Ike Ekweremadu – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:55:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Ike Ekweremadu – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Allow Me To Pray For Ike Ekweremadu, Jesus Prayed For A Thief On The Cross – Apostle Suleman https://www.theinfostride.com/allow-me-to-pray-for-ike-ekweremadu-jesus-prayed-for-a-thief-on-the-cross-apostle-suleman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/allow-me-to-pray-for-ike-ekweremadu-jesus-prayed-for-a-thief-on-the-cross-apostle-suleman/#respond Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:55:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327261 Popular Nigerian pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman has come out to react to those blasting him for praying for Ike Ekweremadu. Recall that former deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London for alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child. Reacting, Apostle wrote, “Heard about [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/allow-me-to-pray-for-ike-ekweremadu-jesus-prayed-for-a-thief-on-the-cross-apostle-suleman/feed/ 0 2023 Election: Nigeria Will Gain A Lot With Igbo Presidency — Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-nigeria-will-gain-a-lot-with-igbo-presidency-ekweremadu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-nigeria-will-gain-a-lot-with-igbo-presidency-ekweremadu/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299110 Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that Nigeria will lose nothing but rather gain a lot if an Igbo man becomes President of the country. Speaking in an interview with newsmen, Ekweremadu said he was still nursing the hope that Igbo Presidency will be achieved. The lawmaker, who countered claims of power being [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-nigeria-will-gain-a-lot-with-igbo-presidency-ekweremadu/feed/ 0 Using Military Men To Settle Political Scores In Mali Is Condemnable – Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/using-military-men-to-settle-political-scores-in-mali-is-condemnable-ekweremadu/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:07:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=261983 Ex-Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has come out to blast the military intervention in Mali. Ike Ekweremadu recently came out to ask for extreme sanctions against the masterminds of the takeover. According to him, Mali was very strategic in the war against insurgency and that political instability in the West African country [...]

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]]> FG Is Not Doing The Right Things To Tackle Our Security Issues – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-not-doing-the-right-things-to-tackle-our-security-issues-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 18:51:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=249234 Ex-Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has come out to say that the security situation in Nigeria will be worse since the Federal Government is not dealing with the problem at all. Ike Ekweremadu has come out to say that he sympathizes with the citizens because things could be worse than it already is in the [...]

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]]> Nigeria Needs Peace To Develop – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-needs-peace-to-develop-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 26 May 2019 12:24:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233438 Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has said Nigeria is in need of peace to develop as a people. He disclosed this in Gombe on Saturday while inaugurating a 37km road in Deba, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of the state. He shared that the state experienced development because of the peace that had taken over the [...]

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]]> I Will Retire From The Senate In 2023 – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-retire-from-the-senate-in-2023-ike-ekweremadu/ Mon, 13 May 2019 19:01:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232623 Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has revealed that he will retire from the Senate four years from now. Ekweremadu, who is representing Enugu West in the National Assembly declared this yesterday in Enugu during his 57th birthday celebration. He shared that he believes it is time to exit the legislature, and the [...]

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]]> I Did Not Abandon PDP At Its Darkest Hour – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/i-did-not-abandon-pdp-at-its-darkest-hour-ike-ekweremadu/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:53:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225506 Ike Ekweremadu has talked about his utmost commitment to the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the forthcoming general elections. The senator, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, blatantly denied reports the PDP was not united ahead of the presidential election. He said, [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Did Not Pay Me To Forget My Senatorial Ambition – Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-did-not-pay-me-to-forget-my-senatorial-ambition-juliet-ibekaku-nwagwu/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:01:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225036 The Enugu West All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, has described as `false’ allegations reports that Sen. Ike Ekweremadu gave her N500 million to do away with her senatorial ambition. “I did not broker or establish any accord at Nwanjoku’s wedding which led to N500 million deal or purported N300 million advance [...]

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]]> Shehu Shagari Was A Democrat By Nature – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/shehu-shagari-was-a-democrat-by-nature-ike-ekweremadu/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:20:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224311 Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has expressed deep grief over the death of the Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari. He noted that the late elder statesman was a “sage and democrat”. “I received with a heavy heart the news of the passing on of the Second Republic President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu [...]

