The lawmaker says the president should overhaul his cabinet so as to have an all-inclusive government. Senator Ali Ndume, (APC-Borno) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to establish a Budget Implementation and Impact Assessment office so that he could monitor the releases of funds and performance of his cabinet members. Ndume, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, made the call while fielding questions from journalists on Monday, in Maiduguri. “Buhari is a good leader but quite a number of his cabinet members are not doing enough to reposition the country as enshrined in the President’s Agenda. “I am…
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Two University Professors, Emmanuel Dele Balogun and Maikano Asekomhe have testified against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The Professors tendered exhibits, which include their original Degree Certificates to court. Obaseki is in court defending an alleged certificate forgery suit instituted against him by his former political party, the All Progressives Congress APC. The Professors, who graduated at the University of Ibadan along with the Governor, submitted the certificates for the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compare and contrast in order to arrive at a just conclusion in the suit. While Balogun graduated from the Agricultural Economics Department…
Chimamanda Adichie, an award-winning Nigerian author, has condemned those from the Southeast pushing for the actualization of Biafra, yet cannot work towards the actualization of an Igbo presidency. Adichie said it is ironical that people of the Southeast who can’t unite to ensure a Nigerian president of an Igbo extraction, are pushing for Biafra actualization. Speaking with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the popular writer insisted that there is no Biafra at the moment. She maintained that people of the Southeast need to restrategize politically to achieve Biafra. According to Adichie: “There is no Biafra. There are new movements. But for me, it’s…
United States’ president-elect, Joe Biden, has maintained that politicians cannot seize power in the country, because power has to be given by the people. “In America, politicians can’t assert, take, or seize power. It has to be given by the American people. We can’t ever give that up. “The will of the people must always prevail,” Biden tweeted on Tuesday. The 78-year-old Democratic candidate emerged winner in the November presidential election. Biden’s comment comes as Georgians take to the polls for two closely-watched US Senate runoffs. The polls could shape the first years of the new Democratic presidency. US President,…
Mass defection of political officeholders across the major political parties in Nigeria appears imminent in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2023 general election, TheInfoStride has learnt. The defection is a mad rush for politicians who are realigning and repositioning themselves for more political victories. It will be recalled that the twilight of 2020 legislative year in the national assembly witnessed a gale of defections with many of the main opposition lawmakers from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, leaving to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. On December 15, 2020, two members of the House, Hon. Datti Yako…
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has declared that ‘doomsday predictions about Nigeria will not work. There have been several predictions by church leaders and other individuals concerning Nigeria in the New Year, most of which have been negative. The Minister also lambasted the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, accusing the party of playing a very poor opposition role. Lai Mohammed said this at a press conference in Lagos State on Monday where he berated the PDP for bad-mouthing the government of the day. “Let me also take this opportunity to condemn the constant infantile press releases…
Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has condemned in strong terms Sunday’s attack on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State led by Hon. Ben Horsfall. In a statement he personally signed, Abe stated that Nigerians are aware that armed youths led by Mr. Ibisobebor Daminabor Wokoma, a known member of the party and an associate of Hon Ojukaye Amachree, an acolyte of the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi invaded the venue of a peaceful gathering of APC members in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied rumours making the rounds that another governor from the Southeast was making moves to leave the party. The National Vice Chairman of the party in the zone, Ali Odefa stated this on Monday in Awka, during a stakeholders meeting of the party, asking members to discountenance the rumour. Reporting on the state of the party in the zone, Odefa said, “Anambra is fully a PDP state, with two senators and six House of Representatives members from the state, you will know that Anambra is a PDP state. “Enugu is PDP, Abia is fully…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ordered its members in Anambra State to withdraw all litigations ahead of the November governorship election. NAN reports that Vice Chairman, South-East, Ali Odefa, issued the directive on Monday in Awka during a meeting of the Zonal Working Committee. He said the decision was to give way for peace and unity to reign. Odefa warned that court cases would cause distraction and disaffection. The chieftain appealed to aggrieved members to forward their complaints to the zonal leadership for amicable resolution. He assured that the PDP zonal leadership would ensure that the primary election produced…
A federal lawmaker, Sylvester Ogbaga, has said the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, remains “a friend” of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Umahi joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) last November. Ogbaga, who represents Abakaliki/ Izzi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, spoke at Isu, Onicha Local Government Area on Sunday. The lawmaker noted that although Umahi was now in the APC, he rose to political stardom via the PDP. ”We have no two governors in Ebonyi, and we expect him as our leader to address the threats to PDP members and the general insecurity in the state. ”It…
