Nigeria will Work Again Under Tinubu, Says Shettima Insists nation's fortunes will change for good in next 12 months Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has promised Nigerians, especially those living in Russia, that the country under President
Bola Tinubu's administration will work again. He gave the pledge late Friday evening in St Petersburg at a forum with members of the Nigerian community in Russia.
Shettima, who was addressing concerns raised by members of the community, said: “Be rest assured that in the next nine to 12 months there will be a swift change in the fortunes of
Nigeria. “I'm talking with all sense of certainty and responsibility because I believe in the capacity and commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
Speaking on the efforts of the administration to reposition the economy, the vice president said: “We are here for the Africa-Russia Summit, but we are also here fundamentally to pursue the
completion of the Ajaokuta Steel and revival of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON). Continued on page 5
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Court Won’t Overturn President’sVictory, Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts Says Obi will emerge formidable force in 2027 Ejiofor Alike The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted that the victory of President Bola Tinubu
in the February 25 presidential election will not be overturned by the court. EIU, which had projected that Tinubu would win the presidential
poll, also predicted in its latest report that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi would emerge a formidable force in 2027.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress
(APC), as the winner of the last presidential election. Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates who took part in the election. He scored a total
of 8,794,726 votes to emerge victorious. INEC Chairman, Prof. Continued on page 5
Tinubu Meets ECOWAS Leaders Today, Moves to Restore Democracy in Niger Nigerian leader weighs options UN, EU, AU tighten the noose on military leaders Russia's Wagner group signals support for coup plotters Ejiofor Alike in Lagos and Michael Olugbode in Abuja Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu, will today in Abuja meet with the leaders of the sub-regional body on how to restore democracy in Republic of Niger just as the United Nations (UN) Security Council members have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum. The European Union (EU) has also said it is suspending financial support and cooperation on security with Niger following this week’s military coup. On its part, the African Union (AU) has called on the coup plotters to return to their barracks. But while the international community, including many African states, have condemned the coup in Niger, Russian mercenary leader, Yevgeny Continued on page 5
STRATEGISING FOR THE FUTURE… L-R: Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tom Ikimi; Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Dauda Lawal; former National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu; Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri; and former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, after a closed-door meeting of the leaders of PDP in Abuja…yesterday