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INEC’s Certificate of Return is like ‘World Cup’ trophy to me — Tinubu

During a visit to the palace of Rilwan Akinolu, the Oba of Lagos, Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, described the certificate of return presented to him by INEC as a “World Cup” trophy.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, with a total of 8,794,726 votes, while his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), secured 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.

Tinubu promised the monarchies that he would not let Nigerians down.

“To all the monarchies seated, may God provide you with strong health for you. God will not allow our country to perish. We will not be used as a tool to disgr@ce you. I will not let you down,” he said. “The journey that we embarked upon and we have returned home with a certificate — it is like our own World Cup — and I thank you all for the effort,” Tinubu stated.

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#BBTitans: Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay evicted

BBTitans housemates, Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay say their goodbye to their colleagues as they get evicted from the show.

It would be recalled that last week, Biggie saved the housemates by announcing through the cohost of a free eviction Sunday; a day after the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria.

This week, however, Biggie evicted two pairs, Juiovla and Yelisa: Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay from the house; leaving the remaining housemates in emotional turmoil.

Ten housemates (five pairs) are now left to battle for the $100,000 grand prize in the remaining weeks of the BBTitans show.

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Tinubu Appreciates World Leaders, Says Nigerian Eagle Shall Fly

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, appreciated world leaders who felicitated with him after he was declared winner of the February 25 presidential election.

Tinubu commended them for extending arms of friendship, as he also pledged to reciprocate this by working with them, saying, “The Nigerian Eagle shall fly.”

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Tinubu from world leaders including the United States, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, among others.

Tinubu won 8,794,726 votes under the All Progressives Congress to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party who had 6,984,520 votes and Peter Obi of the Labour Party who had 6,101,533 votes.

In a tweet on Sunday, Tinubu said the support and assurance received from the international community were a reminder of the important role Nigeria had in the world and an encouraging sign that the rest of the world remained interested in constructive and beneficial cooperation with Nigeria.

“As President-elect of this great nation, I say thank you. To those who have extended the arm of friendship, I offer mine in return.”

He said he was “particularly grateful to many world leaders from our African neighbours, our friends in The Commonwealth, and from the other parts of the world who welcomed my election with heartwarming messages. This a good time to believe in the Nigerian dream; a good time to believe in our renewed hope. The Nigerian Eagle shall fly high.”

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IReV: INEC Uploads 92% Of Election Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has now uploaded 161,624 results from 176, 846 polling units, eight days after the presidential and national assembly polls.

The figure represents 92 per cent of results from all the polling units.

As of the time of filing this report, the electronic transmission of results was still ongoing.

Nigerians expected that the election results would be uploaded on election day as promised by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

However, INEC came under fire for its failure to upload results to its viewing portal which led to the walkout of some party agents on Monday at the National Collation Centre.

Checks on Sunday revealed that the results of all the polling units were yet to be uploaded on the INEC website.

According to the Commission, BolaTinubu, the candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress, won 8.8 million votes, while main opposition candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi had 6.9 million and 6.1 million, respectively.

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Gunmen Kill Village Head In Kano

Alhaji Dahiru Abba, the Village Head of Maigari in Rimin Gado LGA of Kano state, has been shot dead by gunmen.

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of Judiciary in Kano State, Alhaji Sanusi Abbas, who is also a family member of the deceased, confirmed the occurrence to newsmen on Sunday.

According to him, the late Village Head is also a biological father to the present Chairman of Rimin Gado LGA, Barrister Munir Dahiru Maigari.

“Late Maigari died after some unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the early hours of Sunday, inflicted various degrees of injuries on his body, and later shot him dead.” He said.

He further noted that the burial ceremony will be conducted Sunday at his residence by 10 am in Maigari Village of Rimin Gado LGA, Kano State.

“May his soul rest in Aljannatur Firdous,” The Permanent Secretary concluded.

As of press time, police authorities in Kano are yet to confirm the development coming barely a week before the Governorship, and state Assembly elections.

SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Kano Police Command spokesman, promised to speak on the matter after due investigation and information gathering

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Naira Redesign: Tell Nigerians How You’re Obeying Supreme Court Ruling – SERAP Urges Buhari

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on  President Muhammadu Buhari to tell Nigerians what his government is doing to implement the decision of the Supreme Court, extending the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes to Dec 31, 2023.

SERAP also urged Buhari “to disclose the measures that his government is taking to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately re-circulate the Naira notes, as ordered by the apex court.

