The Abia State Accountant General, Mrs. Njum Onyemenam, responded on Wednesday to a protest by some state employees over the non-payment of their salaries by stating that 95% of the state’s workforce has been paid. She added that 57% of retirees in the state were paid in full while 43% received only half of their pension. The live interview took place on FLO 94.9 FM Umuahia and featured the accountant general. Onyemenam urged state employees to help with the current physical verification process by saying that it was in everyone’s best interest. We’ve paid over 95% of government workers, however…
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President Bola Tinubu has extended his sympathies to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the national flag, over his death on Wednesday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said that Akinkunmi, who created the flag in 1958, left a generational heritage. Tinubu condoled friends and acquaintances of the retired government servant, whom he said “dedicated his life to the service of the nation, sharing knowledge and experience with old and young, and inspiring many to think and act patriotically.” The President reiterated that the green and white flag remains a…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has been summoned to testify before the House Ad hoc committee probing the non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and the utilization of money. The committee has ordered Madein’s arrest unless he appears before it on September 7. This was disclosed on Thursday, when the Director of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) testified before the committee in Abuja over the non-remittance to the NHF. The committee had requested an explanation from IPPIS under the Office of the AGF as to why it had not made a payment to…
Mr. Alagoa Morris, the Bayelsa Coordinator of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has switched parties and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) instead of the Labour Party (LP). Morris, an advocate for environmental protection, made the declaration on Thursday in Yenagoa, a week before the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election. He said that he fully supports Gov. Duoye Diri’s re-election because he has done so much good, some of which is not public knowledge. The incumbent governor is the best of the big candidates, so I’ve decided to back him,” he explained. Based on the local candidates running…
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal allowed Ken Pela, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for governor in Delta, to file a new petition against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori before the Delta State Election Tribunal. According to Infostride News, the Tribunal ruled against LP in his case against Governor Sheriff since Sheriff did not show up to his pre-hearing. Unhappy with the outcome, Pela appealed the election tribunal’s ruling to Abuja’s Court of Appeal. Ken Pela’s case will go before the Delta tribunal panel as a result of the Appeal verdict. Meanwhile, Ken Pela has not been officially recognized the winner of…
According to Alarabiya News, the military junta in Gabon arrested the president’s son following Wednesday’s coup. Senior military soldiers in Gabon overthrew Ali Bongo, who had just been re-elected for a third term, on Wednesday, according to a report from Infostride News. According to the news, Bongo’s son was detained and accused of treason. President Ali Bongo, who is said to be under house arrest with his family and doctors nearby, was initially reported to be in this situation by the military. Mohammed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, was overthrown on July 26 by a military coup.
Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker and prominent social critic, has blamed poisoned elections for the decline of democracy in Africa. After a coup in the Central African country, Sani has made this statement. After President Ali Bongo was re-elected for a third term, military officers in Gabon reportedly stated earlier in the day that they had seized power. On Tuesday, senior military leaders reportedly made the announcement on national television, as reported by the BBC. The officials reportedly made public their decision to nullify Saturday’s election result, which the opposition had dismissed as fraudulent. However, Sani has said on…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) National Working Committee (NWC) has denied reports that its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been suspended. This was announced at a press conference held on Wednesday at the NNPP national headquarters in Abuja by the party’s national auditor, Ladipo Johnson. Former Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Johnson said the suspension was illegal. Kwankwaso was suspended for six months on Tuesday following a parallel National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Lagos, presided over by Boniface Aniebonan, the former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). Major Agbo, formerly the party’s national publicity secretary,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to suspend or discipline him. Wike stated this on Wednesday during his interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Infostride News recalls that the immediate past governor of Rivers State and a member of the major opposition party, PDP, was sworn in as minister of FCT some days ago under the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Addressing the backslash he received following his appointment, Wike said he informed PDP leadership before…
In Osun State, 84 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been dismissed for alleged anti-party activities. Tajudeen Lawal, the party’s State chairperson, announced the news in a statement released on Wednesday. It explained that a Disciplinary Committee was formed by the State Executive Committee to look into the complaints lodged against certain members. Rasak Salinsile, a former Vice Chairman of the Osun APC and Chairman of a group of the party loyal to Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun State and ex-minister of the interior, is at the head of the list of expelled party members. Among the…
