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Ayoola Babalola

Ayoola Babalola covers politics and general news. Prior to joining Peoples Gazette, he was with U.S based Sahara Reporters. He is on Twitter @ayoolababalola_
February 28, 2023

Electoral Act said INEC must transfer results from polling unit; but aggrieved parties should go to court: Senate President

Mr Lawan stated his position as the Senate resumed plenary amidst growing controversy over the ongoing collation of the 2023 presidential election results.

Ahmed Lawan and Peter Obi
February 28, 2023
Ikenga Ugochinyere and Mahmood Yakubu
February 26, 2023

Port Harcourt thugs attacked us, INEC starved us, lament ad hoc staff

We have been here for the past three days, no food, no water. They didn’t give us anything,” she said. “We have serious issues with payment.

February 23, 2023

Oyibo Chukwu was preparing to retire Nnamani from Senate before his assassination: Labour Chieftain

Mr Asogwa also lamented the panic that had visited the political climate in Enugu state since Mr Nnamani’s return to politics in 2019 due to his dreadful history of violence across the state

Chimaroke Nnamani and Oyibo Chukwu
February 22, 2023

Family of Malcolm X to sue CIA, FBI for activist’s assassination

Malcolm X was murdered on February 21, 1965 by three armed before he delivered his speech at a Harlem auditorium.

Malcolm X
February 22, 2023

Ogun residents boo Dapo Abiodun over naira scarcity; governor apologises

Mr Abiodun is seeking a second term in office but has faced stiff opposition from residents and political rivals who say his performance over four years has been below par.

Screenshot from video of Ogun residents boo Dapo Abiodun over naira scarcity
February 20, 2023

Union, First Bank, Keystone set ablaze as Sagamu rioters protest rejection of old notes given by Gov. Abiodun

After accepting the invalid naira notes from Governor Abiodun’s agents, his supporters were disappointed when banks rejected the notes on Monday.

Protest in Sagamu
February 20, 2023

U.S. President Biden secretly visits Ukraine amid Russian war

The White House published a public schedule for Monday on Sunday evening that misrepresented the president’s actual whereabouts as being in Washington.

U.S. president Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
February 20, 2023

Nigeria’s election outcome will significantly impact Africa, says Commonwealth Observer

The significance of Nigeria’s presidential election, says the Commonwealth Observer Group, will stretch beyond the nation’s borders.

The Commonwealth
February 19, 2023

Buhari asks Nigerians to keep enduring hardship because there’s light at tunnel’s end

Mr Buhari’s regime has continued to rail against popular demand, sticking with the new currency redesign policy.

President Muhammadu Buhari