Reportedly, the DSS has taken into custody Kingsley Obiora, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to Business Day, the suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele was arrested over allegations of financial mismanagement. Deputy Governor Obiora is in charge of economic policy at the central bank. The investigation into CBN, which Godwin Emefiele is overseeing, led to his detention. According to Infostride News archives, DSS has been holding Emefiele since the 11th of June, 2023, the day after President Bola Tinubu fired him. Tinubu nominated Jim Obazee as a special investigator in July to lead the investigation of…
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The Edo State Government has moved the deputy governor’s office to a separate structure from the main government complex. Because of tensions between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy Philip Shaibu, this event occurred. The new location of the office has been revealed to be at no. 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, not far from the presidential palace. Former governor Senator Adams Oshiomhole established the state Public Procurement Office on December 16, 2014, which has now been repurposed as the new office of the deputy governor. According to Infostride News, Obaseki’s conflict with his deputy has recently taken an unexpected turn.…
The Governor of Niger, Muhammad Umar Bago, has decreed a three-day vacation for the distribution of palliatives to the state’s 25 local government areas’ individual wards and divisions. Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are the three days that have been declared. This information was shared by the governor during a moderate press conference in Minna where he discussed the introduction of a new modality for the distribution of palliatives. He explained that this is why government workers in Niger State will go on strike for three days. As a member of the state government’s standing committees, he also…
Concrete roads, as opposed to asphalt ones, are being pushed for wider use by the federal government due to their lower costs and greater longevity. Minister of Works Dave Umahi claims that concrete roads will pay off in the long run and last for 50 years. Umahi made this statement at Akure, the capital of Ondo State. He argued that the federal government’s decision to prioritise concrete roads is consistent with its pledge to maximise infrastructure investments and support nationwide sustainable development. While checking on the progress of the Akure-Ado Ekiti road, he announced that all national road projects that…
Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has urged the populace to stop spreading malicious rumours and lies about others. Messages that are harmful to organisations or individuals will have consequences, he warned, but the government would not police speech. On Saturday, at the funeral for the late John Chia, a former member of the Benue State House of Assembly, Gov. Alia of Benue provided the advise in Vandeikya LGA. Benue State, Governor Alia said, is being subjected to a deluge of intentional misinformation, and he urged residents to avoid from making unfounded and provocative statements in an effort to…
After years of icy ties, Australia will send a delegation of federal ministers to a high-level meeting in Beijing next week. At the meeting on September 7, delegates will talk about regional and international security, as well as commerce and investment, and ties between people. First held in early 2020, this discourse is significant because it is a step toward deeper bilateral engagement and a more stable relationship with China. “Saturday,” Minister Penny Wong declared. The minister met with Wang Yi, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister, in Beijing in December, and the two agreed to restart the negotiations. Wong…
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State, has issued a warning to members of the Osun State Chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, to stop stockpiling Premium Motor Spirit. The Governor issued the warning during a polite visit from the IPMAN leadership, and he stressed that his administration will never stand for IPMAN members putting State inhabitants through undue hardship to obtain the commodity. Adeleke emphasized IPMAN’s significance, saying that the price of gasoline has a direct bearing on the state of the economy. The Governor told them that he would continue to include them in policy…
Senator Kamorudeen Lere Oyewumi, the Deputy Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, has stated that the Senate has found over 10,000 government projects that had been abandoned at various points. Oyewumi said the Upper Legislative Chamber has approved a comprehensive investigation into the dormant projects with the goal of reviving them where necessary for the benefit of the nation. The senator for Osun West told reporters that the investigation will determine whether or not the projects were feasible, why they were scrapped, and how much money had already been spent on them. Experts in various sectors have been brought together,…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced that Dr. Bashir Gwandu’s appointment as Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been terminated with the approval of President Bola Tinubu. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, 32, was appointed by the President to serve as NASENI’s new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The President has declared the appointment to be effective immediately. The statement was included in a communiqué that presidential spokeswoman Ajuri Ngelale made on Friday. According to Ngelale, Halilu will serve for a five-year term at first, as required by the NASENI Act of 2014. He claims…
Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has warned his former party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), against dismissing Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Expelling Wike, a powerful member of the PDP, would be a mistake, Fayose cautioned. During an appearance on Hard Copy on Channels Television, the ex-governor gave the warning. Fayose has said, “I will never join another political party the moment I am no longer a member of the PDP. No matter how good or horrible the APC is, I will never join. There are many who advocate eliminating Wike entirely. They…
