The recent coup in the Niger Republic has been strongly opposed by Arewa Civil Society Organizations, or CSOs. They complained that the situation of poverty and underdevelopment in West Africa may be traced back to the coup. Adamu Aminu Musa, the groups’ chairman, made a statement in which he strongly denounced the coup and called for the protection of the country’s constitution, the rule of law, and the basic rights of its residents as a means of preventing similar events in the future. In it, they added, “We believe a violation of citizens’ rights, disrespect for the rule of law,…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Imo State’s governor, Hope Uzodinma, has asked President Bola Tinubu and the rest of the Federal Government’s security forces to bring Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa back to Nigeria from Finland. Uzodinma has called for Ekpa’s return to Nigeria so that he can either take part in the sit-ins he calls for or face justice for his actions. While at the Government House in Owerri, he called the newly appointed General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Enugu, Major General Hassan Dada. He stressed the importance of ending the insurgency in the Southeast once and for all. “What is foremost in our cases…
The Police Command of Imo State has urged citizens to ignore the IPOB’s illegal sit-at-home order and continue with their normal activities without fear of violence or intimidation. The police reiterated their earlier order not to stay indoors and instead go about their daily routines. This was announced on Sunday during a press briefing at the Imo State Command headquarters in Owerri by CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, the state’s top cop. The CP made the following statement: “I want to use this medium to call on Imolites to disregard the illegal sit-at-home order and go about their lawful businesses without…
Popular Biafra agitator and Separatist Simon Ekpa has declared that he absolves Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, from any responsibility for the conduct of the Biafran people. Ekpa, the Biafran government’s prime minister and a Finnish lawyer, made the comments in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday. Infostride News recalls hearing rumors that Kanu told Ekpa to cease criticizing governors in the southeast. However, Ekpa said that the letter was forgery and untrue. He claims the letter was written by troublemakers who oppose Biafra’s independence. For the sake of sustainable peace in the southeast,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has announced that it will run candidates in the upcoming municipal election. The APC is the state’s largest opposition party. According to Infostride News, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has finalized preparations to hold local government elections inside the State. A date in April 2024 has been set for the election. Wasiu Olawale Sadare, the APC’s publicity secretary, sent a statement to DAILY POST in which he reaffirmed the party’s intention to run candidates in the upcoming election. Sadare declared, “The unanimous decision at the stakeholders meeting held today at…
The IPOB has denied that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, wrote a false letter, as claimed by Simon Ekpa, a Biafran separatist resident in Finland. When asked if the letter from Kanu instructing Ekpa to cease the sit-in in the Southeast was genuine, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said it was. On Friday, Kanu had written a letter to Ekpa, instructing him to call off the sit-in in the Southeast. Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s Special Counsel, was the one to deliver the letter on his behalf. Powerful, who had previously confirmed the letter, stated that Ekpa’s claim that Kanu’s letter was phoney was…
On Sunday, the Enugu State chapter of the pan-Igbo social and cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo announced their full backing of the State government’s decision to call off the sit-at-home. Simon Ekpa, self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra and resident of Finland, led a faction of IPOB that enforced a weekly stay-at-home policy. The group is using the sit-in to demand the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nigeria. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, however, praised State Governor Barr Peter Mbah for his bravery in ending “the scourge of sit-at-home in Enugu state” in…
The abolition of the gasoline subsidy and the foreign exchange regime policies have been met with praise and support from international communities, according to President Bola Tinubu. The office of the Head of the government Service of the Federation hosted a Gala/Award Night this past weekend to celebrate and honour outstanding government servants in celebration of this year’s Civil Service Week, during which Tinubu addressed. Senator George Akume, who serves as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, spoke on behalf of the president. Akumen claims that Tinubu praised public personnel for their roles in Nigeria’s economic growth, as reported…
According to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Saturday, political instability in Niger as a result of a military coup that ousted the country’s president this week threatens the economic assistance Washington provides to the African nation. Adding Niger to the expanding list of military governments in the Sahel area of West Africa, members of the Niger military declared on Wednesday that they had overthrown democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. On Friday, they appointed Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the new leader of the nation. The sustained security and economic agreements that Niger has with the US depend on the…
The petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for the Kaura Federal Constituency, Gideon Gwani, to void the election of his Labour Party (LP) rival, Donatus Mathew, was dismissed by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna on Friday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its House of Representatives election on February 25, 2023, and Donatus, a former Okada rider, won. Unhappy with the election results, Gideon Gwani—the Minority Whip at the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives—filed a petition with the tribunal asking that Donatus’ victory be declared unlawful. When…
Former senator Shehu Sani called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pick of ministers “a big disappointment.” In a recent interview with ARISE TV, the human rights activist criticized Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, for being included on the list of ministers that was recently made public to the Senate. On Thursday, President Tinubu sent 28 cabinet candidates to the Senate through his chief of staff and former House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. On the Senate floor, Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the names of ministerial nominees, including four former governors.
