On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Governor Nyesom Wike in a statewide broadcast to Rivers people, imposed a night curfew at all Rivers State land borders, from 8.00 p.m to 6.00 a.m. The curfew, which took effect from Wednesday, April 28, 2021, was necessitated by the recent security breaches and deadly attacks on security personnel in Rivers State, by yet to be identified gunmen. “We wish to advise that those who have any legitimate need or reason to come into or go out of the State must do so before 8.00 p.m. when the curfew shall come into force daily,” Governor…
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Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over the government to the military temporarily in order to solve the security and economic dilemma Nigeria is facing. According to Clarke, the military should take over the government temporarily and get Nigeria back to six States. Clarke, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said that Buhari has the powers under the 1999 to delegate all his powers to the military who will now be charged with the task of getting the country back to six States. “Now I’m going to propose about…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged the support of Nigeria for Mali’s candidate, Mrs Haidara Cisse Aichata, who is vying to become the President of the Pan-African Parliament. Speaking when he received Aichata who paid him a courtesy visit at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday, Gbajabiamila noted that she has the pedigree to win the votes of most member states. “Let me state very clearly and categorically, I see no reason why we will not support you. “As a parliament and as a country, we will put our weight behind you, particularly because…
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has called on aggrieved regions clamouring for secession to jettison the idea as the country is better together than separated. Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, made the call in his message, at the Special Ramadan Prayer, “Tafsir” Lecture, held at the Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday. According to him, the war drums some people are beaten will result in the disintegration of the country like Sudan and Iraq. He further said the country is yet to recover from the effect of the civil war, adding the country can not…
Watchers of the political goings on in Osun State believe that next year’s governorship poll in the state presents a golden opportunity for the current Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola to settle their old scores. Aregbesola is the immediate past governor of the state. And, since Oyetola succeeded him in 2018, there has been no love lost between them. The two leaders had on several occasions denied that there is any rift between them, but their actions and body language reflecting through their supporters and loyalists show that they are not on one…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has warned candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming local government election in the state not to take the electorate for granted. Makinde gave this warning while meeting with chairmanship and vice chairmanship candidates of PDP in the May 22 local government election. He advised the candidates not to take the electorate for granted. The governor, who pledged his support for the candidates in the election, said that the candidates must work hard for victory. Makinde, who addressed the candidates Saturday evening, urged the candidates to ensure adequate service delivery when…
A chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot rule Nigeria again due to crisis of trust and confidence. Alao who was the gubernatorial candidate of AD in Oyo State in 2019, noted that the PDP has failed Nigerians, hence it cannot take over the power in 2023. InfoStride News recalls that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had last week said during the inauguration of South West Zonal Executive of PDP that PDP would not only deliver the entire region but would take over…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday charged the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to immediately invite the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to name politicians in the All Progressives Congress, APC, that are behind the acts of terrorism and banditry ravaging the country. The major opposition party in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kolas Ologbondiyan stressed that “there is self-professed evidence that Senator Akpabio is privy to certain terrorism-related information which he must be made to share with the DSS as well as other security agencies.” The statement read: “Our party’s position…
An All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Chieftain in Lagos State, Olusegun Idowu has said Nigeria will be better for it, if the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu becomes the next president in 2023. Idowu, founder of Omoluabi Eko Initiative, a support group in APC, said Tinubu’s ability to work with brightest minds would surely come to play, when he becomes the country’s next president. He explained that Tinubu’s experience, while he was in the private sector would come to play when he emerges the president. “Asiwaju worked as a treasurer in Mobil Plc, and that alone means he knows how…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has promised workers that when given the mandate by the electorates, it will ensure a conducive atmosphere. This promise was contained in a press release signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Areola Jacob Ayodeji on the occasion of the 2021 Workers Day celebration and made available to the media in Osogbo. The party, which commended the steadfastness, zeal and relentless service of the Nigerian workers towards the stability and development of Osun State and Nigeria, described the workers in the State as the true essence of a genuine nation…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted President Muhammadu Buhari has the capacity to end the insecurity in Nigeria. The party made the comment in reaction to the communique by governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on incidents across the country. John Akpan Udoedehe, the National Secretary, in a statement said the APC shares the concerns of all well-meaning Nigerians. The scribe warned against politicising the situation, adding that citizens’ duty to Nigeria should outweigh party affiliation. Udoedehe said PDP governors receive security briefings and should know that divisive rhetorics can only embolden the criminals carrying out cowardly acts.