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Mar

25

2023

Soludo, Okonjo-Iweala, best appointments I made as President – Obasanjo

Business, Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Obasanjo, Opinion, Politics

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday recalled his relationship with Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and current Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his appointees. He said they about the best appointments he made while he was President. The former Nigerian leader also condemned the “persistent” discrimination against people of southeastern extraction, which he describes as Igbophobia. Obasanjo spoke at an event to commemorate Governor Soludo’s one year in office. In Obasanjo’s administration which spanned 1999 to 2007, Soludo served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), while Okonjo-Iweala was the…

Mar

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Group Congratulates Abia Governor-Elect, Charges Him To Make A Difference.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia North Youth Agenda - ANYA, Abia State, Alex Otti, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

A youth advocacy group for good governance in Abia state, Abia North Youth Agenda, ANYA, has expressed optimism and hope that the incoming administration of the Governor-Elect in Abia state, Dr. Alex Otti, will usher in a new era of development and progress in Abia state when he brings his administrative and business acumen to bear. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page, the National Coordinator of the group, Hon. Udoeze Agwu Kalu, pointed out that the incoming administration of Dr. Alex Otti has a big task in Abia State as hopes and expectations of Ndi Abia are…

Mar

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peter Obi laments as Nasarawa women protest topless over election results

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded general elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the topless protest by women in Nasarawa State over the outcome of the polls. Women in Akwanga Local government Area of Nasarawa State had yesterday stripped themselves half-naked to protest the outcome of the governorship election in the state. The women claimed that their mandate was stolen and insisted that their votes must count. Obi, in a reaction on Twitter on Friday night, said that the purpose of elections is defeated when the people are denied their choices.

Mar

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Appeal Court upholds Adeleke as Osun Governor

PoliticsAdemola Adeleke, Court, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. Following the governorship polls in the state, an Election Petition Tribunal sacked Adeleke from office, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate did not score the majority of lawful votes during the July 16 governorship polls. However, in a unanimous agreement by a three-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, the Court of Appeal quashed the tribunal’s judgment and gave its verdict to uphold Adeleke as…

Mar

24

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Appeal court grants Peter Obi’s request to serve petition on Tinubu

Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, granted permission to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to serve his petition challenging the February 25, 2023, Presidential election. Obi is challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on 1 March, declared Tinubu Nigeria’s president-elect after he reportedly polled 8.8 million votes. But Obi who was announced third in the presidential contest, filed a petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, seeking to upturn Tinubu’s victory. Obi and the Labour…