Tribunal Victory: Senate President Congratulates Buhari, APC

'Dotun Akintomide
Writer

Ad

Putin, Modi, Over 18 World Leaders In China For Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping started on Monday a summit attended by more than 20 world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leaders from the ten Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries posed for a group photo on a red carpet, and Xi, Putin and Modi were seen chatting on live footage. Addressing…

Why Africa’s Security Needs Urgent Attention, Gambari Offers Insights

In a powerful goodwill message at the inaugural African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja, eminent Scholar-Diplomat and former Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, issued a clarion call to redefine Africa’s security framework to secure sustainable peace and stability. Speaking at the summit, themed “Combating Contemporary Threats to Regional Peace and…

Dangote Group mourns as Phyna’s sister Ruth Otabor Dies after truck accident

By Obinna Uballa The Dangote Group has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Mrs. Ruth Otabor, sister to Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma “Phyna” Otabor, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a recent accident involving one of the company’s trucks in Auchi, Edo State. In a statement on Sunday, the company said…

Ad

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the president’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in its entirety.

Lawan in a statement on Wednesday by his Spokesperson, Ola Awoniyi said that the judgment had put a judicial seal on the mandate freely given to the president by Nigerians in the Feb.23 presidential election.

Lawan urged the president to accept the affirmation of his election as a reminder of the confidence of Nigerians in his capacity to continue to lead the country to greatness.

The senate president said Nigerian people had great expectations from the “Next Level Agenda” of the president and further pledged full cooperation of the National Assembly in the pursuit of the best interest of the Nigerian people.

Lawan also commended the petitioners for using the judicial window prescribed by the constitution in seeking redress for their grievances and urged them to join hands with the government and the Nigerian people in the important task of nation-building.

Ad

X whatsapp