The appointment of former Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Senator Bashir as the party’s new chairman and secretary has prompted a response from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. After the APC’s national executive meeting on Thursday, Tinubu issued a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, urging the elected leaders to foster unity, peace, and love inside the party. He thinks that Ganduje and Ajibola should devote themselves fully to the party and guarantee both good governance and high-caliber public services. You guys are what the party is all about. When everyone is on board, the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor, was recently elected as the party’s national chairman. APC members voted to make Ganduje their new chairman at Thursday’s 12th National Executive Meeting in Abuja. The NEC of the party also chose Ajibola Basiru, a former Senate spokesman, to serve as National Secretary. In his acceptance speech, Ganduje congratulated President Tinubu and pledged that the party’s internal democracy will be preserved throughout his term. The ex-governor of Kano has promised to prioritize a scientific party membership registration and careful election administration and conflict settlement.
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu made his first appearance at the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Executive Council meeting after being sworn in as President. He proclaimed the election that put him in office to be the most credible in Nigeria’s history. Despite ongoing court battles challenging the procedure, Tinubu said he is still convinced. Yes, we are being challenged in court, but I believe this to be the most credible election in Nigeria, he remarked. Therefore, we should pat ourselves on the back. If you can’t celebrate the results of a free and fair election, you have no right…
Shehu Sani, a political activist and analyst, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet picks. According to Sani, Nigerians are hoping that Tinubu will appoint a team of miracle-working technocrats. As he prepares to form his cabinet, Tinubu gave the Senate a list of 47 ministry nominations. The president sent a 28-person nominee list to the Senate last week for review and confirmation. He forwarded his second group of ministerial nominees—this time, 19 people—yesterday. It is widely speculated that the cabinet list is made up of technocrats and people who were paid for their support in the most recent presidential election.…
Ebun-Oluwa Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has claimed that President Bola Tinubu did not submit his cabinet candidates to the Senate in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. Adegboruwa argued that Tinubu’s alleged failure to submit more than 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate, notwithstanding the number of states in the country, was a violation of the constitution. On Thursday, when appearing on a show on Channels Television, the seasoned attorney made the remark in question. He argued that the President should not be able to ignore constitutional requirements and that compliance should be comprehensive. He began,…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has asked the British government to work with Nigeria and other African countries on economic and military projects. Tinubu urged the United Kingdom to enhance its investments across industries to help Africa achieve lasting and widespread development. On Wednesday, he gave a speech in Abuja while visiting James Cleverly MP, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs. “The United Kingdom must do more for the continent,” Tinubu says. Our economy is not yet competitive. Tinubu has called on the United Kingdom to play a pivotal role in mobilizing investment to pipe gas…
The Nigeria Labour Congress’s National Executive Council is currently holding an emergency meeting to discuss the suspension of their strike action. A reputable source at the ongoing conference in Abuja confirmed this to the media on Thursday morning. He claims that the Union’s leaders are already debating whether or not to call off the strike as a result of their meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. To declare that we have called off the strike would be premature. He told our correspondent, “We are meeting to consider that option.” It will take a few hours, he said, before…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that it will win the governorship elections on November 11 in the states of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi due to the widespread support it enjoys among the population. At the Abuja inauguration of the PDP’s National Campaign Council for the election in the three states, acting PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum made the remarks. Damagum told the council that the three states were PDP strongholds and that they should be won by using legal means. He told me, “Go tell ’em this isn’t what we signed up for, and that God, in his…
Terrorists would not be welcome in Africa, President Bola Tinubu has said. Tinubu advocated on the United Kingdom to work with Nigeria and Africa to root out terrorists. However, he cautioned that security would remain an issue so long as governments in the region remained fragile. Tinubu made the remarks at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while hosting the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, Rt Hon. James Cleverly MP. He also expressed concern about the safety of terrorists in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Tinubu sent a statement through his…
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State, has urged labour unions to convince the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration that cutting gasoline subsidies was for the greater welfare of the country. The governor’s request comes after organised labour in the state joined a protest on Wednesday in solidarity with the national leadership to bring attention to the federal government’s alleged imposition of economic hardship and a high cost of living on citizens as a result of the removal of a petroleum subsidy. According to Infostride News, people were seen all over the city’s highways carrying signs with messages from the Nigeria Labour…
