Adams Oshiomhole, a senator representing Edo North, has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was a break in a jinx. Oshiomhole praised Tinubu’s appointment of Wike to the position of FCT Minister. In a press conference on Wednesday, Oshiomhole said that Tinubu’s appointment as minister offered people across Nigeria optimism. He also gave gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for resolving problems that had been ignored by his predecessors. Oshiomhole reassured the Nigerian people that Tinubu was laying the groundwork for the nation’s progress. It is Oshiomhole’s hope that his…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
According to the Katsina State Government, the state only received N2 billion from the federal government’s palliative programme, not the N5 billion as was previously reported. This money was used to purchase cereals, which were then distributed to the state’s citizens. During a news conference on Wednesday, Mr. Bala Salisu-Zango, the state’s commissioner of information, culture, and home affairs, claimed that the funds had been utilised to purchase and were being disbursed to further bring relief to the suffering populace in the state. Zango said the federal government had originally planned to spend N5 billion on buying rice, maize, and…
Wike Nyesom, minister of the FCT, has denied using a bulletproof automobile that cost N300 million as his official vehicle. There have been rumours that Wike has just taken possession of a high-end bulletproof vehicle (of around N300 million) bearing the licence plate “FCT 01.” Wike denied the claims in a Wednesday interview with Abuja-based journalists, stating that the vehicle he uses in his official capacity as FCT Minister is not armoured. As governor of Rivers State, he utilised a bulletproof car, but now that he’s a minister, he doesn’t feel the need for one. We can see what’s happening…
On Wednesday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi met with the country’s top electoral official to discuss scheduling general elections. President Alvi sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, explaining that he must set a date for general elections within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA), as stipulated by the constitution. After the dissolution of the National Assembly on August 9, elections must be held by the Election Commission of Pakistan within 90 days. However, delimitation in light of the new census is a constitutional mandate, hence the ECP is planning to postpone the…
Minister of Sports John Owan Enoh claims he did not try to persuade President Bola Tinubu to appoint him to the position. Enoh was responding to complaints about his lack of experience. Tinubu appointed him as the 36th Minister of Sports, despite the fact that he has no experience in the field. However, Enoh maintains that he is quickly catching up, despite his background in farming. Shortly after taking office, the 57-year-old told Daily Trust, “I didn’t lobby to be sports minister. “President Bola Tinubu thought I was in good shape, so he gave me the job of constructing sports…
On the occasion of the august royal father and spiritual head of Muslims in Nigeria’s 67th birthday on August 24, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday felicitated His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Sokoto Sultanate Council. According to a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s media and publicity adviser, Tinubu and the chief of the Qadiriyya Sufi order had a moment of happiness and gratitude. He praised the Sultan of Sokoto for his selflessness and the efforts he has made since taking office in November 2006 to keep the peace in his country. The…
Mr. Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party, LP, has declared that his party will win the governorship election in Imo State on November 11. He based this prediction on the party’s reputation for quality and performance. On Tuesday, Obi gave a speech during the flag off of the party’s gubernatorial campaign in Owerri, the State capital. The former governor of Anambra State said that now that a “first-class brain” who knows what he’s doing is in charge of Abia State, the people of that state may finally rest easy. As the only candidate of the party in Imo…
According to Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun State, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, are wasting their time at the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal because their petitions are based on inconsistencies and distortions. This argument was presented in Abiodun and the Ogun State Chapter of the APC’s last written addresses as respondents in the lawsuit brought against them. They argued that the petitioners did a terrible job and failed to prove their case. According to them, Adebutu and PDP’s case collapsed because…
On Monday, the limitation of mobility imposed on Brig. Gen. Iliya Yammah (ret. ), the deposed traditional ruler of the Arak chiefdom, by a Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan was invalidated. According to Infostride News’s archives, after Yammah’s expulsion in May 2023, the state government prohibited him from entering the Arak chiefdom in accordance with Section 11(3) of the Kaduna State Traditional Institution Law 2021. A deposed chief or emir may only return to his territory with the permission of law enforcement. Legal representation for Yammah came from Garba Pwul, SAN, who claimed that the restrictions placed on…
The new Omoluabi caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State was launched by former governor and minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola has explained his decision as part of his newfound dedication to the party, and he has also noted that political parties represent a synthesis of competing ideologies. There were a total of 332 wards in the state, each of which was represented by five caucus members. On Tuesday, in his hometown of Ilesa, Osun State, the ex-governor formally introduced the Omoluabi Caucus, according to a statement released by his media adviser, Sola Fasure. Aregbesola defined…
