The news of fatal attack on the residence of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho in the early hours of Thursday, July 1, 2021 is a sad indicator that we are fast returning to the era of late Sani Abacha when anyone who expressed opinions contrary to government’s position would be fatally attacked. The above was contained in a statement issued on behalf of the Acting Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, by the National Publicity Secretary of the body, Comrade Jare Ajayi. Nigerians woke up this morning to the unsavoury news of an…
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that obliges foreign social media giants to open offices in Russia, a document published by the government on Thursday showed, the latest move by Moscow to exert greater control over Big Tech. The Russian authorities are keen to strengthen their control of the internet and to reduce their dependence on foreign companies and countries. In particular, they have objected in the past to political opponents of the Kremlin using foreign social media platforms to organise what they say are illegal protests and to publicise politically-tinged investigations into alleged corruption. Moscow has fined firms for failing to delete…
Ex-United States President Donald Trump has accused his successor Joe Biden of “destroying” America. Trump made the comment on Wednesday when he visited the border wall in Pharr. The former leader was accompanied by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and some Republican lawmakers. Trump expressed dismay about the Biden administration’s decision to halt work on the project. He said the construction could have been completed in less than three months from the time it was stopped. Trump boasted that his government produced the safest and best border ever in America. “Biden is destroying our country and it all started with the…
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to dump the opposition party. Tinubu said PDP members should realize that they cannot achieve anything good for Nigeria under the party. He made the call while welcoming Governor Bello Matawalle into the APC. In a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, the former Lagos State governor said the recent defections of PDP governors to APC shows the ruling party can accommodate people with ideas that would lift Nigeria. Tinubu said: “May other well-meaning people in the PDP also come…
The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) on Wednesday elected a popular native doctor, Dr. Nnamdi Nwanwuo as its flag bearer in the Anambra governorship election. The Anambra governorship election will be held in just over four months – November 6. Nwanwuo was returned unopposed after two other aspirants, Chidebere Mba and Humphrey Anaso stepped down. PRP National Secretary, Babatunde Ali, said the primary election was credible and peaceful. Ali predicted that the party would defeat the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The chieftain commended other contestants for withdrawing from the race for Nwanwuo. “PRP is the only party that recognises…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has insisted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always been weak since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power in 2015. The Governor stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to him, PDP is doing its best to get leaders of the APC into their party ahead of the 2023 general election. Sule said, “We have been a very strong party, and we are doing the best we can to continue to be stronger and the only way we can be stronger is to get more and more people and the right people…
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that Nigeria will lose nothing but rather gain a lot if an Igbo man becomes President of the country. Speaking in an interview with newsmen, Ekweremadu said he was still nursing the hope that Igbo Presidency will be achieved. The lawmaker, who countered claims of power being all about negotiation through compromise, described it as a psychological thing, adding that Nigeria stands to gain stabilization if Igbo’s are given a chance to rule. “Public and private arguments have been raised in this aspect, negotiations have taken place, compromises are being done. “I…
The draconian Beijing-imposed national security law, introduced to smother dissent and free speech in Hong Kong, has completed one year on Wednesday, leaving the once British-controlled region in turmoil and chaos. The law criminalises any act of secession (breaking away from China), subversion (undermining the power or authority of the central government), terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, with punishments of up to life in prison. According to CNN, the bill was drafted almost entirely in closed-door meetings and even Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam was not part of those meetings. It came in effect from July 1, months after…
A political group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Patriots has called on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige to accept the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election in Anambra State last weekend. The group which comprises eminent members of the party, mostly former state and federal lawmakers said it would embark on a journey to reunite all the aggrieved aspirants of the party who feel bitter over the outcome of the exercise. Last Saturday’s primary election of the party which produced Sen. Andy Uba had been rejected by the leader of the party in…
Three Senators belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers in three separate letters to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, attributed their resignation from PDP to internal crisis, tyranny and leadership failure. Lawan read their letters during the commencement of plenary on Wednesday and was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Ezrel TABIOWO. The lawmakers are: Senators Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North); Lawali Hassan Anka (Zamfara West); and Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North). The defection letter by the Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara West) reads: “I hereby inform Your Excellency…
