The Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that its executive committee, headed by Julius Abure, was terminated by the Appeal Court. According to the LP, Mr. Basil Maduka, a candidate for the Labour Party’s governorship nomination in Imo State, had his appeal refused by the Court of Appeal in Owerri, dealing yet another devastating blow to the Lamidi Apapa-led group. The LP has asked its constituents and the public at large to separate themselves from “falling and compromised members of the party” it claims to have expelled. LP National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh issued a statement on Thursday claiming that…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Two members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have been suspended. One of the party’s original founders, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, and the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Agbo Major, have been suspended from membership. The party said Aniebonam and Major had been suspended while a disciplinary committee looked into their conduct. Mallam Abba Kawu Alli, the party’s acting national chairman, made the announcement on Thursday. Daily Post obtained a statement from Alli in which he said that Aniebonam and Agbo had been suspended for anti-party activities. He continued by saying that NNPP will…
Dotun Babayemi, an Osun State PDP stalwart, has asserted that he is still a fully paid-up member of the party. Several months ago, he was kicked out of the Osun PDP, which he called a “Kangaroo action.” He claimed that the state party was being run by thugs whose business model relied on operating above the law. Babayemi was kicked out of the PDP in his neighborhood after Ademola Adeleke was proclaimed the victor in the Osun 2022 gubernatorial election, as reported by DAILY POST. After the ward chapter was expelled, the state chapter followed suit. But in a statement…
In Abia State, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are loyal to former Minister Uche Ogah have rallied around Donatus Nwankpa’s appointment as the party’s National Welfare Secretary. Nwankpa, the former State Chairman of Abia APC, was elected as the party’s National Welfare Secretary, contrary to media reports. The announcement was signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Offor Okorie, and released in Umuahia. According to the APC’s response to the statement attributed to the Kingsley Ononogbu -led APC faction, the persons who are responsible for the discord in the Abia APC are behind the rejection of Donatus Nwankpa.…
The FCTA has dismissed the new FCT Minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s authorisation of widespread destruction in Abuja. The media has recently reported that 6,000 homes in 30 Abuja slums will be demolished. A statement sent on Wednesday by FCTA spokesperson Anthony Ogunleye said, “these stories are entirely false and without any basis in reality.” Ogunleye said, “for the avoidance of doubt, the Minister did not in any of his pronouncements list the areas or the number of illegal houses to be removed; rather, his emphasis has always been that illegal settlements and structures would be removed for the greater good…
Judgment in a case brought by Prince Mohammed Kabir Olaoye against the kingmakers’ selection of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso is scheduled for October 3. After Oba Jimoh Oyewumi’s transfer on 12 December 2021, the Soun of Ogbomoso stool fell empty, as previously reported by Infostride News. Tuesday, as decided by Justice A.K. Adedokun. After attorneys for both sides of the action stamped HOG/27/2022 and filed in July 2022 followed their processes and presented their arguments for and against the litigation, a judgment date was set. Oladapo Atanda represented Olaoye, while Kolawole Fatoye represented Ghandi and the…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has issued an arrest warrant for the building’s landlord. The FCT police confirmed in a statement obtained by Infostride News on Thursday that two people had been killed, and that twenty more were taken to hospitals. Around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, a two-story plaza in Lagos Crescent, Garki II, Abuja, which housed numerous commercial establishments, fell. After Wike and inspectors from Development Control inspected the fallen building on Thursday, he issued an arrest warrant for the landlord in response to the tragic event. A building plan is required not because the…
To put a stop to the instability in the Southeast, a special House committee has demanded Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), be released immediately and unconditionally. To curb kidnappings, murders, and acts of banditry in the Isiukwuato and Umunnochi local government areas of Abia State, a committee was formed to liaise with law enforcement. During Thursday’s meeting, Committee Chairman Obinna Aguocha remarked that the IPOB leader’s release is a potential “magic bullet” for restoring calm to Southeast Asia. Aguocha said that in order to solve the insecurity in the southeast, the government must…
The Ogun State House of Assembly, perplexed by the repeated attacks on communities by landgrabbers, has taken measures to end the epidemic. The State House of Assembly has announced plans to revise the 2016 State Anti-Land Grabbing Law. Legislators committed to making this happen by announcing plans to convene a forum for interested parties to discuss the pending revision of “The Prohibition of Forcible Occupation of Landed Properties Law 2016.” The Assembly would be better positioned to deal with “the rampant cases of land grabbing” that have been reported in the state if it conducted this review. On Thursday, during…
An after investigation found that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had failed to register his wife Akshata Murty’s relevant economic interest “out of confusion” and “inadvertently,” Sunak issued an apology to the UK parliamentary watchdog. After allegations surfaced that Sunak omitted the fact that his wife owned stock in one of the six child care agencies chosen by the government to provide its new members with an enhanced financial incentive, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg, opened an investigation. The 43-year-old Sunak informed the parliamentary watchdog that he had registered the interest on the Ministerial Register, but Greenberg found…
On Wednesday, the Lagos State House of Assembly approved 22 of the 39 cabinet nominations recently submitted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the sitting, said that the confirmations were made after a special committee, headed by the House Chief Whip, Hon. Fatai Mojeed, conducted a thorough and extensive screening of the nominees. He praised the committee’s efficiency and advised the confirmed nominees to never forget that they are working for the State’s citizens and not for themselves. He also assured them that the House will keep working hard for the good of the State.…
In preparation for the next local government election in Oyo State, the APC branch there has set fresh primary election dates. According to Infostride News, the local government election in Oyo State has been set for April of 2019. This date was determined by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). On Wednesday, the APC announced a small change to the date of its primary for all aspiring chairmen and councilmembers. The party published a statement on Wednesday explaining that the primary was called because of overwhelming interest. In a statement made available to DAILY POST, party publicity secretary Olawale…
Former CPC members and now-chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have demanded positions in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the CPC, two major opposition political groups, merged to form the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in preparation for the 2015 elections, as previously reported by Infostride News. The demand was made in a statement released to the media on Thursday by Mallam Abubakar Maikudi, the former national youth leader of the defunct CPC. In addition, he extended his best wishes to the new Cabinet members of the current…
In preparation for today’s 1pm swearing-in of newly appointed members of the All Progressives Congress’s National Working Committee (NWC), approximately 100 police officials have taken over the APC’s national secretariat. And this is happening when demonstrators are storming the party headquarters to voice their displeasure with some newly elected NWC members. The party secretariat is located on Blantyre Street in Wuse 2, Abuja, but the route has been blocked off by police. Discontent within the party was sparked by Wednesday’s introduction of the new NWC members. Similarly, Ikani Shuaibu Okolo (also of Kogi State) was named zonal organising secretary (North…
On Monday, Nyesom Wike took office as minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. He made a highly public speech in which he threatened to demolish any illegally constructed buildings. Many people feel that Wike was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) because of his focus on infrastructure development during his time as governor of Rivers State. However, not everyone agrees with his more draconian tone in his speeches. In light of the current administration’s difficulties dealing with the high rate of crime in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the rest of the country, several…
David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has announced that his department will build a flyover to solve the long-standing problem of flooding on the Abuja–Lokoja highway. The minister made the remark a day after his inauguration while touring the Abuja-Lokoja route to assess ongoing development, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The minister took a road trip to various construction sites with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and a few directors from the ministry. The minister claims that the Abuja-Lokoja road connects the northern part of the country to the northern parts of the country via…
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…
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…