Putindbutt: The headline is incorrect, they're not defying INEC rather they're defying the court. And the court will respond.
Lol. The court has no jurisdiction over internal matter of any party. It is a polular legal knowledge in Nigeria. If any judge gave judgement on that then the judge should be lectured again by any average nigerian since the so called judge did not actually know the law. Tinubu who was alleged to have forged certificate scaled through the supreme Court victorious just on this premise. Or has the law changed?
Good one. I love this. It shows that men are with balls. Maintain the stausquo. If they want to scatter the govt because of their greed let them try yet they will fail shamefully. But the right thing must be done. All political parties should be allowed to contest freely. Let Nigerians decide. Meanwhile, Mark led ADC should be dutiful and meticulous with their home work and with trusted individuals only.
Nigerian govt is not serious at alll. When they are ready to release name let them do. This Hassan this Mohammed that are not the real financiers. May be those fronted. When they call the real names we will know.
Christistruth03: It is Nigeria that the Eze Ndigbo's will be deported back to
Finally, it is not a problem for Nigeria. The deportee is a Nigerian who escaped and the brought back. Nugeria has nothing in and out of the case. They should use their time wisely by using to face book Haram.
INEC agreed in court that ADC NEC produced David Mark-led leadership of ADC. Bala Nafiu had no document to present to counter us. INEC filed no opposition to our claims." - ADC lawyer"
dododawa1: The Federal Government has described the coronation and activities of Eze Ndigbo “Igbo Kings” in foreign countries as embarrassing.
Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, against the backdrop of the Imeobi meeting, the highest decision-making body of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide in Enugu.
The minister in the statement issued by Dr Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, described the situation as an embarrassment.
According to her, it has become a big embarrassment to the government, Ndigbo, Nigerians and other foreigners in those countries, where they have Eze Ndigbo.
“This is as the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide in collaboration with the South East Council of Traditional Rulers abolished the concept of Eze Igbo outside Igboland”.
She narrated that Igbo associations in diaspora usually stage cultural activities to promote their heritage, but unfortunately, the enthronement of traditional rulership by some of these Igbo groups has severely caused friction.
This, according to her, is not just among the Igbo communities themselves, but also between the Igbo and their host communities.
The minister stated that people could still express themselves culturally without causing nuisance to the indigenous people of the host country and others.
She recounted that recently, violent protests erupted in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, following the controversial coronation of a Nigerian Igbo leader, Solomon Eziko, as “Eze Ndigbo na East London” Igbo King in East London.African economy outlook
Also the event sparked an outcry from local residents, traditional leaders, and political parties, leading to violence, the torching of foreign-owned vehicles, and looting.
“On March 14, 2026, Eziko was crowned as a traditional leader in KuGompo City, East London, a move interpreted by South Africans as an unlawful challenge to local sovereignty and traditional leadership structures.
“Protests began on March 30, with demonstrations organised by groups including ActionSA, which quickly escalated into violence. The protesters targeted foreign-owned businesses and vehicles, with reports of no fewer than 13 vehicles being destroyed.
“At least one stabbing incident was reported, and police had to use stun grenades and tear gas to restore order.
“The Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders condemned the coronation as flagrant violation of customary protocols.
Also, the South African government’s Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs declared the installation illegal and in violation of the constitution,” she said.
She revealed that the ministry deployed diplomatic channels in tackling the situation, adding that the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa distanced itself from the coronation, acknowledging it was a cultural event misinterpreted and not formal, recognised monarchy.African economy outlook
She also said the Nigerian Embassy in Pretoria officially apologised for the confusion and crisis, urging Nigerians in South Africa to maintain a low profile and avoid further confrontations.
The minister said the Deputy High Commissioner, Olajide Ogunmadeji, had addressed some protesters saying the situation was misinterpreted, as the coronation was only ceremonial, rather than the installation of traditional authority that defied the existing system.
She recalled a similar incident that occurred in Ghana in July, 2025 because of the Eze Ndigbo issue, while addressing the Ohanaeze Imeobi/General Assembly.
