2023 Presidential Election Is Worst In Nigerian History; Your Party Rigged, Didn't Win Because Of Anybody's Overconfidence – Labour Party Lambasts Buhari

The Labour Party (LP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari's position on the outcome of the February 25 presidential election as false and untrue.

Buhari had declared that Bola Tinubu of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the February 25 presidential election.

The president had maintained that the opposition parties lost the election because of their “overconfidence, complacency and bad tactical moves,” which he maintained also created more problems for them than anyone else.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, had noted that Buhari said this on Thursday when he received the Progressive Governors Forum led by their Chairman, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State at his residence in the State House.

Buhari asserted that while the APC was working hard to retain power in the recent elections, the combined opposition was busy telling their foreign backers that they would defeat the APC.

The Peoples Democratic Party earlier calling on the international community to impose a visa ban on the Nigerian leader.

The party noted that the President position is not a true reflection of what played out during the election, claiming that Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win the election.

However, the Labour Party’s Acting National Secretary, Obiorah Ifoh, in a statement reply to the President, said Buhari’s position on the outcome of the said election was false, untrue, and it was not a true reflection of what played out during the election.

He said; “There are several reasons why opposition political parties lost the 2023 election; the first is that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC snubbed the electoral act wherein it failed to upload the result from the polling unit in real time as promised and in disregard to the laws guiding the election. The INEC by so doing, created room for that election to be rigged,” the Friday statement read.

"The current APC president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu didn’t win the election, because the said election, particularly, the presidential election was manipulated and rigged beyond comprehension. So political parties didn’t lose the election because of overconfidence or complacency as proffered by Mr. President. APC in collaboration with the various government agencies simply rigged the election and rigged themselves into power.

“Let me remind Mr. President of the magnitude of violence, ballot snuffing, snatching and manipulations of results from the collation centres using security agencies, which included police, army amongst others as well as thugs to manipulate elections in favour of the ruling party.

“Recently, we saw the show of shame that took place in Adamawa. What played out in Adamawa was a microcosm of what played out all over the states during the February 25 and March 18 elections in Nigeria. Why the case of Adamawa was given huge publicity and attention was because of the involvement of an INEC National commissioner who was a victim, thus forcing INEC to take prompt action.

“From Lagos to Rivers, from north to southern parts of the country, all over, violence characterised that election. In most cases, some agents and supporters were not allowed access to the polling units.

“All of these put together, do they amount to overconfidence and complacency on the part of the opposition party? It shows that the President who promised Nigerians that he was going to give Nigerians a free, fair and credible election simply failed in his duty in giving Nigerians the election they deserved.

“The 2023 general election is the worst election the country ever had since the current republic; since 1999 to date. The 2023 general election is the worst ever as reported by virtually all the international observers and communities. In fact, the election took Nigeria back to the days of the First and Second Republics where political thugs, where violence and thuggery characterized politics and elections.

“So Mr. President is completely wrong. I believe that he was ill-advised. It was erroneous for him to say that opposition parties lost the election because of overconfidence. In fact, Labour Party won the election but it was brazenly stolen by APC. Mr. President is aware of the fact that APC did not win the election and that it was stolen,” the statement added.

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Jungle justice: Police arrest suspects for stoning man to death in Ondo

The Ondo State Command has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure.

Recall that an angry mob on Monday April 10, stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an accident that left two persons dead and six others injured. injured. 

The late Tope was said to have allegedly rammed into commercial motorcycles with their passengers along Ijoka road, by Sunday bus stop, Akure, in Ondo state capital.

Irate mob stoned Tope to death and set his car ablaze.

Spokesperson of the command, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who confirmed the development on Tuesday, said police detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with the jungle justice. 

Odunlami-Omisanya stated that one of the two arrested suspects allegedly masterminded the burning of Tope’s car. 

The PPRO, who said that the suspects would be charged to court for murder and arson, appealed to members of the public never to take laws into their own hands.

“We need to see ourselves as one and love each other. We should first see ourselves as human beings before becoming either a commercial motorcyclist, policeman or any other professional. As of now, no one can confirm if the dead young man in question was an internet fraudster," the spokesperson stated.

"Rather than people around to have helped when the accident happened, some resolved to jungle justice by killing the young man and setting his car ablaze. We need to refrain from engaging in jungle justice, shun hearsay and report any incident to the nearby police station so that there will be peace in our community."

 

 

Photos from the wedding of Cameroonian teacher who found love after years of being rejected by women due to his height

A 39-year-old Cameroonian teacher, Kwoyela Derick, who was rejected by women due to his height, has married his lover, Kahboh Patience. 

The traditional and civil wedding took place in Bali Nyonga, on Friday April 7. While the church wedding was held in Bamenda, North West Region on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

The couple caused a stir on social media after they announced their union few weeks ago.

Derick said he had struggled with societal stereotypes before finding love in Patience.

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20-year-old man in Kano strangles girlfriend to death after failed attempts to abort pregnancy

The Kano State Police Command has paraded one Philibus Ibrahim, 20, who was arrested for strangling his 20-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Theresa Yakubu, to death in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, said the suspect conspired with his friend, Gabriel Bila, 25, and lured Theresa into a bush where he strangled her to death.

