The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State is pleased with the ruling of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, which affirmed Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s victory in the governorship election held on March 18th, 2023. According to a statement released by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Tambari Gbara: “The decision of the Tribunal did not come as a surprise, rather an affirmation of the massive support the party and its candidate enjoyed from Rivers people.” The party credited God, party members, and all of Rivers State for the triumph and praised the tribunal’s “perfect and truthful” judgment. After Fubara…
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Campaigning for the Kogi Governorship Election, scheduled for November 11, has been halted by the All Progressives Congress, APC. The election was put on hold out of respect for Ms. Khadijat Yahaya, a party member who was killed in an attack by unknown assailants. This was announced on Tuesday by Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, spokesman for the State Campaign Council. According to reports, Khadijat was killed on September 29 in Kotonkarfe during a fight between members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the opposition All People’s Congress (APC). Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Alhaji Usman Ododo, the APC governorship candidate in the…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to work tirelessly to win back the state’s governorship. On Tuesday, the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ruled against the PDP’s petition against the APC’s Governor Dapo Abiodun. The PDP issued a statement condemning the ruling. The disappointed party called the tribunal’s ruling a miscarriage of justice and said it would not accept the ruling because it was based only on technicalities. At a press conference held by the PDP Chairman in Ogun, Sikirulahi Ogundele, the party made the argument that in a democracy, elections must be…
On Sunday morning, Russian military used drones to launch an attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. At least five explosions were heard by witnesses, although the CNN report does not specify the scope of the strike. Russia launched an aircraft strike on the Ukrainian capital during the night, with loud explosions being heard around the city. It was said that the attack, which occurred early on Sunday morning, lasted for two hours. Several prime areas of the city were reportedly showered with drone wreckage. The attack also reportedly destroyed a number of vehicles, as shown in Ukrainian media. No…
Senator Haruna Manu, a former deputy governor of Taraba State, has called on lawmakers from rival political parties to work together with Governor Agbu Kefas. On Tuesday, while facilitating with the governor over his victory in the governorship election petition tribunal, Manu made this statement available to journalists in Jalingo. Recall that the tribunal recently ruled in favor of the governor, dismissing the case against his election filed by Sani Yahaya, a candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Manu especially urged the NNPP to collaborate with the governor in his remarks to speed up the development of the…
Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, claims that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is finished. According to Keyamo, losing the 2023 presidential election would be more devastating to Atiku than any other poll result. After Chicago State University released President Bola Tinubu’s academic records, he declared Atiku should leave politics. The minister wrote on X that Atiku was clinging to “any and all straws” that would provide him with salvation. According to Keyamo, Chicago State University confirmed Tinubu’s enrollment. “It is now clear that ATIKU Abubakar’s defeat in the most recent polls hurt…
Ogun State’s Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has praised the Governorship victory Petition Tribunal’s decision to uphold Dapo Abiodun’s victory notwithstanding a petition filed by Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While Adebutu and his legal team have claimed that the tribunal’s verdict was based on technicalities, IPAC chairman in Ogun State Samson Okusanya said at a press conference on Tuesday that the rulings were based on fairness and objectivity on the point of law. Okusanya said, “We find their arguments vapid and blind, as they claimed to be mystified by the Tribunal’s reliance on technicalities involving procedural concerns…
The lawyers in Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial, after a dramatic first day of opening statements, will proceed on Tuesday to the more plodding work of combing over years of his financial documents in what is likely to be a fight that will last weeks. A CPA who has prepared Trump’s tax returns and other financial documents for years is slated to testify for a second day. Trump, who spent all of Monday sitting in the audience of the civil trial and venting his anger, has now announced his return to the defense team. On Tuesday morning, I’ll…
Senator Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has threatened to remove any traditional ruler who permits election violence in his territory on November 11. During a visit to Okpoama, in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday, he delivered the warning while leading the governorship campaign team for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Let me warn any traditional ruler who plots to disrupt the election with violence or intimidation that my administration would not hesitate to remove them from power. As a government committed to democratic values, we will not…
Following the recent tribunal judgement that invalidated his election, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has issued a call for calm among his supporters and the people of the state. He reassured the people of the state that he would continue in office until all appeals had been heard, citing the legal right to do so. On Monday night, Governor Sule spoke to his supporters and the public, acknowledging the temporary setback but promising to fight the judgement at a higher court. He expressed gratitude to his many backers and singled out the youth and stakeholders among them. He extended…