She disclosed leading delegation to Accra to douse the tension, as Ghanaian protesters demanded Nigerians must leave, saying aggrieved Ghanaians issued compatriots quit notice, insisting Nigerians must go.
The minister urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo to prescribe sanctions for any persons flouting its directive abolishing Igbo traditional rulership outside Igboland.
She quoted the President_General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Sen. Azuta Mbata, to have presented the decision of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, saying they have adopted the position of the traditional rulers abolishing the Eze Ndigbo title in diaspora.
“Anybody who is being awarded that type of title anywhere outside of Igbo land is on his own.
It is unknown to the Igbo people and we will call upon all state governors, we will correspond to all embassies in the world informing them about the position of Ndigbo.
“The position of Eze Ndigbo anywhere outside Igbo land is hereby alienated and proscribed. That is the position of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide.
“We will determine in consultation with the kings of Igbo land what the punishment will be for anybody who goes against this position and that punishment will be implemented at the village level.
Your hometown, your town union will be under injunction to implement that punishment but we are going to declare that punishment after due consultation.”
She further assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would help disseminate the Ohanaeze communique on the issue through its Missions and High Commissions. (NAN)
I did not go through those epistle but you have no jurisdiction in foreign land. Allow the foreign cou tries involved to do their job. The on e here you have failed to do. So dear FG hide your face in shame.
Delightnews: INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) PRESS STATEMENT
POSTPONEMENT OF NATIONWIDE VOTER REVALIDATION EXERCISE
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) today, Friday, 10th April 2026, during which, among other issues, the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise was considered.
Following deliberations, the Commission resolved to postpone the exercise until after the 2027 General Election.
The voter revalidation exercise is a critical component of the Commission’s mandate to maintain a credible and up-to-date National Register of Voters. It is designed to verify and review existing voter records, ensure the accuracy of personal data, eliminate duplicate and ineligible entries, and strengthen the overall integrity of the voter register. The exercise also aims to provide an opportunity for registered voters to confirm their details and make necessary corrections where required.
INEC remains committed to the conduct of free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections.
Mohammed Kudu Haruna National Commissioner, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. 10th April 2026
Well meaning Nigerians have won. Amuputa, a stunch APC supporter is now an inec chairman but God will expose you all.
osuofia2: People that don't value human lives, imagine using your citizens as shield, and some e terroritssss here are disturbing us that Iran is winning. Israel have made virgins scarce in aljanah
They should come and tell others how many round they go with their virgins each night.
Mrchippychappy: what is she scared of? I heard that in the book, they said women sef would be collecting 72 gbola non-stop in muslim heaven and that the gbola na 20 inches long. Can someone please confirm?
All they jihad is just for illusionary 72 virgins and someone would kill an entire community for it. To tell you the calibre of islamic faithfuls.
PulaPower: An anonymous Iranian woman has bravely stepped forward on the international stage to describe what's really happening on the ground in Tehran as President Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire with Iran tentatively began Tuesday. Anonymous indeed
Cheap Jews propaganda..
After Iran don show dem shege, nah media propaganda remain..
keep deceiving yourself. Iran your dear islamic angel, sponsor of terror is gone.
Dynamicboss: It’s act of cowardice to forcefully place women and children as shield on your national asset when there are abled bodied men in military that can defend it. So what is the point of their military budget in resources?
Meanwhile their children are living the best of their lives in western countries, obtaining quality education, access the best healthcare and others
Iranian regime are cowards just like any other islamic entity, especially the terror arm.
jeff1993: Shut it!!! You people from that religion know how to play the victim card.. Iranian leaders has been arming splinter terrorist groups for decades just to exterminate Israel.... To even think Iran always teaches their kids to chant "Death to America" at an early age is appalling.
The only thing holding U.S back is just the innocent citizens and just the fear of God that Trump has .... If not he would have bombed them back to Stone Age and no ofy will make PEEEM!!!... You will all cry and wail and it ends there.
Just Imagine it was a Muslim country that is world power, imagine how the world will be.
My brother don't waste your time with terrorists. We know them and how ruthless they can be with their so called infidels. Trump is cutting them to size and they are feeling the heat.
