Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has asked Nigerians criticizing the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to think twice. Omokri, in a post on his official Facebook on Sunday, said the embattled CBN governor is the only Nigerian who has held the position in the apex bank for two tenures in the last 30 years. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member was of the opinion that Emefiele, who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, should be given the privilege of defending himself by charging him to court. He wrote,…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address Nigerians on Democracy Day slated for Monday. In a terse statement on Sunday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information, State House, the broadcast is scheduled for 7 am. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will broadcast to the nation on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 7am to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. “Television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast”. Recall that ex-president Muhammadu Buhari had moved Democracy Day from May 29th to June 12 in…
The former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has condemned the invasion of his residents on Friday by security operatives, who confiscated some vehicles from the premises. Matawalle in an interview with BBC Hausa service on Saturday, lamented that the security operatives looted the personal belongings of his wives and children, including clothing materials. Matawalle explained that the action of the security operatives was a breach of his fundamental rights, especially the right of privacy. He further said most of the vehicles the security agents took away from his Gusau and Maradun residences were procured by him before he became…
The 9th Senate had passed 500 Bills in four years, says the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. He said this in his remarks on Saturday during the valedictory session for the outgoing senators of the 9th Assembly. “Today, I address you with mixed emotions. On the one hand, there is a sense of accomplishment for all that we have achieved together. “My gratitude is to God Almighty for the privilege of serving the people of Nigeria and being a part of this revered legislative body, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he stated. Lawan said that the senate accomplished…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Saturday dismissed the application filed by the Labour Party and Peter Obi seeking an order to question INEC on the technology it deployed for the conduct of the general elections. Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought President Bola Tinubu into power Respondents are the INEC, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress (APC). Ruling on the application, the five -member panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani-held that it lacked the jurisdiction to grant the request as it was brought…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has commended President Bola Tinubu for subsidy removal and tasked him on palliatives for Nigerians. Debo Ahmed, National President of IPMAN, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja . Ahmed said that for a long time IPMAN had been very supportive of the removal of fuel subsidy because of its implication on the economy and the market space. He added that a lot of money that should be channelled to the development of country was used on subsidy. “I commend the president for removing subsidy on his first day in office. He…
Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced his return to the political scene in Osun State with the intention of restructuring the All Progressives Congress (APC). Aregbesola, who previously served as a two-term governor of Osun State, expressed his desire for reconciliation and sought forgiveness from anyone who may have been aggrieved by his actions. During a gathering at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo, Aregbesola lamented the mismanagement of the APC by certain individuals, which he claimed had led to its decline. He emphasised that he had called for party unity back in 2019, warning that failure…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. Those listed for Bayelsa poll included Governor Diri Duoye (PDP), Chief Sylva Timipre (APC), Eradiri Udengmobofa (LP), Osuluku Binalatefa (SDP) and Ogege Mercy (APP). The candidates for Kogi were Leke Abejide (ADC), Dino Melaye (PDP), Ahmed Ododo (APC) and Suleiman Fati (ZLP). Those listed for the Imo poll included Governor Hope Uzodinmma (APC), Ayanwu Samuel (PDP), Odunzeh Ben (NNPP) and Achony Nneji (LP). Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Information and Voter Education Committee, said…
Ukraine has launched a “counteroffensive” but has “failed” to accomplish its goals, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “First, it can be stated with absolute certainty that this offensive has begun. The use of strategic reserves of the Ukrainian forces proves it. Second, in no areas of combat the Ukrainian troops have achieved their tasks. This is an absolutely obvious thing,” Putin told reporters in Russia’s Sochi on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. There were “significant losses” of Ukrainian troops in the past five days of “very intense fighting”, but Kiev still preserves the offensive potential, Putin was quoted as…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, has evaluated decisions taken so far by Governor Alex Otti-led administration. The party claimed that decisions taken so far by Otti smacks of antagonism, vendetta and missteps when the governor ought to have preached peace and reconciliation among all Abia citizens. The Abia chapter of the PDP stated this on Friday in a statement by the State Vice Chairman and the acting state publicity secretary of the party, Hon Amah Abraham. He said the first few appointments made by the Abia governor were skewed in favour of a particular…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Friday admitted two video flash drives in the evidence brought by Mr Peter Obi through a subpoenaed witness to prove his petition against President Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought President Bola Tinubu into power. Respondents are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court admitted two video flash drives tendered through a subpoenaed witness for Obi and his Party. At the resumed hearing of the…
