The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is concerned about the split that has developed between two prominent Northern businessmen, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Rabiu of BUA Company. Additionally, the NEF expressed its concern regarding the divide that has developed between the previous governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and the current governor, Dauda Lawal. The Convener of the NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, issued a statement on the organization’s behalf stating that the development was having an effect on the region’s economic and political stability. A portion of the statement read as follows: “The current conflicts between Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad…
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In response to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Benue, the Federal Government has demanded that all development partners and donor agencies urgently deploy and intervene in the situation. On Thursday, in Makurdi, during the distribution of relief items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu made the plea. Ichwa Camp is where the IDPs are currently staying. Edu stated that it was necessary to make the appeal because of the great suffering that was being experienced by IDPs in the state of Benue. She stated that the Federal Government would officially write…
The 64th National Council on Health is going to be held in Ekiti State, and the state’s Ministry of Health and Human Services, along with the federal government’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, are going to put on the event. Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who serves as the Commissioner for Health and Human Services in the state of Ekiti, made this announcement on Thursday during a news conference that was held to honor the program. According to him, the program will take place in the state capital between the dates of November 13 and November 17 in 2023, and it…
On Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stormed the ancient City of Lokoja, which serves as the capital of Kogi State, in an effort to persuade the public to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next election for governor, which will take place on November 11. Atiku, who criticized the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for reportedly denying the PDP the use of Confluence Stadium Lokoja to host their campaign rally, stated that it was time to sack the ruling APC in order to put an end to unfavorable policies in Kogi State.…
The White House has reported that Israel has agreed to impose daily cease-fires in the fighting between its military and Hamas militants in the northern Gaza strip for a period of four hours. The outbreak of this severe combat between the Israeli military and Hamas militants occurred less than a month ago. John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council of the White House, stated that an announcement will be made three hours in advance. He stated that “We’ve been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas throughout the pause and that this…
On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja struck down “offending provisions,” thus eliminating the right of appeal for tax debtors. The Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions (2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Tax Appeals) Rules (2022), and the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules (2021). The measures were deemed illegal by Justice James Omotosho, who wrote that they violated the freedom to appeal guaranteed by the constitution. The court initially struck down Rule 6(a) of Order III of the Tax Appeal Tribunal Procedure Rules (2021). Any taxpayer who wishes to appeal a decision…
Party leaders from the All Progressives People Congress (APC) have been detained by security forces in the Kogi county seat of Dekina LGA, and the APC has demanded their release. During a press conference on Thursday in Ilorin, the party’s governorship candidate’s campaign spokesperson, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, voiced concerns over recent security operations in several areas of Kogi East. He saw party leaders being detained in Dekina LGA for no apparent reason. Fanwo urged the state’s law enforcement to act responsibly and that his party supported violence-free elections. He detailed the APC’s campaigning strategies and the difficulties that have arisen…
At the Federal High Court in Abuja, the effort by the Lamidi Apapa’s group to prevent the Labour Party’s candidate, Athan Achonu, from running in Saturday’s Governorship election in Imo State was soundly defeated. The contentious Labour Party faction’s attempt to have their candidate disqualified from the governor’s race was denied by the court. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled against the ex-parte application to prevent Achonu from running in the election, despite the fact that the application was argued by Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN and a member of the faction’s legal team. Instead of accepting Apapa’s…
Governors Yahaya Bello and Hope Uzodinma of Kogi and Imo States have been warned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to try to rig the governorship election on Saturday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has mobilized the people of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States to go to any lengths allowed by law to preserve their votes in the upcoming governorship elections on Saturday. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s official spokesman, called on Bello and Uzodinma to concede defeat after their alleged disastrous tenure in office. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ologunagba said the PDP will not allow anybody to…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has praised the state’s security forces for helping to bring stability back to formerly unstable areas. After Wednesday’s meeting of the State Security Council, Governor Sani made the announcement on his Facebook page. He claims that thousands of IDPs are returning to their original communities. He pleaded with them to increase funding for security forces so that they can keep up the pace of land and air operations in regions where terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers are active. “Today, I chaired the Kaduna State Security Council Meeting and received briefings from heads of security agencies on…
Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) has 20 new commissioners, nine of them were reappointed by President Bola Tinubu for another term. Among the new appointees are: Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia Dr. Clifford Zirra (reappointed) — Adamawa Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke (reappointed)— Anambra Barr. Isa Audu Buratai (reappointed) — Borno Bishop Alex Ukam — Cross River Ms. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba — Delta Dr Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu — Ebonyi Dr Tony Aiyejina (reappointed) — Edo Mr Ejike Ezeh (reappointed) — Enugu Mr Abubakar Damburam (reappointed)— Gombe Prof. Uba Nnabue (reappointed) — Imo Ms Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba — Kaduna Dr Aminu…
Salihu Lukman, the former national vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has claimed that several party leaders who opposed President Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid are now being recruited into critical government positions. He made specific reference to Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State, whom he claimed had funded the effort to adopt former Senate president Ahmed Lawan as the APC consensus presidential candidate. He claims that Uzodimma was nevertheless successful in his bid to become Tinubu’s appointed Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). On Wednesday, November 8th, Lukman released a lengthy statement in Abuja headlined…
In order to ensure a peaceful election for Kogi governor this coming Saturday, 18 different political groups have signed a peace deal. The All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the Action Alliance (AA) were among the political groups represented. The New Nigerian Peoples Party, the Action Democratic Congress, the People’s Redemption Party, and the Zenith Labour Party are some of the others. Retired General Abdulsalam Abubakar, Chairman of the National Peace Committee, spoke at the event and urged the governorship candidates in the state to vote their…
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has called on its followers in Taraba State to fight for their votes in the upcoming local council elections. On Wednesday in Jalingo, the state capital, at the presentation of the party’s flags to the candidates for the party’s local government chairmanship, the party urged all the candidates to embrace peaceful techniques for campaigning rather than violence. The candidates were also instructed to take extra legal steps to counteract the possibility of campaign supporters transporting guns. The APC Northern Zone Vice Chairman Solomon Jadana, who made the presentation on behalf of the party’s state chairman,…
On Tuesday, the Lagos appeals court upheld the election of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Hon. Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake to represent the Ethiope Federal Constituency in Delta State. The election held on February 25 was called a victory for Erhiatake, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ben Rolands Igbakpa of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and Mr. Halims Ahoda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have filed legal challenges to the results of the election. On Tuesday in Lagos, the three-judge panel consisting of Justice Festus Ogbuinaya, Justice Senchi, and Justice Waziri affirmed the tribunal’s decision to recognize…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Senator Napoleon Binkap Bali, for the Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State, were disqualified from running in the February 25 National Assembly Election by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday, citing their refusal to carry out a lawful order of Court as the reason. In a ruling written and delivered by Justice Elfaida Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu, the Appellate Court invalidated all votes cast for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and appointed former Governor of the State Simon Bako Lalong to represent the state in the Senate. In the senate election…
Thaddeus Atta, the Labour Party candidate for Eti Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State, has been confirmed as the lawfully elected representative for the constituency by the Appeal Court. InfoStride News states that the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, had in September declared the election inconclusive. Within 90 days, the tribunal mandated that INEC hold a supplementary election in all 33 previously uncounted voting units. The tribunal’s order was reversed on Tuesday by the Appeal Court, which determined that the elections were final. Bankole Wellington, better known by his stage name, Banky W, was…
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have appealed to Bayelsans to vote and protect against manipulation by opposing parties during the November 11 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. These individuals voiced their support during Tuesday’s Grand Finale of the Bayelsa State PDP Gubernatorial Campaign at the Ox-bow Lake Pavilion Swali in Yenagoa. The party leaders, dismissing rumors of violence that could cause voter apathy, asked the electorate to take a stance against forces that will not allow their votes to count during the exercise. While presenting the party flag to Governor Duoye Diri, the current incumbent, PDP Acting National…
Information on 40 polling places where elections will not be held on Saturday have been made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of INEC and National Commissioner Sam Olumekun, chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, released a statement on the lack of registered voters in 38 polling units in Imo and two in Bayelsa on Tuesday. The national commissioner further mentioned that in Bayelsa State, 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates for the election, while in Imo State and Kogi State, 18 political parties are supporting candidates. Olumekun remarked that elections would be held in…
Allegations that Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma prevented President Bola Tinubu from releasing IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu have been refuted by Uzodinma. Uzodinma accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of exploiting the tale as a form of blackmail ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. After realizing they could lose the 2019 governorship race, the PDP resorted to blackmail, Governor Uzodinma said in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Public Communications, Collins Ughalaa. He insisted that it is not true that he tried to stop Tinubu from helping to secure Kanu’s release. Some excerpts from the statement…