Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the deputy governor of Ondo State, has asked the people of the state to dismiss a fake resignation letter that has been making the rounds. There had been rumors that if Aiyedatiwa would not voluntarily quit, he would be removed from office in a covert conspiracy. According to reports, powerful lawmakers loyal to the governor are urging the deputy governor to resign or risk impeachment. After Akeredolu went to an unidentified German hospital, he acted as acting governor for nearly four months. In a statement released on Thursday, the Ondo State deputy governor asked lawmakers and residents to…
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Kingsley Chuku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s state legal adviser in Rivers State, has warned Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate in the last elections, to stop criticizing Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT. Chuku made this remark in response to a video that went viral showing Atiku’s aide remarking that despite the fact that Atiku was a founding father of the PDP, Wike was still a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). On Saturday he released a statement in which he compared Bwala’s attacks on Wike to a “display…
After 100 days in office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode, has accomplished more than the administration of Muhammadu Buhari did in many years. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria had a diplomatic spat during the time that Muhammadu Buhari was in office, leading to the UAE’s visa restriction on Nigerians and the suspension of flights to the west African country. Since October 2022, nothing has changed. According to earlier reporting by Infostride News, the presidency announced on Monday that Tinubu and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…
President Bola Tinubu has been encouraged by Laolu Akande, a former senior special adviser to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to publicly acknowledge that the election process in the country needs reform. The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua agreed there were problems with the election process that put him in power. While appearing on Channel Television’s Sunrise Daily, Akande pointed out that INEC had assured Nigerians that the 2023 election results would be available on the IREV. He said INEC was entitled to tell the PEPT judges, “Look, we are not compelled by the law to transmit the results” because…
George Turnah and two others were found guilty of fraud and given six-year sentences by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. Turnah served as the NDDC’s Special Adviser on Youth under previous Managing Director Dan Abia. In May 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) formally charged Turnah, Ebis Orubebe, and Uzorgor Silas-Chidebere with six counts of obtaining N2,894,500,000 (two billion, eight hundred and ninety-four million, five hundred thousand) under false presence, money laundering, conversion of funds, and forgery in violation of Section 1 subsection 3 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.…
The Cross River State Department of Medical Services has been given the directive to look into the budgeting and spending for the ongoing building of the general hospitals in the Effraya-Etung and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas by Governor Bassey Otu. He also criticized the state’s other hospitals for their sloppy management of construction and remodeling projects, calling it “a flagrant negation of bidding and contractual obligations.” While touring the now-closed referral hospital in Effraya, Etung Local Government Area, the governor issued a statement through the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk. Ayuk was shocked to learn that a…
Ikenga Ugochinyere was removed from office as a representative by the Imo State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal. Ugochinyere ran for office under the PDP (People’s Democratic Party) banner. As the tribunal found Ugochinyere ineligible to run for office in the federal constituency of Ideato North/South, a new election must be held in the state within 90 days. Ugochinyere received 13, 026 votes, making him the victor of the race according to INEC. Abazu Benson, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, received 2,368 votes, placing him behind Obi Chigozie of the Labour Party, LP, who received…
Recent tragic boating accidents have occurred in Mokwa, Niger State, and Gurin, Adamawa State, and President Bola Tinubu has ordered the appropriate marine sector agencies to investigate these and other incidents thoroughly. On Tuesday, the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, released a statement conveying the order. He also ordered government agencies to work together closely to determine the causes of the incidents, including law enforcement, maritime, and transportation safety authorities. Tinubu also expressed his deepest sympathies to the relatives of the victims of the recent boating accidents, which primarily affected children and women. Tinubu praised the quick action of emergency response…
On Friday, Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), gave 10 vehicles to third-class chiefs in the nation’s capital, fulfilling a pledge he made to promote the well-being of traditional leaders. The NAN states that the third-ranking chiefs came from the following regions: Gomani, Yaba, Bwari, Pai, Garki, Jiwa, Wako, Rubochi, Gwagwalada, and Zuba. Wike stated to the traditional rulers in Abuja that the government was attempting to make it easier for them to get around by providing them with these Nissan Semi SUVs. Mobility is essential to that. It seems unlikely that conventional leaders will be using…
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria upheld Peter Mbah’s election as governor of Enugu State. Uche Nnaji, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), had his appeal denied. The Supreme Court ruled 5–0 that Nnaji and his party were unfit to appeal because they submitted an insufficient brief of argument. The court also found that Nnaji did not provide any justification for using the invalid process he filed to overturn Mbah’s victory. According to Infostride News, Nnaji’s case against Mbah was thrown out by the Court of Appeal in Enugu in July. Nnaji had contested Mbah’s election as…
