Today, May 29, 2023, President, Muhammadu Buhari passes the baton of leadership to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigeria finds itself amid a mixture of anticipation and unease. With Tinubu assuming the Nigerian presidency, a sense of anticipation, intrigue and anxiety permeates the nation. The journey to Tinubu’s presidency was not without its challenges and controversies, making his February 25, 2023, victory a significant milestone in the country’s political landscape. Infostride News reports that prior to the June 7, 2022, presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tinubu faced numerous odds against his candidacy. Nicknamed the “Jagaban of Borgu,” Tinubu’s…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The presidential parade for the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President has commenced at the Eagle Square in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha arrived at the venue at past 10am. Tinubu, his wife, Remi; as well as the Vice-President-Elect, Kashim Shettima and his wife, Nana are also at the venue. Also at the venue of the inauguration ground are dignitaries including Akinwumi Adesina, Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Jim Ovia. Others are Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo; Rwanda President, Paul Kagame; former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Governor Chukwuma…
Following the ongoing permutation over the Senate presidency of the 10th Assembly, the leadership of the Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM) has urged relevant stakeholders to be mindful of the doublecross that took place on the day of the inauguration of the National Assembly leadership in 2015. The group also urged lawmakers to abide by the resolution of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone the Senate leadership to senators Godswill Akpabio and Jubrin Baraus. The warning was contained in a statement signed by NFYM’s acting national president,…
Kano State Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has invited the 14th Fulani Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II to his swearing in scheduled for May 29, 2023. The invitation came on the heels of mounting speculation that the government of the NNPP is considering re-crowning Sanusi by removing the current Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. An invitation personally signed by the governor-elect and sighted by DAILY POST and dated May 26, 2023, said the event will hold at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofa Mata, at 9.00am. It read, “As you are aware, the 2023 election into the office of the governor…
Texas Republican lawmakers on Saturday overwhelmingly voted to impeach the southern state’s attorney general on corruption charges, suspending him from office until he faces trial in the Senate. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s temporary removal marked the stunning downfall of an ardent defender of former president Donald Trump with an ascendant national profile. After an all-afternoon debate, lawmakers considering Paxton’s impeachment voted 121 in favor, 23 against with two not voting. “The evidence is substantial. It is alarming and unnerving,” said legislator Andrew Murr, a Republican. Paxton did not back down despite the overwhelming vote against him. “What we just witnessed…
The wife of the President-elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has disclosed that her family is blessed and, therefore, doesn’t need the wealth of the nation to survive. She said this while speaking during the interdenominational church service that was held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The church service also had in attendance the outgoing Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and senator-elect Godswill Akpabio, amongst other dignitaries. The First Lady in-waiting assured Nigerians that the wealth of the country…
An Igbo group, Omaluegwuoku Progress Initiative (OPI), has urged President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on the need for true federalism and gender inclusion in his administration. The OPI president, Ginika Tor, made the call at the Igbo Kwenu Day, a celebration of the victory of Tinubu and Shettima on Sunday in Abuja . Tor said: ”We worked hard to ensure the victory of Tinubu against all odds even though we faced discrimination and oppression, among other ill treatments. “From the beginning, we were the Igbo group that supported Tinubu; we went round the six geopolitical zones and we are happy that…
Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed. Russia launched the most massive attack on the city overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official. The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones. A 41-year-old man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized when debris fell on a seven-story nonresidential building and started a fire, Kyiv…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, women’s leader of the Ebenebe community in Awka South Local Government Area, Mrs Favour Nworah, has been reportedly sacked for supporting Labour Party in the last election. Nworah was sacked as the Women President-General of Ebenebe Town Union, Women Wing (ETU WW), last month, on the allegation that she appeared severally at Labour Party rallies and also wore their vest. The sack has sparked protest in the community as women have taken to the streets, calling for her reinstatement. In a protest staged in the community at the weekend, Mrs Florence Nnatu, who led…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will hand over power to the Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Sunday, against the norm of doing so on May 29. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba. According to him, the ceremony, which will take place on May 28, 2023 by 9 pm at Government House, Kano, became necessary following the governor’s engagement as he would shortly depart for Abuja as head of the state’s delegation to the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, already, the Kano State…
