In response to the growing insecurity in the country, particularly in the North Central zone and the ongoing interruption of commercial and social activities in the South-East, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has spoken out. Obi pointed out that kidnapping, arson, and fatalities in the North Central states of Benue and Plateau had recently taken a new turn for the worst. Even though IPOB has publicly denied issuing a “Sit-at-Home” directive, the former governor of Anambra State has criticized the ongoing disruption of business and social activities in the South-East region as a result of it. On Thursday,…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
President Bola Tinubu has offered board places to state governors, including those elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), but the LP and its presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, have reacted negatively. Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq stated on Tuesday night in Abuja that Tinubu has requested nominations of qualified individuals to fill the vacancies left by the dissolution of the boards and parastatals of Federal Government agencies earlier this month. Over 153 organizations, parastatals, institutions, and government-owned businesses have had their boards of directors disbanded by Tinubu.…
Daniel Bwala, a powerful member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has claimed that LP President Bola Tinubu is planning a coup. According to Bwala, one of the important people on the Peter Obi presidential team will be appointed to a cabinet position by Tinubu. On Thursday, the ex-lawmaker posted on his verified Twitter account that the individual has agreed to work in Tinubu’s ministry. He penned, “PBAT is reported to desire to cause a big upset in the Labour Party camp by putting one of the top players of the Obi presidential team into his government as a minister.…
On Thursday, the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State ruled in favor of Governor Seyi Makinde’s victory in the March 18 election, rejecting a petition submitted by the Allied Peoples’ Movement. Makinde’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agenda helped him win reelection for a second term as governor. APM reportedly disputed Makinde’s victory before the tribunal, according to information acquired by Infostride News. It should be noted that INEC and PDP are also named as respondents. Attorney Henry Bello representing APM has requested the tribunal to dismiss the case against Makinde. According to Bello, the petition’s intended recipient, Mr. Adeniran…
The Ogun State branch of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is asking the Court of Appeal in Ibadan to return the money it paid to the party’s main counsel, Chijioke Emeka (SAN), because he did not show up to the hearing. On Thursday in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, South West Secretary of NNPP Babatunde Oke made the announcement to press. Oke, speaking on behalf of the party, voiced their displeasure with Emeka’s actions, noting that they dishonor the office of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). According to information obtained by Infostride News, Emeka has been retained as…
On Thursday, the Labor Party (LP) charged Enugu State REC Chukwuemeka Chukwu with defying a legitimate ruling from the governorship election tribunal. During Thursday’s Tribunal hearing, LP’s main counsel Valerie Azinge, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, made the complaint on the company’s behalf. Party and candidate Barr Chijioke Edeoga are contesting Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate Barr Peter Mbah’s election in court. The Governorship Election BVAS Machines were ordered to be made available to the LP by the Tribunal. However, according to Azinge’s testimony before the Tribunal, the REC disobeyed the court order and made it impossible for the…
Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, praised the European Union Election Observation Mission and said it did not compromise election credibility. In his analysis of the election report for 2023, Ezekwesili claimed that it “surprisingly restored a measure of confidence in election monitoring around the world by not mincing words at all.” The former Minister said on Tuesday via her verified Twitter account that, in contrast to its report on Nigeria, Observer Mission Reports were starting to become formulaic and appeared to compromise electoral credibility. The study, she continued, “diverged from the global trend and restored confidence in Election…
Currently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is meeting with his fellow governors from 1999. The meeting, which started a few minutes ago inside the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, has in attendance former state governors Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom), James Ibori (Delta), Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia), Lucky Igbinedion (Edo), Jolly Nyame (Taraba), Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto), Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Bisi Akande (Osun), and Ahmed Markafi (Kaduna), among others. They are the governors who initiated the Fourth Republic in 1999, following the deaths of General Sani Abacha and General Abdusalami Abubakar. This allowed for the peaceful transition to democracy.
