National Rescue Congress Criticizes Supreme Court Judgment as ‘Technical Nonsense’ The National Rescue Congress (NRC) has condemned the Supreme Court’s judgment which affirmed Bola Tinubu duly elected President of Nigeria as being based on “technical nonsense” and questioned its moral foundation. NRC made the stand during a Global Press Conference held on Thursday to address…
Supreme Court to Rule on Presidential Candidates’ Appeals on Thursday The Supreme Court has scheduled Thursday for delivering the judgment on the appeals presented by the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. These appeals challenge the results of the February 25th election, which saw…
Speakership: Divisions in Republican Party Over Emmer’s Candidacy Republicans have selected Tom Emmer as their third nominee for Speaker of the House of Representatives, following the removal of their previous leader in a right-wing revolt three weeks ago. The entire chamber will soon vote on the candidacy of the Minnesota congressman, but the outcome remains…
Nigerian Senate Launches Probe into N11.35 Trillion Refinery Contracts The Nigerian Senate has initiated an ad hoc committee to probe contracts worth N11.35 trillion awarded over a 13-year period for the rehabilitation of state-owned refineries, Excel Magazine International has gathered. The Senate also tasked the committee with interrogating entities such as the Ministry of Petroleum…
Nigerian Senate Set to Amend Electoral Act for Diaspora Voting, E-transmission of Results In anticipation of the 2027 elections, the Senate is poised to make significant amendments to the Electoral Act, Excel Magazine International can report. The primary focus of these amendments is to enable diaspora voting, particularly for presidential elections. This move is aimed…
Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Elections to be Uploaded on IReV – INEC The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says that the results for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Yakubu stated this while speaking with newsmen at Ward 009, LEA School,…
Referendum: Australia Overwhelmingly Rejects Indigenous Rights Proposal Australia has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to grant greater rights to Indigenous people in a recent referendum, as all six states voted against a proposal to amend the constitution to officially recognize Indigenous citizens and establish an advisory body to the government. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged the…
FULL TEXT: Peter Obi Challenges Tinubu to Clarify Identity and Academic Records The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Wednesday addressed a press conference in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Obi used the medium to call on President Bola Tinubu to come out and clarify the…
Biden Approves Border Wall Between US and Mexico US President Joe Biden’s administration is to build a section of border wall in southern Texas in an effort to stop rising levels of immigration. About 20 miles (32km) will be built in Starr County along its border with Mexico, where officials report high numbers of crossings….
FULL TEXT: What Atiku Said About Tinubu’s Certificate at Press Conference The former Nigeria’s Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has Thursday broke his silence on the certificate of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, who came second in the election, had challenged the victory of the president in court, but lost as the Presidential Tribunal, struck out his petition….