The agitation for self-determination was again brought to the fore on Thursday, as some Yoruba groups on the platform of Assembly of all Yoruba Groups Worldwide, has set aside June 12 as a day of referendum for Yorubas on the move. This formed part of the resolutions reached the meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by the group with the theme: “The Paramountcy of Yoruba Unity in Tackling The Insecurity Menace in Yorubaland.” According to a communique read by Otunba Deji Osibogun after the meeting, it was resolved that Yoruba self-determination is non-negotiable. Noting various threat to security…
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Unknown gunmen have abducted the collation officer for the All Progressive Congress, APC, for Aba North council, Engr. Mike Ozoemena, at the ongoing by-election for Aba North/ Aba South federal constituency. TheInfoStride gathered that Ozoemena, who is also the campaign Officer of the APC candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu, was kidnapped at the Industrial ward 2 areas. APC Publicity Secretary, Abia State, Comrade Ben Godson, who confirmed the incident, said that Ozoemena’s whereabouts are still unknown. In his words; “Engr. Mike Ozoemena, Director of Publicity, Mascot Uzor-Kalu Campaign and APC Collation Officer in Aba North, has been whisked away by some…
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has expressed dismay over comments suggesting he stage-managed an assassination attempt on his life. Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly attacked Ortom’s convoy last Saturday while on a visit to his farm. Dismissing the comments as wild insinuations, the governor, who spoke to the media after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, wondered what benefits he stood to gain from claiming what did not happen. The distraught governor, who stated that he was at the Villa to commend the President for his statement condemning the attack, hoped that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state yesterday continued to trade words over the latters membership registration and validation exercise, describing it as abysmally poor and a failure. In a statement made available to journalists, spokesperson for the PDP in Edo, Chris Nehikhare said on Monday, the APC had announced a very long and exhaustive list of members into what they described as ‘Contact/Strategy Committee’, which it said was a failure. He added that the APC leaders as far as Abuja is concerned, are political hustlers and boasters. He alleged that…
The Governor Dapo Abiodun-led government in Ogun State has refused to mourn two deceased Ogun erstwhile political office holders – a former Commissioner and a former Majority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly. TheInfoStride recalls that the former Majority Leader, Yinka Mafe, died on February 4, 2020, the same day he celebrated his 46th birthday. Mafe’s death attracted condolences from many people across all walks of life, but not from Abiodun or the Ogun State Government. The deceased lawyer, who was of the same Remo extraction as Gov Abiodun, left behind his children, a wife and father. But,…
Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has said Professor Peter Ogban of the University of Calabar was jailed for rigging the 2019 elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A High Court in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, had on Thursday, sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for announcing false election results in favour of Akpabio during the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election in 2019. Ogban was the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the 2019 Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election. However, Akpabio denied claims that Ogban manipulated the election in…
Chuks Ibegbu, immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Igbo apex socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on both Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President to bury their purported presidential ambition. Ibegbu said both Tinubu and Atiku should use the proceeds they allegedly looted from government while in power to train the younger generation who should take over power in 2023. Speaking with the media, the Ohanaeze chieftain urged both elder statesmen to create several employment channels for the younger generations while nurturing them on the act of leadership ahead…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said Mascot Uzor Kalu remains its candidate for Saturday’s Aba North and South federal constituency by-election in Abia State. Mascot, the younger brother of the Senate Majority Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, was Chief of Staff to former Governor Theodore Orji. In a statement on Friday, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, urged the public to disregard speculations. The spokesman urged party members to fully support and work for the success of its flagbearer. “APC is an orderly party. We have followed diligently the electoral procedures leading to the candidature of Mr. Mascot…
Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has canvassed for unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in order to win the 2023 presidential election. Oyinlola gave the advice while speaking with newsmen after receiving former Oyo State Deputy Governor Taofeek Arapaja and party supporters in his house in Osogbo. He said with unity of purpose, the PDP can rescue Nigerians from the suffering created by the All Progressives Congress misrule. Oyinlola expressed satisfaction with the breakthrough in the Ekiti state chapter of the party as both former Governor Ayo Fayose and Senator Abiodun Olujinmi reconciled their differences.…
The attention of the Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been drawn to a news report in a traditional medium (not Vanguard) of March 26, 2021 edition, which is also being circulated across social media with the headline “No Room for Presidential Aspirant above 60 years- Fayemi” and other variants. An aide of the Governor, Mr. Makinde Araoye, was reported to have made the statement during a National Youth Summit and Conference organised by the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) in Abuja on Thursday. Mr. Araoye spoke in his personal capacity…
