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Atiku Abubakar, says the “war” over the 2023 Presidential election is still on. Speaking at a press conference organised by the party on Thursday, Atiku said he has asked his lawyers to proceed to the Supreme Court. Atiku said, “I respect the judgement of yesterday but  I refuse to accept it because it lacks justice. In the words of my mentor, Shehu Yar Adua, ‘losing a battle is less important than losing a war.’ We shall win the war of restoring confidence and restoring hope in our electoral system. The war is not over.”

Tinubu Welcomes Tribunal’s Verdict, Urges Atiku, Obi To Support his Government  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, welcomed the judgment of the Tribunal with a sense of responsibility and preparedness to serve all Nigerians, irrespective of all diverse political persuasions, faiths, and tribal identities. In a  12-hour judgment, the Presidential Election Petitions Court struck out the petitions challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential poll. The court upheld the victory of Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election. Reacting to the judgment, the President called on his main rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party Nigeria (LP) to support his administration. “The President urges his valiant challengers to inspire their supporters in the trust that the spirit of patriotism will now and forever be elevated above partisan considerations, manifesting into support ...

Lagos Assembly fails to clear Egube, Olalere again —Clears Omotoso, Abayomi, Dada, others  Lagos State House of Assembly has again failed to confirm former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Sam Egube and his Energy counterpart, Engr Olalere Odusote as members of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cabinet. Egube and Odusote were not confirmed for second term during the confirmation of the second list of the 18 nominees presented to the Lagos Assembly by Governor Sanwo-Olu. A new nominee, Tolani Sule Akibu was also rejected by the House. Meanwhile, the Assembly confirmed former Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, as well as ex-Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi and 13 others.

Presidential Election Petition Tribunal:Peter Obi failed to prove how he scored majority votes in the election- Tribunal The Presidential Election Petitions Court has held that the Labour Pary (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to specify how they scored the majority of lawful votes in the February 25 presidential election. In the lead judgment read by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, the tribunal held that Labour party made generic allegations of irregularities, suppression of votes and corrupt practices to rob them of their votes, especially in Rivers, Benue, Lagos, Taraba, Imo and Osun states but failed to specify the polling units affected or prove concrete evidence to back their claims. The court said that although Peter Obi and LP claimed to have scored the majority of lawful votes cast, they failed to state the number of lawful votes they scored. "The determination of election is about figures," the court held.  Justice Mohammed further held that LP als...

6 THINGS MENTALLY STRONG PEOPLE DO. 1. They move on. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves. 2. They embrace change. They welcome challenges. 3. They stay happy. They don’t waste energy on things they can’t control. 4. They are kind, fair, and unafraid to speak up. 5. They are willing to take calculated risks.  6. They celebrate other people’s success. They don’t resent that success.