In the Zamfara State Governorship Election, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has stated that the results cannot be determined. In a decision handed down on Thursday, the court ordered that the election be redone in three of the country’s LGAs. Maradun, Birnin-Magaji, and Bukyun are the Local Government Areas (LGAs). According to the ruling of the court, the Zamfara State Election Petitions Tribunal did not take into account the facts that the appellants, the All Progressives Congress (APC), presented to them. The results for Maradun Local Government that were supplied by the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Senator Shehu Sani, a former politician, has expressed doubts about whether or not it would be beneficial for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) to unite. Sani made the idea on Thursday in a post on X. Using a Ferrari engine in a Peugeot car, the ex-lawmaker compared the proposed merger between PDP and LP. As he put it, “Merging PDP with the young, agile, and restless Labor supporters will be like fixing a Ferrari engine into a peugeot.” InfoStride News recalls that in 2027, there will be an election, and the incumbent All Progressives Congress…
It has been reported that Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the recently concluded Kogi governorship election, is requesting a refund of money he supplied for vote buying. Melaye dismissed the report as false in a statement he signed on behalf of his campaign’s Media Directorate and shared on his Facebook wall. The claim, published by an online media (not InfoStride News) had said that an irate Melaye “seeks refund after sharing out N250,000 per polling unit for vote buying”. Melaye stated that the report was created by the All Progressives Congress, APC. Melaye denied the claims,…
On Thursday, the State Executive Council of Ondo State voted to reinstate confidence in Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, whose position had been in jeopardy due to a conflict with his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The governor’s 33 cabinet members all pledged their continued support for his efforts to improve the state in a joint statement. The communiqué was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Oladunni Odu, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Olugbenga Ale, Head of Service, Kayode Ogundele, 16 Commissioners and 12 Special Advisers. Akinwumi Sowore, the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Cooperative, and Razaq Obe, the Commissioner for…
Pan African Women Projects, an international election monitoring group, has requested that INEC investigate “irregularities in result tallying as shown in the portal” in the governor’s race in Imo State. The Head of Mission for Pan African Women Projects, Dr. (Mrs.) Eno UDENSI, said at a press conference on Wednesday in Owerri that elections were not held in many voting units across the state. The group voiced its dismay at the violence that occurred during the conduct of the governorship election in the state and urged the new leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to address the ambiguous security issues…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Anambra State has elected Dave Akunyili as its Acting Chairman. He takes the place of Felix Chukwurah, who was kicked out of the party for alleged anti-party conduct. Izuchukwu Onwuekelu, the NNPP’s Southeast Zonal Secretary, oversaw the Awka event while Alhaji Aliyu Kwankwaso, the party’s acting Secretary in Enugu State, was there as a witness. Onwuekelu added that Akunyili was unanimously chosen by the party faithful in the state, including state executive members, local government party chairmen and other stakeholders. The National Working Committee (NWC) would have to approve his appointment as interim…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State were advised by the media office of Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, Member representing the Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency, not to count the lawmaker out of its self-inflicted trouble. The statement made on Wednesday said PDP members in the state were deluded for blaming their tribunal losses on Gagdi and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem. “We note with dismay attempts to drag the name of our principal, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, into the political tsunami that has befallen their party in Plateau State,” the statement adds. When people…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government is leading Nigeria down a path of tyranny and anarchy. The PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, claimed that the Presidency was plotting to put Nigeria into disorder by seizing control of INEC and the judiciary. Ologunagba sounded the alarm over allegedly manipulated election results and inconsistent judicial rulings. The PDP spokesperson issued a statement under his signature warning the world community to take these threats seriously. Ologunagba claims that under the rule of the openly oppressive and anti-people All Progressives Congress (APC) @OfficialAPCNg, Nigeria is rapidly…
After People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s plea to rally opposition political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said President Bola Tinubu remained unfazed in executing his campaign pledges of the Renewed Hope mandate. The spokesman of APC, Felix Morka, reacting to Atiku’s demand for opposition political groups to merge against the ruling party, encouraged him to concentrate “on repairing his damaged political psyche and attempt to revive his comatose PDP” and leave APC out of his dilemma. Here is an excerpt from a statement released by Morka: “However, we appreciate the former Vice President’s demand to opposition political…
Over N427 million in checks were delivered by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to the surviving spouses and children of service members who had died in the line of duty. During Tuesday’s presentation event in Abuja, Tinubu mentioned the initiative was a part of RHI’s Social Investment Programme. The first lady, who is also the national head of RHI, stated that the presentation’s purpose was to give strength to the wives and children of the slain heroes in recognition of their sacrifices. She claims that 1,709 widows and orphans will be given N250,000 to help them get back on their feet.…
