Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has admitted the failure of government across board, warning the Southern Governors against fighting President Muhammadu Buhari or putting all the blames on the Federal Government. Governor Yahaya Bello spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, warning his counterparts from the Southern States to be careful of their utterances so as not to heat up the polity. He said, “Let me caution each and every one of us, leaders across board including governors and all of the leaders across Nigeria that we should be careful about the words we use,” Bello warned. “When…
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Deji Adeyanju, an Abuja-based right activist has mocked Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State over his remark of running for the presidency. Deji Adeyanju, who is the co-convener of Concerned Nigerian Advocacy Group said Bello lacks the capacity to be president of a “pig farm,” let alone, ruling Nigeria. Bello had hinted on running for the 2023 presidency when he pledged not to disappoint Nigerians. The governor had said some Nigerians were asking him to run for President in 2023. He had said: “Nigerians, the youth and women including very objective elites, are asking me to run for President in…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said he met a balkanized State Assembly when his administration came on board in 2016. Bello disclosed this on Friday night when Speakers of State Houses of Assemblies from the 36 States of the country paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Lokoja. The Governor noted that he had to make efforts to bring together through his people-oriented programmes, hence the decision of many to cross-carpet into the ruling party despite the fact that the ruling party hitherto had minority seats in the Assembly. On the quest for state lawmakers…
Leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said he warned Nigerians not to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, saying Nigerians were deceived that the President would fight corruption and wipe out Boko Haram in six months. Adebanjo recalled that he, at the time, accused Buhari of being a feudalist, dictator and a tribalist with no regard for the rule of law. However, he said Nigerians went ahead to vote for the incumbent because they were bombarded with propaganda, adding that, “Nigerians now know better that Buhari has failed in his promises.” He said, “Six…
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil the first detailed budget proposal of his term in office on May 27, a spokesman said, offering a window into his priorities from defense spending to deficit reduction. Biden in April outlined a glimpse at plans for about $1.5 trillion in “discretionary” spending, which represents only part of the budget. The full budget, which covers the fiscal year starting in October, will be the…
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has promised not to disappoint Nigerians asking him to run for the presidency in 2023. Governor Yahaya Bello stated this on Friday, while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. “Nigerians, the youth and women, including very objective elites, are asking me to run for president in 2023. “I believe it is high time that we looked into capacity, who can do the job, who is going to unify this country. “I think they are seeing something in me that they are asking me to come and unite and fix this country. “My…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, David Kente, has joined the leagues of persons advocating for a Sovereign National Conference (SNC). He called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency commence the processes. The call, if adhered to, he believed would go a long way to address the issues that are presently affecting the corporate existence of the Nigerian citizens. The APC chieftain, who was one of the numerous governorship aspirants that jostled for the governorship ticket of the party in the last general elections, stated this on Friday while playing host…
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said the best way to restructure the country is to allow Nigerian youths to take over the leadership of the country. Governor Yahaya Bello who spoke on Friday during a programme on Channels Television, ‘Politics Today’ was reacting to the recent resolve by the Southern Governors. InfoStride News had reported that the governors under the aegis of Southern Nigerian Governors Forum, SNGF met on Tuesday in Delta State where they unanimously called for the restructuring of the country to put the current agitation for secession to an end. The governors while deliberating on…
Elder statesman and Pioneer chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State chairman, Chief Tony Ukasanya has lambasted Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu for allegedly failing to lay a solid foundation for the infrastructural development to thrive in the state when he held sway as Governor of Abia between 1999 to 2007. Ukasanya lamented that at the early stage of Orji Kalu’s past administration, nothing was planned and due to the lack of foundation, it became difficult for people coming after that tenure of government to follow with a plan. He maintained that nothing was on…
Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene committed “verbal assault and abuse” against a Democratic lawmaker that may have violated ethics rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The Washington Post reported that two of its reporters witnessed Greene confronting Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez following a House vote on Wednesday. Greene already has been sanctioned by the House for making incendiary remarks including violence against Democrats. The newspaper reported that Greene followed Ocasio-Cortez, shouting at her and falsely accusing her of supporting “terrorists.” “I think what was reported to our office about what happened as members…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has congratulated the Muslim faithful in the state for the successful conclusion of Ramadan, one of the pillars of the religion. The party, in a statement released on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, Honourable Ade Ajayi, noted with satisfaction the prevailing peace in the state during the fasting period, which it attributed to total submission and adherence to Islamic tenets by its adherents. It pointed out that it is obvious that Muslims in the state used the period to pray against insecurity and other vices in the society. “Now that Ramadan…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Chad that Nigeria will play its part to ensure a free and fair poll, for the return to constitutional order in the country. Buhari spoke Friday at the State House, Abuja, while hosting Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idris Deby, the President, Transitional Military Council of Chad. The council, formed after the death of late President Idriss Deby, will run the country until a return to democratic governance in 18 months. “We are bound together by culture and geography and we will help in all ways we can. Nigerians appreciate the role Chad played in helping us…
Reno Omokri, former presidential aide has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of neglecting the Southern part of the country. Reno Omokri berated Buhari for not visiting the Southern part of Nigeria since he assumed power in 2015. In a tweet, the former presidential aide wondered why Buhari has refused to visit the Southern part of the country. He lamented the president’s constant shuttles between Nigeria and London while ignoring the Southern part of the country. “Since he was sworn in for a second term, had General @MBuhari visited Southern Nigeria? “Not to my knowledge. Correct me if I’m wrong. “He shuttles…
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has said the party secretariat, allegedly acquired with proceeds of corruption, is causing the party back luck in the state, prompting the opening of a parallel one. Hon Sunday Frank-Oputu, a member of the Hon. Ebierien Fala Itubor-led faction, said Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, acquired the secretariat while he was governor of the state. He said the ill-gotten funds is to blame for the series of misfortune bedeviling the party in the state. He said this while speaking with the media on the lingering crisis…
Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday pushed forward sweeping legislation on political campaigns and elections they argued would expand access to voting, even as Republican-controlled states rushed to impose new restrictions. After a long day of sometimes rancorous debate between Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, the deep divisions were evident by the panel’s 9-9 vote on approval. No Republican voted yes. Because of the tie vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to take procedural steps to bring it to the full Senate for debate and a vote, according to committee Chairwoman Amy…
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, yesterday faulted the Southern Governors Forum for calling for the restructuring of the country, saying it was wrong for elected officials to lead such agitation. The Senate President also said that the worsening security situation in the country is a result of a lack of a functional local government system. This is as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has argued that the agitation for restructuring may be genuine but elected leaders and state governors should not be the ones to champion the movement for restructuring without first…
Two years away from the 2023 general elections, Nigerian women have realised the need to plan ahead. They have resolved to speak out if they must attain higher percentage of political participation. When Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, there was slight increase in women political participation both in elective and appointive offices, but in spite of that, the national average of participation is still far below the 30 per cent affirmative declaration or the suggested 35 per cent by the National Gender Policy (NGP) in the last 21 years of democratic governance. For instance, from 1999 to 2021,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Diaspora has urged the Federal Government to fast track naming and the arrest of sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. This, it said, would hasten efforts to curb growing insecurity challenges nationwide. The group, comprising the Diaspora chairmen in no fewer that 13 countries, made this know in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr Philip Ideawor, and Secretary, Mr Lawal Ayoola, on Thursday. The APC chairmen opined that making the sponsors known would drastically reduce activities of terrorists who thrived on funds provided by such individuals to operate. “Insecurity challenge in Nigeria…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has called a meeting of stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 20 local government areas of the state. Those expected at the meeting include former and present governors, Deputy Governors, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners, National Assembly members, Special Advisers, Speakers and members of the State Assembly, State Chairmen of APC and Local Government Council Chairmen A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, said the first in the series of meetings, which will hold at 3pm at the Presidential Lodge, Ibara Housing…
Republican lawmakers in election battleground states have passed a wave of new voting requirements and limits this year, saying the measures are needed to curb voter fraud despite scant evidence of it in the United States. Backers of the measures cite former President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that fraud underlay his decisive presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden in November. Democrats and voting rights advocates have sued state officials over the new laws, denouncing the efforts as partisan power grabs that will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color. ARIZONA Republican Governor Doug Ducey signed a law on Tuesday to stop…