Ogun State governorship election petition tribunal in Abeokuta was flooded with witnesses from Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area, on Wednesday. Petitioner Ladi Adebutu and Respondent Governor Dapo Abiodun both hail from the same city of Iperu. The March 18 governor’s race had two significant candidates: Abiodun and Adebutu. According to Infostride News, Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is contesting the election results before the tribunal, which favor Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Today, the tribunal resumed hearing the petition, and several Iperu natives testified as witnesses. Remi Olatubora, for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor…
On Wednesday, the case involving Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended INEC Resident Electoral Officer, REC, was put on hold by the Adamawa State High Court. The court said it had received an injunction from a federal High Court in Abuja to halt the trial, therefore it was waiting for further developments before proceeding. Aishatu Ahmed Binani, the Adamawa APC governorship candidate in the last election, had petitioned the tribunal over the election that led to the court case involving Hudu and had obtained an order from a federal High Court in Abuja restraining the prosecution of Hudu at the Yola high…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, acting governor of Ondo State, has debunked rumors circulating among members of the State Executive Council, saying that the issue is being stoked by desperate political gladiators. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is now on medical leave abroad owing to an unidentified illness, and in a statement released on Tuesday, Aiyedatiwa stated that he has remained in constant communication with his boss. The interim governor also reassured the public that Akeredolu will resume his duties as soon as he was medically cleared to do so. Aiyedatiwa also relayed Akeredolu’s gratitude to the people of the state for their prayers and…
Months after the just-completed national elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, which was once considered the largest political party in Africa, is still in disarray. The party’s standing was already precarious before the 2023 elections, and losing the presidential contest seems to have put the icing on the cake. The PDP was in control of both chambers of the National Assembly and the nation’s presidential office upon the restoration of democracy in 1999. This was the situation up until 2015, when a party merger led to a surprise victory by the All Progressives Congress, or APC. This is in…
Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, emphasized that members do not make N30 million per week and that they are not as wealthy as Nigerians portray them to be. Abbas made this disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing the House Press Corps, which was hosted by the ad hoc committee on Media and Public Affairs. Kingsley Chinda, the minority leader, spoke on behalf of Abbas, who claimed that this branch of government isn’t as wealthy as it is portrayed to be. “You have heard that members take home N30 million each week, or that we make…
Samuel Ortom, a former governor of Benue State, has criticized the Assets Recovery Committee for towing his car on Governor Hyacinth Alia’s orders. In a statement released by his media assistant Terver Akase, Ortom claimed that his vehicle and others being repaired were towed from a London Lines Transport Ltd.-run business along Otukpo Road in Makurdi on Tuesday. He insisted that during his administration, the Benue State Executive Council gave him and his deputy permission to travel in their official vehicles. “We are beyond shocked at the development which smacks of lawlessness,” Akase remarked. Following the event, a television program…
Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Phrank Shaibu, has lashed out at the G-5 governors. Shaibu is the PDP’s special assistant on public communication. He said that the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, was the worst in Nigeria’s history. This was because, as Shaibu put it, Okezie Ikpeazu, the previous governor of Abia State, did a terrible job. Shaibu said in a statement that the G-5 governors merely want attention, appointments, and immunity from prosecution. He made it clear that the lack of support for Atiku by the G-5 governors had nothing to do with…
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has named Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the former Vice President of Nigeria, as a Global Advisor. As the organisation tweeted on Tuesday, “The @EnergyAlliance is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nigeria’s former VP, HE @ProfOsinbajo, as a Global Advisor, guiding our mission to accelerate #cleanenergy deployment in emerging economies.” On Tuesday night, Osinbajo also tweeted a series of messages confirming his appointment. Anxious to share the news, he tweeted, “I’m excited to announce that I have been appointed Global Advisor to Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet @EnergyAlliance.” Through #ACMI,…
On Tuesday, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq presented two executive laws to the Kwara State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Both the Kwara State Education Trust Fund Amendment Bill 2023 and the Environmental Protection Agency Amendment Bill 2023 are up for review in this session of parliament. During Tuesday’s plenary, Governor Abdulrazaq sent two different letters to Speaker Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu, which were read aloud. According to the state’s chief executive, the Kwara State Education Trust Fund Amendment Bill is intended to streamline the trust fund’s board of trustees and its employees in order to cut costs and improve efficiency.…
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President, has urged the country’s citizens to back President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima emphasised the need for everyone to put aside their differences in politics, religion, tribe, and region and work together to solve the country’s problems. The Vice President made the request during a courtesy visit to his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja from the leadership of the 10th House of Representatives, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. With the words, “The President is determined to redefine the meaning and concept of modern leadership,” Shettima pleaded with the House of Representatives…
The delay in introducing President Bola Tinubu’s new cabinet members has been explained by Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). During a meeting with APC chairmen from around the country on Monday in Abuja, Adamu said that Tinubu had canvassed widely before making his selections. President Obama has just begun his speech. And he’s holding lengthy discussions with advisors before naming his cabinet picks. Ministerial nominations will come first. After Mr. President submits them, they will undergo vetting until they are announced. The President will then formally install his new cabinet members and swear them…