The governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has issued a warning to the state’s farmers and herders, urging them not to resort to violence. Instead, he suggested that anyone experiencing a violation of their rights contact the local law enforcement office. On Monday, Buni issued the warning while hosting the Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 17 LGAs at Government House, Damaturu for a normal meeting. The governor, who was not there but was represented by his deputy Idi Barde Gubana, said that the strategic conference was called because of the deteriorating security situation across the state. He asked the…
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John Okiyi Kalu, a former Abia State commissioner for trade and investment, has claimed that Okezie Ikpeazu, the state’s ex-governor, did not employ bulletproof automobiles during his eight years in office, despite security concerns in the region. Instead, he alleged the ex-governor favoured Innoson-branded vehicles like the Lexus Jeep and Toyota Sequoia. This was revealed by the ex-Commissioner in his 13-point rebuttal to an article by Rev. Fr. Christian Anokwuru Uche, the former head of Alex Otti’s transition committee, in which the priest claimed that members of Otti’s transition committee did not receive assistance from the Ikpeazu team. Okiyi said…
The APC National Caucus and National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting has been postponed. The July 10 and 11 NEC meeting for APC has been rescheduled for July 18 and 19. On Sunday, APC’s National Secretary Iyiola Omisore released a statement announcing the change. According to Omisore, the date change was necessitated by President Bola Tinubu’s duties as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He apologised for any trouble the date change could have created. He informed the APC’s national caucus and executive committee that their scheduled sessions for July 10 and 11 had been…
Aisha Yesufu, a social critic and dedicated follower of Mr. Peter Obi and the Labour Party, LP, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters should be punished by being exiled for 50 years. On Monday, Yesufu released a message via her verified Twitter account, in which she criticised PDP supporters for acting entitled. She claimed that “the PDP supporters would always be controlled by stomach infrastructure and would do things based on what is in it for them,” which is why they were so quick to disparage honest labour. The social critic claims that these people also feel…
Aisha Dahiru, also known as “Binani,” ran for governor of Adamawa State in an election on March 18. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) invalidated her proclamation of victory and she has filed another lawsuit against them. Binani ran for governor of Adamawa on the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket. According to NAN, Binani’s lawyer Michael Aondoaka, SAN, has filed a new case in a Federal High Court in Abuja before Justice Donatus Okorowo. She filed an ex-parte motion in the Federal High Court of Justice with the case number FHC/ABJ/CS/935/2023 against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the People’s…
The immediate previous governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has remarked that Nigeria’s leadership should be based on merit and not on entitlement. On Sunday, at the presentation of Professor Ishaq Akintola’s autobiography and retirement programme at Lagos State University (LASU), El-Rufai made these remarks. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Akintola, who is also the founder of Muslim Rights Concerns (MURIC), retired from LASU after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. President Tinubu’s administration got off to a strong start, and El-Rufai, who was the keynote speaker and awardee, said that this has weakened the opposition…
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has spoken out about the proposed cabinet. Sani speculated that President Bola Tinubu’s choice of cabinet members was a prophetic sign. He also expressed suspicion that the list of ministers, which purportedly includes ex-governors, was fictitious. In a tweet, Sani claimed, “The List of President Tinubu’s ministers in circulation is filled with Former Governors; the list is either a fake news or a prophecy.” The list of ministers has been linked to some former governors and prominent Nigerians. The list of ministers, however, had been delayed by the administration. Dele Alake, Tinubu’s…
Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State, has ordered a 24-hour curfew in Mangu Local Government Area as a result of attacks by alleged bandits that left people dead and property destroyed. In a statement posted on Sunday, Gyang Bere, the governor’s director of press and public affairs, announced the news. According to the statement, the curfew was put in place to reestablish law and order in the neighborhood. Therefore, the statement continued, “Movements within the Local Government have been prohibited until further notice, with the exception of security personnel and persons on essential duties.”
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its member nations have congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on becoming the leader of Nigeria. During the opening ceremony of the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, which is taking place in Guinea-Bissau, they expressed their congratulations. President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, praised Nigeria in his opening remarks for sustaining peace and advancing democracy in the West African area. He claims that the military coups that took place in Mali, the Republic of Guinea, and Burkina Faso, as well as the extension of…
Rev Simeon Borokini, Archbishop of Ondo Province, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has urged President Bola Tinubu to get down to business as soon as he assumes the presidency. He also asked him to appoint people to his government who would uphold the highest standards of morality and have a profound respect for God. The cleric outlined the numerous difficulties that the nation is now facing and emphasised the significance of having people with spotless character assisting the President. Borokini stressed that the nation can only successfully overcome its current issues by doing this. At the second session of the…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, has been elected as the organization’s new chairman. At the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, which was held in Guinea-Bissau, he was chosen to serve as chair. Tinubu, who was overjoyed, promised to take democracy seriously and noted that, despite its challenges, it is still the finest form of government.