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]]> Assassination Attempt On Ike Ekweremadu Should Be Investigated – Enyinnaya Abaribe https://www.theinfostride.com/assassination-attempt-on-ike-ekweremadu-should-be-investigated-enyinnaya-abaribe/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=220586 Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on the life of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Ekweremadu escaped an alleged assassination attempt on his life when gunmen reportedly invaded his home in Apo Quarters. According to reports, Abaribe accused the police of [...]

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]]> Did Ike Ekweremadu Deserve Vice President Ticket? https://www.theinfostride.com/did-ike-ekweremadu-deserve-vice-president-ticket/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:26:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219464 Ike Ekweremadu is about dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), report understand. Ekweremadu recently got the PDP ticket to represent Enugu West Senatorial district for the fifth time. However, it appears that the 56-year-old lawyer and politician is dissatisfied with the treatment meted out to him by the PDP especially after the Port Harcourt primary [...]

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]]> EFCC Set To Resume Ike Ekweremadu’s Interrogation https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-set-to-resume-ike-ekweremadus-interrogation/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:26:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=212825 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to resume the interrogation of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West – PDP), over allegations of money laundering, conspiracy and abuse of office. According to a report by The Nation, the EFCC is set to resume Ekweremadu’s interrogation after he was discharged [...]

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]]> Nigeria Must Be A Free Society – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-must-be-a-free-society-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:52:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=212144 Prof Ike Ekweremadu has revealed that the security siege in his house and that of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki was to prevent them from going to the National Assembly for plenary so that both of them could be impeached, a development that was meant to prevent the All Progressives Congress, APC, [...]

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]]> Bukola Saraki Was Not Harrassed By The Police – Jimoh Moshood https://www.theinfostride.com/bukola-saraki-was-not-harrassed-by-the-police-jimoh-moshood/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:05:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211993 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has ordered an investigation into the reported siege on the home of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. According to reports, the police authorities denied knowledge of any deployment of its personnel to the homes of the top Senate leaders. According to the police [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Fails To Declare His Assets Outside Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-fails-to-declare-his-assets-outside-nigeria/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:27:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208490 Any move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari would be unsuccessful at the Senate, a source has said. This, the source said, is as a result of the recent treatment being meted out to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator Dino Melaye. After two separate meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, a source said that some [...]

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]]> We Are Representatives Of The People – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-representatives-of-the-people-ike-ekweremadu/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:04:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205293 Ike Ekweremadu has urged President Muhmmadu Buhari to ask the United Kingdom, America and France for assistance on how to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges. “I ask myself: assuming this is happening in America, in the United Kingdom or France, will it take all this time to be resolved?” Ekweremadu asked. “As we know not even [...]

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]]> We Must Seek Help From Other Countries – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/we-must-seek-help-from-other-countries-ike-ekweremadu/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:12:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=205192 Asiwaju Bola Tinubu once again All Progressives Congress(APC) has again blamed past civilian administrations, especially the Jonathan government for the nation’s economic woes. The APC national leader said that the present government under President Muhammadu Buhari had in the past three years been labouring hard to clean the rot and give the people a new [...]

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]]> Civil Society Groups warn Politicians against Denigrating the Military https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-groups-warn-politicians-against-denigrating-the-military/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:28:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202329 The Coalition of Civil Society Groups against Terrorism in Nigeria, has added its voice, to reactions trailing a statement credited to the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, where he spoke during the plenary of the senate, on the possibility of an Army takeover of government in the country. The group in [...]

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]]> Senate Plenary: Proceedings of The Nigerian Senate of Thursday, 1st February, 2018 https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-plenary-proceedings-of-the-nigerian-senate-of-thursday-1st-february-2018/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:34:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197897 #TodayInSenatePlenary – PROCEEDINGS OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE OF THURSDAY, 1ST FEBRUARY, 2018. Welcome to a new Legislative Day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria! Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, led the Principal Officers into the chambers; took the official prayers; and began the day’s proceedings at 11:02am. Senator Suleiman Nazif moved for the [...]

