The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to conduct a referendum in the State to be sure if the people want Biafra. Dismissing Wike’s claim that the Rivers State people are not part of the Biafra struggle, BNL leader reminded the Governor that it was his (Wike) Ikwerre brothers that championed the pro-Biafra protests in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He added that it was unfortunate that most of the protesters were allegedly shot by soldiers. “We challenge the government to conduct a referendum and let’s see if it is just the Igbo that…
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Ladoja insists Obasanjo’s failed third term agenda contributed to his impeachment as Oyo State governor. Senator Rashidi Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the claim that he (Ladoja) was impeached because he was ungrateful to his political godfathers. On Thursday, November 5, 2020, while speaking at the launch of the autobiography of former Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Obasanjo said Ladoja was impeached because he was ‘ungrateful’ to the late Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu and Alhaji Yekini Adeojo. The ex-president added that both men were instrumental to making Ladoja governor of Oyo State. Reacting to the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) states it is focused on achieving reconciliation and unity across party ranks ahead of the party’s national convention. The team led by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was constituted by the National Executive Committee (NEC) in June. On Sunday, APC responded to reports of tenure extension plot by the CECPC. Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, in a statement stressed the importance of the party conducting its convention as a united house. He warned that anything contrary would defeat the aim of the former National Working Committee (NWC) dissolution.…
The United States Vice President-elect, Kamal Harris, has revealed that her emergence as the first woman Vice President will be a stepping stone to ushering in a new era of possibilities for other women with political ambitions in America. Speaking on Saturday night in Wilmington, Delaware, after President-elect, Joe Biden’s victory, Harris stated that she recognized the battle women had to face for the right to vote and break into the highest ranks in American politics. According to her, while she may be the first woman in the office, she will not be the last, adding that every little girl…
Southeast leaders, on Saturday, announced that there was no backing down on their demand for Nigeria President of Igbo extraction in 2023. This is also as the leaders told President Muhammadu Buhari that they were saddened with the sidelining of the region in security architecture of the country. The leaders of various groups in the zone also demanded for the creation of additional states in the South East geo-political zone in the spirit of equity and Justice as well as urgent construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of all federal roads in the zone, which they lamented, have turned to death traps.…
Chief Jude Nwokike, the Progressive Peoples Congress (PPC) in the 2019 general election, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to apply mail-in voting with caution. Nwokike made this known during an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Awka, NAN reports. He encouraged the electoral body to be sure of what it intended doing to prevent fraud in the mailing system. “The INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu has said that he will be adopting mail-in voting for the forthcoming Anambra election, but I am suggesting that a thorough check should be carried out before adopting it. “Even the United States…
The 77-year-old will become America’s oldest president when he is inaugurated next year. Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is projected as the winner of the United States presidential election by CNN, NBC, the BBC and Associated Press. The former vice president defeated incumbent president, Donald Trump, who has called the integrity of the election into question. Biden was projected by major media organisations on Saturday, November 7, 2020, after crossing over the required 270 electoral votes with a victory in Pennsylvania. Ballots are still being counted in some key states four days after the November 3 election considered one of the…
Armed protesters have been seen gathering outside offices where election workers are counting the votes that will decide who wins the US presidential race. According to Al Jazeera, some of the angry protesters carry shotguns; some have handguns while some other carry black, military-style semi-automatic rifles. According to the report, the protesters with weapons are a small minority of the demonstrators and that there have been no reports of anyone being shot. Moreover, laws in the States, Arizona and Michigan, where the guns are seen at counting units, allow people to openly carry firearms in public. Experts have warned that…
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has promised to serve his principal very well, noting that those who served before him were faithful to their principals. In his article tagged: “We have different paths to tread in life”, Femi chronologically listed the image makers of Nigeria’s heads of state and explained the role they played in their respective offices. According to him, “First is Ogbuefi Alex Nwokedi, who served Gen Olusegun Obasanjo as military head of state between 1976 and 1979. He later went on to become Manager, Group Public Affairs of NNPC,…
The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), has released lists of political parties to participate in the upcoming local government area in the state. The state electoral umpire verified that nine out of registered political parties have completed processes in readiness for the smooth conduct of the local Government Area polls across the ABSIEC wards in Abia State. This was contained in a release signed by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa and made available to newsmen in Umuahia, on Saturday. TheInfoStride recalls that the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission had scheduled December, 18th, 2020 for…