The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed regret that he contested the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election against President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio said he would not have contested the primary election against Tinubu if he knew the plans the president had for Nigeria. Speaking in Lagos State, Akpabio noted that the state was a development model for other states in the country. According to Akpabio: “With what the president has done in Lagos, we are assured that Nigeria is in safe hands. “We didn’t know this was the plan you had for the country; we wouldn’t have contested…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has deleted a tweet addressing Bola Tinubu as Mr President. Obi, who is challenging the declaration of Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, as the winner of the February 25th election, had earlier, in a statement on his official Twitter handle, condemned the 120-car convoy of the president when he returned from France. Obi, in the deleted tweet, wrote: “Allegedly showing Mr President moving with about a 120-car convoy. While I have not had the opportunity of seeing the said video, my advice remains…
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has nominated 19 individuals for appointment as commissioners in the state. The list has been submitted to the Abia State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. Among those nominated by Governor Otti is Mr Chaka Chukwumerije, one of the sons of the late Senator Uche Chukwumerije. Others are Prof Monica Ironkwe, Kingsley Anoribe, Prof Uche Eme, Philomena Asonye Ogbonna, Mike Akpara, Ngozi Okoronkwo, and Okey Kanu. Also on the list are Ikechuckwu Uwaoma, Uzo Nwachukwu, Prof Joel Friday Ogbonna, Chima Emmanuel Oriaku, Nwaobilor Nwadimma Ananaba, and Dr Chimezie Isaac Ukaegbu. Others are Ngozi…
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has debunked reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu nominated him for a ministerial appointment. Netizens have been peddling a report purporting that the former governor was part of those who made the awaited ministerial list. But the governor, in a statement issued by his media aide, Terver Akase, described the report as fake and misleading, asking members of the public to disregard it. The statement reads, “The attention of the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has been drawn to the speculation on social media that he…
Daniel Bwala, a media aide to Atiku Abubakar, has criticised ex-President Muhammadu Buhari over his relocation to London. On Thursday, Buhari said he dumped his hometown of Daura in Katsina State for London due to the nature of visitors trooping to see him. Buhari lamented that he was not accorded the kind of quiet time he wanted in Daura; hence, he left for London. Speaking through his former spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari stressed the need to have the rest he deserves, adding that he needed to distance himself from the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Reacting, Bwala tweeted: “JAPA, JAPATOLOGY…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being hosted by India, it was announced here on Friday. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi will attend via video conference in Beijing, the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads meeting of the SCO on July 4 and deliver important remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a brief press release. This is the first official announcement about Xi’s participation in the SCO summit being hosted by India. Later answering a question at a media briefing on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed plans to update Nigerians on its final decision on the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. Infostride News recalls that the suspended REC, Yunusa-Ari caused controversy in the country when he declared Aisha Binani the winner of the Adamawa governorship rerun election in April, without the conclusion of the electoral process. His action was immediately declared null and void by the INEC headquarters and was later arrested by the police. The Commission subsequently concluded the election and declared the incumbent Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
The Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced its readiness to accept defectors, including returnees, into the party. Making the announcement on Thursday in Jalingo, the state capital, the party’s state chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa, said, “very soon, our great party will start receiving decamped members from other registered political parties here in Taraba State.” Bawa, who claimed that many people have signified their interest to return to the party, said, “it will also interest you to know that some of them are not decampees, but returnees.” He said the party remains resolute and committed to…
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has ordered immediate suspension of all permanent secretaries in various Ministries, Agencies and Departments, MDA’s. Katie Oko, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor disclosed this on Thursday. The statement noted that Head of Service has been suspended also. Oko explained that the development is coming against the backdrop of the inauguration of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Properties and Funds belonging to Abia State Government. “Consequently, the Governor has approved the appointment of Lady Joy Maduka, Director, Ministry of Education, as Acting Head of Service (HOS). “John Pedro Iroakazi…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore former President Muhammadu Buhari’s plea not to be probed by his successor. He said the president should probe the past government and recover looted funds. He said Tinubu’s failure to go after looted funds could attract grave consequences. Sani stated this via his Twitter handle on Thursday. The socio-political commentator wrote, “Tinubu should ignore Buhari and go ahead and probe the past Government and recover looted funds. If President Tinubu failed to go after looted funds, looted funds will come after him sooner or later.”