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]]> PDP Must Return Power To The People – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-and-davido-now-friends/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 04:37:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194353 Ike Ekweremadu, has charged the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure transparent and credible primaries, ahead of the 2019 general elections. He blamed the party’s defeat in the 2015 general election on lack of internal democracy that manifested in the imposition of candidates and disregard for the [...]

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]]> PDP Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-must-not-repeat-past-mistakes-ike-ekweremadu/ Mon, 25 Dec 2017 01:39:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193929 Ike Ekweremadu, has charged the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure transparent and credible primaries, ahead of the 2019 general elections. He blamed the party’s defeat in the 2015 general election on lack of internal democracy that manifested in the imposition of candidates and disregard for the [...]

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]]> PDP Has A History Of Fighting Corruption – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-has-a-history-of-fighting-corruption-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:07:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193844 Ike Ekweremadu, has charged the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure transparent and credible primaries, ahead of the 2019 general elections. He blamed the party’s defeat in the 2015 general election on lack of internal democracy that manifested in the imposition of candidates and disregard for the [...]

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]]> There Is Joy In Being Together – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/there-is-joy-in-being-together-ike-ekweremadu/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:23:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186512 Ike Ekweremadu, may have just dropped a heavy blow to some people from South-East, majorly the youths, agitating for the Independence of Biafra, after he said that Nigeria is better as a united country. He said, “There is joy in being together. There is benefit in being together. There is advantage that is conferred on [...]

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]]> Single-Term Presidency Will Not Cause Abandonment Of The Presidential System – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/single-term-presidency-will-not-cause-abandonment-of-the-presidential-system-ike-ekweremadu/ Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:12:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185326 Ike Ekweremadu, has said exactly why he is showing massive support for a single-term presidency of five or six years for Nigeria and other African countries. According to him, single tenure Presidency would deepen democracy and good governance in the continent. “My advocacy is a more modest proposal which seeks not the abandonment of the [...]

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]]> Restructuring Will Assure The Agitators That There Is Hope For A Better Nigeria – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/restructuring-will-assure-the-agitators-that-there-is-hope-for-a-better-nigeria-ike-ekweremadu/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:11:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185039 Dr Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Nigeria is better as a united country and should never be divided. He said “Nigeria does not require to be fragmented at this time. There is joy in being together. There is benefit in being together.” “There is advantage that is conferred on us as a country by our [...]

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]]> Super Eagles Showed Unity Can Scale Over Every Mountain – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-showed-unity-can-scale-over-every-mountain-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:39:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184531 Ike Ekweremadu has also praised the performance of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The Nigerian team, on Saturday, October 7, 2017, beat Zambia 1 – 0 to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup. Ekweremadu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu said that salutes the Super Eagles. The statement reads: [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Pledges Support For A Northern President https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-pledges-support-for-a-northern-president/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:35:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184184 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast led by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said it will only support a candidate of northern roots for the presidency in the 2019 general elections. The Zonal Chairman of the party, Austin Umahi made this known recently. David Umahi also said that the zone was in [...]

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]]> Never Again Will Nigeria Experience Another Civil War – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/never-again-will-nigeria-experience-another-civil-war-ike-ekweremadu/ Sat, 30 Sep 2017 02:19:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183484 The Senate, yesterday, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s 57th Independent Anniversary, on Oct. 1, 2017. The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu said a lot about his happinness with the country as a whole i a recent interview. “I congratulate my colleagues and constituents on this year’s anniversary and I call [...]

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]]> Nigerian Constitution Review, Another ‘Promise Kept’ – Senator Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-constitution-review-another-promise-kept-senator-saraki/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:12:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173713 As both chambers of the National Assembly begin the clause-by-clause consideration of the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution on Tuesday, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the process as another ‘Promise Kept’ by the 8th National Assembly. In a statement by his Media Office, the Senate President described the constitution amendment process [...]

