The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has given Kayode Egbetokun, the head of the Nigerian police force, 48 hours to get out of the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ (NURTW) headquarters in Abuja. This was announced by NLC in a statement released Monday after an urgent meeting of the National Administrative Council (NAC). As a result, the NLC requested that President Bola Tinubu immediately dispel the false rumours that have been spreading about him since a group of people, backed by security forces, seized control of the NURTW’s secretariat. You may remember that the NURTW administration had previously voiced concern…
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In response to the kidnapping of eight National Youth Service (NYSC) volunteers by unknown gunmen, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has harshly criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Infostride News recalls that on Friday of last week, eight members of the corps were abducted by gunmen along a highway in Zamfara State. The kidnappers have asked for N4 million in ransom from the corps members’ loved ones. PDP National Publicity Secretary Hon. Debo Ologunagba released a statement on Monday in response to the development, in which he accused the ruling party of being callous to the safety of…
The trial date for the federal case in Washington alleging Donald Trump with seeking to change the results of the 2020 election has been scheduled for March 4. A defense plea to postpone the trial until April 2026 was denied by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan. This date is nearly a year and a half after the 2024 election and is further out than the January date sought by special counsel Jack Smith’s team. At the opening of Monday’s status conference, Chutkan made it clear to both parties that she found neither proposition acceptable. She remarked, “The two proposals are…
The United Nations General Assembly is taking place in New York City, and President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stop issuing visas to any government officials planning to attend. This afternoon, the President issued an order that is thought to be part of a larger effort to lower the cost of governance in Nigeria, according to a statement released by the President’s media adviser, Ajuri Ngelale. It was clarified that the order was directed at anyone who could not provide documentation of their attendance at formal UNGA events. The Nigerian presidency also noted that…
Kenneth Eze, who heads the Senate Committee on Information, has said that nobody will challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election. Eze asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership and members in Ebonyi State and Nigerians at large to quell opposition rumors that President Bola Tinubu’s win could be reversed. While celebrating the Ezza Ezekuna Ukaku New Yam festival at his country house in Onueke, Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi State, he addressed executives and other officials of the APC from Ebonyi Central. In his opinion, there is an excessive amount of diversion. The adversaries are making every effort to divert…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Forum of State Chairmen has voiced concern about what it calls the “desperate moves” of the party’s National Working Committee to modify the party’s constitution for the third time in six months. The Forum claimed the most recent plan was an attempt to limit the BoT Chairman’s authority as retaliation for his refusal to let injustice flourish within the party. However, the group claims that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has compromised its positions, integrity, and vision, demonstrating that it can no longer successfully run the party. Spokesperson for the NNPP Forum of State…
Taraba State’s Governor Agbu Kefas is saddened by the passing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Victor Bala Kona. His Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, sent a statement to the press on Sunday in Jalingo, the State capital, in which he lamented the “sad news of the passage of the former Chairman of our great party, Chief Victor Bala Kona,” which he described as “such a painful one.” And, he continued, “We didn’t only lose a political icon, but a father and a consummate family man.” The Governor expressed shock at the news, stating that his…
Lukmon Atobatele, the Deputy Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, has asked the executive branch to include legislators in the distribution of federally funded relief supplies. As part of the efforts to mitigate the impact of the loss of the gasoline subsidy on the people of Ogun, the federal government has sent 30,000 sacks of rice, as reported by Infostride News. Talabi further revealed that the federal government has provided the state with an undisclosed sum of money for this same objective. Atobatele urged that the distribution of the food and money not be politicized or monopolized…
Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) nominee for president in the 2023 election, claims that the alleged mistakes he found in President Bola Tinubu’s certificate prove his investigation was correct. According to Infostride News, Tinubu’s attorneys acknowledged Wednesday that the President’s academic certificate presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contained errors and placed the blame for those mistakes on the clerk of the Chicago State University (CSU). The ex-vice president claimed in a statement released on Saturday that Tinubu’s academic records from the university showed “disturbing discrepancies and circumstantial fallacies,” based on documents given by his lawyers…
A total of N5,233,379,834.30 was distributed among the 20 LGCs in Ogun State during the month of August. This distribution was announced at a meeting of the Ogun State Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) in August. The meeting took place in the Conference Hall of the Oba’s Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. In his opening remarks, Dr. Rotimi Akinlesi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, commended the local government chairmen for their work over the past two years and urged them to continue their development efforts. The Permanent Secretary and Accountant-General of the State Treasury, Babatunde…
The governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has requested that entrepreneurship centers be constructed by the TETFUND administration. He argued that adolescents would benefit from training at such facilities because it would help them become economically independent of the state. On Friday, while meeting with TETFUND representatives, the governor issued the demand. For students taking the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) and other standardized tests, he pleaded for the establishment of electronic libraries and Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers. Any TETFUND initiative in the state, Governor Kefas pledged, would be under his watchful eye. To have “quality education in the state,”…
According to a media report, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could face some transparency problems connected to his wife Akshata Murty’s Infosys shares, estimated to be worth 500 million pounds. The Observer reports that the Labour Party and trade experts are skeptical of the entire financial impact because Akshata’s father, Narayana Murthy, co-founded Infosys, a software service major headquartered in Bengaluru. As Sunak gets ready to visit India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit next month, the two countries’ FTA discussions enter their twelfth round of talks. The Prime Minister has discovered the importance of accurately disclosing his financial interests. Labour…
President Bola Tinubu has been given 48 hours to reverse his decision to bar 25 media outlets from Aso Rock, or face legal action from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). This was announced on Sunday by SERAP’s Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare. After 25 journalists were denied access to cover the President’s events, SERAP took action. Vanguard, Galaxy TV, Ben TV, MITV, ITV Abuja, PromptNews, ONTV, and Liberty stations are also allegedly part of the blacklist. SERAP requested that Tinubu issue a public order to the Presidential Villa to lift the prohibition. The freedom of the press was cited…
In light of the difficulties brought on by the federal government’s elimination of the petrol subsidy, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the 9th Senate, has urged his fellow countrymen to maintain optimism. On Saturday, while kicking off the distribution of 9,000 bags of wheat to his constituents in 60 wards across six local government areas of Yobe North Senatorial District, Lawan made the request. Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan’s SAIL Empowerment Foundation held an intervention scheme at Filin Katuzu in the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, and a statement from the former Senate president’s media adviser, Ezrel Tabiowo,…
Supporters of Kwankwasiyya, led by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have turned to prayer as the Kano Gubernatorial Elections Tribunal prepares to announce its judgement in the Petition of the All Progressives Congress against the NNPP elected Abba Kabir Yusuf. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, National Leader of the NNPP Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam, State Secretary to the Government Dr. Baffa Bichi, and other high-ranking government officials all attended the special prayers held at Filing Mahaha. Imam Sani Hashir, who led the prayers, said: “We prayed here today to express our thanks to Allah for granting us victory in…
Elections for YOWICAN’s Adamawa State chapter’s executive positions were called off by the organization’s national secretariat. Despite the controversy surrounding the election’s handling on Friday, two factions within the wing spoke to the media on Saturday, claiming that the event’s organizers had not followed protocol. The YOWICAN headquarters in Abuja responded on Saturday night by declaring the election null and void in a memo acquired by the media. Belusochukwu Enwere, CAN’s national chairman, sent a memo to CAN’s Adamawa State chairman, Rev. Dami Mamza, declaring the election null and void because it was held without his approval. “I am writing…
Former military spokesman Major-General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd) has passed away. After allegedly complaining of a cold and being rushed to a private hospital on Saturday morning, the former Director, Defence Media Operations, reportedly passed away. Former President Muhammadu Buhari spokesman Garba Shehu expressed his condolences for Onyeuko’s passing. Major-General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd) was the previous military spokesperson, and I just got the devastating news of his passing. I pray that God will give the family the strength they need to deal with this tragedy. He tweeted, “R.I.P.
The exiled government of Biafra states that it has established a bureau in the U.S. state of Maryland’s capital city of Baltimore. Simon Ekpa, Prime Minister of BRGIE and a lawyer in Finland, made the announcement on Saturday. He said that holding this position will help advance the cause of a Biafran independence referendum. According to Ekpa, the office will assist Biafrans all over the world. As he put it, “The Biafra Republic Government In Exile Administrative office in the United States is ready to serve Biafrans worldwide.” The BRGIE convention, he had said earlier, would kick off in October…
After protests broke out across Pakistan and hashtags denouncing the country’s astronomical electricity prices began trending online on August 27, interim Prime Minister Anwarul-haq Kakar reportedly summoned an emergency meeting, as reported by The Express Tribune on August 27. The meeting took place in Islamabad, and according to the Express Tribune, the caretaker premier had requested a full briefing on the topic from the energy ministry and electricity distribution corporations. According to the PMO statement, discussions will be made to determine how best to reduce electricity costs for consumers. The Express Tribune reports that the government was forced to act…
On Saturday, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia spoke out against the killing of Justice Margaret Igbetar, a former President of the Customary Court of Appeal. According to Infostride News’ archives, Igbetar was discovered dead in her Makurdi home on Thursday by her son. She had been murdered earlier in the week by unknown intruders. Alia responded with concern, expressing it in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula. The governor was perplexed as to the motive behind the brutal murder of a citizen who had done her part in the growth of the state in numerous…