In Rumuekpe community, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, an explosion at a pipeline tapping point resulted in the deaths of dozens of people.
People who were reported dead were allegedly involved in the illegal refining of stolen crude oil. Through the organization’s Crude Oil Spill Alert System, the incident was confirmed by Fyneface Fyneface, Executive Director of the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Center (YEAC-Nigeria) (COSAS). According to Fyneface, the explosion occurred at around two in the morning on Friday when a driver of one of the buses carrying stolen crude oil kicked the ignition. The siphoned crude oil was being delivered by the bus to the locations of the illegal refineries.
Tragic Explosion Rocks Rivers State, Killing Dozens
PFN supports Sanwo-Olu for second term
LAGOS— Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) officials in Lagos State yesterday endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term, citing his accomplishments over the previous four years.
Following a gathering in Ikeja, the fellowship’s leaders urged all Christians to cast their ballots for Sanwo-Olu on March 11.
The Chairman, Secretary, and other PFN leaders, including Bishop Theophilus Ajose, Pastor Mahmood Akindejoye, and Apostle Enyinnaya Okwuonu, were present at the emergency meeting.
The church in Lagos State requested a Christian governor, and he added that Governor Sanwo-Olu had performed admirably over the previous four years. In this governor’s race, the candidate is more important than any political party. Mr. Sanwo-Olu has led the state without favoring any religion, which has given Christians great cause for pride. Because he is one of us, the Church as a whole is saying that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves to have our support once more.
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“I urge all outstanding religious leaders from all denominations, including Muslims, Pentecostals, Orthodox, OAIC, and other Christian and religious groups, to support Mr. Sanwo-bid Olu’s for governor.”
Sanwo-Olu deserves a second term to finish the good works he has started in Lagos, according to Apostle Okwuonu, the state chairman of PFN, who also spoke. PFN is nonpartisan and unprejudiced toward the other candidates.
Apostle Akindejoye, the PFN scribe, urged all Christians to support Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office.
Voting on March 11: Senate instructs INEC to adhere to Constitution and Electoral Act
The Senate demanded yesterday that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, strictly abide by the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11, 2023 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, called on the electoral umpire to take into account all concerns raised by voters during the recently concluded presidential and National Assembly elections yesterday in Abuja before the Senate adjourned until March 14.
The Senate was adjourned to allow senators to take part in the elections and campaigns.
“I believe INEC should take into account looking into issues brought up by the public,” Lawan said. The Constitution, the Electoral Act, and their rules and regulations must be strictly followed by INEC.
“Nigerians should do everything in their power to support INEC so that it can successfully conduct the governorship and state assembly elections.
“This is because that is what we all want and what a democracy needs,” the speaker said. The next two weeks will be spent away from this location, after which we will resume our legislative duties.
“I want to thank every senator for their efforts in making the Ninth Senate a success. This legislative week is now over. The purpose of meeting again right away after the presidential and National Assembly elections was to make sure we were up to speed on everything, including what had happened during the election as well as what was going on right now.
“This is so that we can continue to contribute to the solution when necessary. We have done that, and in the process, we have also completed other legislative work.
We must adjourn so that everyone can take part in the governors’ and state assembly members’ elections and campaigns.
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, running for governor of Delta on the All Progressives Congress, APC, platform, Sens. Aishatu Binani (APC-Adamawa), Haliru Jika (NNPP-Bauchi), and Sandy Onor were among the seven serving senators who Lawan noted were running for governor (PDP-Cross River).
Others include Sens. Teslim Folarin, Emmanuel Bwacha, and Uba Sani (all from the APC-Kadana) (APC-Oyo).
“We wish them all the best, and Nigeria and this Senate will both make history,” they said.
“Senator Binani will create history if she is chosen to be the first female governor of Nigeria. We encourage all of our coworkers who are running for office as well as those of us who are not to go and take part in the processes so that we can see some of the potential problems up close.
On the whole, the presidential and National Assembly elections went smoothly, but Lawan continued, “We still have a few complaints coming from the public.
2023: Peter Obi is new to world, needs time to learn – Yakasai
Elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Tanko Yakasai, has asserted that Peter Obi, candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has a lot to learn about the political system in Nigeria.