Alhaji Suleiman Adamu Gummi, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs in Zamfara State, has promised to restore and strengthen Islamic Sharia there. Gummi told reporters in Gusau, the state capital, that his ministry is reaching out to relevant parties and authorities to secure the establishment of Sharia law in Zamfara. Because “this present administration is new,” he added, “we are advising the citizens of the state to exercise patience with it.” He urged Muslim religious leaders to serve as advisors to the state administration out of respect for Allah and in honesty. Earlier, Malam Bashiru Surajo, the ministry’s permanent secretary, praised…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma of using violence, smear campaigns, and propaganda against the citizens of the state. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that Governor Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo was terrified of a PDP victory in the next governorship election on November 11, 2023. “APC is frustrated by the open rejection of Uzodimma by majority of the people of the state due to his abysmal failure in office, the excruciating economic hardship, and the mindless killing of thousands of innocent Imo citizens…
President Bola Tinubu and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on the phone about the recent revolution in Gabon that overthrew President Ali Bongo. Journalists in Abuja were made aware of the phone call on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. According to him, the two heads of state talked extensively on the importance of bolstering constitutional democracies across Africa. During their discussion, both heads of state reportedly stressed the need of maintaining a democratic form of government. According to Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu spoke at length with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
The suspension of the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been called a “Nollywood and Hollywood joke” by Buba Galadima, one of the party’s founding fathers and chieftains. According to Infostride News’s reporting, on Tuesday, a segment of the party suspended Kwankwaso and other members for “anti-party activities in various meetings.” The group asserted that “material evidence” proved the party’s presidential candidate from February 25 had engaged in operations against the party. Galadima, speaking on a Tuesday night program on Channels TV, countered that the NNPP leaders responsible for the announcement of Kwankwaso’s suspension had…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has spoken out against the leaking of an audio recording of bribery that has been making the rounds online. Yusuf Idris Gusau, publicity secretary for the APC in the state, made this announcement in a press release. In the statement, he stated, “Anas Sani Anka is not a card holding member nor a good supporter of the APC in any form. He is not a party officer and has never served in a political position for the APC administration, thus his comments cannot be attributed to the party. Since the present trajectory…
Ruitai Mining Company, a Chinese mining operation based in the Esuk Ikim Akeme community, Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was reportedly shut down by the state government due to unlawful mining of Titanium Ore. On Tuesday, Uno Etim Uno, the Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, hosted members of the reporters chapel in his office in Uyo, where he made the announcement. He said that during an assessment of the Ruitai Mining site he and Brigadier General Koko Essien (rtd), Commissioner of the Ministry of Internal Security, found evidence of unlawful mining. He said the black clay-like…
Hashimu Dungurawa, chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State, has responded to news of the purported suspension of the party’s national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a press conference on Tuesday, Dungurawa assured reporters that Kwankwaso had not been expelled from the party and that “right now, he is attending a well-represented NEC meeting of the party in Abuja.” The claims of suspension are baseless and harmful to his character, he said, because Kwankwaso is well regarded inside the NNPP and seen as a respectable leader. The statement that “Kwankwas is the leader of the party and…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its presidential election candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for “anti-party activities” on February 25. Members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) were also suspended by the BoT. New national officers, including Dr. Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and Mr. Ogini Olaposi as acting National Secretary, were also appointed. The length of the ban is six months. Babayo Muhammed Abdulahi, the BoT’s secretary, made these accusations to the press after Tuesday’s meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. He claimed that Kwankwaso had met with President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the People’s…
Malam Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa State, has given the green light to the hiring of two Senior Special Advisers and thirty-three Special Advisers. This information was released in a statement penned by Malam Bala Ibrahim, the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State. According to Infostride News, the state legislature granted the governor’s request to designate 75 special advisers. He named Yalwa Da’u as Senior Special Adviser for Gender Affairs and Ibrahim Suleiman Gwiwa as Senior Special Adviser for Assembly Matters. According to the announcement, the 32 new Special Advisers include, 1. Aliyu Hussaini Usman Special Adviser, Inter-governmental/ Partnership…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has a new Board and Management team that has been approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement released to the press on Tuesday, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made the announcement. The president’s programme of “Renewing Hope” is intended to be carried out by the new board of the NDDC. Members of the new NDDC board are: Mr. Chiedu Ebie – Chairman – Delta Dr. Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director / CEO – Bayelsa Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) – Rivers Mr.…