There is no government in 9ja. What we have is jihad enablers masquerading as government. But both the so called govt and the terrorists are different arms of the same entity pursuing the same goal. What I just said is nothing but the truth and the fact.
This is niger area for you until you guys have a country of your own. What you have now is islamic caliphate, where the govt sponsor terrorism, release terrorist with palliative into the society, then sentence a victim of terrorism for speaking out. They have not told us the offence of that man. The other man was sentenced to death for not allowing a Fulani killer to kill him.
God1000: Apart from christian fanatics and extremists, no sane mind will support what Israel is doing
How do you go about bombing residential houses killing innocent civilian in their evil campaign of land grabbing
Rubbish!!! God will always strengthen Israel and time shall come when all terrosist groups masquerading as cou try shall be annihilated. Such that they won't be able to sponsor their terrorism anymore. Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon, Gaza, 9ja govt, etc.
All these points to one direction. All these islamic terrorist of a country want to eliminate Israel. But God is alive and Israel shall have the blessings promised.
omoredia: All US needs to do is to stop people from coming to the US if their govt uses the Yuan. That will settle it. If u want to trade in Yuan then japa to China
saintopus: Imagine the yeye memo! How much sugar cane can a staff chew? If they are avoiding the dirtiness of the environment from chewing the sugar cane that will be OK.
That is the difference between you and dangote. I also thought like this initially. On a second thought I said this could be the difference between me and dangote. Paying less attention to thing we see as little and negligible. I am guilty of that.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stirred fresh political debate after declaring that Nigeria’s presidency cannot be attained through coercion, while also suggesting that there are more qualified leaders from the South-East than Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Speaking on the country’s political climate, Shettima stressed the importance of inclusivity and consensus-building in a diverse nation like Nigeria. According to him, leadership must be built on trust and broad national acceptance rather than pressure tactics.
“In a multi-ethnic, multi-religious politics like ours, nobody can bulldoze his way to power through deceit, intimidation, threats or blackmail,” he said. “You get to power by building bridges and reaching out.”
The Vice President, however, expressed support for the emergence of a president from the South-East, describing it as a potential step toward healing longstanding historical divisions dating back to the civil war.
“I am for the emergence of a Nigerian president of South-Eastern extraction to heal the wounds of the civil war,” Shettima noted, though he criticized what he described as certain confrontational approaches adopted by some political actors from the region.
His remarks took a more direct turn when he asserted that the South-East has individuals he considers more qualified for the presidency than Obi, referring to the former Anambra State governor in pointed terms.
Shettima highlighted former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as one such figure, praising his national reach and political experience across different regions of the country. He also commended former Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi for his infrastructural record, describing him as one of the most effective leaders to have emerged from the South-East.
Drawing from Nigeria’s political history, the Vice President emphasized the role of grassroots mobilization and alliances in achieving electoral success. He referenced the late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua’s strategy of building nationwide support networks, underscoring that political victories are often determined by coalition-building rather than regional popularity.
Shettima’s comments are expected to generate reactions across the political spectrum, particularly among supporters of Peter Obi, who remains a prominent opposition figure with strong backing among young voters and urban populations.
Political observers say the statement may also signal early positioning ahead of the 2027 general elections, as conversations around power rotation and regional representation continue to shape Nigeria’s political discourse.
As debates intensify, Shettima’s remarks have once again brought to the fore the complex dynamics of leadership, regional equity, and political strategy in Africa’s most populous nation.
henlooma80: You guys will never stop amazing people and deceiving yourself. He can continue patronizing gym houses from now till thy kingdoms come, Peter Obi can never and will never be Nigeria President. Charles Soludo is coming……….
Emilokan data boy chill. Soludos political strides ends as governor. He can't even win Senate after his 2nd tenure. You are Anambrarian so take a chill pill.
Stephen0mozzy: 😅 Well, it's one thing to have 7 million to spare; and it's another thing to spend it when it's avoidable - OP's delimma is a punter's wet dream "I had unprotected sex that led to the abortion - will the universe be merciful on me and make the first child AA with all certainty"...