Oyo State government workers have pledged to keep picketing unless Governor Seyi Makinde meets with them. On Wednesday, Kayode Martins, state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), made the announcement to reporters. Bosun Olabiyi, chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), was also present to lend his support. In case you forgot, workers have been on strike since Monday, according to Infostride News. The workers have been demanding an audience with the governor ever since. In his remarks, Martins noted that eight weeks had passed since the governor had established a committee to find “palliatives” for the loss of…
Mrs. Gladys Eutamdala’s confirmation as commissioner was voted down by the Cross River State Assembly. She was a native of Yakurr Local Government Area. Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Davis Etta has stated that multiple petitions were submitted in opposition to Eutemdala’s appointment. He made clear that the complaints were mostly submitted by her fellow Yakurr natives, who had serious public concerns about her. Elvert Ayambem, the Speaker, rejected her nomination after receiving numerous petitions opposing her. In his speech, the Speaker stated, “The 10th Assembly is that of the people, and it must respect and first protect the interests of…
On Wednesday, INEC stated that, contrary to popular belief, it will be completely transparent with all aspects of the 2023 General Elections. This was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to have been spoken by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a meeting with media representatives in Lagos to discuss the results of the 2023 general election. Yakubu claimed that despite the difficulties, the 2023 elections had several benefits. The chairman acknowledged that the commission would strive to enhance its nationwide election procedures in light of the difficulties encountered in the most recent vote. Here’s a chance for…
After losing the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday in Washington for trying to reverse the results. As he seeks the 2024 presidential nomination, Trump faces yet another criminal case in the form of the ongoing federal probe. Trump has been charged with illegally retaining top secret papers in federal court by the same special counsel, Jack Smith, who indicted him in the election case. Trump is being tried for both criminal and civil accusations related to hush money cases in New York. As for Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss…
After the passing of Justices Chima Centus Nweze and Peter Hoommuk Mallong, President Bola Tinubu expressed his condolences to the nation’s judiciary. It hurts, Tinubu remarked of the deaths of Supreme Court Justice Nweze and Federal High Court Justice Mallong in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake. Former President Goodluck Jonathan appointed the Supreme Court Justice who passed away in 2016 at the age of 64. He also offered his sympathies to Nigeria’s Chief Justice Olukayode Ariowoola and the Federal High Court’s Chief Judge Husseini Baba-Yusuf on the passing of their…
On Wednesday, labor unions and other stakeholders in Kwara State participated in the nationwide protest and strike action led by the national bodies of labor movements in the country in response to the sufferings brought on by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to remove the fuel subsidy. At before 9 a.m., the demonstrators had arrived at the Governor’s office in Ilorin, the state capital, and were making their way to the Government House on Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin, to present Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq with their complaints. According to Infostride News, the protesters did not resort to violence. On Tuesday, Ebunoluwarotimi…
The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) in Kano State has criticized the federal government’s attempt to mitigate the impact of removing the fuel subsidy as misleading. Two months into his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already waged war on the masses with his unpopular policies, and our chapter has joined the statewide protest against him. Chairman of the NLC in Kano, Kabiru Inuwa, has stated that the union is not a political party and will not engage in politics with the lives of Nigerians. He was shocked to learn that the government intended to use a court order to put…
PDP candidates for the House of Representatives in the just conducted 2023 general election have expressed optimism that their party will win in the Presidential Elections Tribunal. It advised party members everywhere to keep their cool while they awaited the PEPC’s decision on the presidential election petition. During an appearance at the NUJ Press Centre in Kano State on Tuesday, Forum Chairman Engr Ahmed Rufa’i Dagumawa issued the following statement. As democratic leaders, we urge all PDP supporters to remain calm till the verdict is announced. “We are expecting a very positive and good verdict that would enhance the dignity…
The House of Representatives is pleased with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement from yesterday’s national broadcast that the national minimum wage will be reviewed upward. Legislators promised Nigerian employees that they would review the idea when it was sent to them by the presidency and vote in favor of it. The green chamber, according to a statement released by Akin Rotimi, chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, is pleased with the measures proposed by President Bola Tinubu to mitigate the negative economic impacts of the elimination of gasoline subsidy. The House recognized that bolstering small and medium-sized…
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, President Bola Tinubu will leave Nigeria on Tuesday to travel to the Republic of Benin and celebrate their 63rd year of independence. According to a statement released by President Patrice Talon’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy Dele Alake, the ceremony’s Special Guest will be his principal, who also serves as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States. Before their recent meeting at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu and Talon had previously met on the sidelines of the New Global Financing Pact…