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A former accountant for Pensions account, Garba Abdullahi of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for stealing N26.1 million meant for pensioners by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had prosecuted Abdullahi on a seven-count amended charge that bordered on money laundering. EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, noted that count four of the charge reads, “That you, Garba Abdullahi Tahir (also known as Tahir Garba), on or about the 18th of January, 2010 in…

The Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN), says arrangement were on to ensure its athletes participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Secretary-General of the federation, Davies Oludare, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja that they were looking to qualify for the Olympics the second time. Nigeria’s maiden participation was at the Tokyo 2020. It would be recalled that the 2020 Olympics hosted in Tokyo, Japan was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected activities across the globe. Uche Eke qualified to represent Nigeria at the Olympics after winning a bronze medal at…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election has urged Nigerian youths not to leave the country in search of greener pastures. As the preceding year has experienced the japa syndrome, shortly after Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election, some more Nigerian youths have expressed interest in leaving the country. When asked for his advice to youths who are demoralized and intend to leave, Peter Obi, while addressing the nation, said: “I see people telling me they want to leave the country, stay in Nigeria. I will stay with you.” Obi…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has appealed to the president elect of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded election, Bola Tinubu, to ensure he doesn’t disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa. The foremost Yoruba monarch made the appeal in a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by the his Palace Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare. The Ooni described Tinubu as a man of destiny, a game changer and a progressive workaholic who does not only merit the victory but also has adequate proven capacity to lead the country to an…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on Thursday disclosed why he has not congratulated the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Obi said he was yet to congratulate Tinubu because he would contest the process of the presidential election in court. He spoke while addressing a press conference in Abuja. According to Obi: “I have not made calls to anybody. The two contenders are my fathers, but on this issue, I’m challenging the process.” While Tinubu won Saturday’s election, Obi came a distant third after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu of the APC had 8,794,726 votes…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party has declared that he actually won the 2023 presidential election. According to him, he said he was robbed of his mandate which he can only retrieve in a court of law. Obi said this during his first media briefing since after Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. He said, “We’ll explore all legal options to retrieve our mandate. We won the election. I’m fully committed to a better future for the country and nothing can stop that. “For the election on Saturday go out there and vote. I’ll be part of it, I…

Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has come out of is cocoon after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the president-elect. Obi said the result of the election was programmed and announced in a clear violation of electoral rules and guidelines, as promised. He also said it would go down as one of the most controversial elections in the history of Nigeria. Obi spoke to Nigerians and the international community on Thursday afternoon in a world press conference, his first public appearance since…

Surgeon Gianpaolo Tartaro has said he doesn’t know why Victor Osimhen still plays in a protective mask. Osimhen underwent surgery after sustaining a fracture on his cheekbone and eye socket in Napoli’s Serie A clash against Inter Milan in 2021. The Nigeria international picked up the injury following a nasty head clash with Inter’s Skriniar. Tartaro performed facial surgery on Osimhen. The 24-year-old has been playing with a protective mask since returning to the pitch. “Superstition? I don’t know. It was modeled and remodeled with the assistance of the player so that it doesn’t create the slightest discomfort, “Tartaro told…

The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday clarified that the Electoral Act 2022 did not provide for electronic transmission of election results as being demanded by a cross-section of Nigerians for 2023 election results. Speaking while contributing to a motion sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central), on the controversies trailing the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, Lawan said that what was passed by the National Assembly was snapping of election results and transferring to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This was even as the motion, which centred on the need…

West African sub-region Leaders have called on Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 on the collation of results for the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, 2023. Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan; ex-Ghanaian President JohnMahama and other members of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), Election Mission to Nigeria made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. They appealed for calm in the country while calling on INEC to address the concerns and procedural questions raised so far by different stakeholders. According…

The Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has demanded the suspension of the ongoing announcement of the results of Saturday’s presidential elections. The campaign wants the irregularities in Imo, Edo, Rivers, and Northern States resolved immediately, advising the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to redeem its image. A statement on Monday by the Head of Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade said Nigerians had been eager for a new order, hopeful in the promise of INEC and the Federal Government that the process will be credible. The spokesperson said after careful consideration of field reports from locations around the country, the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami turn-in the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja live. He said Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 210,494 votes followed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 89,554 votes. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), polled 11,397 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), polled 264 votes. INEC National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the…