Group opens PDP factional secretariat in Oyo amid tension in Ondo, Lagos as South-West Exco kicks
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has condemned the recent opening of a factional Oyo State PDP Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, amid tension and uncertainty over the future of the party in Ondo and Lagos States respectively, Starnews Nigeria has gathered. While the South-West PDP, at its zonal stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan condemned the new secretariat opened in Oyo State, a prominent leader of the party in Lagos State who spoke with Starnews Nigeria under the condition of anonymity revealed that similar fate may befall the opposition party in Ondo and Lagos States respectively over what he
Buhari Didn’t Sign Any Agreement To Hand Over Power To Tinubu – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, said reacted to a purported agreement signed between President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Former pioneer National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Senator Rufai Hanga, had said that there was an agreement that President Buhari would hand over power to Tinubu in 2023. In an interview with Daily Trust, Hanga claimed that the implied agreement signed in 2014, was the reason why Tinubu remained in APC after Buhari’s first term. Reacting, Okechukwu stated that President Buhari hardly entered into any written agreement with people, expressing
Breaking: Oyedepo Church Allegedly Sacks 40 Pastors For Low-Income Remittances
Pastor Peter Godwin who was formerly in charge of the Living Faith Church International, popularly known as Winners Chapel, in Ikere- Ekiti Branch of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has alleged that he was sacked by the church authority for low-income remittance from his branch to the headquarters. Godwin in a trending video on Youtube watched by Starnews Nigeria on Sunday said he was sacked alongside other forty (40) pastors of the church over the same offence. According to him, he was employed on the 28th of August, 2020. While answering questions, Godwin said: “Actually, by the special
You will end up in jail like Hushpuppi, Deji Adeyanju blasts Obi Cubana
Activist Deji Adeyanju has warned billionaire club owner Obi Cubana to slow down on his open display of opulence to avoid ending up in jail. Joining those questioning the source of Obi Cubana’s wealth, he said he may end up in jail like Hushpuppi based on how he is spending money. He condemned the ‘spraying’ of money at his mum’s burial over the weekend at Oba, Anambra state. Making reference to Hushpuppi who showcased his lifestyle on social media before he was arrested in Dubai, Adeyanju warned Cubana and others spraying bundles of notes to be careful of attracting the
Ibadan traditional council blames Makinde for worsening insecurity
Ibadan Traditional Council has blamed Governor Seyi Makinde for worsening insecurity in Oyo State, urging him to change tactics before it is too late. The council gave the advice at its meeting held at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, at the weekend. The council comprises members of the Olubadan-in-Council, other monarchs in Ibadan land and family heads known as Mogajis. Taking turns to speak on the growing security crisis in the State, the council members accused Makinde of running a one-man administration, which they insisted was hurting security. They posited that a one-man management cannot
INEC: We have capacity for electronic transmission of results
Following two days of acrimonious debate across Nigeria over the decision of the National Assembly on the amendment to the Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday sought to dispel insinuations about its ability to transmit election results electronically in 2023. The commission said it has the capacity for electronic transmission of results from remote areas of the country. “We have uploaded results from very remote areas, even from areas where you have to use human carriers to access,” INEC’s National Chairman and Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr. Festus Okoye, said on Channels television. “So, we
