Don’t Despair, We’ll Retrieve Our Stolen Mandate, Atiku Tells Supporters

 The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asked his supporters not to despair assuring them that the battle to retrieve “our stolen” mandate was on the way.

Atiku spoke through the Director Public Affairs of PDP Presidential Campaign Committee, Senator Dino Melaye, in Abuja, on Wednesday.

In a short message to supporters he said, “A clarion call on all Atiku’s supporters all over the world not be perturbed.

“Weeping may tarry till night but joy cometh in the morning. This grave injustice shall not stand.

“The battle to retrieve our stolen mandate is a battle of no retreat, no surrender. We shall overcome.”

He spoke against the backdrop of the announcement of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the last Saturday’s Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Tinubu and his running mate, Vice President-Elect, Kassim Shettima, we’re presented with their certificates of return by the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, also on Wednesday.

Iran Could Make Materials For A Nuclear Bomb In Just 12 DAYS, US Warns

 NUCLEAR BOMB: IRAN could make enough material for one nuclear bomb in 'about 12 days,' a top US Defense Department official warned 

Iran could make enough material for one nuclear bomb in 'about 12 days,' a top US Defense Department official warned on Tuesday, a dramatic fall from the estimated one year it would have taken while the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in effect.

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl made the comment to a House of Representatives hearing when asked why US President Joe Biden's administration had sought to revive the the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) deal.

Another defence department official - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dana Stroul - described the Islamic Republic as a 'global threat', in particular because of its growing military alliance with Russia, whose armies are currently invading Ukraine.

'We are now at a point where Iranian threats are no longer specific to the Middle East, but a global challenge,' she told reporters on Tesday.

'It is reasonable to expect that the tactics, techniques and procedures that the Iranians are learning and perfecting in Ukraine will one day come back to our partners in the Middle East, which is why we are increasing cooperation now.'

This corporation includes 'intelligence sharing, understanding these networks and increasing our collective defensive capabilities so that we are prepared to counter these threats in the region,' she added.

US officials have repeatedly estimated Iran's breakout time - how long it would take to acquire the fissile material for one bomb if it decided to - at weeks.

None, however, have been as specific as Kahl was on Tuesday. 

But while US officials say Iran has grown closer to producing fissile material they do not believe it has mastered the technology to actually build a bomb.

Under the 2015 deal, which then-US President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018, Iran had reined in its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions.

Trump reimposed US sanctions on Iran, leading Tehran to resume previously banned nuclear work and reviving US, European and Israeli fears that Iran may seek an atomic bomb. Iran denies any such ambition.

The currently administration in the White House has tried but failed to revive the pact over the last two years.

Kahl's comments came as a report - seen by the Associated Press on Tuesday - said inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent in Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site. 

That's even as Tehran already faces internal unrest and Western anger over sending bomb-carrying drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine, and over its brutal crackdown on demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini

The IAEA report only speaks about 'particles,' suggesting that Iran isn't building a stockpile of uranium enriched above 60 percent - the level it has been enriching at for some time.

The IAEA report described inspectors discovering on January 21 that two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges at Iran's Fordo facility had been configured in a way 'substantially different' to what had been previously declared. 

The IAEA took samples the following day, which showed particles up to 83.7 percent purity, the report said - just short of weapons-grade levels of 90 percent.

'Iran informed the agency that `unintended fluctuations' in enrichment levels may have occurred during the transition period,' the IAEA report said. 'Discussions between the agency and Iran to clarify the matter are ongoing.'

The IAEA report also said that it would 'further increase the frequency and intensity of agency verification activities' at Fordo after the discovery.

Iran's mission to the UN told the AP that Massimo Aparo, a top IAEA official, visited the Islamic Republic last week 'and checked the alleged enrichment rate.'

Tinubu: Nigerians Wanted Lesser Of Three Evils But Got The Best - Seun Kuti

 Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti has taken to social media to address Nigerians after INEC announced Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election, IGBERETV reports.

Seun wrote on his Facebook page;

"You wanted the lesser of 3 evils but you got the best! May the best lie win!! Let's know those ready for the work. It starts today.

He also told Nigerians that celebrities are only using their support and resources to become citizens of other countries so their children would not have to exist with the children of other Nigerians.

‘I Heard Nigerian Youths Loud And Clear’, Tinubu Says

 President-elect Bola Tinubu says he will chart a new path with Nigerian youths, promising to pay particular attention to the education system.

In his remarks early Wednesday morning, acknowledging INEC’s declaration that he is the winner of the 2023 presidential election promised the youth that they “will see the reward of” their education.

The president-elect assured the youth that he knows “where it pains” and promised to take some decisive steps to promote and ensure their welfare.

“I heard Nigerian youths loud and clear. We are going to chart this path together…We will work together. I will pay attention, undivided attention to your education,” stated Mr Tinubu. 

He added, “We will be creative. Education loans will be available. Four years will be four years—no more strikes. Universities will have autonomy. No more selling of handouts. I know where it pains, and believe me, you will see the reward of your election.”

Mr Tinubu gathered 8,794,726 votes across 12 states to emerge as the president-elect.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) followed closely, scoring 6,984,520 votes across 12 states, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) garnered 6,101,533 votes also from 12 states to become third. Former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) finished fourth in the poll with 1,496,687 votes.

Meanwhile, the whole electoral process had not been without controversies, with PDP, Labour Party and ADC calling for the cancellation of the presidential poll, arguing that INEC did not comply with the law in collating and announcing the results.

They had requested INEC to display the results captured on its IReV portal from each polling unit to crosscheck the manual results presented at the National Collation Centre, Abuja.

Court Jails House Of Reps Majority Leader Doguwa For Alleged Murder

 A Kano State Magistrates’ Court has remanded the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, at a correctional facility over charges of culpable homicide and arson.

Doguwa was taken before Court 58 of the Magistrate’s Court in Nomansland area of the state metropolis Wednesday evening following his arrest at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport late Tuesday, according to a Daily Trust report.

The magistrate, Ibrahim Yola, ordered the remand of Doguwa after the First Information Report was read. He thereafter adjourned the matter to March 7.

Earlier the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Kiyawa, said Doguwa was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire and inciting disturbance.

Petition Seeking Visa Ban On Wike, Family Members Gets Over 200,000 Signatures

 About 239,864 Nigerians have signed an online petition asking the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and the entirety of the European and Asian continents to revoke the visa of Rivers State Governor Nyesom.

The petitioners alleged that Mr Wike sabotaged the February 25 election in the state by sponsoring violence, voter intimidation, and suppression.

The progenitor of the petition, Onyebuchi Ezeagabu, claimed that Mr Wike was “operating to destroy the electoral process” and called for the cancellation of the governor’s and his family’s visas.

Mr Ezeagabu said, “The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been operating to destroy the electoral process in the state he governs.
“He is stirring up violence in Rivers State because he feels can travel out of the country at any time.

A signee, Amechi Victor, said, “He is against democracy in Nigeria. He just manipulated election results.”

Another person who supported the petition, Ugochi Agua-Onyekwelu, wrote, “This man has caused a lot of trouble and thuggery in the Nigerian political scene.

“He is always inciting people against the Igbos and has actually carried out the killing of thousands of Igbo men in his state at Obigbo, PH. He believes so much in violence and talks carelessly like a lout.”

But reacting, the director of publicity and communications for the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, Ogbonnan Nwuke, dismissed the online petition.

Mr Nwuke, in an interview with newsmen, challenged the persons behind the online petition to provide proof to back up their claim.

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