According to the PPRO, Philibus confessed to killing Theresa who was pregnant for him, after all efforts to abort her pregnancy proved abortive.

“On 28/03/2023 at about 1630hrs, a report was received that a lady was seen laying on the ground motionless by the roadside at Anadariya Village, Bebeji Local Government Area, along Kano-Jos Road, Kano State,” the statement read.

“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mamman Dauda psc(+) raised and instructed a team of detectives led by SP Tanimu Wada, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Bebeji Division to proceed to the scene. The team immediately rushed to the scene and moved the body to Tiga General Hospital where a medical Doctor confirmed her dead.

“Preliminary investigation revealed the identity of the deceased as Theresa Yakubu, ‘f’, 20 years old with a two-month-old pregnancy, of Anadariya Village, Bebeji LGA.

“It also led to the arrest of her boyfriend, one Philibus Ibrahim, ‘m’, 20 years old of Unguwar Korau Quarters, Tudun Wada LGA and his friend, one Gabriel Bila, ‘m’, 25 years old, of the same address

“On investigation, Philibus confessed that he impregnated the girlfriend two months ago, and all efforts to abort the pregnancy proved abortive. He then conspired with his friend and took her to a bush, the friend held her hands and Philibus used her head tie and strangled her to death

“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section for discreet investigation. Suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.”

Gunmen Who Invaded Abuja Estate Demand N50million Ransom, 11 Residents Remain In Captivity

It was further gathered on Monday that some persons had been released by the kidnappers but no fewer than 11 people still remained with the kidnappers because they had yet to bring the ransoms.

The gunmen, who on Friday night invaded Grow Home Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and abducted several residents, have demanded N50million ransom from the affected families amid the prevalent naira scarcity.

It was further gathered on Monday that some persons had been released by the kidnappers but no fewer than 11 people still remained with the kidnappers because they had yet to bring the ransoms.

It was reported that some gunmen invaded the estate, opposite Champions Church, around 10pm on Friday and shot sporadically before making away with several victims.

The victims had included a pastor, whose name had yet to be ascertained, his wife and three children, totaling no fewer than 15 persons during the one-hour assault.

It was gathered that the gunmen made away with the victims through the forests at about 11pm but gunshots from the vigilantes forced them to allow about seven persons to escape.

On Monday, a top source close to the families said the gunmen had got across and demanded for N50million ransom.

“Yes, they have called in. They called in on Sunday and demanded for N50million ransom. One or two persons have been released but 11 persons are still with them. We believe the police and other security agencies are also working underneath to secure their release,” the source stated.

Why I’m Not Part Of Team Defending Tinubu’s Victory In Court – Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has explained his absence from the legal team defending Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, in court.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the February 25 presidential election, but his major rivals in the exercise, headed for the court to challenge his victory.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party are both claiming to have won the election and they have hired lawyers to prove their case in court.

On Tuesday morning, the list of Tinubu’s 48-man legal counsel went viral on social media.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) also released a 12-man list of senior lawyers to defend Tinubu.

However, the name of Keyamo is not on any of the lists.

In an apparent response to inquiries on the absence of Keyamo in the legal team, the senior lawyer wrote, “For those who made inquiries, a serving Minister (by our Constitution) cannot be listed in any private legal team, though he/she can support the team in preparation. Hence, the present cabinet Ministers who are SANs can only formally join the Election Petition team after May 29th.”

Keyamo was actively involved in the campaign of Tinubu, serving as a spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council.

He is currently the minister of state for Labour and productivity.

Buhari in total support of Tinubu – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is in total support of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the forthcoming election.

Mohammed made this clarification on Thursday in Abuja at the 22nd edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023), organised to project the achievements of the Buhari government.

He said in his comment that “the President is committed to a free, fair and credible elections, and that he is doing everything possible to ensure a level-playing field for all contestants”, was misinterpreted by some sections of the media.

“Yesterday, while reacting to a question at the post-Federal Executive Council briefing at the State House, I said, inter alia, that Mr. President is committed to a free, fair and credible elections.

“This comment has been misinterpreted in some circles, especially with regards to Mr. President’s support for the presidential candidate of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“I want to say, unequivocally, that Mr. President is in total support of our party’s flag bearer, and that is attested to by his continuing campaign with the candidate across the country.

“It is preposterous to even suggest that Mr. President, who is the leader of our party, is equivocating on his support for our presidential candidate.

“I hope this clears any ambiguity that may have arisen from my statement yesterday.”

You’re Mentally, Physically Unfit To Be Nigerian President; Your Hands Shake Because You Suffer From Parkinson’s Disease, Atiku Hits Back Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has said his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Bola Tinubu is sick and unfit to be the Nigerian President.

The former Vice President also described Tinubu as a “wobbly, wonky and narcotic-devastated Presidential Candidate”.

On Wednesday, Tinubu in a statement by the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, said he has it on good authority that Atiku indeed fell ill and travelled to the UK to seek medical help.

