Former senator for Kaduna Central Shehu Sani has criticized Nigeria’s move to shut off electricity to the Republic of Niger after the military coup that toppled President Bazoum. In a tweet, Sani explained how the country of Niger was being negatively impacted by a lack of electricity in hospitals, schools, residences, and workplaces. The military junta will not be pressured, but the people of that country will be punished, leading to increased animosity toward the United States. Actions by Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have increased support for Niger’s military government. The French, ECOWAS, and…
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A new Consolidated Health Salary Structure, CONHESS, and allowances for Kwara State Government-employed nurses and midwives have been approved. On Friday in Ilorin, the state capital, a letter of thanks to Governor Abdul Rahman Abdulrazaq was made available to newsmen. According to Infostride News, the group has given the state government 21 days to respond to their demands or face the possibility of an industrial strike. Among the demands was a better benefits package for the union’s members and more jobs for nurses at the state-run hospitals. After the requests were met, the association withdrew its threat before the deadline.…
After former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai reportedly withdrew his name from consideration for a ministerial nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, public affairs analyst Deji Adeyanju made fun of him. According to Infostride News, the Senate had delayed confirming El-Rufai and two others after receiving negative security reports from the Department of State Services. According to reports, El-Rufai told President Tinubu that he was resigning from his ministerial position and offered a replacement. As a response, Adeyanju suggested that El-Rufai run for office in 2027 as a member of Peter Obi’s Labour Party. He suggested that the ex-FCT minister…
One of Burkina Faso’s most popular radio stations, Radio Omega, was shut down on Thursday by the junta-led government for airing criticism of the coup in the neighboring Niger Republic. According to The Guardian, a radio station interviewed Ousmane Abdoul Moumouni, the leader of a movement in Niger to restore the government of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Communications Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo issued a statement on Thursday saying that the radio station has been temporarily shut down in the best interests of the country following the interview. Moumouni derogatorily referred to the new government in Niger.…
On Thursday, twenty commissioners were sworn in by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. At the function, which took place in the Enugu Government House, Mbah reportedly told the commissioners that they needed to go to work right away because the administration was in a rush to fulfill its campaign pledges. New commissioners’ portfolios are now available to the public. According to the roster obtained by Infostride News, Mr. Aka Eze Aka serves as the country’s information commissioner. Here are the specifics: Educator and Scholar Prof. Ndubueze Mbah Mrs. Ngozi Enih, Minister of Children, Women, and Social Development Lawrence Ezeh,…
Adamawa State’s governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has initiated an investigation into the alleged killing of a student by a security task team in the state. Operation Farauta, a joint group of police and military officers tasked with reducing crime throughout the state, has been accused of torturing a 17-year-old kid named Abdullahi Abba, also known as Abdallah. Abdallah apparently passed out as a result of torture and died on August 9 despite receiving hospital care for many days. He was taken into custody on August 5 and brutally tortured after a suspicious neighbor reported his missing phone to the task force…
On Thursday, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang expressed his sorrow over a violent attack in the Heipang town of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area. He also harshly criticized the recent attacks in which additional lives were lost in a number of villages in the Mangu Local Government Area. In a similar vein, the Governor pleaded with the security forces to step up their efforts and cease the senseless killings of civilians in the rural areas of Mangu and Barkin-Ladi LGAs. The Governor issued a call for calm and advised residents to use the state-wide security and information hub the administration has…
Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are waiting with bated breath for the ruling of the five Justices who heard the election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, at the presidential election petition tribunal, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. Remember that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner and president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 1, four days after the presidential election held on…
The government of Jigawa state has said that it will implement efforts to ease the hardships caused by the elimination of the fuel subsidy. This was one of the conclusions that were shared with the press by State Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sport, and Culture Sagir Musa Ahmed on Wednesday night after a meeting of the state executive council. The state executive council, he said, had authorized the acquisition of five rice trucks, a program to empower 1,500 young entrepreneurs, and aid for 1,000 SMEs. He said that in addition to the five trucks of rice given to the state…
Adamawa State’s new governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has sworn in his cabinet and warned them to go to work or face removal from office. The governor issued the directive on Thursday during the swearing-in ceremony for the 24 commissioners that the state legislature had approved for him the week before. During the swearing-in event in Yola’s Banquet Hall of the Government House, Fintiri declared, “We are setting up a governance delivery machinery with key performance indicators that will periodically be utilized to measure you. We will accept nothing but the best. I shall not hesitate to find someone else to fill…
Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba political organization, issued a statement on Thursday urging restraint in the event of a military intervention by ECOWAS in the Republic of Niger. In a communique signed by PaAyo Adebanjo and Sola Ebiseni, the leaders of Afenifere emphasized the importance of finding a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the current crisis in the country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had protested General Abdourahamane Tchiani’s coup attempt by calling for the return of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Regional actors, such as ECOWAS, are worried about the situation and are considering sending in the military to…
Since Mukthar Umar Yarima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) was found to have forged his primary school certificate, the National and State House of Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano on Thursday declared Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of the February 25 Federal House of Representatives election. The three-person tribunal panel agreed with the respondent, establishing that Yarima did not go to Hausawa Primary School. The tribunal determined that Yarima did not meet the educational requirements to run in the Tarauni Federal House of Representatives Election after hearing testimony from witnesses and…
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…
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…