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]]> Resolutions of Peoples Democratic Party’s 74th NEC Meeting held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 https://www.theinfostride.com/resolutions-of-peoples-democratic-partys-74th-nec-meeting-held-on-tuesday-july-18-2017/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:49:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172337 Resolutions of The 74th National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. The 74th National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held today at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Plot 1970, Michael [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Mourns Danbaba Suntai https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-mourns-danbaba-suntai/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 07:05:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170057 The Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, has described the death of the former Governor of Taraba, Mr Danbaba Suntai, as a great loss to the nation. Ekweremadu made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser, Mr Uche Anichukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Suntai gave a good account [...]

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]]> State Of Emergency Must Be Declared In Kogi – Dino Melaye https://www.theinfostride.com/state-of-emergency-must-be-declared-in-kogi-dino-melaye/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:41:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168029 A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Dino Melaye, has called for the declaration of a state-of-emergency in Kogi, saying there was insecurity and anarchy in the state. Melaye, who came under Order 43 of Senate Standing Rule, prayed the senate to order the Inspector-General of Police to immediately undertake an audit of the police [...]

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]]> Police Raid Ike Ekweremadu’s Official Residence https://www.theinfostride.com/police-raid-ike-ekweremadus-official-residence/ Sat, 27 May 2017 20:49:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166326 The Nigeria police force on Friday, May 26, raided the Abuja residence of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Hours after the raid, Ike Ekweremadu’s media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said in a statement that the police did not find any incriminating item in the house. Recounting the incident, he said “At about 8am on Friday, [...]

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]]> God Will Heal Muhammadu Buhari – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/god-will-heal-muhammadu-buhari-ike-ekweremadu/ Tue, 16 May 2017 09:16:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165128 Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday, led prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari. Ekweremadu prayed for the president during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders meeting in Enugu. “We must always remember that the President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari, is in London for medical treatment. We must pause at every opportunity to remember [...]

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]]> Is Ike Ekweremadu A Corrupt Man? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-ike-ekweremadu-a-corrupt-man/ Thu, 04 May 2017 09:37:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163836 During plenary on Wednesday, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, raised an alarm. According to the man, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is cooking up a plot to set him up by planting totems of corruption in his home. Ekweremadu read a letter purportedly written by someone who works with the anti-graft agency. The [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Is Safe If He Didn’t Steal Money – EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-is-safe-if-he-didnt-steal-money-efcc/ Wed, 03 May 2017 22:32:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163811 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has nothing to worry about if he never looted public funds. The anti-graft commission stated this in reaction to Ekeweramadu’s claim that the EFCC is trying to set him up. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Wednesday, May [...]

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]]> IPOB Honours Ayo Fayose With Honorary Citizenship https://www.theinfostride.com/ipob-honours-ayo-fayose-with-honorary-citizenship/ Mon, 01 May 2017 12:04:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163577 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has commended the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for showing support for their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Ekiti state Governor was seen in court with the IPOB leader during his bail hearing in Abuja. The spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, who said Fayose is a honorary Biafran, was full [...]

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]]> MASSOB Celebrates Nnamdi Kanu’s Release https://www.theinfostride.com/massob-celebrates-nnamdi-kanus-release/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 06:08:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163473 Members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) are celebrating the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu was released FROM Kuje Prison on Friday, April 28, 2017, after meeting his bail conditions. According to MASSOB, the IPOB leader’s release is a [...]

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]]> Isiaka Adeleke’s Death Is The Height Of Dry Season – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/isiaka-adelekes-death-is-the-height-of-dry-season-ike-ekweremadu/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 05:17:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=162950 The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed shock over the death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, likening it to “rainstorm at the height of dry season.’’ Ekweremadu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu on Sunday, said the lawmaker’s death was really a sad development, adding that the [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Wants Extension Of Policy To Arms Proliferation https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-wants-extension-of-policy-to-arms-proliferation/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:28:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161796 The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the Federal Government to extend its whistle-blower policy in the anti-corruption war to the proliferation of arms. Ekweremadu made the call in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media) Mr Uche Anichukwu in Abuja on Wednesday. Anichukwu said Ekweremadu made the call when [...]

