Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been charged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with the responsibility of urgently redeploying Prof. Sylvia Agu, the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suggested that Yakubu should listen to the persistent cries, petitions, and demonstrations by the people of Imo State, political parties, and civil society organisations for the removal of Agu in order to avert an imminent crisis in the election for Imo State. The party asserted that Agu was reportedly being compromised in order to manipulate the governorship elections that were…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The Kogi State Police Command has stated that it intends to deploy more than 40,000 police officers around the state in order to guarantee the smooth running of the governorship election on November 11. This information was provided by Bethrand Onuoha, the state Commissioner of Police, during a telephone interview that took place on Monday with NAN in Lokoja. According to Onuoha, the decision to send a big number of personnel into the state was based on lessons learned from the state’s history. Even if recent events lead us to believe that the entire Kogi region is a flashpoint, we…
Corps members have been advised by Mrs. Hafsat Yerima, the Yobe State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to remain alert and aware of their surroundings in order to protect themselves from potential dangers. She made this statement while giving a briefing to the corps members of the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Dazigau, which is located in the Nangere Local Government Area of the state. They were given the mission by Yerima to report any movements or behavior in their environment that seemed odd or suspicious to the nearest security…
The local branch of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state of Taraba has levelled accusations that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is plotting to undermine the integrity of the upcoming elections for local government. The claim was made by the APC in a statement that was made accessible to journalists on Monday in Jalingo, which is the capital of the state. In a statement that was issued by the APC state chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Tuktur El-Sudi, the party expressed its disappointment with the fact that some PDP officials are inciting Governor Agbu Kefas “to throw caution to the…
Earlier today, it was declared by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, that Mohammed Barde, the Commissioner of Police for the state of Imo, will be reassigned before to the gubernatorial elections that will take place on Saturday in the state. InfoStride News was made to understand that the CP was recently accused of being partisan by the Labour Party as well as other stakeholders. Following the assault on its president, Joe Ajaero, which took place on Wednesday in Owerri, the Nigeria Labour Congress also called for the head of the police force to be removed from his position.…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State has criticized Senator Obinna Ogba, who previously served as the representative for the Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly for a total of eight years, for his claimed intentions to switch parties and join the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to the PDP, Ogba made the decision to leave the party after he was unsuccessful in winning the gubernatorial primary in 2022. You may remember that Ogba only recently handed in his resignation as a member of the PDP and expressed interest in switching to the APC…
Julius Abure, the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has recognized a significant concern in front of the governorship race that will take place on November 11. According to Abure, the amount of insecurity that exists in Kogi and Imo states is a big cause for concern in the run-up to the elections for governor. During an appearance on Sunday’s episode of People’s Townhall on Election Security on Channels Television, the chairman of the LP made the following statement: “My party and candidates are very worried about the security situation, particularly in Imo and Kogi.” Throughout the course of…
Ogba City Mall in Ikeja and Ajah market in Etti-Osa were both closed by the administration of Lagos State due to various violations involving rubbish disposal. An enforcement team consisting of members from the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), the State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offenses (LASTMA), and the Lagos Government Special Environmental Corps (KAI) carried out the action. This information was provided in a statement that was released on Sunday in Lagos by Mrs. Folashade Kadiri, who is the Director of Public Affairs for LAWMA. According to Kadiri, the enforcement team also took up the shanties…
Ahead of the gubernatorial elections that will take place on November 11 in the states of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised the staff of the Commission to retain their integrity and stay non-partisan. This was said by Yakubu while he was touring several INEC offices to evaluate the organization’s preparations for the off-cycle elections. In the Commission’s bulletin, this information was made public. Yakubu stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was dedicated to conducting credible elections in the three states. “INEC is not a political…
Abia State’s chapter of the Labor Party, often known as the LP, has announced that Senator Darlington Nwokocha is still serving in the Senate, claiming that the decision made by the Appeal Court on Saturday to remove him was made in error and therefore cannot be upheld. Since the news of Nwokocha’s expulsion became public on Saturday, the party claims that the members of the LP family in Abia have been in a state of disbelief ever since. During a news conference that took place in Umuahia, Ceakay Igara, who is the Chairman of the party in Abia State, made…
