Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to order a referendum. Nnamdi Kanu warned that Nigerians would consider order options to ensure secession, if Buhari refused to conduct a referendum. In a series of tweets, the IPOB leader maintained that sovereignty is taken and not given. According to Kanu: “Sovereignty is not given, it is taken – Atatürk of Turkey. “Now, I say unto @NGRPresident, that if you don’t concede to a Referendum for the peaceful dissolution of Nigeria, there will come a time when the…
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Recall, Governor Obaseki won the Edo State governorship election on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in September. Almost two months after their re-election, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, will be sworn into office for a second term on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. This was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Osagie stated the event will be held at the Tennis Court in the stadium, adding that all necessary arrangements for…
The Governor of Delta State, H.E Ifeanyi Okowa has announced that there are no moves by his administration to halt pensions of former governors and their deputies. Governor Okowa stated this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba. On Tuesday, TheInfosStride reported that Sanwo-Olu announced that a bill on the abrogation of pension for ex-governors in Lagos State would be sent to the House of Assembly in a few weeks for legislative approval. On the other hand, Governor Okowa stated his counterpart in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, may have reasons to repeal theirs but there is an existing law in…
Paschal Okolie, the member representing Orlu State constituency in Imo State House of Assembly and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dumped the party and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state. Mr. Okolie had earlier dumped the PDP, the platform on which he was formally elected and joined the APC. This was made known in a letter addressed to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly and forwarded to TheInfoStride on Wednesday. The Imo lawmaker did not state reasons why he dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC for the PDP in Imo State. According…
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the timetable for the commencement of party registration of new members and re-validation of all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe, who is also the APC National Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, made this known at the end of a closed door meeting with the president in Abuja on Tuesday. Buni was accompanied to the meeting by other members of the caretaker committee including the governors of Kebbi and Jigawa, Atiku Bagudu and Abubakar Badaru, respectively. He stated:, “It’s to consult with him (Buhari) on the process of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined government and people of Kaduna State in mourning a former civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. The president, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday said the deceased would be sorely missed by all Nigerians, who have diligently followed his antecedents as a voice for the voiceless. President Buhari believed Musa reflected the passion and vigour that heralded Nigeria’s independence, which steadily translated into activism for return to democracy at the height of military interregnum and had remained steadfast in the call for good and inclusive…
The Governor Of Ebonyi State, H.E Dave Umahi has told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he’s done with the party and would be signing for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this season’s political transfer window. Governor Umahi’s possible defection to the APC has been grapevine fodder for quite a while. Earlier in the week, the APC in Ebonyi announced that Umahi was on the verge of joining their fold. TheInfoStride reports that on Tuesday, November 10, Umahi told National Working Committee (NWC) members of the PDP that his decision to join the APC has…
The United States, US, President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday expressed hope of being declared winner of the ongoing presidential election. Trump strongly announced that the results that would be announced next week would declare him winner. He stated this in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle. According to Trump: “We are making big process. Results start to come in next week, make America great again. We will win.” Recall, there has been allegations of electoral malpractice in the ongoing presidential election. Trump had alleged some malpractice in the counting of votes in the US presidential election.
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has declared that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, cannot speak for the people of the southeast. Governor Umahi, who is also the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, stated that IPOB can’t represent the interest of the Ndigbo. He spoke during a visit of Southeast governors to their counterpart in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. According to Umahi: “We, Ndigbo, we do not support criminalities. Do not buy into any criminal that is from our side. I find it very funny when somebody is going to be claiming…
The Lagos State Governor, H.E Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he’s very keen on abolishing a law which provides for the payment of jumbo pension and other entitlements to former governors and deputy governors of Nigeria’s richest state and economic capital. The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law No 11 Official Gazette of Lagos State, 2007 states that former governors of the state are entitled to a house each in any location of their choosing in Lagos and Abuja. Section 2 of the law states that, “One residential house each for the governor and the deputy governor at any location of…