A commissioner with the Anambra State government, Dr Christian Madubuko has resigned his appointment, alleging threat to life and sabotage. Madubuko who last worked as the Commissioner for Art, Culture and Tourism turned in his resignation letter, saying that the sabotage he has seen while working as Commissioner in Anambra is the reason it is difficult for Nigeria to develop. Madubuko, a Canadian trained Nigerian was first appointed as Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Commerce, the Commissioner for Road, Rail and Water Transportation and finally as Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism. He was known to have…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has dissolved his cabinet. He directed the former cabinet members who were sworn in on December 14, 2019, to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective ministries. The Secretary to the State government, Professor Mamman Saba Jibril, however, retained his seat. A six-paragraph official letter, dated December 31st, 2020 signed by the Secretary to the State government, transmitted to the state Commissioner for Communication, Mrs Afolabi Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet, confirmed the development on Sunday. Titled ‘Dissolution of Executive Cabinet’, the letter read in part, ” I write on behalf of His…
Nancy Pelosi was on Sunday re-elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. 80-year-old Pelosi got 216 votes, while Kevin McCarthy of California received 209. The Democrat, a staunch supporter of President-elect Joe Biden, reclaimed the seat in 2019. Before then, the Republicans were in control for eight years. Pelosi becomes the only woman to hold the position for a fourth term. McCarthy will lead the GOP for a second term. Ahead of the 117th Congress opening, Pelosi expressed gratitude for the nomination. The Speaker noted that the present time was one of “extraordinary difficulty”. “Each of our communities…
The INRI Evangelical spiritual church leader, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said the truth about President Muhammadu Buhari and some officials of his administration would soon be exposed. Primate Ayodele stated that Buhari was incapacitated, not in control of his government and that the truth will soon be exposed. The clergyman, who spoke during a live service in his Lagos church, yesterday, said cabals are in charge of Buhari’s government. He said the judiciary and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Mohammed Tanko is greatly affected by Buhari’s incapacity. He said the judiciary system of Nigeria is on the verge of…
Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has asked his party members to allow common sense to prevail in shifting the 2023 presidency despite no zoning law in the APC constitution. Former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau who was speaking to newsmen in an interactive session said though the APC left its doors open for everyone to contest, it doesn’t mean there should be no considerations in dealing with issues at stake. He said where a President comes from should not matter to Nigerians but they should worry about the quality of the person in question. “Although it is true that the principle of zoning does…
Former Kano Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, says his relationship with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and ex-Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso remains cordial. Shekarau of the All Progressives Congress (APC) represents Kano Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. On Sunday, the former Minister told reporters that there was no misunderstanding between him and other leaders. The lawmaker recalled that he and Ganduje have been together for many years. “When I was the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office then, he was a commissioner, and we used to interact a lot. No problem”, Shekarau said. He assured that his political differences with Kwankwaso have not, and will…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday said he never knew he would one day become a governor while supporting the aspiration of others. Senator Diri, who joined other worshippers to offer praises to God for witnessing the first Sunday of the year made the remark at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Sampou, his hometown in Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of the state. He told the congregation that he never knew Sampou community would produce a governor while he was supporting the governorship aspiration of others. Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that when…
When on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) announced the immediate dissolution of the party’s state and zonal executive committees across the country, suspense and apprehension took over. Majorly, there were speculations that that sudden extreme decision was targeted at curtailing the perceived political influence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly his unstated presidential intention. Some party faithful however, expressed apprehension that the move was a calculated attempt to rubbish the litigations against the party’s National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (NCECPC), led by Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni. Others said it…
About 2,000 members and supporters of the Advanced Congress for Democrats (ACD) decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday. The member representing Borgu-Agwara federal constituency at the National Assembly, Jafaru Agwara, received them. NAN reports that the lawmaker advised the defectors to align with the APC ideology. Nura Kokoli, Chairman of Agwara Local Government Council, assured that decampees would be carried along. Shehu Agwara, ex-ACD Chairman in Agwara, explained that he and his followers joined the APC due to the “successes of Jafaru Agwara and in providing dividends of democracy”.…
The current political situation in Ethiopia, which has degenerated to an armed conflict, is of immediate and significant national security concern to Nigeria. This is because of the close similarity in the elements threatening the political development of both countries such as the socio-cultural cum demographic features of both nations. Ethnic-based politics which has been the bane of many African countries is gaining new life across Nigeria. While Nigeria has found ways to manage this divisive tendency through the unwritten principles of zoning and rotation in political power configuration, especially since the return of democracy in 1999, the issue continues…