Abdullahi, one of the sons of late military former Head of State, Sani Abacha, has passed on.
His demise was disclosed on Saturday by his sister, Gumsu Sani Abacha.
Gumsu broke the sad news in a Twitter post.
According to her, Abdullahi died in the early hours of the day.
“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. I lost my younger brother Abdullahi Sani Abacha,” she wrote.
“May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him jannatul firdous, Ameen. Please include him in your prayers,” she added.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has disclosed that its staff, including ad-hoc or collation personnel, involved in sabotaging the Feb 25th Presidential and National Assembly polls will face disciplinary actions.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs.
He said; “As we approach the Governorship and State Assembly elections, we must work harder to overcome the challenges experienced in the last election. Nothing else will be acceptable to Nigerians.
“All staff found to be negligent, whether they are regular or ad hoc officials, including Collation and Returning Officers, must not be involved in forthcoming elections. RECs must also immediately initiate disciplinary action where prima facie evidence of wrongdoing has been established”.
He also told the RECs that Election Day logistics must be finalized days before the election and handled by the Electoral Officers EOs at Local Government level.
“This has been our standard practice. Centralizing the process as was done in some States resulted in delayed deployment of personnel and materials and late commencement of polls.
“RECs will be held responsible for any tardy arrangement or the failure to deploy electric power generators to collation centres or polling units where such facilities are needed. The Commission has enough facilities in all the States of the Federation. Failure to deploy them is simply inexcusable”, he declared.
Yakubu also stated that refresher training must be conducted for ad hoc staff who participated in the last election, adding that where they are replaced for good reason, they must be properly trained so that processes are not delayed or compromised at any stage.
He said arising from last week’s election, the Commission has received reports from its State offices well as complaints and petitions from political parties and candidates.
According to him, where infractions of any kind are proven, there will be redress, adding that any action taken by the Commission is without prejudice to the rights of parties and candidates to seek further remedy as provided by law.
On Election Day technology, Yakubu added that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS will once again be deployed for voter accreditation and result management.
He said the deployment of BVAS has gone a long way to sanitise voter accreditation as can be seen from the result of recent elections.
“Since last week, the Commission has intensified the review of the technology to ensure that glitches experienced, particularly with the upload of results are rectified. We are confident that going forward the system will run optimally”, he said.
The Buhari-led federal government disclosed yesterday that 1,940,004 vulnerable Nigerians are currently receiving N5K cash allowance monthly.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Retreat On National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organized by Senator Yusuf Yusuf, APC, Taraba Central led Senate Committee on Special Duties, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq explained that the objective of the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill is to provide a statutory and institutional framework for the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP).
Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Farouq who noted that the NSIP was created in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari to address social and economic inequalities and alleviate poverty among Nigerians, said that there are four social support programs that are meant to empower the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians to enable them to attain an acceptable standard of living.
She said:
“Since the inception of the NSIP in 2015, one million youths have been empowered through the N-Power Programme and additional 500,000 others are currently undergoing various trainings under the program as approved by the President.
The cash transfer has enrolled 1,975,381 poor and vulnerable households from the National Social Register into a National Beneficiary Register. The NBR alone has 9,841,700 household individuals in the 36 states of the federation.
The Cash Transfer support the poor and vulnerable to improve consumption and develop savings skills to reduce poverty line and building their resilience to withstand shocks. A total of 1,940,004 beneficiaries are currently receiving cash transfer each monthly.”
Nigerian actress and businesswoman, Liz Anjorin celebrate Bola Tinubu’s victory in the just concluded presidential election.
Earlier today, 1st of March, 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
While the President-elect celebrates his victory, other members of the public have also joined in to rejoice with him.
The Nollywood thespian took to her social media page, where she highlighted the factors that contributed to Tinubu’s win. According to Liz, her mentor, Tinubu won because of his love for work, as well as youth and elders.