On Sunday, November 12, 2023, people were evacuated from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia, and the Federal Government has responded. When they arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport’s Hajj Terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 13, 2023, 264 travelers were informed that their visa had been cancelled, as reported by InfoStride News. According to reports, 87 passengers were granted entry into Jeddah after clearing immigration, while 177 were forced to take the same flight back to Nigeria. Francisca K. Omayuli, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ official spokesperson, released a statement urging calm and that an investigation was still underway.…
Adams Oshiomhole, a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has criticized the strike action being implemented by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, arguing that the focus should have been on the state governments that are not yet paying the national minimum wage of N30,000. While congratulating Vice President Kashim Shettima on the party’s victories in Kogi and Imo states at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Oshiomhole implied that the walkout by the Joe Ajaero-led leadership was misguided. He noted that as union leaders, nothing precludes them from harboring political beliefs but must draw the line when…
Setonji Koshoedo has been appointed to the position of PDP interim National Secretary by the Peoples Democratic Party. The decision was adopted by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Until the conclusion of a matter before the Enugu High Court, Koshoedo will serve as National Secretary in his prior post as Deputy National Secretary. After a Tuesday meeting of the PDP’s NWC, acting National Chairman Umar Damagum made the news. Damagum stated that appointing Koshoedo was crucial to the party’s success amidst the continuing legal processes. The Deputy National Secretary “should take over in an acting capacity until the Court…
In order to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, has urged the opposition parties to work together. Atiku said that the various opposition groups should join forces because the APC was leading the country down the path to dictatorship and a one-party state. On Tuesday, Atiku welcomed the executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) to his office. The lack of a strong opposition, according to Nigeria’s former Vice President, is detrimental to the country’s democracy. According to Atiku: “You have come here today to propose…
On Wednesday, November 15, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate, and Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, the Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate, will receive a ruling from the Lagos Court of Appeal regarding their appeal challenging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election. The court informed those involved in the appeal that the verdict would be announced at 3 p.m. According to Infostride News, the Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed the LP candidate’s challenge to Sanwo-Olu’s 2023 gubernatorial election victory. The election tribunal found no basis for Rhodes-Vivour’s petition and confirmed Sanwo-Olu as the lawfully elected governor of the state. The Labour Party’s…
The National Vice Chairman, South-East of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ijeomah Arodiogbu has declared that the party is in the process of capturing the entire South-East as it did in the just concluded governorship election in Imo State. The APC National Vice Chairman, South-East stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists in Owerri, Imo State capital. While congratulating Uzodinma on his victory, he said the party is leaving no stone unturned to take over the reins of power in Anambra State and more states in the Southeast. He also urged the people of the Southeast geopolitical region to shun…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Sai’du Umar, challenging the election of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court reserved judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties in the matter after the adoption of all processes. While Sunday Ibrahim Ameh (SAN) representing the appellants prayed the court to find merit in the appeal and allow it, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Dr Hassan Liman (SAN) and…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu has been directed by an Abuja Federal Capital Territory High Court to stop impersonating the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national secretary. The order was the result of a lawsuit that sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the PDP from appointing Anyanwu as the party’s national secretary while the main lawsuit was being resolved. Douglas Nwachukwu is the complainant in the complaint filed under the file number FCT/HC/M/015/23. The defendants are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the PDP (Anyanwu). Judge M.M. Adamu stopped Anyanwu from impersonating the PDP National Secretary after hearing a motion on notice…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for governor of Kogi State, Dino Melaye, is wanted by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The call was made on Tuesday in Lokoja during a press conference by Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi State spokesperson for the APC Governorship Campaign Council. Fanwo called for Melaye’s arrest. for claiming to have access to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) backend server. “To claim access to the INEC back-end server is akin to entering a jail yard and demanding to be locked up,” claims Fanwo. “Security organizations don’t have a laborious task to complete when a suspect…
Nikki Haley, an Indian-American politician, is running for president in the 2024 presidential election. It appears that her campaign has gained momentum, as several key donors from competing camps have switched to her side. Haley also announced that she will be spending USD 10 million on a media blitz in the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, hoping to further propel the momentum. However, after having served as President of the United States, Donald Trump continues to enjoy the highest approval rating inside the Republican Party, which currently sits at over sixty percent. The second-place finisher is the…