The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), has released lists of political parties to participate in the upcoming local government area in the state. The state electoral umpire verified that nine out of registered political parties have completed processes in readiness for the smooth conduct of the local Government Area polls across the ABSIEC wards in Abia State. This was contained in a release signed by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa and made available to newsmen in Umuahia, on Saturday. TheInfoStride recalls that the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission had scheduled December, 18th, 2020 for…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abuja made virtual and public presentation of its `Report of the 2019 General Election’. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. (Punch) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission also made public presentation of the ` Review of the 2019 General Election: Report of the Commission’s Retreats and Stakeholder Engagements’’. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, while presenting the two reports said that the `Report of the 2019 General Election’ has 13 Chapters covering major issues. These according to him include challenges associated with the preparation and conduct of the election, lessons learnt…
The Governor of Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum on Friday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security development in the state NAN reports that he also advocated for a political solution to end what he defined as “madness’’ afflicting the state. The governor, who stated this after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Friday, disclosed that the state government had successfully facilitated the return of over 100,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes. According to him, the kinetic measures currently being applied will not be enough to solve the security problems…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, Worldwide, has announced that the political career of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been murdered by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The OYC believes that Wike, whom it defined as an Igbo of Ikwerre stock, will be haunted by the killing of residents in Oyigbo Local Government Area by soldiers. The group stated that the killing was a political eyesore that will surely be used to haunt Wike’s future political aspirations. “Nnamdi Kanu is a messenger and a pawn in the hands of Northeast and Yoruba politicians, carefully…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced that former Governor Rashidi Ladoja was impeached and removed as governor of Oyo State for being ungrateful to Chief Lamidi Adedibu and Chief Yekini Adeojo. He made this disclosure on Thursday during the launching of former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala’s autobiography titled Amazing Grace in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alao-Akala, an APC Chieftain, is a former governor of Oyo State on the platform of PDP from 2007 to 2011. NAN reports that Alao-Akala was the deputy governor of the state from 2003- 2007 when Ladoja was impeached. Obasanjo stated that…
The Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has announced how he gave Nigeria “great peace”. Jonathan disclosed that his philosophy of opting to leave power to gain honour had brought peace to Nigeria and himself. The former president disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page, on Friday. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had defeated Jonathan during the 2015 presidential election. Despite being the incumbent president at the time, Jonathan had conceded power to Buhari, stressing that nobody’s presidential election was worth the blood of any Nigerian. However, Jonathan encouraged leaders facing election challenges to adopt his philosophy. According…
The former Plateau State Governor and senator, Jonah David Jang, has prepared to leave the country for medical reasons. His lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) made the disclosure on Thursday. Ozekhome prayed Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos, to allow Jang travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Jang for alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of state funds to the tune of N6.3billion. Ozekhome assured that his client would return before the next adjourned date, February 16. Justice Dabup granted the prayer. Jang is…
Just in, the Imo State Governor, H.E Hope Uzodinma, has joined in the call for the regulation of social media in Nigeria. The former lawmaker stated this while condemning the End SARS protests that went awry. He said his position on Thursday when he received the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Governor Uzodinma regretted the death of police officers during the nationwide riots. “I am strongly advocating that social media should be regulated in Nigeria. Opposition party incited hoodlums to cause trouble in Imo,” he further stated. The governor said that the “real protesters” went off the street after…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has praised the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a case filed, by Femi Ojudu and other members. Mr. Ojudu is the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters. The former Senator and some aggrieved chieftains had challenged constitution of Ekiti APC executive committee. However, the court dismissed the case on Thursday. APC described the development a victory that would deepen democracy in the State and the country. The spokesman, Ade Ajayi, stated that the party will not depart from its resolve to be a formidable force. “While the decision…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, fixed November 16, 2020 to hear a perjury suit the All Progressives Congress, APC, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The suit marked FHC/B/CS/74/2020, which also has a member of the APC in the state, Edobor Williams, as co-Plaintiff, is alleging that Obaseki lied about his academic qualifications. The Plaintiffs accused the governor of forging the university certificate he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in aid of his qualification for the governorship election that held in Edo State on September 19. They equally told the…