Leaders in the West African area, according to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must transcend coups d’état and challenges to democracy. Following the election of Tinubu as the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the current 63rd Ordinary session in Guinea Bissau, Dele Alake, the presidential spokesman, revealed this on Sunday in a statement. The leader of the most populous nation in Africa declared that the region’s advancement and development are being hampered by terrorism and insecurity. The operationalization of the ECOWAS standby force on the fight against terrorism is another. There is also the…
Osun State’s All Progressives Congress, APC, has blasted the commissioner-nominees unveiled by Governor Ademola Adeleke as the worst collection of government actors the state has ever seen. Aside from proving the party’s claims of dissent inside the Osun APC, the list of nominees also highlighted yet another broken promise made by the Adeleke-led administration, the party said. The Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, expressed disappointment in a statement released on Saturday, adding that there was nothing to be celebrated about the nominees who will be entrusted with the government of the state through their respective ministries. But he added, “It…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on US technology exports and might respond to unintended consequences as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations. Yellen defended targeted measures” on trade that China’s leaders complain are aimed at hurting its fledgling tech industries. She said the Biden administration wants to avoid unnecessary repercussions” but gave no indication of possible changes. Relations between the two biggest economies are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes about technology, security and other irritants. A key Chinese…
The situation in Southern Kaduna, according to former senator and congressman Shehu Sani, has been likened to “blacks in South Africa during the apartheid regime” in the eight years since the APC took control of the state. The APC-led administration of Nasir El-Rufai in Southern Kaduna, he said, was the hardest phase in the history of the people under any leader in the state, and he commended them on making it through. Saturday in Kaduna, as the chairman of a party arranged by supporters of Senator Sunday Katung Marshal, Sani remarked, “I am always so passionate about the people of…
On Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) purportedly detained Abdul’aziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State. A source told The Nation that after failing in his campaign for Senate President, Yari was arrested as the leader of a new scheme to undermine the 10th Senate. As reported by The Nation, “some northern Senators who were said to be unhappy with the choice of those who emerged were said to have approached Yari in the chambers after the announcement of Principal Officers, where they complained bitterly to him that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio had abandoned them despite their…
Mr. Felix Hassan Hyat, chairman of the PDP in Kaduna State, has urged other influential Nigerians to use their voices and acts to promote national unity and harmony. At a one-day discussion on religion and politics held in Kaduna on Friday, he expressed disappointment that former governor Nasir El-Rufai would stoop to bringing up such a divisive issue between Christians and Muslims. He said that Nigeria’s leaders and other interested parties should consider themselves as “bridge builders,” working to create conditions in which all Nigerians can live in harmony and go about their lawful pursuits without fear of reprisal. As…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has denied reports that the party’s State Working Committee (SWC) plans to suspend former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki. In a statement released after the SWC meeting in Ilorin, the state capital, party members and supporters were advised to remain calm and dismiss the rumours surrounding the suspension of the former two-term governor of the state. A communique signed by the state party chairman, Babatunde Mohammed, and the state secretary, Abdulrazaq Lawal, urged party members and supporters to remain calm and discountenance the purported rumoured suspension of our leader, Senator Abubakar Bukola…
On Friday, the Labour Party, LP, began its case against Barr Peter Mbah’s election as governor of Enugu State. At the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, LP and its candidate Barr Chijioke Edeoga presented their case. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was the LP’s first witness when the trial restarted. The NYSC has submitted a number of documents to INEC, including the allegedly forged discharge certificate, the original certificate Mbah was responsible for collecting, and a letter from the Abuja law firm Oma and Partners requesting an investigation into the discharge certificate submitted by the governor. Chief Adegboyega…
Before his term as governor of Ebonyi State ends, Francis Nwifuru has pledged to cut poverty in the state by half (50%) overall and in rural regions specifically. Mr. Elijah Oko-Udu, Nwifuru’s state commissioner for Skills and Job Creation, made the announcement to the media shortly after a town hall meeting with stakeholders to assess the appointment of his aides. He promised that during his brief term in office, he would work to end poverty and improve agriculture and education. The governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has pledged to cut poverty in half within his first term in office…