Festus Keyamo, a former minister of labour and employment, has cautioned that a coup d’état may not be the answer to contentious elections in Africa and has insisted that it is unacceptable to advocate a coup under any pretext. Keyamo asked everyone to categorically reject and denounce the coup in the Niger Republic, regardless of whether they were affiliated with the ruling party or the opposition. The former minister asserted that those who believe they have gained ground by equating the coup with their so-called narrative of a fraudulent election in Nigeria should be aware that they are making a…
To lessen the consequences of climate change, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has directed the purchase of 500,000 tree seedlings. This announcement was made about a month after the governor indicated that a rule prohibiting tree cutting will be reinstated in response to widespread flooding and other repercussions of deforestation. The governor instructed the ministry to obtain the seedlings for planting in order to stop deforestation, according to Cletus Hilkiah Gwotyel, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Environment, who was speaking about the decision to plant 500,000 tree seedlings throughout the state. The ministry has the necessary human resources…
The Senate has announced that it would begin vetting President Bola Tinubu’s proposed 28 ministry nominations on Monday. After the list of nominees was read in the Senate on Thursday, Senate spokesperson Sen. Adeyemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti) informed the media. Adaramodu further disclosed that, despite the Senate often not meeting on Mondays, “we’ve suspended all our rules for them to commence the exercise next Monday” because of the significance of the national assignment. He assured that Nigerians would not be let down by the Senate’s investigation into each nominee’s “character, personality, experiences, and background.” The Federal Executive Council (FEC) that will…
The State House of Assembly in Enugu has received a list of 15 commissioner nominations from Governor Peter Mbah. On Friday, the list was read aloud in the House and was signed by Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government. Former Commissioners Okey Ogbodo and Kingsley Ude, as well as seasoned broadcaster Aka Eze Aka, are among the nominees. While acknowledging that the list was incomplete, Onyia urged that it be reviewed quickly. This may not be an all-inclusive list, but I am confident that you will give my request the prompt attention to which I am accustomed. The…
After presenting testimony from 94 witnesses, Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Ogun State, has concluded his case before the election petition tribunal. As part of his challenge to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) purported refusal to comply with the Electoral Act, the petitioner has submitted over 200,000 papers to the tribunal in support of his claim. Adebutu said in his appeal that thugs prevented over 40,000 eligible voters from casting ballots on March 18 because they interrupted elections in more than 99 polling units. Over the past two weeks, the petitioner has presented…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has appointed Rabi Bashir as the tribunal’s chairman, and Musa Labbo as its secretary. Governor Dauda urged the members of the tribunal to uphold the state’s constitution with integrity and impartiality, saying that they were handpicked from among their peers with the expectation that they would do a good job. In a speech to the tribunal, Governor Lawal emphasized the importance of recouping all funds owed to the state for long-term, tangible development. He promised the members of the tribunal that the state government would provide them with all the resources and assistance…
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is shocked by the coup that removed Bazoum as president of the Niger Republic. Buhari said he had faith in President Bola Tinubu to find a solution, and Tinubu responded by expressing his own confidence in Buhari. Buhari hoped that Tinubu could fix the problem and protect Bazoum’s loved ones. Foreseeably, I, like millions of other Nigerians, am startled by the latest course of events in Niger Republic,” Buhari stated in a tweet. President Mohammed Bazoum and his family’s safety has been called into question, as has the future of democracy as a system of…
On Friday, President Vladimir Putin restated Russia’s position that it was ready for dialogue with Ukraine but that Kyiv was refusing to join. At a conference between Russia and Africa in St. Petersburg, AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said that the AU placed a high importance on respecting the independence of sovereign nations and working out differences amicably. While Russia, which started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine 17 months ago, still controls a fifth of Ukrainian land, Kyiv has stated that it is not prepared to enter negotiations with Moscow. Russia has that any negotiations take these “new realities”…
Nnamdi Kanu, the head of IPOB, has ordered Simon Ekpa, a Biafra agitator living in Finland, to put an end to all sit-at-home protests in the Southeast. Ekpa was also told to quit provoking politicians or governors from the southeast by Kanu. He issued a warning that anyone who enforces sit-at-home orders in the Southeast is not one of his disciples and ought to be made to face the full force of the law. The instruction was given by the IPOB leader in a telegram to Ekpa, which his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, made public on Friday. Journalist Ejimakor cited…