Peter Obi needs to be patient in order to learn the system, according to Yakasai, who claims that he is new to it.
The senior statesman also advised the former governor of Anambra State to adopt the virtues of endurance and patience because he is contesting at this level for the first time and still has a lot to learn.
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In an interview on Thursday, he reportedly made the statement.
Anyone who is entering a contest or beginning something for the first time is learning, he said. New to the world is Peter Obi. The time is there for him to learn. Peter Obi must maintain his composure and persevere. To learn the procedure, he will need a lot of time.
Obi ran for president of Nigeria on February 25 but was defeated by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, according to this online platform (APC).
I’ll assert my authority.
Peter Obi, however, claimed that the just-completed presidential election was a fraud when he made his remarks at a press conference on Thursday.
However, the former Anambra governor vowed to fight to reclaim his position.
You can be sure that I and my running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, won’t stop working, he said.
According to the presidential hopeful, he and his running mate are still unfazed and dedicated to the goal of creating a new Nigeria.
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Bola Tinubu’s election as president-elect was called into question by Peter Obi, who declared that he would do so.
The way you arrived at the office had to be excellent if you were going to respond to his excellency, he said.
Tinubu won, Obi should stop misleading Nigerians – Festus Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, the chief spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council, has chastised Peter Obi, the candidate for president of the Labour Party, for acting as the victim even though he knows Asiwaju Bola Tinubu won.
At a global press conference held in Abuja on Thursday, Obi claimed that he had been robbed of his mandate, prompting Keyamo’s warning.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party lost to Tinubu by 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively, after polling 8,794,726 votes.
However, an emotional Obi told reporters that the process did not adhere to the standards of a fair and credible election.
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The former governor of Anambra State has vowed to use all legal and peaceful means at his disposal to retake control of the state.
Keyamo, in contrast, refuted Obi’s claim, claiming that he is trying to use irregularities outside of his supporter base as evidence of election rigging when there is a ton of evidence circulating on social media showing that his supporters engaged in thuggery, violence, and outright falsification of data.
“Despite being the biggest offender in this game of brickbats, he pretends to be the victim. Mr. Peter Obi is quick to point out isolated instances of irregularities outside his strongholds that are unlikely to have had a significant impact on the results there, but he purposefully avoids commenting on the mountains of evidence that are circulating everywhere showing that his supporters engaged in thuggery, hooliganism, violence, and outright falsification of numbers against our party and our supporters.
“Obi knows he could not have won after engaging in the most divisive religious politics in our history, and the pattern of the votes clearly demonstrates that; Obi knows he could not have won after splitting off as a part of the main opposition, the PDP, and all he could have hoped for was to garner some of the PDP votes in a particular region of the country; and Mr. Obi knows he could not have won when he ran as a tribal candidate and was only
“Obi knows he couldn’t have won after joining the Labour Party a few months ago, purchasing the party’s ticket without valid Primaries, and polarizing his party. Mr. Peter Obi knows he didn’t win because he didn’t even meet the constitutional minimum, which calls for a spread of 25% in two-thirds of the States of the Federation. He was nowhere near it. He could not have come close with his rhetoric of division.
Furthermore, it is absurd that Mr. Peter Obi and his newly discovered ally, the PDP, are both claiming victory. I tweeted this morning, thus: ‘This is the first time in my entire life that I am seeing people who came 2nd and 3rd in an exam both claiming they took first and then agreeing to protest together to the examiner to record that both of them took first, yet they are not seeing the contradiction in their actions. We still stand by that assertion,” he said.
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He claims that the president-elect has reached out to his defeated rivals, including Obi, and invited them to work with him in building the country rather than engaging in ostentatious grandstanding.
Peter Obi vows to contest the defeat in court
Abuja, FCT – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has stated he will take legal action. After the All Progressives Congress (APCAsiwaju )’s Bola Tinubu was called the winner, Obi spoke.
Peter Obi declares that we’ll use legal means to contest the outcome. In response to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) announcement, Obi declared he would legally and peacefully contest Tinubu’s victory.
On behalf of our presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, I address you all and indeed all Nigerians on the current situation in the country following the announcement of the purported result of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25th 2023.
