The British High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections.The commission said the UK was already collating names of perpetrators and would impose sanctions “including preventing people from obtaining UK visas or imposing sanctions under our human rights sanctions regime.”In a statement m...

The Labour party presidential candidate,Peter Gregory Obi made remarks concerning the 53rd anniversary of the end of the Nigerian/Biafran Civil War.The Nigerian/Biafran Civil War which lasted for two years and six months (6th January 1967 - 15th January 1970 )“I believe that various agitation groups will stop their agitations when they see a patriotic leadership imbued with fairness, equity, justice,&a determination for a very inclusive and progressive society. Ever...

Festus Keyamo, SAN, the spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the ruling party’s faithful to be magnanimous in victory and celebrate without insulting their political opponents after Bola Tinubu was declared president-elect.Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had earlier on Wednesday declared APC presidential candidate Tinubu the...