Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has mocked former Nigerian Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), who he called an “evil genius” and two-time president Olusegun Obasanjo. Keyamo claimed both IBB and Obasanjo are alive to witness Bola Tinubu become President of Nigeria. He also described Tinubu as one of the most faithful political “soldiers” of the late MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. Keyamo stated this via his verified Twitter handle on Monday, June 12, which is celebrated as Democracy Day. He shared an image showing the late MKO Abiola, the late…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the 2023 Student Loan Act into law. The bill was passed by the 9th National Assembly but assented to by Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of measures to boost educational access and delivery at the tertiary level. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, and Dele Alake, a senior aide to the President, both explained that the act will ensure indigent students access the loans to further their education. According to Alake, the loan initiative was part of what Tinubu promised during his electioneering campaigns.…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State says the residents are yet to enjoy the dividends of democracy despite the sacrifices of June 12. The opposition party in a statement on Sunday urged the people to be resilient and remain hopeful that the best is on the way. “The state is yet to enjoy real dividends of democracy, which the late Chief MKO Abiola and the June 12, 1993, elections stood for”, it reads. Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode said the residents “deserve more than they are experiencing” under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The spokesperson said Lagos is…
UN cultural and scientific agency UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin and pay more than $600 million in back dues after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap left by the U.S. in UNESCO policymaking, notably in setting standards for artificial intelligence and technology education around the world. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma submitted a letter last week to UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay formalizing the…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that candidates who are unable to concede defeat in the last general elections do not deserve the joy of victory when they eventually win in subsequent polls. The President, who made the declaration in his Democracy Day Nationwide Broadcast, admitted that the 2023 presidential election was intensely contested, attributing the outcome to the country’s improving democracy. According to Bola Tinubu, “the beauty of democracy is that those who win election today can lose tomorrow and those who lose today will have an opportunity to compete and win in the next round.” He pointed out that…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 general election, Mr Peter Obi has claimed the “nation’s democracy is deeply troubled, while its destiny remains uncertain and precarious.” Obi said it is regrettable that the country is now in an era where foundational pillars of democracy are undermined by prevalent impunity and pervasive violence and bloodletting. In a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Obi lamented that “the country lacks selfless leaders committed to national interest, sustainable development and innovative thinking that offers every Nigerian freedom of choice of abode, protection of lives and…
Following the celebration of June 12, set aside to celebrate Nigeria’s Democracy, President Tinubu has addressed Nigerians. His address in full: “Fellow Nigerians, It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to that time, the fairest and freest election in…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the deployment of government buses to support the movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs. The bus palliative for the students, covering the metropolis, is the second phase in the measures by the Kwara State Government to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The government had earlier reduced workdays for civil servants from five to three weekdays, while bureaucrats worked out other measures for workers exempted from the policy. According to a Kwara State Government House…
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark says he will only comment on the Bola Tinubu presidency after the conclusion of the election petitions tribunal where the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged. Speaking in Abuja ahead of the 30th anniversary of the annulment of June 12 presidential election, Clark said, “I don’t want to comment on that because the election tribunals are still sitting.” He added that he did not want to make statements that were prejudicial. Recall that Clark supported and endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party who emerged…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje as his “political boy.” Kwankwaso was reacting to Ganduje’s latest threat to slap him. After meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Ganduje had threatened to slap Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso and Ganduje were at the Villa on Friday, and separately briefed President Bola Tinubu on the recent developments in the state. Dismissing Ganduje’s threat, Kwankwaso said the former governor can’t look him in the face. Speaking with BBC Hausa service, Kwankwaso said the former governor was confused when…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural organization, on Saturday the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, allowed himself to be destroyed by the cabals that controlled former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Ohanaeze said Emefiele played into the hands of the cabals that never wanted Bola Tinubu to become president. The body was reacting to Tinubu’s decision to suspend Emefiele as the CBN governor over ongoing investigation of the apex bank. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, said Emefiele’s continued stay in office would undermine Tinubu’s presidency. Speaking with DAILY POST, the Ohanaeze chieftain said Emefiele’s suspension was a right decision. According…
The Osun State Government has revealed that it will soon unveil palliatives to cushion the effect of the recent subsidy removal. This disclosure was made by Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, during a sensitisation programme on Saturday. Recall that President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, pronounced a suspension on the fuel subsidy regime. As a result of the fuel subsidy suspension, the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, went up, with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, capping it in all its outlets at N500 per litre. Rasheed had disclosed that the planned intervention…
The alleged suspension of former Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Taraba State, Dr. David Ishaya Kassa, by the executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Yorro local government council has begun to tear the party apart. The party leadership from Kassa ‘A’ ward of the council, claimed that their counterparts in Wards, had no constitutional power to suspend any member of the party. The party in the local government, led by its chairman, Anthony David, had last week announced the suspension of the former Commissioner from the party. His suspension was attributed to the alleged roles he…
Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, Co-Chair and member of the Kaduna State Peace Commission, has resigned his membership. In a letter of resignation he wrote to the Chairman, Kaduna State Peace Commission, he said, “In the backdrop of the viral video statement credited to His Excellency, the now defunct Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai (which he is yet to openly deny) in which he openly thanked one religion over the other and explained why his government discriminated against one side and his wish that the Muslim-Muslim ticket and religion be entrenched as the sole ruler over Nigeria, which…
The 10th Ogun State House of Assembly will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Infostride News reports. The inauguration follows the dissolution of the 9th Assembly and the issuance of a proclamation for the holding of the first session of the 10th Assembly by Governor Dapo Abiodun. According to a release by the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Deji Adeyemo, the inauguration, which he said was in line with Section 105(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), would include the election of the Speaker and other presiding officers. It will also include the administration of oaths to members-elect…
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,…
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…