“Please be assured of our determination to fight the injustice that has been perpetrated on Nigerians through all legal and peaceful means. It is our position that the purported result did not meet the minimum criteria of a transparent, free and fair election,” Baba-Ahmed said.
He, however, thanked Nigerians for their belief in them and for coming out en masse to vote for the Labour Party and a cause they believed in, which he said was the birth of a new Nigeria.
It was earlier, reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared APC’s Tinubu as the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, declared Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, the winner of the keenly contested election in the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, in Abuja. He announced that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 to defeat his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scoring 6,984,520 and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), who scored 6,101,533.
After 16-year suspension, NJC reinstated Justice Babajide Aladejana of Ekiti State High Court
The National Judicial Council has reinstated Justice Babajide Aladejana of the Ekiti State High Court after a 16-year suspension.
Under the leadership of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, Aladejana was placed on administrative leave in 2006 along with the former Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kayode Bamisile.
The two were placed on administrative leave for their alleged involvement in the political crisis that resulted in the removal of the state’s former governor, Ayodele Fayose.
alleged N1.4 billion poultry scandal, official misconduct, and unauthorized use of a foreign account on October 16, 2006.
Aladejana did, however, formally return to work on Tuesday, according to the Daily Post.
The NJC review was followed by the lifting of his suspension.
He was then assigned to the Second High Court, where he would be hearing cases and carrying out other judicial duties.
Oyo APC’s candidate for governor receives endorsement of about 190,000 PDP members
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Teslim Folarin, the APC’s candidate for governor in Oyo State, received the endorsement of about 190,000 PDP members.
On Wednesday, the PDP Vanguard platform’s supporters announced this in a statement posted to their official Twitter account @pdpvanguard.
Every eligible voter in Oyo State must exercise their right to vote, according to the statement.
“Folarin is the solution,” I said. “The significance of this cannot be overstated, as every single vote counts and can significantly alter the result of the election.”
Yekeen Olaniyi, Folarin’s media assistant, welcomed the development in a statement on Thursday and urged other opposition parties to follow the PDP Vanguard by teaming up with him to free the state from the rule of Governor Seyi Makinde.
He said, “Oyo State’s security system has shamefully deteriorated from a mountaintop of excellence during “Operation Burst” to a despicable gutter of security deterioration such that the residents of the state now live in palpable fear and tension.”
AY makes lifetime commitment to Peter Obi amidst defeat in presidential election
Ayo Makun, better known by his stage name AY, is a Nigerian comedian and actor who recently lost the presidency to Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election.
It was previously reported that Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, was recognized as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) early on March 1.
In a close election, the former governor of Lagos State defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 8,805,420 votes.
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In response, AY expressed his pride in Peter Obi for inspiring many Nigerians to have courage, ambition, and plans for a better country via his Instagram page.He urged the former governor of Anambra State to continue with his genuine intention for Nigeria adding he would not relent in his support for him.
He wrote: “From the very day you honoured my open invitation to speak with Nigerians concerning the 2023 elections, I became proud of you and what you represent.
“Till this very minute, you still make a lot of people feel so proud of your courage, handwork, ambition, and plans for a better Nigeria. Continue to be honest with your genuine intentions for our country, Nigeria.
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“No matter what you do in your life. Just know that i will always be supporting you.”
Georgina Onuoha blows hot: ‘INEC stole our mandate, Tinubu will never sit on the throne’
Georgina Onuoha, a Nollywood actress, responded to Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, winning the recently-concluded elections.
In the early hours of March 1st, Tinubu was reportedly recognized as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a close election, the former governor of Lagos State defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 8,805,420 votes.
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Georgina posted a video compilation of Tinubu’s reaction to his victory on her Instagram page, in which he declares he will never hold the office of president.
The actor sobbed, accusing Nigeria of being raped as a country and of being denied justice and fairness.
She further described the presidential election as criminal and sham stressing that Tinubu is not her president.
Expressing displeasure over the action of INEC, Georgina said that the electoral body stole the people’s mandate.
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She wrote: “You will never sit on this throne Tinubu. Lord we’ve been raped as a nation and denied justice and fairness How? This is criminal… This is a sham NOT my President @inecnigeria you stole our mandate.”
