The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said the police in the state are aware of plans by Yoruba nation agitators to forcefully reopen Seme border. Seme, an international border with Benin Republic, is in the Badagry area of Lagos. The once ever-busy Seme has remained without activities since 2019 when the Federal Government ordered the closure of land borders. Addressing newsmen on Saturday, Odumosu said one of the missions of the Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold in Lagos today was to “forcefully reopen Seme border like they did in Idiroko recently.” According to Odumosu, the government…
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Yoruba nation protesters on Saturday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos where the rally was scheduled to commence. Yoruba Nation A live video by BBC pidgin showed a large crowd gathered at the venue chanting different songs. InfoStride News had earlier reported that armed security operatives on Saturday morning took over the venue ahead of the rally slated for 10am today. However, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu while addressing newsmen at the protest ground a few minutes ago, said Nigerians have the right to peaceful protests. According to him, the security operatives were deployed…
Press Briefing At The National Headquarters Of The Department Of State Services (Dss) Abuja On A Joint Security Operation On 1st July, 2021 At Ibadan, Oyo State In the early hours (about 0134 hours) of today, 1st July, 2021, a joint team of security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. SUNDAY IGBOHO at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State. This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in the place. On approach to the residence, the team came under heavy gun attack by nine (9) men, suspected to be IGBOHO’s guards. Six (6) of them were armed…
China designs to dominate the South China Sea might involve breaking international law of the seas in the region. The call for readiness for “people’s war at sea” last year by China’s Defense Minister, General Chang Wanquan is a case in point. James Holmes, writing in The National Interest said that the purpose of such a campaign was to “safeguard sovereignty” after an adverse ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Earlier, the tribunal of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), upheld the ruling that Beijing’s claims to “indisputable sovereignty” spanning some…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has elected Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, special envoy to former President Goodluck Jonathan, as its governorship candidate. The party’s Governorship Electoral Committee chairman, Chief Anayo Arinze, announced Nwankpo as winner of the primary after the 7051 eligible delegates of the party in attendance gave him overwhelming ‘yes’ voice votes. The Chairman, ADC Board of Trustees, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, urged the Anambra State electorate to rally round their party candidate as his administration would give voice to all including the less privileged. Nwankpo, who recently dumped his former All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, with his supporters for…
Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday, raised an alarm over what they called the harassment and intimidation of opposition governors, “by the Federal Government-led All Progressives Congress, APC”. They raised the alarm against the backdrop of the recent defection of Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, saying he was literally forced to make the move. In a statement signed by Cyril “CID” Maduabum, Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, the state chief executives asked the Federal Government to face the task of ridding the nation of terrorism, hunger and unemployment, rather than dissipating energy…
Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has reacted through his Spokesman, Olayomi koiki following the invasion of his home by the Department Of State Security (DSS). He wrote; “The invasion of my home by Nigerian security operatives and the Department of State Security’s (DSS) announcement that am wanted has made it essential for me to set the records straight for Nigerians and the international community. “Nigerian security operatives invaded my residence in the early hours of Wednesday, 1 July, 2021. The invasion was done without a search warrant. I was not invited for questioning/investigation at any government facility before…
Barely six months after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, the United States President, Joe Biden says his administration has created three million jobs in the country. Joe Biden who made this known on Friday via a post on his verified Facebook page expressed excitement that his administration’s economic plan is working. In two different posts, the president said, “3 million jobs since we took office. Our economic plan is working. “As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, today’s job news brought us something else to celebrate”. The United States will on Sunday mark its Independence Day which was declared…
A former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has said after President Muhammadu sees out his eight years as president of Nigeria, the South should be supported to produce his successor. This came as Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, tasked Nigerians on unity, saying there was hope for a better future under the president. Kashim Shettima stated this on Friday, while speaking at a public presentation of a book, titled: “Standing For The Truth With Courage,” written by Prof. Emeritus Njidda Mamadu Gadzama, the chairman, TETfund Research and Development Standing Committee. He expressed his belief in equity, fairness, and justice,…
The pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Tiwei Orunimighe, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and members of the National Assembly for the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Oruminighe in a statement he signed in Yenagoa on Friday said the feat, which came after many failed attempts, that spanned over 20 years, was worthy of celebration. Describing Sylva as a tactician and silent achiever, the APC stalwart, said when signed into law by President Muhammdu Buhari, the passed PIB would open a new chapter…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus group, The Osun Progressives (TOP), has rejected the Local Government Caretaker Committee appointments made by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Recall that the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye announced names of the Local Government Caretaker Committee appointments in the state’s assembly on Thursday. The group faulted the lists sent to the House of Assembly by Governor Oyetola and described it as “unacceptable”. The chairman of the group, Adelowo Adebiyi disclosed this in a communique after their General Meeting on Thursday. The group said, “while it is truly not possible for everyone…
A group, Independent Leaders Forum (ILF), which exists within the Anambra State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has warned against attempting to impose a deputy governorship candidate on the party’s flag bearer, Mr Valentine Ozigbo. The group said such an attempt may cost it victory in the coming governorship election. In a press statement signed by its leader, Mr Obinna Okafor, the group said it has already uncovered plans by a leader of the party to impose a university professor on Ozigbo, and with a plan ‘B’ of a former lawmaker. The group said, “As lobbying for the…
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un said Thursday he’ll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate his country out of a deepening crisis linked to the pandemic. Kim Jong-un made the comments in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The Workers’ Party of Korea, by its firm unity with the Chinese Communist Party, would raise (North Korea)-China friendship to a new strategic point as required by the times and as desired…
Mr John Ikeotuonye has emerged as the Action Alliance (AA) Candidate for the Nov. 6 Anambra Governorship Election. Mr James Vernimbe, the National Secretary of AA and Chairman of the selection committee in Anambra, said this on Thursday in a statement issued immediately after the party’s governorship primaries held in Awka, the state capital. Vernimbe said that Ikeotuonye emerged winner with a total vote of 75 against his five other opponents. “There was a total of six aspirants, two females and four males, and a total number of 105 delegates. “Those accredited were 101, total number of votes cast was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 60, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are yet to be claimed in its Gombe state office. Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, the state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said this in Gombe on Thursday at a news conference. Ibrahim said INEC had put in place mechanism for the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for qualified Nigerians in the state. “I think the problem is caused by the attitude of waiting for the last minute before showing up for registration and collection of PVCs,” he said. He said the resumption of the CVR…
The Supreme Court will soon fix a date to hear the motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanding the sack of Imo Governor, Hope Uzodinma. The party, through its lawyer, Phillips Umeadi filed additional processes in relation to the motion filed in 2020. The PDP wants the Supreme Court to reverse its decision that removed Emeka Ihedioha as Governor months after he won the March 9, 2019 election. The respondents to the motion on notice marked: SC/1384/2019 are Uche Nwosu, Action Peoples Party (APP), Uche Nnadi and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The PPD faulted the apex…
The Osun State House of Assembly has released the list of nominees for the caretaker committee members for the local governments, local council development authorities and area offices in the State. The names of the caretaker committee members were read out by the Speaker of the Assembly, Timothy Owoeye on Thursday. They include the following: Odo Otin North: Iyiola Adebayo Adekeye – Chairman, Ajao Kehinde Vice-Chairman Adegoke Taiwo – Secretary. Ilesa East: Lanre Balogun – Chairman, Ajilore Johnson – Vice Chairman, Mrs. Kofo Omole – Secretary. Atakumosa East: Mrs. Foluke Adekoya – Chairperson. Ilesa North East: Oladipo Adeniyi – Chairman,…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State and presided over by Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, has declined an application to stop Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the November 6 poll in the state. The court dismissed the application of an order of mandamus filed by a factional leader of APGA, Chief Edozie Njoku Njoku was seeking the court to recognise him as the National Chairman of APGA so as to authorise his faction to conduct the governorship primary election to produce the party’s candidate in the poll. Njoku had through his…
The PDP Governors’ Forum on Thursday, condemned the alleged presidential practice of harassing PDP governors. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by CID Maduabum, LL.M, the Director-General, PDP Governors’ Forum The statement said the party has noted the seeming culture of unlawful threats, intimidation and outright underhand tactics deployed by the federal government. “Earlier, all sorts of threats had been deployed by the illegal APC Caretaker /National Convention Planning Committee whose only job seems to be to just lure PDP Governors and other PDP Stakeholders abandoning in the process their mandate of organising a National Convention. “We remember…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has denied speculations that he will decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor says he remains a PDP man and has no plan to leave for any other party. Fintiri reacted Thursday through his Director of Media and Communications, Mr Solomon Kumangar, to a speculation which arose from social media remarks by APC loyalists insinuating that Fintiri would soon be decamping to the APC. Solomon Kumangar stressed in a statement that the Governor is not contemplating leaving the PDP, but that he is comfortably leading the party…