Reacting in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Atiku-Okowa Campaign, Kola Ologbondiyan, Atiku said Tinubu is corrupt and unfit for public office owing to his alleged corruption.

The statement read, “It is imperative to observe that our campaign had focused on issues and refrained from Tinubu’s appalling health issues prior to this ignoble public dance of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign.

“However, since Tinubu by himself has opened the channels for Nigerians to examine his ill health, we have no other option than to further expose that the APC Candidate must be suffering from manifest Parkinson’s disease accompanied with incontinence.

“For clarity, Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder which symptoms include shaking hands, stiffness of limbs, difficulty with coordination, problem with balance when walking; articulation disorder, memory problems as well as general mental and physical weakness which are all being witnessed in the APC Presidential Candidate.

“This perhaps accounts for the desperation, the endless gaffes, the articulation errors, the incoherence, the many blunders and disconnection from reality for which Asiwaju Tinubu has become the butt of weird jokes among Nigerians and internationally.

“It is rather unfortunate that the APC Presidential Candidate, who cannot stand erect or walk up an elevation unaided, who is plagued by visible tremor of the hands, who palpitates at the slightest physical exertion and who is reported in the public space as being challenged by incontinence could attempt to speak on the health status of any Nigerian. Moreover, some medical professionals have associated certain cases of nerve cell death with narcotic use and unhealthy lifestyle and our campaign urges Tinubu to examine himself in that regard.

“Furthermore, Nigerians find it incongruous that the tarnished Asiwaju Tinubu who is badgered by a smelly criminal past including the $460,000 forfeiture sentence for narcotic related offence by a Court of competent jurisdiction in the United States; alleged looting of Lagos State treasury and stripping of her property; cases of forgery, impersonation, perjury, inconsistencies in name, age as well as questionable educational background, ancestry and genealogy could attempt to speak on corruption and integrity.

“Asiwaju Tinubu should rather hide his face in shame given his malodourous activities for which well-meaning Nigerians have dissociated themselves from his Presidential Campaign.

“In any case, Nigerians are aware that Tinubu is not ethically, physically and mentally fit to hold office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, unlike the decent, honest, physically, mentally and emotionally fit Atiku Abubakar, who exhibits the manifest readiness, intellectual alertness, capacity and experience to lead our nation at this critical time.

“Those pushing Emilokan’s candidature cannot claim to be unaware that he is not fit to preside over a country of 200 million people. They just don’t wish Nigeria well.”

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Tinubu spills on relocating federal capital from Abuja to Lagos

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has clarified the speculation that he will be moving the federal capital from Abuja to Lagos.

Denying the spculations in a statement on Tuesday released by the spokesman of the party’s presidential campaign council Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party of pushing the narrative.

The statement said, “The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council hereby alerts Nigerians about the latest insidious campaign in some parts of the country against our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“After exhausting their arsenal of calumnies and character assassination against Tinubu, the opposition PDP and their surrogate Labour Party have begun a multi-pronged desperate campaign of falsehoods.

“In one of the falsehoods being circulated, especially in the North West of the country, Tinubu is said to harbour plans to relocate the Federal Capital from Abuja to Lagos on succeeding President Muhammad Buhari from 29th May, 2023.

“This misinformation campaign, according to field reports, is being given some traction by some elders on the payroll of the Peoples Democratic Party.

“We are shocked that some people could contrive such egregious lie, all in the name of politics, with the intention to confuse our burgeoning support base in that part of the country.

“Let us say with emphasis, that Asiwaju does not contemplate any such plan and will not do anything that is so ultra-unconstitutional.”

The statement added that the PDP has also been distorting the commercialisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited by the Buhari administration.

“The truth is that President Buhari has not privatised NNPC as planned by the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Buhari has instead made it a commercial entity, owned by all the tiers of government, in line with the Petroleum Industry Act.

“In due course, the company will be in a position to declare and share dividends to all its owners, the way Aramco of Saudi Arabia and Petrobas of Brazil do.

“As the destined successor of President Buhari, Asiwaju Tinubu will continue the policy of the Buhari administration. Unlike Atiku, Tinubu has no plan to sell NNPC to his friends or cronies,” the statement added. 

Woman found dead in Kaduna hotel room

The corpse of a lady identified as Blessing John was discovered at a hotel on Benin Street in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State.

The hotel which also serves as a pub, has been said to accommodate female sex workers who lodge on a rent basis.

A person who lives close to the hotel and spoke on the condition of anonymity told Daily Trust that the corpse was discovered on Sunday evening, November 27, 2022. 

"The lady was suspected to have been killed by her customer about 2 days ago, before the corpse was discovered, on Sunday at 5.30 pm. It was after perceiving an unusual odour that her room attracted the attention of the people around. The police were invited and they broke down the door and brought out the corpse. The police took the corpse and deposited it at ABU Teaching Hospital Zaria," the source said.

It was further gathered that the lady who hailed from Benue State had moved to Zaria for about three weeks, where she engaged in commercial sex work.

It was gathered that the manager of the hotel has been arrested and detained in police custody for interrogation.