The nomination of Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy by President Bola Tinubu has been challenged in the Abuja Federal High Court. Musawa’s selection as a minister while he was still serving in NYSC was criticized by certain campaigners. Deji Adeyanju of Concerned Nigerians and Chief Patrick Eholor are two of the people that sparked the lawsuit. Both of the activists claimed that Musawa’s promotion to minister was unconstitutional. Musawa’s appointment as a federal minister during her mandated NYSC service has recently come under fire from several Nigerians. Nonetheless, Adeyanju issued a statement saying, “We…
According to the Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC), the Ademola Adeleke administration has no clear priorities and is disorganized when it comes to the welfare of the state’s citizens. Osun OCSC Chairman Waheed Lawal and Secretary Emmanuel Olowu released a statement on Wednesday in which they blamed the state administration for failing to offer responsive governance in the face of economic hardships brought on by the elimination of fuel subsidy. The group claimed that the state government did not care about its citizens or respond to their needs. They believe that state employees, in particular, deserve a more formalized form…
On Friday, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri distributed 60,000 bags of rice, each weighing 25 kilograms. The state administration plans to distribute the rice as part of a package of relief measures meant to ease the pain caused by the elimination of gasoline subsidies. Fintiri said during a ceremony in Yola, the state capital, that the food item, which had been scheduled for sale at a 50 percent subsidised rate, would now be absolutely free, with the expense being borne by the state and municipal governments. The governor has announced that 60,000 bags of rice will be given away free…
On the occasion of Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima’s 57th birthday, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau praised his colleague. Vice President was born in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on September 2, 1966. In a statement released by Senator Barau’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the senator praised Shettima for his “indelible progressive marks” in both the private and public sectors, garnering the respect of all. Before entering politics, he was a rising star among bankers. His efforts to strengthen democracy in his country have been monumental. “Despite security concerns in Borno State, he elevated the…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, reportedly issued a new proposal to Russia with an emphasis on revitalizing the Black Sea grain deal, as reported by The Washington Post. The plan sought to revive the pact that allowed Ukraine to transport about 33,000 tons of food at a time of rising global famine by facilitating the export of grain and fertilizer to international markets. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, addressed a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier this week, but it did not sit well with the Russian government. Thursday, after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,…
Lere Oyewumi, the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national leadership is tactfully dealing with matters connected to the behavior of the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Oyewumi, a senator for Osun State’s Osun West Senatorial District, argued that the removal of any individual from the party was often politicized and that the party’s leadership was the best source of information on what action should be taken. He disclosed this on Friday during a press conference in Ikire in response to reporters’ inquiries. Nyesom Wike, a major PDP chieftain and the current…
According to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) took over $550 billion in assets in 2015. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) released a statement on Thursday commemorating the party’s 25th anniversary on its official X, in which it accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of squandering Nigeria’s future by amassing N85 trillion in foreign debt in just eight years. When asked about its success, the PDP issued a statement reading in part, “Today, the PDP celebrates the resilience of Nigerians in the democratic process and particularly the founding leaders and teeming members of…
Some 2023 presidential hopefuls from the opposition parties have petitioned All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje to convince President Bola Tinubu to appoint them to cabinet positions. On behalf of the Forum of Concern Presidential Candidates, National Rescue Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Ambassador Felix Johnson Osakwe argued that Tinubu should incorporate the NRM into his cabinet since the NRM is committed to peace. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Action Peoples Party (APP) were among the Presidential contenders who met with Ganduje on Thursday in Abuja. He claimed that the…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has just expelled 26 of its own members. On Thursday, Infostride News claimed that the party has removed 84 members for engaging in anti-party politics. The former governor of Osun State and current Interior Minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Rauf Aregbesola, had 84 members dismissed, three of them were Aregbesola supporters. Rauf Aregbesola has some supporters among the 26 APC members in Osun who have been suspended. Noinclude Moshood Adeoti was the previous chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the secretary of the state government in Osun.…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Daniel Bwala has said that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike will be dismissed from the party when the time is right. On Thursday, Bwala appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today program to answer viewers’ queries. According to Infostride News, ex-Rivers State governor Wike dared the PDP leadership to suspend or expel him for his role in the election of All Progressives Congress, APC, president Bola Tinubu. However, Bwala assured that Wike would be suspended and eventually removed from the PDP, despite the party’s relative silence on the matter. Everyone knows Wike loves drama,…