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, has declared that the party will occupy Douglas House in November. The PDP National Secretary made the statement on Thursday at his campaign office in Owerri during a reconciliatory meeting with party officials. In attendance were all 35 ward chairmen, 27 local government area chairmen, 27 LGA women leaders, and 3 Zone women leaders. Anyanwu mocked the chieftains who recently jumped ship, saying the PDP would thrash the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls. The Imo PDP accused the former executive members of running…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to be in a hurry in seeking solutions to the challenges facing the nation, saying he is taking baby steps as President. Tinubu said this at the palace of the Alake and the paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, during a visit to traditional rulers in the state. His words: “Let’s go through these baby steps of faith. I am taking baby steps as President. Let’s not be in a hurry. Be ready for this. Maintain an open-door policy. Let the freedom flow. Let the confidence return. This country is the…
Some followers of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, have cautioned Governor Alex Otti of Abia State against probing his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. This was as they said probing the immediate past governor would amount to distraction as he settles down to governance. They urged Otti to focus on delivering good governance to the people of the state rather than probing Ikpeazu. The call was contained in a statement signed by Mazi Chetachi Ikpe of the Peter Obi Grassroots Movement (POGM) in Abia State and Ndubueze Obiakwata, the chairman of Obidients Across Parties Alliance (OAPA) in the…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that leaders who ask followers to sacrifice for a better Nigeria must also lead by example. Doing so constitutes living by example, he said. Obi spoke on Thursday at St Faith Cathedral, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Awka, during the burial Mass of the late Dean Emeritus of the Church of Nigeria, the Most Reverend Maxwell Anikwenwa, who died at 83. Obi, who was reacting to a question on the viral video of the long convoy of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday, said…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State, on Thursday, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of launching an attack on its members who testified as witnesses against the APC before the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the PDP in the State, Augustine Nwazunku, alleged that the PDP witnesses who testified before the election Tribunal at Abuja were attacked on return to their respective homes by suspected APC hitmen. Nwazunku made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, on Thursday. The statement alleged, “Some were…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has honoured Rajindar Singh Dhatt, one of the last surviving Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War with a Points of Light honour at a UK-India Week reception at 10 Downing Street. Dhatt, 101, was recognised on Wednesday for his service and his work running the “Undivided Indian Ex-Servicemen’s Association” to help bring together British Indian war veterans. Dhatt, based in Hounslow in southwest London since 1963, was born in pre-Partition India in 1921 and fought with the Allied forces during the British colonial period. It is an immense honour to receive this…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has dismissed claims that the party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Galadima said Kwankwaso was yet to inform the NNPP that he would be joining the APC. Speaking with Channels Television, the NNPP chieftain, however, noted that Kwankwaso was ready to work with President Bola Tinubu. According to Galadima: “Kwankwaso has not told anybody he is joining the APC; people are just talking, but what we have before is winner take all. If Tinubu is calling for a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Ogun State for his visit to traditional rulers in the State. Tinubu’s chopper landed at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode around 10:17am. The President arrived Ogun in company with his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and the Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategies, Dele Alake. He was received by Governor Dapo Abiodun, former Governor Segun Osoba and other dignitaries. They immediately left for a meeting with the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, and others. Tinubu will thereafter move to Abeokuta for another meeting…
The Attack on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke at the Eid prayer ground on Wednesday in Osogbo has been described as an unfortunate incident which would have been avoided. This stand was given by the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Dr Khamis Olatunde Badmus, who also apologised to Governor Adeleke over the misunderstanding that occurred at the Osogbo central Eid ground, an incident which prevented the Governor from observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayer along with the Muslim Ummah. Badmus, who tendered the apology in a statement issued from his media office in Osogbo on Wednesday, pointed out that…
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has urged the election petition tribunals to declare unelected candidates with fake certificates. Amadi claimed that the nation is dying under the weight of fake certificates being paraded by politicians, including professors, lawyers and doctors. He argued that it is in the national interest to remove from office any person who forged any certificate. In a post via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, the social critic insisted that the court has a duty to protect public ethics. He wrote, “Fake Certificates and National Survival. “Nigeria is dying…