The Senate has called on the State House officials to equip its clinic so as to avoid President Muhammadu Buhari from travelling abroad to seek medical attention. Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs made the call on Thursday. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Danjuma Lar made this remark when the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr. Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates. The State House official had tabled a budget of N19.7bn for 2021, out of which N1.3bn was proposed for the State House Clinic. Senator La’ah stated that the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented over fresh plans by the Federal Government to secure an additional US$1.2 billion loan from the Brazilian Government. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday, stated it was worrisome that government had such a plan in spite public outcry against the accumulation of loans from China and other foreign interests. The Federal Government announced it is seeking approval from the National Assembly for US$1.2 billion loan to address issues in the agriculture value chain. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,…
There seems to be confusion in the fold of the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over the Tuesday’s disqualification of the candidate of the party from contesting in the Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election by the Federal High Court in Yenagoa. TheInfoStride observed that the presiding judge, Justice Jane Inyang, in a judgment on Tuesday on a case of forgery filed by Richman Samuel, a former director on domestic matters, Government House, Yenagoa, upheld the plaintiff’s prayers and declared the APC candidate ineligible to contest in the bye-election. The plaintiff contended that the academic credentials and voter’s…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its administration to regulate social media in Nigeria. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, defined the moves to regulate social media as unconstitutional, anti-people and a suppressive design to asphyxiate Nigerians. The opposition party asserted that the renewed call to censor the social media is ostensibly targeted at silencing outspoken Nigerians, particularly the youths, media and civil society organizations, from demanding accountability. The statement read in part: “PDP rejects the claims that the regulation bill is targeted at checking…
A High Court sitting in Ikirun, Osun State has ordered that the sacked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in the state should return to the seat pending the determination of the pending matter before it. The National Working Committee of the PDP had requested Adagunodo to step aside pending the investigation of the vote of no confidence passed against him and allegation of financial misappropriation. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan on October 16, ratified his removal and ordered that Sunday Bisi takes over the affairs of the party. However, Adagunodo in suit number HIK/25/2020, which…
The Ex Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Oye Owolewa on his election as a shadow U.S. Representative for the District of Columbia. Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, is one of nine Nigerians who ran for various seats in this week’s U.S elections. “His convincing victory at the polls is a great testament to the ‘can do’ spirit of all Nigeria’s young people,” Saraki said. Alhaji Bukola Saraki, who was president of Nigeria’s senate from 2015 to 2019 added that; “this weekend, when I spoke with Oye — whose father is from Omu-Aran in Kwara…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved an upward review of maternity leave for pregnant women and nursing mothers in its service from four months to six months. The Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Professor Daud Sangodoyin, made the announcement on Tuesday in Ibadan while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly State Executive Council meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 30th council meeting was presided over by Governor Seyi Makinde. According to Professor Sangodoyin, the upward review by the council was to meet the World Health Organisation’s recommendation on Exclusive Breast Feeding. He,…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it will argue with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its plan to obtain selfish and insensitive political gains from issues of national security. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement is in response to recent comments by the PDP on the swift operation by the United States to rescue its citizens held hostage by some bandits in Nigeria. The PDP, in an earlier statement by Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, announced that the development…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has expressed concern over what they labelled the “nonchalant attitude” of governors of Southern parts of the country, particularly Abia and Rivers, on the killing of Northerners and destruction of their businesses and assets. This was contained in a statement signed by the AYCF’s National President, Yerima Shettima after its emergency meeting in Kaduna. The participants noted that unless the Southern governors assume that the lives of Northerners do not matter, saying that they have a duty to compensate the families of those killed in Abia and Rivers for committing no fault. The group…
The founder of Citadel Global Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared his readiness to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023. The cleric during his appearance as a guest on Arise Television show yesterday, insisting that as a citizen of Nigeria he has the right to run for any elective office. “It is my fundamental right to run if I chose to. I mean every word I spoke. I cannot fold my hand or say well, let me continue to watch. No,” he stated. “I am a citizen of this country, born and bred here by the grace of…