The Rivers State Labor Party says it is not shocked by the tribunal’s decision to uphold Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s election. The tribunal heard the case in Abuja. In an interview with Today FM, Gogo Wellington, the publicity secretary of the Rivers Labour Party, indicated that the party would be appealing the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of victory for Governor Fubara. The Labor Party, according to Wellington, still has a case to establish in the Court of Appeal because it has sufficient evidence to show that violence and irregularities marred the election. “We wouldn’t say we’re surprised by the Election…
On Monday, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Paul Omotoso, and other prominent leaders of the party welcomed approximately 200 card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Efon Local Government area of the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the December 2nd local government elections in Ekiti State. Former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Femi Ige, former PDP Women leader in the local Government Lucia Adetunji, and PDP House of Assembly candidate Pastor Stephen Olusola were among the decampees received at the APC Party Secretariat in the…
Representatives have requested that the Ministry of Works immediately begin rebuilding the New Artisan, Enugu-Port Harcourt expressways bridge that recently collapsed. After a proposal put up by Nnolim Nnaji and supported by Chimaobi Atu, Stainless Nwodo, Mark Obetta, Chijioke Okereke, Sunday Umeha, Paul Nnamchi, Iduma Igariwey, Obi Aguocha, Peter Aniekwe, and Ugonna Ozurigbo was adopted in plenary on Tuesday, the House passed its resolution. The Green Chamber also pushed for the federal government to invest in safe, long-lasting infrastructure throughout the Southeast, such as roads and bridges, by conducting thorough risk assessments and putting their conclusions into practice. To ensure…
President Bola Tinubu has sent three new names for ministerial positions to the Senate. Three candidates have been put forward: Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas, and Olawale Olawande. The letter containing this information was read in Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President GodsWill Akpabio. Former Kaduna Governor and predicted new power minister Nasir El-Rufai has been replaced by Abbas Balarabe. Just three months have passed since the upper chamber of the National Assembly confirmed 45 nominees with diverse responsibilities, and now comes this fresh nomination. Infostride News recalls that security concerns prevented the Senate from confirming the former governor of Kaduna and…
In response to the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to dismiss Gov. Abba Yusuf, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have organized a “embarrassing 8-man protest” in London, under the auspices of the National Coalition of APC Progressives Stakeholders. After an unsuccessful attempt to discredit the tribunal’s verdict, the parties involved held a news conference on Monday in Abuja, where they blamed the London demonstration on this. Isabella Odunayo, the organization’s National Secretary, spoke on behalf of its members when she remarked that it was embarrassing that Yusuf and the Kwankwasiyya Movement only managed to rally eight…
Chicago State University (CSU) has given People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar access to President Bola Tinubu’s academic records. Atiku won his legal battle to investigate Tinubu’s academic qualification for the February 25 presidential election. In order to vote in the election, Tinubu had to provide certifications from Chicago State University (CSU) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Saturday, a judge in the United States of America demanded that CSU provide Atiku’s lawsuit disputing the results of the 2023 presidential election with Tinubu’s academic records for verification purposes. In a verdict, Justice Nancy Maldonado overruled Tinubu’s…
The Chicago State University (CSU) has said that it has discovered President Bola Tinubu’s diploma certificates in its archives. After searching its archives thoroughly, CSU claimed to have located diplomas that matched the certificate Tinubu provided to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This came to light because Judge Nancy Maldonado had mandated that the university provide the records sought by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Michael D. Hayes, the school’s attorney, released the findings to the public. Following is an excerpt from a press release written by Hayes: According to Atiku’s third demand,…
After a runoff election with the incumbent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Mohamed Muizzu was declared the winner. The election was closely watched for clues about the future of the young democracy on the island in the Indian Ocean, as well as the state of ties to China and longtime ally India. Muizzu, who is 45 years old, is the leader of a party that encouraged a flurry of Chinese loans and repressed all forms of protest when they were in power before. After the Elections Commission of the Maldives reported that Muizzu had received 54.06 percent of the vote in the…
Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) runner-up for governor in Ogun State, has said that the PDP will appeal the tribunal’s decision. In a statement released by his media aide Adelani Azeez, Akinlade reassured party members that the petitioners had anticipated the tribunal’s ruling on Saturday. The tribunal said Saturday that the challenge to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s election filed by Adebutu and the PDP was without merit, as previously reported by Infostride News. Akinlade stated, “As a people and party, we must take solace in three facts: first, that the Tribunal is the court of first instance; second,…
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party in 2023, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s final defeat in the Northern District of Illinois court was due to the independence of the judiciary in the United States. Justice Nancy Maldonado had ordered Chicago State University to hand over Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku, prompting this response from Atiku. He criticized Babatunde Ogala, Tinubu’s attorney and the former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, for dismissing the significance of the US court ruling. In addition to likening the triumph to masturbating, Ogala had insisted that the ruling…