The Labour Party, LP, has disowned one of its House of Representatives members-elect, Hon Amobi Ogah, for commending President Bola Tinubu’s level of intelligence. Infostride News recalls that Ogah, while speaking with journalists after a meeting with Tinubu on the 10th National Assembly leadership in Abuja on Thursday, said “Today is my best day. Today, I’m so happy that I’m an elected member seeing my president talking. In fact, I never knew this man is so intelligent. “I never knew that this man is so prepared to serve this country. I saw the love, character, and charisma. The belief that…
Immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje who succeeded Rabiu Kwankwaso in office may have renewed their political battle as both of them were spotted at the Presidential villa on Friday, obviously on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation. Ganduje, who spoke with State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting, said he came to report his former boss Rabiu Kwankwaso to President Bola Tinubu over the current demolition going on in the State. He said, “I know he is in the building but we have not met. Probably if we met, maybe I could have slapped him.” He described…
Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against incarcerating the arrested former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele without defence. Omokri said Tinubu should allow Emefiele defend himself of any allegation raised against him. He charged Tinubu not to repeat the mistake of former President Muhammadu Buhari by arresting officials of the previous administration without allowing them to defend themselves. Tweeting, Omokri wrote: “Where is Godwin Emefiele? The Tinubu administration should not lock him up and begin to make public allegations against him. This is precisely what Buhari did to Jonathan administration officials as soon…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has said the probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, cannot only be professionally and thoroughly done by outside auditors. Sani stated this in a tweet on Saturday while reacting to the suspension of the former governor of the Apex Bank, Godwin Emefiele by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Willie Bassey asked the Emefiele to vacate the office with immediate effect. He was asked to hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor…
Leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the South West geopolitical zone have urged Dr Boniface Aniebonam to steer clear of the affairs of the party in Ogun State. The leaders gave this warning on Friday. Infostride News learnt that Aniebonam has been parading himself as the founder of the party and has been dabbling in the affairs of the Ogun NNPP since the expulsion of the former state chairman of the party, Sunday Oginni. Oginni was expelled from the party over anti-party affairs. The former chairman has also been arrested by the police over alleged illegal possession…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday, condemned the invasion of the immediate past governor of the state, Bello Matawalle’s houses in Gusau and Maradun by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and police. The party expressed this in a statement by Yusuf Idris Gusau, the APC publicity secretary in the state, Infostride News recalls that the security operatives reportedly invaded the ex-governor’s residences and took away away some vehicles However, in a statement on Friday, the party described the invasion as archaic, barbaric, brutal, and unacceptable adding that the unlawful invasion…
Former US President Donald Trump faces a new legal challenge — this time from the government he used to lead — when he appears next week in federal court in Miami on charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes. The indictment of a former US president on federal charges is unprecedented in American history and emerges at a time when Trump is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination next year. Trump faces seven criminal counts related to his treatment of sensitive government materials he took with him when he left the White House in January 2021,…
A civil society organisation, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network, CHRAN, has called on anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to probe the former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, over his role in the alleged fraudulent launch of Nigeria Air. It also called for immediate arrest and investigation of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and all those involved in the alleged scam for them to face the full wrath of the law if found wanting. In a statement signed by CHRAN Chairman in…
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused his successor, Hyacinth Alia, of doing everything to frustrate him a few days before his handing over. Ortom was reacting to Alia’s several allegations of mismanagement against him. He charged his successor to focus on governing the people of the state rather than looking for a scapegoat. In a statement by his spokesman, Terver Akase, Ortom said: “In his latest outing, the Governor has accused his predecessor of carrying out recruitment into the civil service without due process, handing him an empty treasury, and looting government vehicles, among several…