BY GODWIN OBI Eight days after Nigeria held its presidential poll, the United States, has said that the exercise failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election after polling 8,794,726 votes, almostContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has commended a ranking member of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jim Risch, for pointing out the fact that Nigeria’s recently concluded Presidential election was fraught with irregularities. He also lauded Risch for criticisingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council Barrister Emmanuel Jime has conveyed the felicitations of the Board, Management and Staff of the Council to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter addressed to the President-elect at Defence House, Abuja FCT,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI After over 20 years of its formation, pro-workers political organisation, Labour Party (LP) seems to be gradually making inroads into mainstream politics as the party has got six Senate and 34 House of Representatives seats in the February 25 National Assembly (NASS) elections. Relatively obscure in theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Twelve people have been reportedly burnt to death in crude oil explosion that occurred on Friday in Rumuekpe community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion and fire left many including women dead and burnt beyond recognition with many other vehicles, as well as Continue Reading
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko led management team to inspect the ongoing rehabilitation of Tin Can Island Port Complex (TCIP) access road and completion of the concrete perimeter fencing of the Port. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (middle), answering questions fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Court of Appeal Abuja has granted the request of the candidates of Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, respectively, to have access to all the sensitive materials the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed for the conduct ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A police officer identified as Sergeant Olalere Michael, with tag number F/NO 497093 and attached to 15 PMF, Ilorin, yesterday, March 2, 2023, reportedly shot and killed a yet to be identified lady, at the Chapel of Redemption, Agba Dam Housing Estate in Ilorin. Frontline Reporters gatheredContinue Reading
“The manipulation and fraud that attended this election were unprecedented in the history of our nation.” BY GODWIN OBI Atiku Abubakar has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections, saying the umpire’s inability to upload results on the INEC Result ViewingContinue Reading
The Labour Party presidential candidate faulted Nigeria’s inability to conduct free and fair elections 63 years after independence, saying he will challenge “electoral rascality” in court. BY GODWIN OBI The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi says he won the poll andContinue Reading