Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan has appealed to journalists in the state not to crucify the Governor Seyi Makinde led administration. Olaniyan who spoke on Saturday night while addressing journalists appealed to them to criticize the government constructively. The Deputy Governor during the breaking of fast with journalists insisted that many things would have gone wrong if newsmen were not available to be the watchdogs of the society. The press men were led by Chairman, Oyo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Alhaji Ademola Babalola. He added that things would have gone worse more than it…
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government cannot unite Nigeria due to its systemic failure. Soyinka stated this at the book reading and signing of two of his books titled ‘Trumpism in Academe’ and ‘Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth’ in Abuja on Saturday. He was responding to former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, who asked if he could write a story that would inspire unity among the various tribes in the country. In response, Soyinka claimed Nigeria had lost a key opportunity to unite. “We had a critical moment and we lost that moment.…
In the wake of their pending divorce, Bill Gates has transferred $2.4 billion worth of stocks to Melinda, according to SEC filings. The filings show that, through his holding company Cascade Investment, Gates transferred a 4.7% stake of Mexican soft-drink bottler Coca-Cola Femsa, a 6.7% stake of Mexican broadcasting network Televisa, a 1.9% stake of Canada National Railway and a 3.7% stake of U.S. automotive retailer AutoNation to Melinda. According to Business Insider, Melinda’s stakes in Coca-Cola Femsa and Televisa now place her among the top shareholders of two of Mexico’s largest companies. Cascade still has a 12.3% stake of Canada National Railway and 19.2% stake…
On Friday, May 7, 2021, five ward chairmen and their supporters in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors are; Pever Jacob, Chairman, Bar council ward, Ibrahim Hassan, Central South Mission ward , Audu Jacob, Chairman of Modern Market ward, Tor Joseph and Orshio Clifford of Walomayo and Mbalagh council wards. The ward chairmen were received by Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Terwase Orbunde on behalf of the state governor, Samuel Ortom. Ortom hailed the decision of the defectors for abandoning the APC, which…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has hit back at the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) which accused the governor of low performance. “They say I am not commissioning projects but they will shortly see a surplus of projects,” Fintiri said in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, during an interaction with leadership of the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and heads of news of the various state-owned news mediums. He said, “I do not believe in commissioning projects. I am satisfied to just carry out projects and move on, but the opposition say they want to…
Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke, has urged the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) to, with immediate effect, postpone the forthcoming local government election in the state. Oke, who spoke while addressing journalists on Saturday, noted that the need to postpone the election is necessary in order to accommodate the APC in the election. He spoke at a press conference held in Ibadan, the state capital organized by the sacked local government chairmen. InfoStride News recalls that OYSIEC had fixed Saturday, May 22nd 2021 as the date for the conduct of local…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said he will cease to be a Nigerian should national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, become president come 2023. Tinubu has neither confirmed or denied the growing speculation that he is planning to run in the 2023 presidential election as the flag bearer of the ruling APC. But appearing on Arise TV programme on Friday, George, an elder statesman, wondered why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has yet to open an investigation into the financial activities of Tinubu during his time…
A former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, has advised the incumbent Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, to without wasting more time, postpone the forthcoming local government election in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) had fixed Saturday, May 22nd 2021 as the date for the conduct of local government election in the thirty-three (33) local government areas of the state. Alao-Akala has, however, urged Makinde to postpone the poll. The former governor said that the need to postpone the election became necessary in view of the Friday’s supreme court judgement, which…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the statement credited to the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai that Igbos will not get presidency by insulting and threatening other Nigerians. The Governor spoke during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group and tagged: ‘Developing a Viable Nation 2’ and was hosted by Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House. But in a statement on Friday by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, he described El-Rufai’s assertion as ” Idiotic and laughable”. “Igbos are not losing sleep over myopic views of El Rufai,” he said. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization said…
