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"Frontier Touring regret to advise that Justin Bieber's Justice Tour of Australia and New Zealand has been cancelled. All tickets purchased through the official ticketing outlets will receive a refund directly from the shows ticketing agency" According to another source  Singer Justin Bieber Cancels World Tour Amid Health Battle Canadian singer Justin Bieber has cancelled the remaining dates of his Justice World Tour following a health battle. The singer had earlier announced that he is suffering from  Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, which left his face partially paralyzed and would be taking a break from performing in September 2022. The singer, who turned 29 on Wednesday, cancelled the tour short due to his ongoing recovery from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The news was announced on the   tour's official Twitter page on Tuesday saying, “Justin Bieber has officially CANCELLED the remaining dates of his 'Justice World Tour'. Check in with your point of purchase for refunds for...

 President Buhari receives President Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Elect Senator Kashim Shettima in Daura, Katsina State on 1st Mar 2023 COR 2: President Buhari with President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TInubu and Vice President-Elect Senator Kashim Shettima in Daura, Katsina State on 1st Mar 2023. POLITICAL, COMMUNITY LEADERS POUR IN TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT BUHARI ON APC/TINUBU VICTORY   Political and community leaders in President Muhammadu Buhari’s native Katsina State have continued to pour into his private residence in Daura to express their happiness, following the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the country’s next president.    Receiving Governor Aminu Bello Masari and the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Faruk Umar, who led members of their cabinets on separate visits, President Buhari reiterated what he had often said about the President-elect that “Bola Tinubu truly believes in Niger...

JERE FIRE INCIDENCE, RT. HON. NASARA AUZA RABO VISIT SCENE, SYMPATHIZE WITH VICTIMS: The Executive Chairman Kagarko LGA Rt. Hon. Nasara Auza Rabo is saddened to hear about the fire incident that razed shops, vehicles and other valuables along Kaduna-Abuja Express way in Jere Community. The Chairman acknowledged how devastating it is to lose one's possessions and have his self confidence shaken and hope that all those affected will find the strength and support they need to overcome this tragedy. He said all victims affected by the unfortunate eventuality are not alone in this trying times as the Local Government Council are with them and their families. Signed: Yusuf Hassan Balarabe SA on new media office of the Chairman 1 March 2023. More photos below. 

Police Ban Celebrations, Rallies By Supporters Of Political Parties In Kaduna The police in Kaduna State have announced a ban on celebrations or rallies by supporters of political parties in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections. The ban was contained in a statement on Wednesday, in Kaduna, by DSP Mohammed Jalige, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the command. ”All forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections has been banned in the state. ”Any deliberate act to violate the ban or cause breakdown of law and order under whatever guise would not be tolerated, as the full wrath of the law would be bought to bare,” the police said. Jalige said the command has deployed and directed security agencies to ensure full enforcement. “All persons with intent to violate the order are warned to desist from that, as the command in collaboration with ...

Atiku, Obi should accept election result, I’m sure they don’t want chaos in Nigeria - Shèttima  Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, says the presidential election is the freest and fairest ever conducted in the country. Shettima called on Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), to accept the outcome of the poll. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, he said it is important for them to “join forces to rescue our country” to avert anarchy. “In my own understanding, this is the most free and fair election ever conducted like the one on Saturday. It was conducted according to what the law says,” Shettima said.  

GENERAL ELECTIONS: POLICE CONFIRM OFFICIALS IN VIRAL VIDEO TO BE INEC ENGINEERS, NO ARRESTS OR SEIZURE MADE The Nigeria Police Force wishes to debunk, in strong terms, the trending news in the media confirming the arrest of some individuals in Maitama, Abuja, with electoral materials and some Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), acting on a tip from residents of an area in Maitama who reported suspicious activities, visited the location, interviewed the occupants, and conducted a search on the house. In the course of the search, some electoral materials and BVAS machines were discovered in their possession. However, the Independent National Electoral Commission, when contacted, confirmed that the occupants of the house are staff of Emperor Technology, outsourcing engineering services to the INEC, and they were immediately released to go about their lawful busine...

IKPEAZU: NO REGRETS LOSING SENATORIAL ELECTION 1st March, 2023    The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that his loss of the 2023 senatorial election to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in last Saturday’s National Assembly election was not an issue that worries him. Ikpeazu, who said he was thankful to God for the opportunity of serving Abia State as governor for eight years, told journalists that he was grateful to God that no life was lost in the election as he was not ready to engage in violence or spill blood to win an election. Ikpeazu, rather said that in any democratic setting, it was expected that one wins some battles and loses others. Asked about his loss of the election for the Abia State South Senatorial seat, Ikpeazu said: “Yes in elections, you win some and you lose some. It is service and if somehow the opportunity fails to come to you, you thank God for the ones you won. I cannot spill blood for politics. I am a happy man and now focused on 11th Mar...

Finally, EFCC Arraigns Zaura for Alleged $1.320m Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today March 1, 2023 arraigned Abdulsalam Saleh Abdulkarim before Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court Kano. The defendant, popularly known as A.A Zaura, was arraigned on a four count charge of obtaining by false pretense. One of the charge read “That you, Abdulkarim Saleh Abdulssalam, sometime in August 2014, at Kano within the Kano Judicial Division of the High Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) from Dr. Jamman Al- Azmi when you represented that you have the capacity to partner with him for a joint venture business, which representation you knew to be false, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1[1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.   Zaura pleaded not guilty to the charges when it was read to him. In ...

I congratulate His Excellency Asiwaju 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 ...

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT ELECT Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  “THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE“ By The President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified, Atikulated, Obidient, Kwankwasiyya, or have any other political affiliation, you voted for a better, more hopeful nation and I thank you for your participation and dedication to our democracy. You decided to place your trust in the democratic vision of a Nigeria founded on shared prosperity and one nurtured by the ideals of unity, justice, peace and tolerance. Renewed hope has dawned in Nigeria. We commend INEC for running a free and fair election. The lapses that did occur were relatively few in number and were immaterial to the fin...