President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the peace efforts of Governor Bello Matawalle and has promised a better approach to security operations in the country. The President spoke through a special delegation of four Ministers under the leadership of the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika who were in Gusau, Zamfara state capital to commiserate with the Government and people of Zamfara State over the abduction of Jangebe school girls. Senator Sirika said the President is happy with Governor Matawalle over his genuine efforts at finding peace and tranquillity in the state. President Muhammadu Buhari, however, noted that the Military leadership is…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulraheed Bawa, to re-engineer and restore professionalism in the anti-graft agency. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of the party. Ologbondiyan asked Bawa to avoid the pitfalls of his immediate predecessor in office, by resisting all-partisan pressures, to use the agency as a tool for political persecution. The PDP asked Bawa not to be a party to harassment of dissenting voices, settling of personal scores as well as for personal enrichment. “The party…
The governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi has threatened to clampdown on stakeholders of Onitsha LGA, the hometown of the acting national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Odefa and other communities for their inability to resolve all communal clashes in their areas. Recall that there have been increased hostilities, killings and destruction of valuable properties by warlords in some communities of the state especially in Isinkwo and Abaomege, Ezza/ Effium communities. It was gathered that political leaders/ stakeholders of Isinkwo and Abaomege, Ezza/ Effium and other communities in Ikwo, Izzi and Abakaliki local government areas allowed…
Special Adviser on Youths to Delta State Governor, Chief Emuoboh Gbagi, has called on Deltans, especially youths, to vote for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates in the March 6 local government elections in the state. Emuoboh told journalists at Asaba: “PDP is performing well and never in our history as a state that we have a governor been so youth-friendly and distinguishable from his body language, warm disposition and support to the youths of Delta state.” “This is why the state is filled with so many youths in leadership positions, all fostered by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. He grew from the…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) party in Yobe state has swept all the 17 Local Government Chairmen elections in the state. The 178 candidates for the councillorships elections, also won each of the wards in three of the senatorial districts. Announcing the council elections result at the weekend in Damaturu, the state capital, the Executive Secretary of Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YBSIEC), Dr. Mamman Mohammed disclosed that; “Out of the six political parties that contested for the elections, only the APC fielded its candidates; while five other parties fielded for only the councillorships.” He noted that in the chairmanship…
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has told South East politicians aspiring to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 to stop wasting their time. He advised them to start defecting to other political parties before it is too late, insisting that there is no hope for people of Igbo extraction aspiring to become President on the All Progressives Congress, APC, platform. He said that with the recent arrest and detention of former Governor of Imo State, it is becoming very clear that any aspirant of Igbo extraction in APC, hoping to take…
Former Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has said that his quest to become governor of Anambra State is not a quest to enrich himself or better his life, as God has blessed him with everything he needs. Soludo is an aspirant in the Anambra governorship election, and is hoping to fly the flag of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 6th election. The professor of Econometrics who spoke to some journalists in Awka yesterday said he is in the race because he believes that God did not make a mistake by making him an Anambra indigene.…
The Zamfara State government has declared that the state APC caretaker committee chairman, Hon. Lawal Liman Kaura should be mindful of his utterances, saying that merciless killings in the state started during the unfortunate tenure of the All progressives Congress (APC) under Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari. Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle who spoke through his Director-General, Media and Public Enlightenment, Comrade Yusuf Idris Gusau, said he never wanted to join issues with the APC leaders in the state, but that they were forcing him to break his silence. “It is worthy of note that the governor had passionately said that this…
Soludo says his larger goal is to make Nigeria a prosperous nation by creating prosperous and happy states. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, says he is in the governorship race of Anambra to make the South-East geopolitical zone an island of prosperity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo will run for the November 6 poll on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In an interaction with newsmen on Saturday in Awka, he said the South-East had become largely unliveable despite the solid foundation and infrastructure laid down by…
Buni says people have returned to their respective communities after they were displaced by insurgency. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has expressed happiness with the return of normalcy after years of devastating effects of insurgency in the state. Buni stated this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote during the local government election in Buni-Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of the state. He said, “These are places that you could not dare come during the insurgency, but thank God that today, people have come back to their respective communities and are now going about their normal businesses. “We are…
