Four Executive Orders signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have been signed into law in an effort to rein in the country’s capricious taxation policy. Dele Alake, the President’s Special Adviser for Special Duties in Communication and Strategy, made the announcement on Thursday during a Q&A with State House Correspondents. The Finance Act (Effective Date Variation) Order, 2023, which was signed into law by the President, moves the effective date of the Act’s provisions from May 23, 2023, to September 1, 2023. This is to ensure that the 2017 National Tax Policy requirement of providing at least 90 days’ notice…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Goodluck Jonathan, a former president, has mourned the loss of Nestor Binabo, a former acting governor of Bayelsa State. On Tuesday, Jonathan’s communications assistant, Ikechukwu Eze, released a statement in which Jonathan expressed his condolences to Binabo’s family and the government of Bayelsa. He spoke highly of the late legislator, saying he was a dedicated patriot and seasoned lawmaker who had a significant impact on the state’s growth. In response to Nestor Binabo’s passing, Jonathan remarked, “I express my deepest condolences to the Binabo family, the Government of Bayelsa State, and the people of Bayelsa State. For his patriotism and…
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan had his request for personal exemption from Friday’s hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case denied by a Pakistani court on Thursday. On Thursday, Khan, who is 70 years old, was scheduled to appear in person before the Additional District and Sessions Court in Islamabad. After Khan was banned from running for office by the Election Commission of Pakistan for making false statements and erroneous declarations regarding the sale of state gifts he had received, the Toshakhana issue quickly became a big topic in national politics. It has been alleged that Khan utilized state funds…
On Thursday, the election petition tribunal in Ogun State accepted the 8,000 documents submitted by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor in the state, Ladi Adebutu. According to Infostride News’ archives, Adebutu originally filed the paperwork to be admitted to the bar on Tuesday. However, before being let in, the respondents asked to see the paperwork. Both the petitioners and the respondents had Tuesday and Wednesday to review all papers in dispute and resubmit them before the tribunal on Thursday. Counsel for the petitioners, Gordy Uche, reported to the tribunal on Thursday that the respondents had studied the documents…
For failing to apply for “pre-hearing” notice, the Delta State governorship election tribunal denied the petition of the Labour Party’s candidate, according to a report by Infostride News. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and his followers are ecstatic about this. The state capital of Asaba is home to the tribunal that dismissed the Labour Party’s case this morning. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s appeal is based on law and facts rather than emotion. Mr. Valentine Onojeghuo, APC Publicity Secretary in Delta State, has said he is confident the courts would do right by…
President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Progressive League of Young Voters for Tinubu and Shettima to do something about the rapidly rising cost of living in Nigeria. During the investiture of its national patron, Engr. Ayoola Oyejide, its National Coordinator, Abdul Shuaibu, addressed the press and urged the President to take immediate action to reduce the country’s high unemployment rate and to fill key positions in his government with young Nigerians. He pointed out that Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are not round pegs in round holes, given the unprecedented policies and appointments they have made in…
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state of Ondo, has announced that he is in good spirits and ready to return to work as soon as his medical team gives him the go-ahead. The governor, who has been away on medical leave for some time, expressed his gratitude for the people’s outpouring of real affection, prayers, and solidarity while he was away. In a letter to the Ondo State Assembly, Akeredolu announced that he will be taking a 21-day medical leave of absence abroad, beginning on July 6, 2023 (today). Akeredolu, through his Commissioner for Information Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, has expressed gratitude…
The district head of Zazzau, Alhaji Mustapha Adamu Ubaidu, has been suspended indefinitely by the Zazzau Emirate Council for allegedly violating ethics and taking the law into his own hands. The decision to suspend the district head was made at the meeting of the Emirate Council on Monday, according to a statement released by Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, the Emir of Zazzau’s media and publicity advisor. The statement continued, “in view of these, the Zazzau Emirate Council has immediately suspended Alhaji Mustapha Adamu Ubaidu, Marafan Yamman Zazzau from his traditional title indefinitely.” The council had received and discussed a number of…
Alex Otti, governor of Abia State, has asked the state’s traditional leaders for help maintaining order. On Tuesday, he met with the senior officers of the traditional rulers’ council and executive members of the traditional rulers from the 17 LGAs of the state at Government House, Umuahia, and issued the directive. Announcing that the state government of Abia would be harsh on criminals and their enablers, he made it clear that the new administration would not tolerate any form of lawlessness. Any monarch whose territory is used by criminals as a safe haven would be dealt with, Otti warned. He…
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate alleged cabals within the administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Instead of rewarding them with posts in Tinubu’s government, Sani said the former political officeholders should be held accountable. To honor or appoint into office former governors whom Sani accused of robbing their states and left people in poverty and debt would be “most unconscionable,” he tweeted on Tuesday. Sani argued that past political officials have not been held accountable for their actions, despite the fact that former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele and former EFCC Chairman…
On Wednesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) told the Presidential Election Petition Court that it would not open defense in response to a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, challenging the conduct and declaration of the presidential election held on February 25. The APC argued that it would not “participate in the whipping of dead horses” by defending the election results. Through its lead lawyer, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi SAN, the APC argued that the petitions filed by the Labour Party and the PDP had no merit. After questioning Senate Majority Leader…
This photo was taken on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa and shows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with former Secretaries to the Government of the Federation Pius Anyim and Olisa Metuh. On Wednesday, Metuh and Anyim both traveled to the Aso Villa and spoke with the president in his office upon their arrival. While Anyim stood for president of the PDP in 2023, Metuh recently quit the party in October 2022. The specifics of the meeting remained unknown as of the writing of this article. This gathering occurs just before President Tinubu sends the Senate his list of nominees for cabinet…
After his elder brother Nawaz Sharif received medical care in the United Kingdom, a lawsuit was filed in a Pakistani court attempting to have Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif disqualified for making a “false promise” to the court. On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) postponed further proceedings indefinitely after noting that this case should have been filed when the previous government failed to make good on Shehbaz Sharif’s pledge. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader and Shehbaz Sharif’s older brother Nawaz Sharif has been in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom since November 2019. Petitioner Azhar Abbas said that in…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has urged the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to consider holding a new election or rerunning the current one. According to Ayodele, a new presidential election or rerun will restore faith in Nigeria’s electoral system. This information was included in the 2023 edition of his ‘Warnings To The Nations’ predictions. Primate Ayodele argued that a return between the top two contenders or a new presidential election were the best course of action. He claimed the current administration would thwart the electoral tribunal’s efforts to rule against it. The minister said that…
On Tuesday, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, candidate for governor of Lagos State in 2023 under the Labour Party (LP), dropped his challenge to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election on March 18. Rhodes-Vivour is also casting doubt on Obafemi Hazmat’s ability to run for office as Deputy Governor of Lagos State on the basis that he abandoned his Nigerian citizenship and pledged allegiance to the United States of America. Mr. Idowu Benson, the petitioner’s counsel, informed the three-justice tribunal chaired by Arum Ashom that the petitioner was closing his case when the governorship election petition tribunal began its hearing on Tuesday. In the petition…
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has outlined the steps necessary to welcome back members who deserted to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the run-up to the 2015 statewide election. But according to Infostride News, the APC has placed a stop on prosecuting former lawmaker Saheed Popoola, who also defected to the SDP from the APC. A select committee made up of APC and SDP officials in the state met, and their final statement instructed the defectors to begin the assimilation process by re-registering as APC members at the ward level in their respective local government areas. The…
On Tuesday, evidence was submitted to the State Election Petition Tribunal by Isa Ashiru, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Kaduna State in the 2023 election. INEC forms EC8A, EC8B, EC8C, EC8D, EC8E, and EC40G series from various polling units and several local government areas of the state were admitted as exhibits by the three-man panel of the tribunal, led by Justice Victor Oviawie. Dr. Ayodele Adewole, one of the key attorneys for the PDP and its candidate, produced voter register papers for 40 voting units in Kaduna South Local Government as part of the documents they…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said that if the Nigerian Army had been biassed, he would not have been elected in 2019 or 2023. On Tuesday, Makinde made this proclamation while hosting Major-General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff, for a courtesy call at his office in the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. According to Infostride News, Makinde ran on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and won both the 2019 election and the 2023 re-election. Makinde remarked that it was impossible to overstate the professionalism shown by the police on duty during the 2019 governorship election. He then promised the…
Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa State, has written to the assembly of his state requesting confirmation of sixteen commissioner nominees. This information was released in a statement authored by Bala Ibrahim, the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State. There were eight new commissioners and eight returning ones. To name a few: Ibrahim Babangida Umar, Professor Hannatu Sabo Muhammad, Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi Kainuwa, Aminu Kanta, Ahmed Garba MK, and Ibrahim Garba Hannun Giwa. In addition to Gambo Shu’aibu Mallam and Lawan Yunusa Danzomo, the list also includes Isah Yusuf Chamo, Sagir Musa Ahmed, Hadiza Abdulwahab, Col. Muhammad Alhassan (rtd), Nura…
A reconciliation between Ayo Adebanjo and Reuben Fasoranti has been called for by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and other notable leaders in Yoruba nation. Makinde revealed this at a gathering of the pan-Yoruba culture organisation Afenifere. The meeting took place on Tuesday in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, according to Infostride News. According to our correspondent, Adebanjo and Fasoranti were at odds about who should lead the group. Over the course of several years, the two leaders have sparred over who should be considered the group’s real head honcho. Makinde, however, has come clean about his and…