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The Labour Party (LP) candidate during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi on Monday said that he remains convinced that a New Nigeria is possible. Obi said this in his official speech to Nigerians on Nigeria’s Democracy day which is marked in the country on June 12 of every year. “Personally, I remain committed and convinced that a New Nigeria is POssible. Our aspiration for a nation of equity, justice, security and peace can hardly be utopia. We are a nation blessed richly with human and natural resource,” he tweeted. Obi said what Nigeria lacks are selfless leaders who are…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) has assured Nigerians that their sacrifice shall not be in vain even as the nation continues to groan as a result of the recent removal of payment on fuel subsidy. Tinubu gave this assurance to Nigerians on Monday during his official broadcast as the nation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential poll which was won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. The president also said Nigerians must never take democracy for granted, noting that the winner of the 1993 annulled president election, MKO Abiola sacrificed his life for it.…

As Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, begins his second term in office, opposition parties have cautioned residents against having high expectations that he will perform better. They noted, “circumstances that led to his dismal performance in the previous term are still prevalent in the state.” They, therefore, urged Lagosians to disregard promises he made during his inauguration speech on May 29 as another “failed social contract with the people.” To the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) in the state, Sanwo-Olu was foisted on the people to protect the interest of the godfathers that had held Lagos by…

Today marks the 30 years anniversary of the annulment of what is considered as the freest, fairest and most credible presidential election in Nigeria, the June 12 1993 presidential poll. The election was acclaimed to have been won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presidential candidate of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), but it was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd). What makes today’s anniversary significant and entirely different from the previous ones is that one of the notable figures in the struggle for the actualisation of Abiola’s mandate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is…

• Races against time to articulate exchange rate harmonisation roadmap • Faces herculean task of resolving naira redesign dilemma • Teriba: Acting governor needs clear understanding of fiscal policy direction Folashodun Shonubi, a deputy governor (Operation Directorate) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) until Friday, will assume his new responsibility as the Acting Governor with oddly divergent goals as the monetary authority faces the most daunting period of its history. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which he now chairs as chief executive officer of the bank, has raised the interest rate to 18.5 per cent, the highest in decades to rein…

• Babangida: June 12 election freest, but Nigerian leaders failed to exploit gains, can’t conduct credible polls• Election annulment was a tragic mistake – Jerry Gana• Odumakin: Tinubu, an erstwhile June 12 activist as president• June 12 apostles will not rest until Nigerians enjoy good governance, says Onitiri As Nigerians commemorate 30 years of annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Afenifere and Yoruba Self-determination Groups, have tasked President Bola Tinubu on how to achieve the ideals of the election, considered to be fairest and…

Manchester City have overtaken Chelsea as England’s fourth most successful team following their Champions League win, writes dailymail.co.uk. City secured their first ever major European title with a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan on Saturday night, as Pep Guardiola earned his third victory in the competition. In doing so, they completed the treble, having won the Premier League and FA Cup earlier on this season. They became just the second team to do so, after rivals, Manchester United, in 1999, and moved up the list of England’s country’s most successful clubs with the win in Istanbul. City now have 26 major…

Romelu Lukaku couldn’t have had much sleep on Saturday night in Istanbul. He might not yesterday or today either. His failure to score for Inter Milan in the 88th minute of the Champions League final against Manchester City will haunt his nights as much as his days for a while, writes Julien Laurens of espn.co.uk. It will also, undoubtedly, launch a new wave of criticism and online mockery of the Belgium international. Chances like the one the striker got at the Ataturk stadium, a free header inside the six-yard box, don’t come too often. Certainly not in a Champions League final. And…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said he will continue to visit Aso Rock in Abuja. Makinde who spoke on Friday explained that his going to Aso Rock, the seat of federal power is in the interest of the people of the state. The Governor made this disclosure while flagging -off the dualization of Akobo Ojuirin/Odogbo Barracks to Olorunda Abaa junction by N O Idowu Comprehensive College in Ibadan. DAILY POST reports that Makinde was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is in Aso Rock was elected on the platform…

Governor Alex Otti has suspended the Rector of Abia State College of Health Sciences and management technology, Aba. He approved the appointment of the Deputy Rector, Ezeogo Ndukwe Obiwe as the acting Rector. In a statement by Mr Kazie Uko, his Chief Press Secretary, Otti directed the removed Rector to immediately hand over to the new helmsman. The statement read in part,“The suspended Rector is by this notice directed to hand over the duties of his office to Obiwe, currently the Deputy Rector who will continue in acting capacity pending the appointment of substantive Rector. Meanwhile, the former Rector of…