Umar Ardo, who was formerly the Special Adviser to Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in 2023, has made the suggestion that the party may eject the former Vice President. Ardo has suggested that Atiku could lose his membership in the PDP if he does not abandon his plans to run for president. He made the comment while pointing out that PDP governors had already rejected Atiku as their candidate. You may recall that Atiku had voiced his disagreement with the decision of the Supreme Court, which had declared President Bola Tinubu the victor of the presidential election held…
Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, recently put the finishing touches on the reopening of three highways in Aba that had been renovated by the state. The governor inaugurated three new roads on Sunday: MCC by Old Express Road, Umuimo Road, and Udeagbala Road. Udeagbala Road is a bypass that travels through the Abia State University Teaching Hospital and removes traffic from the congested roadways in Aba. MCC by Old Express Road is one of the routes that was inaugurated. During his speech at the events, the Governor of Abia stated that the successful completion of the projects would…
Sunday saw the successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from Russia’s newest nuclear submarine, and the military claimed victory. Tensions between Russia and the West over the conflict in Ukraine have increased as a result of the study. Moscow argued that this was necessary in order to achieve parity with the United States, and so President Vladimir Putin last week signed a measure that revoked Russia’s acceptance of a global nuclear test prohibition. According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the strategic missile cruiser Imperator Alexander III launched a Bulava missile from a submerged…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has explained his frequent trips out of the state by stating he needs to find resources to help the state recover from its security and economic crises. While speaking with reporters from the Farin Wata TV station in Gusau, the state capital, the governor made the announcement. In an effort to restore trust in the state, Governor Lawal said his travels had helped convince international and domestic donors who had cut off support because of widespread corruption among public officials to resume their contributions. He predicted that major improvements to the state’s educational and healthcare…
Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (Rted) and her Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds have heard and questioned more petitioners in recent weeks. In the petition JP/REC/52/2023, Samuel Expo sued the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Okezie Ikpeazu, Mrs. Uloma Nwogu, Eze Adolphus Abakwe, and Samuel Ekpo, the traditional prime minister of the Itungwa autonomous community, alleging that 300 hectares of land donated to the Itungwa/Itukpa community primary school in Obingwa had been used for unauthorized structures. According to the petition, Okezie Ikpeazu, the previous Governor, wanted to use some of the land for an automobile…
Some students and parents at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso have filed a lawsuit against Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in response to the latter’s decision to move the institution’s Faculty of Agricultural Sciences from Ogbomoso to Iseyin. According to the reporting of InfoStride News, Makinde moved the institution’s Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to the town of Iseyin, which is located in the Oke Ogun geo-political zone. The institution’s students who were in their second year were given the directive to relocate to Iseyin for the second academic semester of the current academic session. The…
Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka (Muri), the candidate for governorship of Kogi State on the ticket of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has dismissed rumors that he may withdraw from the election. The denial is a response to rumors that began circulating online on November 3, 2023, regarding a letter of withdrawal that never existed. According to a statement that was issued and signed by the General Director of New Media. Isaiah Davies Ijele, the head of the MuriSam Campaign Council, declared that the letter was “false and baseless,” adding that it was the product of “miscreants” and the “sinking ship”…
The administration of Kwara State has given the State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) the responsibility of ensuring that local government elections in the state are conducted in a manner that is free, fair, credible, and widely recognized by the public. Alhaji Abdulkadir Aliyu Mahe, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, gave the charge while declaring open a two-day retreat for the staff of the commission. He emphasized the necessity for the electoral body to live above board in order to create a level playing field for all political parties in the upcoming election. The retreat for the staff…
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, who served as Nigeria’s Minister of Education in the past, has called for a shift in the political culture of Africa. According to her, this will catalyze significant development across the continent. At the matriculation ceremony for the 2023/2024 session of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance, which took place on Friday in Abuja, Ezekwesili made the proposal. She stated that throughout Africa there is a pervasive political culture that places a lower value on the general well-being than on individual concerns. According to her, “finding solutions to the quality of politics and economic performance of…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-West Zone has issued a strong condemnation of the actions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in Zamfara State about issues that pertain to Bello Matawalle, who served as governor of Zamfara State most recently and is now the Minister of State for Defence. The statement of condemnation was issued on Saturday by Garba Datti, who is the APC National Vice Chairman for the North West. He said so while addressing journalists at the Zonal Office of the party in Kaduna. Datti stated that APC North West was aware…