Comedian Seyi Law Sends Apologises To Atiku, Obi Supporters
Comedian, Oluwaseyitan Aletile, popularly known as Seyi Law, has tendered an unreserved apology to the millions of followers and supporters of opposition parties he offended during his campaign for the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is coming after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate as the winner […]
I Won 2023 Presidential Election, Peter Obi Declares
In the aftermath of Saturday’s exercise, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has come out to declare that he actually won the 2023 presidential election and will fight to reclaim his mandate. According to him, his mandate was stolen by people who Nigerians are supposed to be looking up to which he […]
UK Prime Minister Sunak Congratulates Tinubu On Victory
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu on the heels of the just concluded presidential election. Both the UK and Nigeria share a longstanding relationship that has withstood the latter’s over-62-year independence from the former. “Congratulations to @officialABAT on his victory in Nigeria. The UK-Nigeria relationship remains strong,” Sunak tweeted […]
Polls: Results Were Manipulated In Imo, Rivers – Yiaga Africa
A civil rights organisation, Yiaga Africa, has added a new twist to the general election conducted on February 25, saying that the results from Imo and Rivers states were inconsistent with its projections for the states. The organisation raised the observation in its post-election statement signed by the Chair, Watching The Vote and Executive Director, […]
TikTok Agrees To Introduce Screen Time Limits For Young Users
TikTok has disclosed that it has concluded plans to introduce automatic daily screen time limits of one hour for accounts belonging to under-18s, as the social media platform faces criticism over its addictiveness among young users. Teenagers will have to enter a passcode to continue watching after 60 minutes and those aged below 13 require […]
US Hails Nigeria On Conduct Of Elections, Sues For Calm
The Government of the United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over irregularities and technical glitches. Africa Today News, New York reports that Tinubu was declared the winner Tuesday of the February 25 polls in […]
Obey Your Electoral Laws, W’African Elders Tell INEC
Leaders in the West African sub-region 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 John Mahama and […]
Federal Agencies Gets 30 Days To Enforce TikTok Ban In US
The White House has issued a 30 days notice to federal agencies to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young in a memorandum called on government agencies within 30 days to […]
Foreign Observers Hail INEC, Condemn Violence In Some Places
The Heads of International Observers Election Groups have given a fair assessment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the Presidential/National Assembly polls on Saturday. Africa Today News, New York reports that last weekend, no fewer than 30 million citizens voted in what is arguably one of Nigeria’s most anticipated general […]
We Will Only Review Elections, If…. – INEC Chairman
Chairman of, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has expressed the readiness of the commission to review the 2023 general elections as demanded by some political parties ‘where absolutely necessary’. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Labour Party LP had on Monday led some opposition […]
2023 Elections Far Below Expectations, CAN Reacts
Last weekend’s presidential and National Assembly elections held in Nigeria have been described as far below the reasonable expectations of the people by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement on Wednesday, lamented that the polls were marred by late arrival of election materials in parts of the […]
Pogba Is Back In Juventus Squad, Allegri Confirms
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is set to make his long-awaited return to the pitch in the Serie A clash against Torino on Tuesday after recovering from a number of injuries, manager Massimiliano Allegri revealed on Wednesday. The France international had an operation on a damaged meniscus in September and also missed the World Cup in […]