Deji Adeyanju, a political commentator, has stated that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, has already begun plotting to run again in 2027. Adeyanju made the remark while arguing that Atiku and his rival in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, are cold-hearted, self-centered politicians. Adeyanju tweeted that it would be simple for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the 2023 presidential election because of Atiku and Obi. Adeyanju claims that Atiku intends to run again in 2027. Politicians are cold and self-centered, oh my! Atiku and Obi’s self-centeredness led to Nigeria’s current…
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According to Dawn, the Pakistan Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution requesting that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) take action to organize national general elections within the time frame allotted by Article 224 of the Constitution. Dawn is a newspaper published in Pakistan in English. In his resolution, JI Senator Mushtaq Ahmad also asked all state institutions to do everything within their power to support the ECP in conducting the elections. According to recent statements made by ministers, constitutional requirements may cause the next general elections to be delayed. Initial statements made this week by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana…
Mary Peter-Odili, a former Supreme Court justice, has denied pulling strings to have President Bola Tinubu favored by the Presidential Election Tribunal. She refuted any attempt to influence the judges hearing the presidential election case in Tinubu’s favor. Mary-Odili was responding to a report that said she was “negotiating a pathway for President Bola Tinubu” and that “she meets with the Supreme Court justices and the Appeal Court on a regular basis in that regard.” The retired judge denounced the accusation, calling it dishonest and vicious. Felix Enebeli, the retiring justice’s media assistant, made a statement in which she argued…
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has cautioned his just sworn-in commissioners to abstain from corruption and other unscrupulous practices. Before he sends them packing, he gave notice to those whose only goal in life is wealth. He issued this warning in a post on Thursday on his social media account. He emphasized to them the importance of dedication and equity in carrying out their responsibilities. “To all commissioners sworn in today: You have been selected from among the many talented people that Adamawa State possesses in large quantities. It is therefore crucial that you fulfill your responsibilities with dedication and…
In Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to choose Barrister Ajisafe Kamarudeen as the party’s South West Zonal Chairman. This conclusion was reached, according to a statement from the Osun PDP issued following a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday in Osogbo. The purpose of the conference, which was announced, was to discuss a wide variety of topics. Important party players, including the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, also participated. A portion of the resolutions included in the statement issued following the meeting are as follows: The conference focused mostly on the issue of who would take over as the…
The election of Muktar Umar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has been declared void by the National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal located in Kano. The panel further ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revoke Yerima’s prior certificate of return. Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) filed the case, contesting Yerima’s nomination on the grounds that he lacked qualifications. The Tarauni Federal Constituency House of Representatives election was proclaimed by INEC to have Yerima as the winner, as the DAILY POST remembers. But according to Daily Trust, Yerima’s primary school…
The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has met with the military junta in Niamey, which looks to be an effort to appease the coup leaders in the Niger Republic. Telegraph stated that the leaders of the coup were overjoyed by Sanusi’s visit, even if an attempt to reach the Emir by phone went unanswered. An unnamed insider claimed that the coup organizers had considered the Emir’s wishes, including a time frame in which the issues could be resolved peacefully. Sanusi was welcomed by the new military junta in Niamey, the capital of the Niger Republic, where he was…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has pledged his administration’s financial backing toward the completion of the new emergency room at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia. This was discussed during Otti’s visit to the health center with its chief medical director, Professor Azubuike Onyebuchi. Construction is currently underway on a new wing since the existing accident and emergency department is too tiny and underequipped to treat the enormous number of patients admitted to the facility every day. When it comes to emergency care and other forms of secondary and tertiary health care, FMC Umuahia is the only public medical…
Chief Secretarial Assistant (CSA) Ibrahim Garba’s employment with the State Pension Board of Bauchi State was terminated due to allegations of serious misconduct and his involvement in a salary/pension scam. At its 17th plenary session conducted on 1st August, 2023 in Bauchi, the State capital, the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (CSC) voted to terminate the official’s employment. The Information Officer of the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, Saleh Umar, issued a press release informing the media that Garba’s appointment had been terminated. Umar claims that following the death of one Audu Mohammed, the relatives of the dead reported the…
Simon Ekpa, a prominent separatist agitator, has contacted governors and other officials in the Southeast to invite them attend the next Biafra Convention in Finland. On Wednesday, Ekpa, the Biafra Republic Government’s prime minister and a Finnish lawyer, made the announcement on his official Twitter account. He claims that will be the first time Biafrans in Finland have ever gotten together. He said the governors and other leaders should take advantage of the conference to talk to him. Biafra Self Referendum Convention 2023 in Finland: “We are inviting South East Governors, Senator Abaribe, Iwuanyanwu, Ifeanyi Uba, and others. Considering they…
