“No police officer will collect bribes again” – Officer reveals how he’ll dance when Tinubu increases minimum wage to ₦360K (Video) In a trending video, a Nigerian police officer showcased his dance moves in anticipation of a potential increase in the minimum wage by President Bola Tinubu. The video’s caption reads, “When Tinubu finally increases minimum wage to 350k/month.” After watching the video, numerous concerned Nigerians took to the comment section to express their opinions and voice warnings about possible disciplinary action from the Nigerian police force in response to the officer’s actions captured in the Instagram video. See some reactions below: ay2ndebafr: “Evidently civilians have been giving bribes. Cheers officer.” precious.emma5: “I will never regret using my feeding money to buy data.” osas_kelvin03: “Tinubu sef go watch this video and he go laugh. He will just say let the poor breath.” always_connects: “Now we won see reasons wey go still make una Dey road Dey collect #100 #100 or extorting people again oo.” iam_mykriss_: “No be that monthly salary dey make this one happy so baba don hit money from one Gee boy hand ni he no wan talk through or make e be say dem don run IRS for baba.” WATCH VIDEO BELOW:
Nigerians prays for success of Bola Tinubu’s administration
In a video that has surfaced online, a small group of Nigerians were captured fervently praying for the success of the current president, Bola Tinubu. The inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of the federal republic of Nigeria took place on May 29, 2023.
However, with over a month into his administration, the country has been witnessing widespread complaints on social media due to the rising prices of fuel, electricity, school fees, and other essential commodities. Amidst these challenging circumstances, a group of individuals, numbering over 5, were seen in the video holding the president’s official portrait while offering prayers for his success.
This display of patriotism and support has sparked mixed reactions among Nigerians. One person who viewed the video expressed their astonishment, wondering if the situation has escalated to such a level, saying, “E don reach like this?”. Meanwhile, on the comment section, several other Nigerians have also shared their opinions in response to the actions of these prayerful citizens. See some reactions below: @OkpokpoI: “E don reach like this?. We no dey ever wise , we allow sentiments, religious and tribalism to cloud our decisions during elections.” @notreallyAsamon: “Prayed since this countries first birthday.. everything is still declining.. had the chance to better and yet. Back to praying i guess. Cus no one has done that before.” @dembele806: “And inshallah he will succeed, tell me who doesn’t want a better Nigeria.” @bigfront09: “Awon oloriburku, you think God is not aware we are in a mess, a mess we all out ourselves on.” @omo_ola_eluku: “He will surely succeed, We the fortunate 8.7m organic voters believes in his track records and competencies.” @FreshChijioke: “If Tinubu can arrange id1ots as Bishops, nothing again he can not arrange. We are looking forward to court judgement.” WATCH VIDEO BELOW: Nigerians seen praying on a ‘mountain’ with president Tinubu’s official portrait for him to succeed in his administration.pic.twitter.com/cyU0tqkRZd — Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) July 23, 2023
Court cases won’t stop President Buhari to hand over to Bola Tinubu
The Federal Government says that despite the court petitions filed by the Labour Party, it won’t stop President Buhari to hand over power to Tinubu.
The presidential candidates for the opposition parties have sued the All Progressive Congress (APC) and INEC over alleged rigging of the elections. “On May 29th, there would be a peaceful formal transfer of power to the new President,” Boss Mustapha, chairman of the transition committee, has said. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the presidential candidate for APC, Bola Tinubu with a total of 8,794,726 whereas his other rivals and candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, polled 6,984, 520 and 6,101,533 respectively.
The chairman of the transition committee, Mustapha told journalists, “all litigation, whether resolved or not, will not in any way stop the process”. He added that Buhari will not stay beyond the time allowed by the constitution. “The security committee has the responsibility to ensure that nothing happens to truncate the transition process. Nigerians are very law-abiding people”. “There are provided avenues for those” who lost in the election “to make whatever legal inquiry they want to make but the process would continue unabated”. We would not create another constitutional crisis; on May 29, the handing over will take place,” he assured.
President-elect, Bola Tinubu allegedly flies out to Europe for medical attention
President-elect Bola Tinubu has reportedly jetted out of Nigeria to Europe for medical attention after falling ill over the elections drama. According to reports from Sahara Reporters, Bola Tinubu’s health failed after the hectic elections that took place a few weeks ago. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that Bola Tinubu is traveling to Europe for medical attention. “Tinubu has left for Europe for medical care. He fell ill after voting on Saturday during the Lagos guber election. He was attended to by local doctors but he has left for Europe for proper medical care,” one of the sources close to him revealed. “He initially said his doctors should be brought down to Nigeria for him, and that when things die down, he would leave. But I’ve confirmed that he left last night (Tuesday night) because he is definitely ill,” another source confirmed. “His plane Falcon 9X with registration number VP-CBT can’t be tracked by air flight tracking websites”, Sahara reporters stated.
Ex president of Liberia deletes congratulatory tweet to president-elect Bola Tinubu
Former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has deleted a tweet in which she congratulated Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The stateswoman had taken to her Twitter page to congratulate the former Lagos state governor on emerging the president. She had extended her congratulations to the Nigerian people for exercising their democratic right in deciding their next ruler.