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]]> Bukola Saraki Should Be Impeached – CACOL https://www.theinfostride.com/bukola-saraki-should-be-impeached-cacol/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:35:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160279 The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has called for the impeachment of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. According to Daily Post, the group also described the Senate President as an embarrassment to Nigeria. Saraki was indicted for allegedly embezzling N19b from the Paris Club refund, reports say. The Senate President allegedly colluded with [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Wants Alternative Dispute Resolution https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-wants-alternative-dispute-resolution/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:39:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160183 The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has advocated Alternative Dispute Resolution as a panacea for various forms of tension and crisis bedeviling the country. The Deputy President made the call in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Uche Anichukwu, in Abuja on Sunday. He spoke when he received the Governing Council [...]

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]]> PDP Members Should Stop Flexing Muscles Over Leadership – Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-members-should-stop-flexing-muscles-over-leadership-ekweremadu/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:27:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159883 The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu says members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be flexing muscle over leadership when Nigerians are suffering. Ekweremadu made the plea on Wednesday when the party’s Reconciliatory Committee, headed by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, visited him in Abuja. He said, “The country is in crisis. So [...]

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]]> APC Senators Are Planning To Join PDP – Akpabio https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-senators-are-planning-to-join-pdp-akpabio/ Sun, 29 Jan 2017 02:55:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155266 Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has said that 20 Senator-members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio said further that the APC senators would join the opposition party as soon as it resolves the current leadership crisis. The former Akwa Ibom state governor made the comments [...]

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]]> Senators Might Remove Ike Ekweremadu Next – Ali Ndume https://www.theinfostride.com/senators-might-remove-ike-ekweremadu-next-ali-ndume/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:20:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153804 Former Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has said that Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, might be removed from his position. Ndume made the comment on Wednesday, January 11, after his removal on Tuesday, January 10. The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus of the Senate removed Ndume and appointed Senator Ahmed Lawan in his place. [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Warns Against Military Action In Gambia https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-warns-against-military-action-in-gambia/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:30:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153098 Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region. The warning is in a statement issued by the Senate deputy president’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu on Tuesday in Abuja. Ekweremadu [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari To Name New EFCC Chairman In January? https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-to-name-new-efcc-chairman-in-january/ Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:08:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152341 President Muhammadu Buhari is already shopping for a replacement for the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, Daily Post reports. The report, which cited a government source, said the president is not likely to further push the Senate for Magu’s confirmation as the substantive EFCC Chairman. It was learnt [...]

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]]> Ike Ekweremadu Wants FG To Decentralise Policing https://www.theinfostride.com/ike-ekweremadu-wants-fg-to-decentralise-policing/ Sat, 24 Dec 2016 08:16:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152245 The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called for decentralised policing to get the country out of its numerous security and economic challenges. He also stressed the need for respect for the rule of law and to ensure inclusive governance. Ekweremadu made the call at the South East Economic and Security Summit [...]

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]]> Police Submit Fresh Report To Indict Bukola Saraki, Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/police-submit-fresh-report-to-indict-bukola-saraki-ike-ekweremadu/ Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:47:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148794 Barely a month after the FG dropped Senate orders forgery charges against Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, another report has reportedly reared its head. According to Punch Newspaper, the police under the Special Investigation Panel have reportedly submitted another report on the investigations. It was reported that the report, which has [...]

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]]> PDP Will Work With Donald Trump – Ike Ekweremadu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-work-with-donald-trump-ike-ekweremadu/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:14:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147627 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will work hand in hand with US President-Elect, Donald Trump. The announcement was made by Deputy Senate President and senior PDP member, Ike Ekweremadu via a statement released by his media aide, Uche Anichikwu on Wednesday, November 9. The statement reads: “Mr. Trump has rightly described [...]

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