“Nobody can bring down the government because this is a government elected democratically”, said, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday. Shehu said this in a programme on ChannelsTv, Sunrise Daily. According to him: “I want to assure Nigerians that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is addressing multiple challenges that are facing the country especially in dealing with security and yet we are still making progress in agriculture, economy, anti-corruption, which are the key policies that brought the party and the government to office. “It is sad for the country that opposition…
The Founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center, US, Dr Godwin Maduka, has promised to make Anambra an affordable health tourism hub, if elected the state governor. Maduka made the promise while speaking with journalists after obtaining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Expression of Interest and nomination forms at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The governorship aspirant, who is also a philanthropist, said one of his 10-point agenda was to make healthcare accessible and affordable in all parts of the state. He said that as a pharmacist and medical practitioner, he would ensure that Nigerians no longer…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says justice will always prevail under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nabena was reacting to a court judgment sentencing Prof. Peter Ogban of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a High Court in Akwa-Ibom, on Thursday, sentenced Ogban, to three years in imprisonment for the offence. The convict who manipulated the result of 2019 Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial poll against the APC,…
The Borno House of Assembly has passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Babagana Zulum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online media outfit had reported that the House was working towards impeaching the governor for gross misconduct. Speaker of the House, Abdulkarim Lawan told newsmen after an emergency sitting on Friday in Maiduguri that the story was totally untrue. Lawan said that the House decided to pass the vote of confidence on the governor because of his outstanding performance especially in the execution of projects across the state. He said that the lawmakers were surprised about…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on Aba residents to vote according to their conscience in the Saturday 27th March, 2021 bye-election for Aba Federal Constituency. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization said it was desirous of a violence-free poll, urging politicians to emulate Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. TheInfoStride reports that the election is expected to produce replacement of late Ossy Prestige. In a statement by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, he said desperate politicians should not truncate the will of the people. “Ndigbo are aware of the importance of this election, and Aba-Enyimba is very…
Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has described the recent N50 million donation made to Katsina State by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu as politically childish, hypocritical and disappointing. Bamgbose said it was never a bad idea to donate money to assist the traders who lost their goods and shops to the inferno at Katsina Central Market, but wondered why the former Governor of Lagos State never thought it wise and imperative to do same when crisis occurred in Sasa Market in Oyo State. He also wondered why the plight…
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has lent his voice to the call for power to shift to the South in 2023. The Governor spoke at the presentation of a book by Dakuku Perterside, former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Thursday. According to him, with the situation of things in the country currently, it doesn’t matter what part of the South the next president comes from. He also urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to keep to previous agreements made to shift power to the southern part of the country in the…
The National Vice Chairman of Labour Party (LP), South South, Prince Favour Reuben has inaugurated the Party in Cross River State. Inaugurating the State Chapter on Thursday, Prince Reuben disclosed that the former chairman defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) about three years ago. He said the move to inaugurate the State Chapter was to reposition the fragmented party to enable it serve the yearning of Cross River people for an alternative platform. “With the near absence of structures of the Labour Party in Cross River State, the national leadership of our great party decided to re-launch and strengthen…
The Tanko Beji-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Niger State, has rejected the recommendations offered by the Senator Bukola Saraki-led committee to restore normalcy in the party. The faction on Thursday in a statement signed by its Media Officer, Yahaya Mohammed Usman and made available to journalists in Minna stated that the decision might be tested in a court of law to strengthen the party’s constitution and obedience to rule of law and democratic tenets. It would be recalled the PDP state Congress that had two main contestants Tanko Benji, outgoing Chairman of the party seeking a…
Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has again warned that the 2023 general elections might be threatened if the insecurity situation in the country worsens. Akeredolu spoke on Channels Television Politics Today interview program. His concern is coming hours after his colleague governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom after a meeting with President Muhammad Buhari in Abuja expressed same concern on the conduct of 2023 if the insecurity challenges persist in the country. He, therefore, asked the Federal Government to urgently tackle the deteriorating insecurity in the country. The Ondo state governor who condemned the attack on…