Today's Headlines:I’m In Office To End Poor Leadership In Nigeria–Tinubu;30 Killed In Abuja Landslide

I’m In Office To End Poor Leadership In Nigeria–Tinubu

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shared his conviction of a great and prosperous Nigeria with Nigerians in India, saying he vied for the office of president to end bad leadership.

Tinubu who is in India for the G-20 Summit spoke during an interaction with Nigerians in India on Thursday evening.

The president 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.

He emphasised that Nigeria’s diversity must be leveraged to drive economic growth, innovation and social progress.

“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, 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,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, quoted Tinubu as saying.

30 Killed In Abuja Landslide

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At least, thirty people have been reportedly killed in a landslide caused by the activities of illegal miners in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

This is just as 19 persons were also kidnapped yesterday in the Bwari area council of the FCT.

The twin incidents were disclosed at a maiden meeting between FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and the six area council chairmen.

The minister who was surprised at the development said he would summon the FCT director of State Services as well as the commissioner of Police to receive adequate briefings on the kidnap incident and facilitate rescue operations.

Wike asked the council bosses to set up a surveillance task force in their areas to monitor mining activities, just as he promised to meet with his counterpart in Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, to begin talks on the elimination of illegal mining in the FCT.

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We’ll Fight On, Atiku, Obi Say After Tribunal Verdict

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, yesterday said they would appeal the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Council (PEPC) at the Supreme Court.

Even though they affirmed confidence in the judiciary, Atiku and Obi disagreed with the judgement of the five-man PEPC panel led by Justice Simon Haruna Tsamani.

The PEPC had on Wednesday struck out the petitions filed by Atiku and Obi challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 election.

The tribunal held that the petitions by the candidates and their parties lacked merit.

The judgement was delivered by the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, assisted by other members of the panel, namely Justices Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Stephen Adah, Moses Ugo, and Abba Mohammed.

Tribunal affirms ex-Abia Speaker’s Defeat

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The tribunal sitting in umuahia, Abia State has upheld the defeat of former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Chinedum Orji and affirmed the victory of Obi Aguocha of the Labour Party (LP).

The three-man panel dismissed the petition by the candidate of the PDP seeking to nullify the electoral victory of Aguocha in the Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency.

In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Abubakar Kutigi, it dismissed Orji’s petition for lack of merit.

On Wednesday, another panel sitting in Umuahia had nullified the election of Amobi Ogah of LP and declared Nkiruka Onyejeocha of the APC as the duly elected member of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency.

Similarly, the Tribunal sitting in Benin affirmed the election of Mr Omoruyi Osaro of LP for the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha federal constituency of Edo.

In a unanimous judgement by the three-member panel, led by Justice O. A. Chijioke, the tribunal dismissed the petitions of the candidates of the PDP, Mr. Okhuarobo Henry and that of APC Mr. Crosby Eribo for lack of merits.

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