She wrote:
“MY MENTOR WON COS HIS WORK AND LOVE FOR THE YOUTHS AND ELDERS IS REMARKABLE DURING HIS 8YRS AS A GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE
HIS REMARKABLE WORK TO TRANSFORM LAGOS THEN, GIVES ME A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT HE CAN DO WHEN HE BECOMES THE PRESIDENT
NOW MEET MY PRESIDENT WITH HONOUR
PRESIDENT ASIWAJU BOLA HAMED TINUBU JAGA WARRIOR..THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A GREAT LESSON TO ANY INCOMING GOVERNOR TO ANY STATE
DONT SILENTCE UR BRILLIANT YOUTHS
STOP STARVING THE YOUTH WITH THEIR RIGHT, HUNGERS AND ANGERS CAN MAKE THEM DO THE IMPOSSIBLES
STOP DEFAMAMINING YOUR BRILLIANT YOUTHS THEIR IMAGES ARE YOUR IDENTITIES
DISCOVER YOUR BRILLIANT YOUTH POTENTIALS AND PROTECT THEM AT ALL COST, BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUR LAST HOPE WHEN INTRUDERS INVADES.
LET ALL GOVERNORS RELATE AND PROTECT THEIR INTREST COS YOUR
NON-CHANLLANT ATTITUDE MAY SUBJECT THEM TO INTRUDERS BRAIN WASHING THEM .MAINTAIN UR LANE I NO TOO GET PATIENCE..
The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has received his Certificate of Return after he was declared winner of the February 25th presidential polls.
The Certificate was issued to him by the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday at the International Conference Center in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Tinubu won 12 states, his closest rival Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic PDP, also won 12 states.
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi won 11 states including FCT while the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso won one state.
Tinubu polled 8, 794, 726 while Atiku garnered 6,984,520. Obi scored 6,101,533 and Kwankwaso got 1, 496, 687.
While some are jubiliating and lamenting over Bola Ahmed Tinubu emergence as Nigerian’s new president, Bobrisky is more concerned about his unequal hips.
The crossdresser, who seems unbothered and unaffected with what is going on in the country, took to his Instagram page to quiz his doctor over his unequal hips.
Bobrisky lamented over how his left hip is bigger than his right hip.
He revealed that he was just noticing his new shape and has some questions for his doctor.
“Everybody with their own problem. My won problem is why is my left hip bugger than my right hip? I’m just noticing dis morning. My doctor has some questions to answer”.
In December, Bobrisky had gotten the internet talking with his new look at an event.
The self-acclaimed Barbie, stepped out for an event, looking all bloated. Bobrisky seemed to have added so much weight, as he looked unrecognizable at the event.
The video had sparked reactions, with many questioning if the crossdresser was pregnant.
One celebrity likes fashion wrote, “Seems like this man is taking some hormonal drugs for him to look more feminine. That can make him put on weight
Another social media user, Bee Vibee wrote, “Bob is pregnant? See his face is swollen
One Miz Kochie wrote, “Mummy of Lagos looks pregnant
One Grace found me always wrote, “Bobrisky looks pregnant his face especially”.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his successor and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, after he was declared the winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential polls by INEC in the early hours of today, March 1.
In a statement released by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari said Tinubu has been elected by the people and that he will now work with him and his team to ensure an orderly handover of power.
Garba quoted the president as saying that results from the elections reveal the ripening of democracy in Nigeria. The President acknowledged that the election was flawed but pointed out that the issues registered do not take away the fact that the election was free and fair.
The statement quotes the President as saying those who are aggrieved and have proof that the election was flawed should come up with evidence and that if they cannot ‘’we must conclude that the election was the people’s will.”
He asked anyone with a grievance about the election to take it to the courts and not the streets.
Read The Statement Below;
The All Progressives Congress APC has sent an appreciation message to Nigerians for electing its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the President-elect.
A tweet shared on the party’s handle some minutes after Tinubu was declared winner of the election, reads;
‘’Thank You Nigerians for electing Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President Elect of Nigeria.”
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