However, for some reasons unknown to us, the former president deleted the tweet she earlier made. It read: “Congratulations to @officialABAT on his victory in #Nigeria, and to the Nigerian people for exercising their democratic right to vote. I encourage the new President to champion #WomenLeaders in his government and to ensure that the rights of women & girls remain a priority.”
Man vows to close his bank account after Tony Elumelu had dinner meeting with Bola Tinubu
A disgruntled man has expressed his intention to stop transactions with his bank after its chairman, Tony Elumelu hosted Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The business magnate and economist had hosted the politician at his home after he emerged as the President-elect. Photos had emerged online which depicted the two esteemed personalities in an atmosphere of conviviality.
This had struck one or two nerves as one Nigerian identified as @SenatorEnrii took to his Twitter page to reveal that he has uninstalled his bank app and intends to visit his bank and close his account. Excerpt from his post read: “I just deleted my UBA app. Tomorrow, I will close my UBA account. I won’t transfer to or receive money from UBA account”
Bola Tinubu requests court order to obtain INEC materials for defence
The president-elect, Bola Tinubu has sought a court order to obtain materials from INEC to defend himself in court.
Bola Tinubu has urged the Court of Appeals to order the International National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release to him some sensitive materials used during the 2023 elections. This appeal from Bola Tinubu came after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi sued INEC, Bola Tinubu and the APC for rigging the elections. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr. Akintola Makinde, on Tuesday, March 7, Tinubu said: “The materials will be relevant in helping us to prepare our defense and also make comparison with the information contained in INEC’s back-end server.”
President Buhari congratulates Bola Tinubu
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the winner of the 2023 presidential elections, Bola Tinubu.
It will be recalled that the Presidental Election was held on the 25th of February, 2023. Following the voting exercise, the Independent and National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 general elections on Wednesday, 1st of March, 2023. As a show of courtesy, President Buhari has penned a lengthy congratulatory message to the winner. STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES WINNER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU
President Muhammadu Buhari heartily congratulates the winner of the (2023) Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Reacting to the results just announced, President Buhari said: “I congratulate His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory. Elected by the people, he is the best person for the job. I shall now work with him and his team to ensure an orderly handover of power. The election was Africa’s largest democratic exercise. In a region that has undergone backsliding and military coups in recent years, this election demonstrates democracy’s continued relevance and capability to deliver for the people it serves. “Within Nigeria, the results reveal democracy’s ripening in our country. Never has the electoral map shifted so drastically in one cycle. In the presidential elections, states in all regions across the nation changed colour. Some amongst you may have noticed my home state amongst them. The winning candidate did not carry his own home state either. That happens during a competitive election. Votes and those that cast them cannot be taken for granted. Each must be earned. Competition is good for our democracy. There is no doubt the people’s decision has been rendered in the results we look at today.
“That is not to say the exercise was without fault. For instance, there were technical problems with electronic transmission of the results. Of course, there will be areas that need work to bring further transparency and credibility to the voting procedure. However, none of the issues registered represent a challenge to the freeness and fairness of the elections.
“I know some politicians and candidates may not agree with this view. That too is fine. If any candidate believes they can prove the fraud they claim is committed against them, then bring forward the evidence. If they cannot, then we must conclude that the election was indeed the people’s will — no matter how hard that may be for the losers to accept. If they feel the need to challenge, please take it to the courts, not to the streets.
“However, to do the latter means they are not doing it in the interest of the people, but rather to inflame, to put people in harm’s way and all for personal, selfish gains. “After a degree of polarization that necessarily accompanies any election, it is now time to come together and act responsibly. I call on all candidates to remember the peace pledge they signed just days before the election. Do not undermine the credibility of INEC. Let us now move forward as one. The people have spoken.”
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INEC declares Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s presidential election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared All Progressives Congress’ Bola Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election held last Saturday. Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates who took part in the election. He scored a total of 8,794,726 votes, the highest of all the candidates, thus meeting the first constitutional requirement to be declared the winner. He also scored over 25 per cent of the votes cast in 30 states, more than the 24 states constitutionally required. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came second in the election after polling 6,984,520 votes in the election. Peter Obi of the Labour Party came third in the election with a total of 6,101,533 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP came fourth with 1,496,687 votes.
Tinubu, Atiku and Obi won in 12 states while Mr Kwankwaso won only in Kano. Mahmood Yakubu who made the announcement said a Certificate of Return for the President and Vice President will be presented by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, at the National Collation Centre.
“Sanwo-Olu is shaking right now” – Beverly Naya reacts to Peter Obi defeating Bola Tinubu in Lagos
Popular Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya has reacted to Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi flooring the APC candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos.
The thespian said that the people of Lagos turned up for those who had died in the ENDSARS protest. According to her, Lagos residents never forgot about the incident which happened on the 20th of October 2020.
She added that Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also a candidate of APC, is shaking over the results. She tweeted: “Lagosians showed up and showed out, this is for 20.10.20. We didn’t forget and will never forget. Sanwo Olu is shaking right now.”