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The former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi in the 2023 Presidential election said that the 2023 general elections have proved that the Yorubas do not hate the Igbos. Obi who came third in the election made this statement while receiving the 2024 Courageous Citizen Award from the Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) in Abuja on Saturday. The former Anambra State governor noted that the election was not a Christian or Igbo agenda. He asserted that the 2023 general election saw Nigerians unite across tribe and religious lines, adding that the poll corrected the impression that…
Embattled former American President, Donald Trump has joined TikTok, gaining significant traction within hours of his debut. His first video, posted from the Ultimate Fighting Championship 302 in New Jersey, garnered over 32 million views and 1.8 million followers as of Sunday evening. The video, posted on his verified account #realDonaldTrump, shows Trump waving to fans at the event. UFC President Dana White announced Trump’s arrival on the platform, with the former president responding, “It’s my honor.” The clip received over 2.7 million views and 500,000 likes in four hours. Trump’s move to join TikTok comes after the share price…
President Joe Biden’s campaign has said Donald Trump’s conviction by a New York court on Thursday shows that “no one is above the law”. Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts he faced on charges of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. This makes the 77-year-old the first ex-American president to be criminally convicted. A statement signed by Michael Tyler, the Biden-Harris campaign communications director, said: “In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. “But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. “There is still only…
A New York jury has found former US President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. This historic decision makes Trump the first former US president to be criminally convicted. He was found guilty of all 34 counts he faced. Unanimity was required for any verdict. Trump will now be sentenced on July 11. Speaking outside the court, Trump claimed that the conviction was a “disgrace” and that he is “a very innocent man.” He also insisted the trial was “rigged” and that the judge was “conflicted” and “should never have been allowed to try this…
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assessed his performance in the last 366 days and gave himself a thumbs up, saying his government is walking the talk. Tinubu, who also hailed Nigerians for 25 years of unbroken democratic rule, urged the citizenry to build a nation for generations unborn. He, however, warned against risking the nation’s democracy, saying as Nigerians, “we must continue to collaborate, work together and build our country against the backdrop that we do not have another country we can call our own.’’ President Tinubu spoke at a joint sitting of the National Assembly, where he formally flagged off…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu to review his economic policies, noting that they have pauperised Nigerians. Afenifere, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Justice Faloye, urged President Tinubu to alleviate the plight of Nigerians. Reviewing Tinubu’s first year in office, the Yoruba body said: “The economy has experienced severe turbulence in the one-year administration of President Bola Tinubu, worsening the previous administration’s economic legacy. “Afenifere, hereby, calls for a better understanding of the economy to stop the al arming rate of inflation, devaluation, increasing unemployment, homelessness and poverty. “Firstly, it is an illogical economic…
The Federal Government has waded into the controversies surrounding the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, along with leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will meet with the university’s management to seek a resolution. This decision follows a virtual meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and attended by Okeke, the President of the Nigerian Students Union UK, Yemi Soile, and several affected students. The meeting…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and human rights activist, Prof Mike Ozekhome, has described Nigeria’s return to the old national anthem as a welcome development. According to him, the change of the national anthem was long overdue. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Ozekhome said he was elated by Nigeria’s return to the old national anthem, 10 years after he moved a motion for it at the 2014 National Conference. “Bringing the old National Anthem back is well overdue. It has better lyrics in content and context, like the Senate President said. It is better than the other…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he is desperate to see Nigeria become better but not desperate to become president. Obi spoke while reacting to the report of a possibly merger between Labour Party, LP, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In an interview on NoireTV-GlobalBlackTV released on YouTube on Saturday, the former Anambra State governor said: “I’m not desperate to be president, I’m desperate to see Nigeria work, especially for the poor people because we have a lot of potential.” On the issue of Atiku supporting his candidacy in the case of a merger, the…
Folorunso Fatai Adisa He is Wole Soyinka for a reason..! In whatever endeavor we pursue in life, we inevitably encounter both victories and defeats. Losing, in essence, is not inhumane; however, harboring bitterness in defeat is what I consider truly inhumane. Furthermore, just because someone has bested me in competition does not make them my enemy. Allow me to share a personal anecdote: During my candidacy for the presidency of the Faculty of Arts Students Association at the University of Ilorin, two individuals fervently supported me. They approached me with a plan to tear down my opponent’s posters under the…