Today's Headlines: We have no moral authority to invade Niger — Ozekhome, PEPT judgement: I was so excited, I couldn’t sleep — Tinubu
We have no moral authority to invade Niger — Ozekhome
Renowned constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has questioned the legality of Nigeria in particular and the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, in general, over the threat to invade Niger following a recent coup in the West African landlocked country.
Source: Vanguard
This was as he charged the International Human Rights Commission, IHRC, to do its best to encourage Africa in the development of international humanitarian laws and responses to international situations of conflicts. Recall that a group of military officers led by General Abdourhamane Tchiani had on 26 July 2023, toppled President Mohammed Bazoum at the Presidential Palace in Niamey.
Mr Bazoum is being held by the junta in Niger. Several diplomatic efforts by Nigeria-led ECOWAS to restore constitutional order in Niger have been abortive, necessitating the threat by ECOWAS, chaired by Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, to issue ta threat of possible invasion to restore the deposed president.
PEPT judgement: I was so excited, I couldn’t sleep — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has stated that he was so excited that he couldn’t sleep at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) verdict in Abuja on Wednesday, declaring him the election winner on February 25.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
President Tinubu said he awaited the case’s outcome with bated breath and could not sleep when the decision was made. He was speaking on Thursday at a meeting that took place alongside the G20 Summit in New Dehli, India. He said: “Wednesday night was a night of great expectations. I was waiting anxiously to see if my job was secured or not.
“So, from that, out of the excitement of the victory, I couldn’t sleep.”
Having arrived at the meeting late, the president apologized and stated, “When I looked at the time, the time difference between Nigeria and India is another difficulty. My phone continued to ring until I turned it off quite late in the day.
So, it was a very challenging day after; that was a hangover that I enjoyed, and I hope we all appreciate why we are starting late. Please forgive us.” Addressing the audience of prospective investors, Tinubu said his government will provide a conducive environment for their business to thrive in the West African nation
Nigeria is poor in leadership and management, says Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening said he decided to run for the presidency because, despite Nigeria’s abundant resources and a high number of knowledgeable people, the country is still poor in management and leadership.
Source: Vanguard
President Tinubu, who is currently in India for the G-20 Summit, stated this while sharing his conviction with Nigerians during an interaction with them. He called on Nigerians to harness the country’s rich diversity as a uniquely powerful tool for advancing prosperity and national development for the benefit of all citizens, emphasizing that our diversity must be leveraged to drive economic growth, innovation, and social progress.
The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale was quoted as saying, “We are here to present a new future to you. A future of a country that is so rich, endowed, and highly populated. Very dynamic, and unique in its culture, tradition, and ethnicity. That is what will make our prosperity possible if only we can make use of our diversity for prosperity. “
Only God can retire Atiku, not man – Timi Frank to Shettima
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has said no man can retire the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, from politics except God.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
He was reacting to a statement by Vice President Kashim Shettima where he boasted that he would “retire Atiku and teach him how to rear goats and broilers” following the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court on petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential election.
He said despite Shettima’s comment, some of them know that Atiku and Peter Obi remain the heroes of democracy in Nigeria, and Nigerians will never forget their struggle for a free, fair, and transparent democratic system in the country. “Shettima should know that one with God, as they say, is majority.
Don’t allow enemies to portray Igbo’s as criminals – Gov Nwifuru tells Ohaneze
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has tasked the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo to protect the image and value of Ndigbo from being tarnished by enemies.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
Nwifuru who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, gave the advice shortly after a meeting with the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. Nwifuru who also reacted to the viral video portraying Ebonyi people as criminals in Anambra State, described it as a purported attempt to tarnish the corporate image of the state and Igbos in general.
He urged the leadership of Ohaneze to remain a leading umbrella of Unity and Progress in the southeast zone, adding that no Igbo man can attain the level of sainthood by tarnishing the image of his or her brother, but ‘would summarily dent the collective image of the Igbo nation’. The Governor, Nwifuru, however, enjoined the leadership of the group to use their influence in extending the content of their slogan, “ONYE AGHANA NWANNEYA” in propagating the unity and oneness of the people of the zone.
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