In the letter dated on Saturday and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said, “There is an overriding public interest in disclosing the details of the measures your government and the CBN are taking to effectively and satisfactorily obey the Supreme Court decision.

“The public should not be kept in the dark on what your government and the CBN are doing to implement the decision. Widely publishing the implementation measures would also improve accountability of state officials and public confidence in the rule of law and Nigeria’s democracy.”

Recall that the Supreme Court had last week extended the validity of the old Naira notes until 31 December.

The apex court stated that the CBN must continue to receive the old Naira notes from Nigerians.

The Court held that Buhari’s instruction on the redesign of the new Naira notes without due consultation was illegal.

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Bandits Kill DPO, Police Sergeant And Vigilante In Zamfara

SP Kazeem Raheem, a Divisional Police Officer, in Maru town, headquarters of Maru local government area of Zamfara state has been killed by bandits during a gun duel.

Raheem was killed alongside a vigilante identified as Shehu Chuka and a police sergeant, Rabiu Bagobiri, said to be an orderly to a former chairman of Maru LGA.

A resident, who craved anonymity, told Daily Trust that the bandits had invaded the town on Saturday night, March 4, 2023, to kidnap a businessman identified as Alhaji Iliyasu.

The gunmen had earlier abducted his brother who was reportedly freed after ransom was paid. They came again to kidnap him but he managed to escape, while they took his wife.

Upon getting the information, the DPO mobilized his men and some local vigilantes to repel the bandits but unfortunately lost his life in the gunfight.

“It was a terrible experience. I woke up at the sound of heavy gunfire around 2am. Maru town has been under constant attack by these criminals, several people were kidnapped in the past one year.” the source said.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu, who confirmed the incident to Channels Television, said police authorities are currently in Maru for an on-the-spot assessment.

“We are currently in Maru, I will get back to you when we return to Gusau,” he added.

Meanwhile, another source from the local government said that an unspecified number of residents were also abducted in the attack.

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Area boys, MC Oluomo are relocating to Abuja to join Tinubu — Dino Melaye cries out

A former chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Dino Melaye, alleges that MC Oluomo and Lagos State area boys are relocating to Abuja to join the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

This comes amidst the fight to take back the mandate from the president-elect following the 2023 presidential elections.

According to the PDP party member, the NURTW chairman, Mc Olumo alongside area boys in Lagos intends to relocate and turn the FCT upside down.

Dino Melaye insisted the streets of Abuja will be filled with drugs if Nigerians allow APC to go away with the alleged stolen mandate. He insisted that making Bola Tinubu the president of Nigeria will bring nothing but ruins.

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Davido’s fan allegedly uses ‘juju’ to call him back online

A fan of Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido is spotted using ‘juju’ to forcefully call back his presence online.

It will be recalled that Davido has not been online for a couple of months now, owing to the sad demise of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke.

The singer, however, promised his fans to be back online with a new album in March 2023. It’s March already and many are still wondering why Davido is yet to show up as promised.

A trending video online sees one of the singer’s fans holding a plate of sacrifice in his hands. The man can be seen dressed in white underwear and tied a white piece of fabric around his waist, with no shoes on.

Apparently, the fan was trying to use ‘juju’ to cal Davido back online. According to him, Davido promised a new album but is yet to deliver.

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Martinez vows to make Garnacho commit his international future to Argentina and not Spain

Lisandro Martinez has said that there is no chance Manchester United team-mate Alejandro Garnacho will choose the Spain national team over Argentina.

Garnacho, who burst onto the scene under coach Erik ten Hag this season, was born in Spain and spent part of his youth career with Getafe and Atletico Madrid before moving to United. He represented the Spain Under-18s but then featured for the Argentina U20s and while he has been called up to the senior squad for their upcoming matches against Panama and Curacao, he is still free to choose between the two national teams.

Garnacho is eligible to represent Argentina due to his mother being Argentine, but the Red Devils winger has not made a senior appearance in his international career.

Martinez has however said that there is no chance of Garnacho turning out for La Roja. He told TyC Sports:

“The truth is that Garna is an excellent boy, with a lot of personality because he is 18 years old and is starting in a very big team and with a lot of pressure, you have to have personality, right? That’s what I like about him, he’s going to play headline or enters 10, 15 minutes and gives the best of him.

“[Garnacho] is with me here, forget about it. I’ll make sure [he plays for Argentina]. The only way is to go there with me.”

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