The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) have reportedly been discussing the possibility of forming a political alliance and even a merger in order to overthrow the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria. It was reported that Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso met to plot an alliance to defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 election in the event that their legal challenges against the government were unsuccessful. According to the article, the three leaders have decided to sit tight until they see…
Aliyu Audu, a prominent member of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to consider carving out six additional states throughout the country’s many geographical regions. On Wednesday, Audu, a member of the APC Presidential Transition Council’s Media Strategy Subcommittee, made the call while appearing on a Channels Television program. The party leader claimed that the growing rural-urban migration might be reduced if new states were created. Audu claimed that states like Lagos are strained because so many people are migrating there in search of better opportunities. He said that splitting the country into six…
The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has heard the last arguments from the All Progressives Congress. Adoption of the final written address is scheduled for a date that will be shared with the parties. Patrick Tonye-Cole, candidate for governor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, is contesting INEC’s declaration that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Siminalayi Fubara won the election. In April, the PDP staged a protest outside of the INEC office in Port Harcourt by blocking the whole express road between Port Harcourt and Aba. For about two weeks, they blocked the APC…
Adegboyega Oyetola, the country’s new Minister of maritime and Blue Economy, took office with a promise to strengthen the administration of the country’s maritime resources so that they are used effectively. Oyetola made this announcement on his first day of work at the ministry in Abuja. He was overjoyed to have been given the opportunity to champion and chart a course for the development of maritime resources by Mr. President, and he called on the ministry’s leadership to help him fulfill his ministerial mandate. Nigeria, Oyetola remarked, can’t help but be a major player in the blue economy, which is…
On Tuesday, Japanese officials reported that North Korea had informed them of their plans to launch a satellite in the coming days. This might be the country’s second attempt at launching a military spy satellite into orbit three months after the first attempt was unsuccessful. The launch failure of a rocket in late May that was carrying a spy satellite was a blow for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to create a space-based monitoring system to better monitor the United States and South Korea. After analyzing the results of the first launch, North Korea promised to try again.…
The newly inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, was warned on Tuesday by political commentator Shehu Sani that he risks “serious political trouble” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike’s capacity to do his job well has been established, he said, but he has a “tendency” to get himself in problems with the president “by his utterances or actions.” Ex-Senator from Kaduna Central warned that Wike needs to “walk in a minefield or be blown by it.” The new FCT minister’s ability to perform is unquestionable, Sani said on Twitter.He might, without a shadow of a doubt,…
The exorbitant expense of government in Nigeria has been addressed by Alhaji Lasisi A. K. Jimoh, a statesman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State. He criticized the nationwide adoption of security votes, calling it “legalized looting of the public treasury.” He made these comments in an interview with the the media in Ilorin: “If, I have my way, I will want to stop the idea of security votes. As a former government employee, I have first-hand knowledge of how the so-called security votes function. Nothing concrete has come of the security votes, and you can’t…
To reflect the current economic difficulties in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has asked for a more significant cut in tuition rates of public tertiary institutions. According to a statement released on Tuesday, PDP Kaduna State Chairman Felix Hassan Hyat said, “The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna State has been drawn to the news of the reduction in the tuition fees of public tertiary institutions in the state by the executive governor, His Excellency, Sen. Uba Sani. “While our party welcomes the development, which is in partial fulfillment of one of the…
Nyesom Wike, the newly appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has pledged to end open grazing in the nation’s capital city after discussing the issue with relevant parties. He clarified that herders are free to raise their livestock outside the city limits, but that they are no longer permitted to graze on the grasses that are part of the city’s aesthetic. On Monday in Abuja, the former governor of Rivers State made these remarks upon taking office as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Since cows are not permitted within the city limits, he stated, “We will confer…
Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) approved his appointment as a minister in the administration of Bola Tinubu. Wike claimed the PDP leaders who threatened to censure him were “reggae dancers,” and that the party had plenty of notice before he accepted the role. According to the ex-governor, Tinubu wrote all 36 state governors, including the PDP governors, and they all pitched in with 10 names for the president to consider for filling cabinet positions. “Are you able to name my adversary? Can you name even one of my enemies?…