…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has urged Nigerian youths to organise themselves and kick out the All Progressives Congress, APC, from power if they are dissatisfied with the party. Fayemi said Nigerian youths should vote out APC rather than relocating to Canada and other foreign countries. The Governor spoke during his address at ‘The Platform’, an annual programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre yesterday. Fayemi said rather than relocate to Canada, youths should stay back and help Nigeria become a better place. The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, also cautioned youths against creating anarchy in the country.…
The national caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is currently in session in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The meeting holding at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s lodge, Asokoro, has in attendance Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Aminu Tambuwal, and Ishaku Darius, governors of Delta, Sokoto, and Taraba state respectively. Also in attendance are Prince Uche Secondus, national chairman of the party, Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Senator Tanimu Aduda. Also in attendance are former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and chairman of the…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has revealed that many lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC have concluded plans to rejoin the People’s Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections. He said that the aim was to rescue the country from strangulation by the ruling party. Elumelu’s revelation made available to National Assembly correspondents was contained in his remarks at the emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the APC government has destroyed the gains recorded by the main opposition party in its…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) suit seeking to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District. A three-man panel of the court affirmed the March 1, 2021 decision of Justice Chukwuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, dismissing Babatunde Gbadamosi and the PDP’s suit for lacking merit. Gbadamosi and the PDP had challenged Abiru’s eligibility to contest the election. They sought disqualification of Abiru on the ground of double voter registration, residency, indigeneship and violation of Section 31 of the…
After initial lull within the Anambra State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders have started identifying with the 12 governorship aspirants of the party. The hide and seek within the platform was occasioned by concerns that the national leadership of the party was zeroing on a preferred candidate. But, the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni recently came out to declare that there was no such backroom endorsement of any of the aspirants. In a statement, CECPC Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedeghe, said APC plans to organise a transparent governorship primary, stressing that…
Moghalu says Nigerian leaders are holding the country back by refusing to think. A former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, believes Nigeria’s lack of progress is due to the incapacity of its leaders to think and innovate. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a tweet posted early on Friday, April 30, 2021 said the country is run by mentally and intellectually lazy people. He said they refuse to think and are afraid of anyone who does, implying that they’re holding Nigeria back as a result. “But check everywhere in the world making progress. Ideas rule.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Nigerian workers for their resilience and patriotism in the quest to move the nation forward in spite of the odds. The party saluted the workers in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday in Abuja, to mark the 2021 Workers’ Day. It charged workers to remain focused and undeterred despite what it described as a challenging environment. “The party uses this opportunity to commend our health workers as well as others in the critical sectors of our national life for their sacrifices, particularly in tackling the COVID-19…
Former Governor of Ekiti, Segun Oni, has said his ambition to contest next year’s governorship election in the state is geared towards rescuing Ekiti from total collapse and expand its frontiers for the benefit of the poor masses. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain made this known in Ado Ekiti on Saturday while unveiling members of his campaign team for the governorship project in 2022. Oni who addressed his supporters at his campaign office in the Adebayo area of the state capital assured that his mission was to unite the party and wipe out divisive tendencies among the contending forces.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Plateau State have urged the party to zone the presidency to the North-Central region. President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure ends May 29, 2023. Shendam Solomon, former APC youth leader, told newsmen in Jos on Saturday that their call would guarantee justice, equity and fairness. Solomon stated that 2023 affords the party leadership the chance to correct the snub of the region. He added that the North-Central has been “shut out” of the presidential seat since independence in 1960. “The injustice against the North Central is unfair and 2023 offers the party leaders the opportunity…