President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to have faith in God that the nation will experience peace, stability and prosperity. Tinubu said this while speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos. The Nigerian leader said Allah wouldn’t burden Nigeria with what it cannot bear. He also called for unity and cooperation among Nigerians, urging them to eschew religious and ethnic rivalries. ”Allah will not give you a burden that you cannot carry. He’s there for us. We must have faith in the country. Have faith in ourselves, believing that…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has canvassed for maximum patience, understanding, and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the quest to make life more meaningful under the present administration. Akpabio made the call in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah. The message he personally signed reads in part: “I especially rejoice with our dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he celebrates the first Eid-el-Kabir as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “I also congratulate the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the occasion…
The controversy over who is the true leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has continued to generate reactions from stakeholders of the party in the state. While APC members in Rivers State refer to former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi as their leader, Tony Okocha, a former Chief-of-Staff to Amaechi, who leads a faction of the party, claims to be the leader. State youth leader of APC, Baridakara Gbarato, criticized Okocha, after his recent statement, when he featured in a programme in one of the radio stations in Port Harcourt, Today 95.1 FM, claiming that as the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lamented the astronomical increase in the cost of essential goods and services in the country, especially as Nigerians mark the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party ascribed the current economic crisis to policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party expressed worries over the collapse of the purchasing power of Nigerians occasioned by the hike in prices of commodities, saying the APC has continued to “impose life discounting policies” on citizens of the country. Part of the statement reads, “It…
The governments of the United Kingdom (UK) and Enugu State will partner for the mutual economic benefits of the UK and the state, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, and the Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah, have stated. This was even as Mbah has sought the technical assistance of the UK government as well as the restoration of UK visa facilitation center to Enugu to boost trade, business, and other relationships between the UK and Enugu State. Both men made this known during a visit by the UK High Commissioner to Governor Mbah at the Government…
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has presented its final report on Nigeria’s general elections. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) of the highly-disputed presidential election held on February 25, 2023, with both defeated candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, heading to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to win back what they described as their “stolen mandate.” Addressing a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief Observer, EU EOM, Barry Andrews, noted that his team carried…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after trips to Paris and London. The President came back to the country on Tuesday after he proceeded to London, United Kingdom, from France for a short private visit. Recall that the President had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday during which he participated in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu was reported to have taken the opportunity to project Nigeria on a global stage.
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South East geopolitical zone of the country have called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the post civil war programmes of former Military Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, encapsulated in the 3Rs, namely- reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The chieftains stated that the 3Rs were not faithfully implemented by the then Military Head of State, Gen Gowon and successive administrations in the country. Dr George Agbakahi, South East Leader, Tinubu Support Organization and Member, Directorate of Media and Publicity, Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), APC; and Dr Faustinus Chinedu Ilo, Member, Tinubu…
A witness identified as Dayo Israel has told the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to cast their votes with invalid voter cards. Dayo Isreal who was the Labour Party, LP, agent was summoned to testify in the petition filed by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the March 18 2023 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to nullify the return of governor SanwoOlu. While being led in evidence by the Rhodes-Vivour’s lead counsel, Olumide Ayeni SAN, Israel informed the court that he served as an agent for the…
Igbo leaders under the umbrella of Imo Political Stakeholders Forum, have lauded the decision of the President, Court of Appeal and Imo Election Petition Tribunal Judges to relocate its sitting from Owerri to Nasarawa State. The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting at the old High Court premises, Owerri, Imo State capital, at the weekend, relocated to the High Court complex, opposite Shopping Malls, Mararaba in Nasarawa State. The Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Owerri branch, Daniel Odiba, who disclosed this in a statement, said: “This is to notify all lawyers, litigants and the general public that…
Gubernatorial candidate of Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun State in the last general elections, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has urged people with political positions to find ways of ameliorating the suffering of the people. Warning that Nigerians have suffered too much due to unfavourable economic conditions across the country, Oguntoyinbo asked the government to provide solutions to ease the hardship without delay. He made the call in a congratulatory message to felicitate Muslims on the occasion of the Eld-Kabir festival. The NNPP candidate charged all the tiers of government and political office holders not to allow the challenging conditions to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he is working tirelessly to solve the country’s economic and security challenges. Tinubu disclosed this in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians where he called on all Muslims to multiply the good deeds that sallah celebrations bring. Speaking of the economic and insecurity challenges, Tinubu assured that he and his team are working tirelessly to provide solutions. “I join Muslims in Nigeria and worldwide in observance of Eid-el-Kabir. We must thank Almighty Allah for the grace to witness another Eid. “As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate,…
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, with no charges against him or any of the other participants. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny ceased activities directed at committing the crime, so the case would not be pursued. The announcement was the latest twist in a series of stunning events in recent days that have brought the gravest threat so far to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power amid the 16-month-old war in Ukraine. Over the weekend,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has affirmed Tajudeen Lawal as the substantive Chairman of the party in the state. Lawal’s affirmation as Chairman was taken at a resolution at a special session of the State Executive Committee meeting of the party in Osogbo on Monday. According to a statement made available by the Osun APC Publicity Secretary, Wole Adunola, the session had in attendance local party chairmen of the party across the state and members of the State Working Committee. According to the statement, “Tajudeen Lawal has led the party excellently well since he assumed office, hence…
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lambasted the state governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, for paying just one month’s salary to workers. The governor had, in his Democracy Day speech, urged civil servants in the state to be expectant of alerts from June 25. Alia stated this while lamenting the plight of the people following the unpaid salaries and pensions he inherited from the immediate past administration led by Chief Samuel Ortom. Some of the workers were, however, disappointed on Sunday when the state government began the payment of just one month’s salary. Reacting, PDP,…
An attempt by a former lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to return to the APC has been rejected by his ward in Offa Local Government Area. At the end of a stakeholders’ meeting of the party at Ile Ola-Oke Hall, Offa, the stakeholders said “Saheed Popoola is not welcome in Ojomu Central ‘B’ ward of the All Progressives Congress, Offa.” DAILY POST reports that the stakeholders agreed at the meeting that “there is no room in our ward to accommodate…
The Labour Party, LP, has accused a suspended member of the party, Lamidi Apapa of procuring a fraudulent judgment against the party’s governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said Apapa and his faction are known for procuring what he described as “backdoor judgments.” Ifoh accused the Apapa group of propagating falsehood, misinformation and series of blackmails, and this is yet another of their mischief. According to him, the judgment against Achonu can not stand the test of time. The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party read with utter dismay the…
European Union ministers urged caution on Monday over a failed revolt by mercenary soldiers in Russia. This came after the incident raised troubling questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and whether Wagner group fighters might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. At the talks in Luxembourg, some EU foreign ministers likened the short-lived uprising led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to Putin unleashing Frankenstein’s monster of his own creation, and to some powerful and evil spirit. But several others, concerned that they might be seen to be offering support, were at pains to point…
The Ebonyi State Government said on Sunday it has no plan whatsoever to bribe the election petition tribunal judges in a bid to pervert the course of justice and obtain undue favour from them. The state government made this known through the Commissioner of Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, who reacted to an allegation by the president of the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), Paschal Oluchukwu. Infostride News recalls that Oluchukwu had accused the Ebonyi State Government, led by Governor Francis Nwifuru, of attempting to hijack the course of justice with plans to use one…
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described as saddening the news that former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike is heading to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He wondered how the former Governor, who boasted in a public glare that he cannot leave the malaria-infested PDP for a cancerous APC, is now being urged to formally pitch tents with the ruling party. Eze accused Wike of having fallen apart with the PDP owing to his blatant display of crude sabotage and other anti-party activities. Recall that one Tony Okocha, a…