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has described the call by Chief Robert Clark (SAN) for President Muhammadu, to hand over power to the military as not only shocking but also irresponsible. Oshiomhole stated this on Friday, while receiving the leadership of the Law Students Association of Nigeria, in his private office, in Abuja. According to him, it is wrong to canvass for military intervention, because the nation was going through a right patch. Clark, during a recent interview on TV, asked Buhari to hand over to the military since he was incapable of…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the southeast can not clamour for the presidency while people of the region are threatening and insulting Nigerians. El-Rufai said the Southeast could only produce Nigeria’s President if they form an alliance with other regions. He pointed out that former presidents and President Muhammadu Buhari engaged other regions to assume power. He spoke during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group and tagged: ‘Developing a Viable Nation 2’ and was hosted by Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House. According to El-Rufai: “I don’t think anyone has stopped the South-East from going…
The death of Hajiya Aisha Jumai Alhassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba, has been described as a great setback to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Aisha, who has been in and out of hospital, as observed by the media, died on Friday in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. As at the time of filing this report, plans to fly her remains back to the country for internment, according to a member of her family who confided in our correspondent, are being put in place Though no official statement has been issued by the state government, some chieftains of the party…
Prince Wale Gomez, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, says the party can only win elections in the state if stakeholders work together. Gomez said this in a statement in Lagos on Friday, ahead of the July 24, Local Government Election in the state. He called for genuine reconciliation to put the PDP in power in the state, and save the people from further suffering. “We have a lot to do for elections to be won in Lagos State. The only solution to this is for all members to be genuinely reconciled and also, increase…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government to intervene in the insecurity situation in Imo and restore normalcy in the state. PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, said the intervention was important to avert more attacks on the state. “We call on the Federal Government to quickly move in to avert more bloodshed in Imo and other parts of the country. The PDP national chairman also advised security agencies including the Police and the Department of State Services, to do a thorough investigation, adding that the situation in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the Senate says it strongly and unreservedly supports President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts in addressing all challenges facing the country. The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Abdullahi Yahaya (APC-Kebbi) made the disclosure on behalf of the APC caucus at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The caucus was reacting to a statement credited to the PDP minority caucus in the National Assembly on the handling of the security situation in the country by President Buhari. “We in the APC caucus totally reject the many incorrect statement contained in the press release by the minority…
The Supreme Court today upheld a judgment of the Court of Appeal, which okayed the deregistration of the National Unity Party (NUP) and 73 other political parties. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year deregistered the political parties. The electoral body cited their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections as the reason. In the judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro on Friday, the Supreme Court said the deregistration of NUP was done in line with the laws and in compliance with the extant provisions of the Constitution and Electoral Act. With the latest judgment, the…
In 2019, the 16 years reign of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the King of Kwara politics came to an end in the hands of a coalition. The coalition, which comprises the Incumbent governor, Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaks, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, Minister of Transportation (State), Gbamisola Saraki, (who is also the younger sister of Saraki) and ex-loyalists of the Saraki, ended the reign of Saraki. But in less than 2 years, things are falling apart in the O to ge camp. As the Governor tries to consolidate hold on party structure, loyalists of Lai Muhammed and…
The Osun State Government have been called upon to see the need to quickly conduct elections or constitute caretaker committees at the local government level as elective positions at the third tier of government cannot continue to remain vacant. This call was made by Adekanola Desmond Abiodun, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State in a chat with the media. Adekanola stated that since the local government is the closest to the people, the manner the government appointed council managers are managing the affairs of their councils calls for sober reflection. According to him, “It…
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Thursday, blamed Nigeria’s insecurity challenge on the failure of past leaders. Umahi said the failure of past Nigerian leaders to address the future of youths was responsible for the current spate of insecurity. The Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Thursday. Umahi, who stressed that Nigerians should not blame the current administration for the spike in insecurity, insisted that the situation was systemic. The governor called for sincerity in the fight against insecurity, if the country is to win the war. He said:…
For the remaining 753 Voting Points in Osun to be converted to Polling Units, the national headquarter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has to ratify the reports of the expansion of voter access to Polling Units. This was revealed in an address delivered by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Olusegun Agbaje at the stakeholders meeting on expansion of voter access to Polling Units held Thursday, 6th May 2021 in Osogbo. Agbaje said the ongoing expansion exercise though geared towards the 2023 General Elections can still be used for the 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State. The REC…