The governor has warned his aides to stop making controversial comments. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has fired his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, who called on President Muhammadu Buhari to tender his resignation this week for his inability to secure Nigeria. Yakasai who tweets with the handle @Dawisu, was first arrested for his social media remarks. His Dad, Alhaji Tanko-Yakasai, says the younger Yakasai was arrested by DSS operatives on his way to the barber shop. The Kano State commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, who conveyed the governor’s directive in a statement, says the sacking is with…
Tumsah appeals to the youths in the state to shun all forms of violence. Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah advised the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission to provide a level playing ground for all political parties Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah, a former Interim National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged electorate, politicians and stakeholders in Yobe to ensure peaceful conduct of the Saturday local government election. Tumsah, who gave the advice in a statement on Friday in Abuja, stressed the need for stakeholders to contribute their quotas to development and deepening of democratic culture in the state. He advised the Yobe State…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Salihu Yakasai, son of elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, from security custody. The party described the reported arrest of Salihu by security operatives as well as his alleged detention in a secret facility, just after his criticism against the Buhari administration’s failures in the fight against banditry in our country, as completely unacceptable. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of PDP According to him, “Salihu Yakasai’s ordeal is a sad reminder of the sudden disappearance of another known critic…
Former Ondo state deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi has said that his tenure was full of political intrigues and contrivance. Ajayi in a statement issued in Akure however said that he left office unruffled and head held high. Recall that Ajayi fell out with his principal, governor Rotimi Akeredolu over some irreconcilable differences and defected to the Zenith Labour Party. Ajayi contested against Akeredolu in the 2020 governorship election and lost. The statement which was personally signed by him was entitled ” My Appreciation to God for a Successful Tenure as Deputy Governor” It reads “February 24th, 2021, makes it…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday met Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde. The parley was a follow-up to the one he had with former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose. Saraki disclosed that the meetings were part of efforts to understand issues causing disaffection as the PDP seeks to strengthen its fold. The former Kwara Governor is the Chairman of the party’s Reconciliation and Strategy Committee. “As part of our ongoing efforts to reconcile the leaders and members of our great party, last week, I had a meeting with the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose”, he said. “As a follow-up…
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has declared that he will be joining the race for the presidency in 2023 if the security situation in the country lingers on. “I will run for President in 2023 if banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen ravaging the South West and Boko Haram, all continue unabated,” he tweeted. According to him, bandits terrorising the country will be stopped dead on their tracks. The politician noted that the situation where bandits operate unchallenged for 3 to 4 hrs will no longer be possible during his government, adding that any major mass…
The police in Ogun State have arrested the Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Oludare Kadiri. Kadiri was said to have been arrested on Friday over an alleged attack on some politicians in his constituency, Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed Kadiri’s arrest to the media. Oyeyemi disclosed that Kadiri was arrested following a petition against him. He was said to have led some thugs to the house of a constituent, beating him and vandalising his house. “He was arrested because a case was…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for state empowerment to control their internal security. Atiku made the call while condemning the abduction of 317 secondary schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara State. He said that the Governor of Zamfara, H.E Bello Matawalle informed him that his government is doing everything to secure the release of the abducted students. Atiku stressed that the federal government cannot expect states to provide security of life and property in their domain, without giving them control over internal security. He tweeted, ”I have previously made recommendations on how our beloved nation can defeat enemies of the…
The Director General of Conference of APC support group, Mr. Obidike Chukwuebuka has hailed President Buhari’s good works in infrastructural development and policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians from poverty. Mr. Obidike made this statement through his special Assistant on media and publicity , Johnson okoye while meeting some other support groups and young Nigerians on Friday. He said, “President Buhari has done excellently well and it behooves on all of us to rise to the occasion and give him the much needed support in the quest to take Nigeria to greater heights. It takes only a good leader to…
Barely four days after the Imo state police command arrested and released the senator representing Imo West constituency, for breaking into a government sealed ‘Royal palm spring estate’, High Court in Owerri on Thursday ordered an interim forfeiture of all properties allegedly ‘acquired illegally’ by Rochas Okorocha, while he was in office. Justice Fred Njemanze gave the order following an application brought by Louis Alozie, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on behalf of the state government. The properties to be forfeited include: “Eastern Palm University, Ogboko; Royal Spring Palm Hotels and Apartments; IBC staff quarters said to have been illegally acquired…