The Action Alliance (AA) has declared that Major-General Lincoln Jack Ogunewe (retd) is not its candidate for the governorship elections in Imo State. Ogunewe was in the news last week after he was announced as the flagbearer of the platform, a report the leadership refuted. In a statement on Sunday, AA Chairman, Comrade Ifeanyi Okponwa Eze, said Ogunewe’s emergence was not endorsed by the party, advising citizens to ignore the “rumour”. Eze recalled that on November 11, 2022, a Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, affirmed Hon. Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje as the authentic National Chairman against…
The Supreme Court has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used social media to bully and terrorise its justices. A justice of the apex court, Inyang Okoro, stated this while delivering judgment in PDP’s appeal seeking to void the election of President-elect Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. The five-member panel threw out the appeal and held that the appellant had no locus standi to institute the suit. Okoro held that the appellant tried to mislead the Supreme Court, by claiming that the lower court found that there was indeed…
In an exclusive interview with Channels Television, the national women leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Betta Edu, has made a bold prediction that Nigerians will plead with President-Elect Bola Tinubu to contest for a second term after the conclusion of his initial tenure. Edu expressed her confidence in Tinubu’s readiness to assume office and hit the ground running, emphasising his determination to address the shortcomings of the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. “I bet on anything, Nigerians will plead with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, four years down the line, for a second term,” Edu affirmed. Highlighting…
Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has reminded the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of the enormity of the tasks that await him as he prepares to assume power on May 29, 2023. He urged the incoming president to make efforts to unite Nigerians as the elections are now over. Tinubu emerged as the winner of the most polarising presidential election in Nigeria’s democratic history. The contest was a three-horse race between candidates from each of the three dominant tribes in the country. While his victory is still being challenged in court by the two main opposition parties who scored a higher…
Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has passed a vote of confidence on Senator Bola Tinubu, President-elect, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, National Coordinator of the group, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday while congratulating Tinubu ahead of his inauguration on Monday, May 29. Nnam said that Tinubu’s achievements in leadership roles was a testament of a brighter and prosperous Nigeria under his watch in the future. “Your outstanding record and achievements in various leadership roles give us immense confidence that you will lead Nigeria into a…
Edo High Court judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday in Benin, dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the National Chairman, Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, by some ward executives in the state. The action filed by Abure and some of the executives of the Ward 3 in Esan North East of Edo State, challenged the action of some elements who purportedly suspended the national chairman of the party. In his judgement which lasted for about two hours, Justice Aihamoje said the party’s executive in Uromi in Ward 3 lacked the power under the Labour Party Constitution, particularly Art.13 &…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has once again been vindicated courtesy of a judgement delivered by a State High Court sitting in Edo State on Friday, May 26, 2023. In a ruling delivered by Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, the court dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman by some party members at his ward in the state. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh. Ifoh also confirmed that the case was filed by Abure and the executive members…
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will travel to India on Wednesday on a four-day official visit during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the age-old, multifaceted bilateral ties, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. This will be the first bilateral visit abroad by the Prime Minister of Nepal after assuming office in December 2022. Prachanda, 68, will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal. He is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Modi. He will lead a delegation comprising ministers, secretaries and…
The Court of Appeal in Kano has suspended the judgment of a Federal High Court that invalidated the primaries that produced Alex Otti and other Labour Party (LP) candidates in Abia StaOttix o The decision was made on Saturday by Justice Mbaba, who also granted Alex Otti’s application to appeal as an interested party. The judgment of the Federal High Court has been temporarily put on hold pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. The Court of Appeal’s order comes in response to the motion for leave filed by the Abia Governor-Elect, seeking permission to appeal as an interested…
Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years as a failure. George said Buhari did not live up to the expectations of Nigerians in the last eight years. Addressing journalists in Lagos on Saturday, the PDP chieftain said history will judge Buhari’s government because it failed to impact Nigerians positively. He lamented that Buhari failed to ensure the security of Nigerians. He berated Buhari for failing to deliver on his electoral promises of fighting corruption among other things. According to George: “My personal assessment is that he failed,…