...and he has brought it here so we can tell him, yes, the child WILL NOT be SS, so he can show the Love of his life, so they can play the gamble together"
Lol. What you said is possible.
Now he knows there are remedies available. He has no escape route. If he runs he has no reason but simply absconded from a stranded lady with his seed planted there in.
Stephen0mozzy: 7 buck in dollars? I inteprete buck as thousands.
If in millions, at 7 million naira per child conception (not including pre/post natal care for mother and child) - I hope OP love this lady to the moon and back, and she loves him to mercury and back - and I hope OP is a big man.
All the best to him sha - What do people talk about in relationships before unprotected intimate moments without talks of genotype coming up?
Yes I mean million. Of course OP does if not he would not be disturbing us here with the details.
We are still in the middle dangerous politics where human lives are sacrificed on the alter of emilokan politics. I wonder how Tinubu sleeps at night knowing the number of human lives sacrificed on his ineptitude. This is terrible.
Stephen0mozzy: Statement 1: Your quoted 25% is just statistics - and statistics works with average. Don't quote a number as if you've studied biological makeup to confidently assure if of a 1 in 4 chance. Of which the 1 in 4 is probably going to be 1st birth.
Statement 2: This guided childbirth is definitely NOT cheap. And you should ask op for his ability and readiness to fund those tests and so on.
You are right. It comes with a reasonable sum but 7buk or less can do that for a baby. They can even choose triplet and reduce the average cost per child.
The advice up there about taking a chance has not really given you a picture of the responsibility that comes with any decision you take.
1. There's a very high percentage that the child will be born with Sickle Cell; at what point, you MUST be responsible for that child - their pains and glory.
2. If the child turns out to be AS; will you go ahead and marry the Lady, so you guys can atleast not have kids again, or it's okay that she becomes a single mother, since you'll like more kids without the gamble.
3. How many months into the pregnancy is she? I hear there are BIG MAN tests that you can do to confirm the Genotype of a child invitro (inside belle). This is a more sensible gamble.
Your first submission is not true. The chance is merely 25%. However, once can guarantee the occupancy that would take effect first.
Again, your second submission is not true. If the child isn't SS he can marry the lady and use guided childbirth where they can determine the genotype of the subsequent children. They can decide to choose AA all through.
fixzycode: Hello Nairalanders, my friend got a lady pregnant and later discovered that both he and the lady's genotype are AS. Now he is confused because the lady is suggesting abortion but he is not In support of that.
He is confused because he don't know if the child will turn out SS but he wants to give luck a chance. Those with experience please advise. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Let them go to hospital and find out if the foetus is SS. Abortion is out of it by my faith.
adabaraabdul: pls can you share the Terms for me. The terms prepared by the Government of Iran where it was indicated that they would stop their nuclear capabilities. Lying to score a cheap point is really Low. I don’t know where your getting your news from.
You have phone find the terms because it is everywhere.
erad: This is the problem with most of you. You think like children. You can't address issues, you're not capable of logical thinking. Not everyone telling you the truth supports Tinubu. You sound stupid when you make that assumption.
You sound more stupid when you assume that tinubu can thwart everything in nigeria, including democratic processes unchallenged just because he is called president. That is slavery mindset and I am not used to it.
adabaraabdul: The terms are everywhere on the internet. When you go to war there are objectives. Stop looking at the minor pic. Focus on the big pic. Was Isreal and US able to achieve their goals no. Why do u think Isreal is now saying they don’t want the ceasefire, Natayahu just released a press statement. He doesn’t want any ceasefire anymore because he knows that Iran has won and came out stronger. I will not be discussing this further with you because you are responding based on emotions and sentiments. I don’t analyse issues with emotions and sentiments!
Stop hiding under emotion gibberish. If anyone is emotional you are the one. Israel and US have one objective to stop Iran from having nuclear capacity. The term carefully contained that. It is win for Iran who pulled out of all nuclear agreements neither the hope to future the course. I don't know if your are an Iranian and I doubt you are so don't cry more than the bereaved.
Politics › Re: ADC Defies INEC, Fixes National Convention For Next Tuesday by MrSly(m): 5:34pm On Apr 11
