities. NCC EVC/CEO gave this commendation while speaking at a workshop jointly organised by NCC and its Swedish partners within the framework of the Swedish Programme for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Developing and Emerging Regions (SPIDER), He stressed the significant strides made by NCC…

Grief as indigenous Oil firm, Anotech suffers N500m loss in arson attacks at Imo oil fields

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Suspected hoodlums have launched arson attacks at the site of OML 16 operated by Sterling Global Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Advance Oil Production Systems Ltd (AOPSL)/NNPCL Joint Venture in Ochia-Awara/Assa community of Imo State. Impeccable police sources stated that the incident specifically took place at the location of a contractor, Anotech Global Company Nigeria Limited, an indigenous oil and gas pipelines / facilities construction and installation company. Anotech is handling 23km pipeline installation, which cut accross several communities, namely, Obitti, Ochia, Awala, Assa, Obile Ana and Ada Palm communities…

Tribunal verdict reaffirms Nigerians’ choice of Tinubu – Deputy Senate President

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has hailed the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the judgement of the tribunal has reaffirmed the choice of Nigerians on President Tinubu.   The five-member tribunal chaired by Justice Haruna Tsammani had on Wednesday upheld the election of President Tinubu.   While urging all to accept the outcome of the tribunal, he…

Tribunal Judgment further legitimizes Tinubu’s electoral victory – Speaker Abbas

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Speaker Abbas said the dismissal of the petitions against Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election has only added more legitimacy and credibility to his government and administration. The Speaker noted that while the petitioners have duly exercised their rights by approaching the tribunal to table their grievances, the court has also duly weighed the arguments and evidence presented before it before…

BREAKING: Peter Obi loses as Tribunal upholds Tinubu’s victory …. Labour Party rejects judgement

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The Presidential Election Tribunal has upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   The tribunal ruled that Peter Obi and Labour Party failed to prove claims of electoral malpractice against the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.   “This petition is hereby declared unmeritorious,” one of the judges said.   “The documents promised by the petitioners were not attached to the petition and served on the respondents,” he added.   The Justice ruled that Obi and the Labour Party did not adequately detail their allegations…