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State has advised the Federal Government to channel its powers in proffering solutions to Nigeria’s many problems rather than chasing shadows by going after one man who is genuinely requesting for freedom of his people. The party in the state spoke through its chairman, John Iwuala during an interview with the media. Iwuala said the rearrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will not solve Nigeria’s problems, rather, it would worsen them. “The federal government should, first of all, tackle the root cause of Kanu’s agitation and also look into other issues confronting the…
The Registrar, University Of Calabar; Gabriel O. Egbe on behalf of the university on Friday, June 25 reminded or however, warned the graduates of the University yet to claim their certificate to do so before the end of three months from the date of the notice. The University memo reads in full: “It has been discovered that there are over forty-two thousand (42,000) unclaimed Certificates of the University of Calabar in Faculties and Institutes. Some of these certificates date back to 1980s. The University Management is shocked by this abnormality, and therefore, directs that all those who have not collected…
U Zaw Htay, who served as the spokesman of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led ousted government of Myanmar, has been freed from military custody in capital Nay Pyi Taw after more than four months in detention, family sources told IANS. U Zaw Htay was the Director-General at Suu Kyi’s Office and also doubled up as spokesman for the President until the November 2020 parliament polls. The former military officer had also served as spokesman for the U Thein Sein government (2010-15) that preceded the Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) government, which was ousted following the February 1 military…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lashed out at governors defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nyesom Wike said state governors dumping PDP are shameless, hopeless, with no conscience. The Governor spoke at the flag-off of Woji-Aleto-Alesa-Refinery Road and bridge, with spur to the East-West Road at Woji town. His comment was made public in a statement signed by his spokesman, Kelvin Ebiri titled: “Governors, others who defect from PDP to APC lack conscience-Wike.” Wike declared governors who dumped the PDP cannot win elections on their own. According to Wike, PDP helped…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has explained the rationale behind his decision to sack his Commisioners. InfoStride News recalls that the Commissioners were asked to quit on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that all the Commisioners were affected in appears like cabinet reshuffle Makinde has, however, explained the reason for the sack of the former Commisioners. He noted that the need to dissolve the executive was necessary in order to retool the cabinet. He explained that seventeen Commisioners and the Chief of Staff (CoS) were affected. He however added that he has retained the Secretary to the State Government (SSG),…
Uzu Okagbue, Chief of Protocol to Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has pulled out of race for deputy governorship canidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Okagbue, also Obiano’s Deputy Chief of Staff, cited party unity as the reason for his decision. In a statement on Tuesday, Okagbue declared that he would not vie to run with Professor Charles Soludo. The governor’s aide said he was still preoccupied with helping Obiano finish his tenure successfully. “When, in March 17, 2014 His Excellency appointed me his Chief of Protocol, my singular aim was to help him run a purpose-driven administration…
The National caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday, dissolved the executive council of the party in Zamfara State. Dissolution the council affected both the ward, local governments and the state level. Buni made this known during the official defection ceremony of the state governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle in Gasau the state capital. The former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari, who was hitherto the leader of the party, said he had accepted the party’s decision, stating that he would be ready to offer all necessary support to the current leader. “We…
At his first rally since leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump on Saturday lambasted the Biden administration’s immigration policies and sought to energize Republicans to take back majorities in Congress next year. Appearing to relish being back in front of thousands of supporters, Donald Trump repeated his false claim that his defeat in the November 2020 election was marred by fraud. Trump left office in the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, shortly after a speech in which he urged a crowd to “fight” when then President-elect Joe Biden’s victory…
A faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Tuesday held primary election in Awka, Anambra State, electing the national chairman of its faction of the party, Edozie Njoku as a governorship candidate. Another faction of the party led by Dr Victor Oye had on 23rd June elected former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the party for the election which holds on November 6. Njoku, who spoke after his election, said he was the authentic National Chairman of the party, adding that he was elected by consensus to fly the…
Alhaji Sani Abdullahi, the 2019 Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Zamfara State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abdullahi announced his defection alongside officials of APGA at the state, local governments and 147 wards, on Monday in Gusau. The APGA chieftain said he left the party not because he was offended by anyone, but in order to contribute to the development of Zamfara and Nigeria at large. According to him, in his 19 years under the platform of APGA, he has held different positions at…