On Friday, Senator Orji Kalu mourned the death of Mr. Zachary Maduka, a leader in Abia State’s Labour Party (LP). Abia North’s senatorial representative Kalu has condemned the brutal murder of Maduka as inexcusable and said it reflects poorly on his constituents. In the Isikwuato Local Government Area of Abia on Thursday, Maduka, also known as Power Zac, was brutally murdered. The dead served as the LP’s Uturu Campaign Director. He was also the campaign manager for Mr. Amobi Ogah, who currently represents the federal district of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi. Maduka also held the position of chairman of the Uturu Union’s home…
Sen. Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party was confirmed as the new representative for Edo South by the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Benin. Mr. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the PDP filed petition no. EPT/ED/SEN/03/2023 with the tribunal, contesting Imasuen’s win in the senate election held on February 25. Alleged non-qualification, over-voting, corrupt practise, INEC’s failure to comply with the Electoral Act, and the nomination of the 1st respondent by the LP were the four grounds on which the petitioners had asked the tribunal to overturn Imasuen’s victory. However,…
The Federal Capital Development Authority FCDA has yet to list former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on its official website, https://www.fcda.gov.ng/. Despite the fact that the Ikwere native was sworn in as the 18th FCT minister on August 16th, 2023, this is still the case. Wike and Mariya Mahmud, the Minister of State, took the helm of the Federal Capital Territory on August 21. Media outlets frequently check the FCDA website for updates, and they recently discovered that Mohammed Bello’s photo and bio as FCT Minister were still prominently displayed. Some…
The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) must hold a new election in two polling units in the Saki West state constituency after being ordered to do so by the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. This ruling was handed out by the tribunal on Thursday, and INEC has been ordered to hold a new election within 90 days. Infostride News recounts that on March 18, 2023, INEC announced that Shittu Ibraheem had won the election in the constituency. Ibraheem ran on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket. PDP candidate Julius Okedoyin, on…
The government of Kano State has suspended two school principals for incompetence. The Kwankwaso, Madobi Local Government Area of the State is home to a number of bilingual schools, two of which are French and Chinese. According to a statement released by Balarabe Kiru, director of public enlightenment for the Ministry of Education, State Commissioner for Education Umar Haruna has explained that the suspended principals were not present at their respective schools when the team of take-up inspection paid a visit to monitor the beginning of the 2023/2024 first term school session. The statement also claims that the Commissioner authorized…
Save The Poor And Needy Charity Initiative (SPANCI), a non-governmental organization, recently called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize economic growth initiatives without further delay. On Tuesday, the group unanimously decided. Presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), respectively, submitted petitions challenging Tinubu’s election, but the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal ruled against them last week. In response to the tribunal’s confirmation of Tinubu’s election, SPANCI urged the President to prioritize the welfare of the people. In a statement released by the organization’s president, Comrade Yemi Ezekiel Bello, the group…
The Governor of Benue State, Reverend Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to protecting the safety of educational institutions. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, in the IBB Square in Makurdi, during the closing ceremony and launch of the Safe Schools Special Response Team for North Central Nigeria, Governor Alia made the announcement. Although crises like conflicts upset the nation and the state, he said, the government and stakeholders can play important roles in preventing problems like gang violence, extremism, abuse, and prejudice in schools. This information was released in a statement by Sir Tersoo Kula, the Governor’s Chief…
On Wednesday, the federal judge presiding over the case against Donald Trump for allegedly illegally storing top secret materials at his Florida residence ordered the former president to utilize a secure facility to review classified evidence and severely restricted his ability to share the information with anyone. Trump and his legal team are bound by a protective order issued by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, which states that they may not reveal any classified information related to the case to anyone other than the court, government personnel with appropriate security clearances and a need-to-know, and others “specifically authorized to access…
Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a. Banky W, has responded to the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision. Wellington is a famous Nigerian artist and a contender for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. As readers of Infostride News will remember, on Monday, the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, overturned the election of Labour Party candidate Thaddeus Atta as the lawful representative for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency. In 33 polling units where elections did not take place within 90 days, the court declared the election inconclusive and ordered a supplemental election…
In the ongoing State and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, the Labour Party, LP, has become one of the largest losers. According to Infostride News, several of the elected members of the party in Edo, Abia, and Enugu, among others, have been dismissed by tribunals sitting in different parts of the country due to inconsistencies in their party membership and their method of nomination. In the 2023 midterm elections, the LP gained enough ground to become one of the main opposition political parties, winning seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate in a few states. The LP’s historic…