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…
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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…
In explaining his choice to run for governor of Bayelsa State a second time, Timipre Sylva, who served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources under former President Muhammadu Buhari, cited his extensive background in government. Sylva, who met with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, praised Tinubu for having the political will to remove the subsidy on the first day of assuming office, a feat he said had never been accomplished before. Shortly after the visit he spoke with State House Correspondents about the changes he hoped to implement during his second term as…
Former Minister of Economy Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine has been chosen Prime Minister of the Niger Republic by the country’s military junta. Niger’s military only recently seized power, less than two weeks after the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown. This was broadcast on Monday night by the plotter of the coup. Currently based in Chad as an economist for the African Development Bank, Nigerien media indicates that Lamine Zeine served as Minister of Economy and Finance under deposed president Mamadou Tandja. The deadline for the coup plotters to reinstate Bazoum, set by the Economic Community of West…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of Kwara State has expressed concern about the increasing number of non-native residents in the state. The group claimed that the foreign nationals beg, sell vegetables, and operate a commercial motorcycle company. Ilorin and other big city dwellers in Kwara State have been keeping a wary eye on the massive influx of foreign immigrants into their state. We’ve seen some very odd people scrounging for food, growing vegetables for sale, begging, and riding commercial motorbikes (Okada). According to a statement released by the PDP’s spokesman in Ilorin, Prince Tunji Moronfoye, “Okada riders in Ilorin are…
The federal government has apparently dropped its contempt of court lawsuit against labor unions for planning a statewide strike. This information was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday and is detailed in a letter sent to the NLC’s lead lawyer at Falana & Falana’s Chambers. Mrs. B.E. Jeddy-Agba, Solicitor General of the Federation, signed the letter dated August 7 addressed to Falana’s Chambers. The protest was initiated after the National Industrial Court (NICN) issued summonses on contempt of court to the heads of organized labor on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Justice. You may recall…
Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, has appointed three senators from Oyo State to lead several standing committees in the tenth Senate. Sharafadeen Alli, Yunus Akintunde, and Abdulfatai Buhari are the three senators. According to Infostride News, both Alli and Akintunde are first-time senators, whereas Buhari is a veteran of three terms in the chamber. In the 25 February 2023 election, the triumvirate won on the platform of the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC). Oyo South is represented by Alli, while Oyo Central by Akintunde and Oyo North by Buhari. On Monday night, the Senate President announced the new chairs…
Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Deputy National Women Leader, has resigned to become a commissioner in Bauchi State. Wanka cited the opportunity given to her by Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, to serve as commissioner as the reason for her resignation in a letter to the Acting National Chairman of the party, Ambassador Iliya Damagun, copies of which were made available to journalists in Bauchi. She wrote a letter thanking Governor Mohammed for appointing her to his cabinet and the national leadership of the opposition PDP for the extraordinary opportunity to serve as Deputy…
Italy has requested that the deadline for reinstating Niger’s deposed president be extended by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reportedly delivered the recommendation in a Monday interview, as reported by NAN. Diplomacy is the only option. In an interview with La Stampa, Tajani expressed his expectation that ECOWAS would extend its deadline, which had previously expired at midnight. Due to the rumored threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc, Niger shut down its airspace on Sunday and hasn’t reopened it yet. Reports of the threat surfaced after the coup…
Delta’s nominated minister, Mr. Festus Keyamo, promised on Monday that he would not let down President Bola Tinubu. Ex-Minister of State for Employment, Labour, and Productivity Keyamo expressed gratitude to the Senate for its “magnanimous consideration,” promising not to let the Senate down. He disclosed this information during a post-screening meeting with reporters in Abuja. I want to thank Mr. President for his entire compassion in providing me this rare opportunity to serve this nation,” Keyamo remarked in response to the Senate’s generous review of his nomination. My gratitude to him is inexhaustible. I want it to be perfectly clear…