On Wednesday, the tribunal hearing the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition set the deadline for parties to submit their final addresses for the case as September 4. All charges related to the petition submitted by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Ladi Adebutu have been resolved. Adebutu had taken Dapo Abiodun, the governor, before the three-man tribunal on the grounds that, according to his claims, Abiodun had not received a majority of the votes cast in the governorship election that took place on March 18. Adebutu claimed in his petition that INEC violated the Electoral Act by conducting the election in…
According to Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, military intervention is “not off the table” while ECOWAS works to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. Ngelale made the announcement during a Tuesday night interview with Al Jazeera. He said this in response to reports that the junta in Niger had ignored an ECOWAS deadline. The ECOWAS deadline, which had been set for Sunday, has passed without the junta’s compliance. Ngelala argued that the commission’s decision to impose further penalties on Niger demonstrates its commitment to exploring diplomatic solutions before turning to force. “We are…
To combat the spread of transnational crime, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has proposed the creation of a transregional security task force. On Tuesday, while in Osogbo for a courtesy call, he placed the call to the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Valentine Okoro. According to Adeleke, the visit is crucial, as it presents an opportunity to fortify the security strategy on maintaining the existing peace and stability in Osun and throughout the area. I propose creating a regional task force to investigate and combat transnational crime in the southwest and other regions…
Kajola Market has reopened after an order from Osun State Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. This comes after the governor issued a warning to market participants to stop engaging in any behavior that could threaten the safety of the community. The Governor took his decision after hearing the results of a mediation meeting led by Commissioner for Commerce and Industry Rev. Bunmi Jenyo and hearing information on the ongoing problem. According to a report from Infostride News, Governor Adeleke last week ordered the Commissioner to intervene and mediate disputes between competing groups at the market in the state’s Atakunmosa West…
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Zamfara State is quite worried about the rising crime rate there, claiming that residents are getting thorns instead of apples from their fields. The party said the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal is handling security matters in a disgraceful fashion, with allegations that terrorist violence has made killing innocent people in Gusau, the state capital, all too common. Malam Yusuf Idris Gusau, the Party’s publicity secretary, delivered a press statement to journalists in Gusau in which he made these claims. Bandits “had the effrontery to move through farms to attack a police station in…
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has demanded that former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike’s confirmation as a minister be withdrawn. The statement was signed by the ex-National Publicity Secretary of the now-defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) on Wednesday. He thinks that President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Wike as minister, as well as the vetting and confirmation of his candidacy by the Senate, “is an affront to decency,” because “facts on him do not qualify him as a character that merits such an office.” “reports and fact-filled opinions on the non-qualification of…
Mr Jonny Baxter has been named the new Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) for the United Kingdom in Lagos, Nigeria. Ndidiamaka Eze, the senior press and public affairs officer at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), released a statement on Tuesday stating that Baxter succeeds Ben Llewellyn-Jones, whose three-year term as Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos just ended. The statement claims that Jonny has extensive diplomatic expertise gained from postings around the world. His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan from January 2021 to July 2023 and Deputy Director, Finance and Performance Department at the Foreign Commonwealth and…
A group of people who memorise and recite the Quran have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to not swear in Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State. To prevent swearing in unjust politicians, Sheikh Sidi Aliyu Sise, Director of Education at the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation, pleaded with Tinubu. He felt that the screening of El-Rufai by the National Assembly and his nomination were unfair to those who had memorised and recited the Qur’an. He said El-rufa’i, as governor, had abused his power to oppress the people of Almajirai. He urged Tinubu to lead Nigeria with fairness in…
Barr Peter Mbah, governor of Nigeria’s state of Enugu, has praised the security forces for bringing an end to a sit-at-home strike and for bolstering safety throughout the state. However, the Army has assured residents that they are safe to go about their daily lives because of the large number of personnel and equipment already deployed around the State. On Tuesday, the Governor of Enugu State presented a commendation to Major General Hassan Dada, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82nd Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu. He claimed that increased safety would support his administration’s pledge to…
On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu met with World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the presidential palace in Abuja. During their conversation, Okonjo-Iweala said that Tinubu is aware of the difficulties that the Nigerian people are facing. However, Okonjo-Iweala explained that her visit to Tinubu was not in her role as the WTO helmsman, and that she was escorted to the Villa by former Minister of State for Health and minister-designate, Dr. Mohammed Pate. The former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy told reporters that the main purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways…