Splendour Oko Eze, who ran for governor as a candidate for the Labour Party, LP, in the most recent general election in Ebonyi State in 2023, has publicly disowned Prince Aja Nwabueze Igwe, who claims to be the Labour Party’s candidate for the position of deputy governorship. According to InfoStride News, Prince Aja Nwabueze Igwe, a former commissioner in Ebonyi State, recently made a claim in a statement that he was the Labour Party’s nominee for the position of deputy governorship candidate in the most recent general election. Igwe published a statement in which he declared his desire to leave…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Dung Tari, the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, was kidnapped on September 23, 2023, following a party meeting. He has now been held captive for a total of forty days. Around one in the afternoon, unidentified males in two Toyota Hilux cars intercepted Tari while he was driving along the Bukuru expressway in Jos while he was on the phone and carried him by force to an unknown location. Tari was driving along the freeway to answer a phone call. Chris Hassan, who is the state chairman of the…
PDP Demands Disbandment of Plateau State Election Appeal Court Panel Over Varying and Conflicting Judgment, demanding Review of Judgements, Petitions NJC. We are writing to you today as respected members of the press to alert the people of Nigeria and the international community to a troubling trend of inconsistent and even contradictory judicial pronouncements by the Plateau State Election Appeal Court Panel sitting in Abuja, which threatens to undermine Democracy and the expressed Will of the people of Plateau State in the 2023 National Assembly Elections. Anarchy, chaos, and the breakdown of Law and Order in the already tense Plateau…
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stated that he has the utmost faith in the honesty and reliability of his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. “There are a number of different accounts floating around concerning what is taking place. I have made it clear to everyone in this country that I am not perfect and that I do make mistakes. “I’ve been forced to listen to them out and then correct them. Only God, who is all-powerful, can achieve perfection. I have no doubts about the honesty of my Chief of Staff. I have full faith in him.…
An unusually massive throng has been seen at most of the rallies that have been held in Kogi State by the prominent political parties in the days leading up to the election for governor, which will take place on November 11. The All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) are the three major political parties in Nigeria. All of the big parties are vying for the position of dominant party. On the other hand, there is still the question of whether or not the crowd will translate into a win at the…
It has come to light that Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, met with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum. The details of this meeting have been made public. You may recall that in the wake of the political upheaval that occurred in Rivers State on Sunday night, the governors of the PDP paid a courtesy visit to the state’s previous governor on Wednesday. Wike gave the governors an assurance that he is still a member of the main opposition party at the meeting that took place in Abuja. He also stated that he was in the…
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, has accused Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State of plotting to kill Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Sowore urged the Nigerian Legislative Council (NLC) to suspend operations in Nigeria until Uzodinma is removed from power. It’s important to remember that a group of troublemakers thwarted the NLC’s demonstration in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. The president of the National Labor Congress (NLC) was in Owerri to organize workers in the state of Imo for a massive march of protest in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed great worry over recent rulings by the Court of Appeal that nullified the elections of parliamentarians in Plateau State based on pre-election topics already addressed by the Supreme Court. These judgments invalidated the elections since they were based on issues that had previously been addressed by the Supreme Court. The Forum emphasized that even though the Supreme Court had established a precedent on pre-election concerns, candidates for the PDP in the state of Plateau were disqualified on the same basis. This information was shared by Sen. Bala Muhammad, the Chairman of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been given the responsibility of ensuring that the governorship elections that will take place on November 11 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi are free, fair, and credible. They stated this during a meeting about the upcoming election that was held in Abuja and was attended by stakeholders and was organized by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room. throughout his remarks at the occasion, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, asked the various security agencies to conduct a review of their operating systems in order…
The election of Emmanuel Udende, a candidate for the All Progressives Congress, was affirmed by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday. The judgment of the election petition tribunal to dismiss Udende, which was handed down a month ago, was overturned by the court. However, in their unanimous decision, the three-person justice panel stated that the lower court had made an error in its verdict, and as a result, they upheld Udende’s election. More to come soon…
The ruling of the National and State House of Assembly Tribunal on the election of a representative for the Kumbotso Federal Constituency in the Kano House of Representatives has been overturned by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. The first ruling said that the election had been won by Mannir Babba Danagudi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and it removed Idris Kawu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from his position as the elected representative for Kumbotso Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. The decision was handed down by a three-judge panel presided over by…
The Supreme Court has settled the disputes over President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, bringing an end to months of legal fireworks. Remember that on Thursday, October 26, the Supreme Court upheld President Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election, which had been challenged by Peoples Democratic Party candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party candidate Mr. Peter Obi all the way to the highest court in the land. Now that the Supreme Court has rendered its decision, President Tinubu can devote his full attention to running the country. It is also…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT, has declared that he is powerless without the support of his constituents. Wike stated once he loses his base as a politician, he has lost his relevance politically. The former governor of Rivers State has stated that he will not be disturbed by the slander directed at him. On Tuesday in Abuja, while hosting South-South leaders in his office, Wike emphasized the importance of doing the right thing. Wike said, “We all want to keep our political framework, and we all want to stay politically relevant. Is it not the way your government is…
Oluremi Tinubu, who is married to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, has stated that she believes the decision of the Supreme Court was made by the Lord. The comment was made by Mrs. Tinubu while she was praising the decision of the supreme court that confirmed her husband’s victory in the presidential election of 2023. In Owerri, she delivered a speech at the Imo State All Progressives Congress Women Campaign Rally, which was held in support of Governor Hope Uzodimma’s bid for reelection. According to the First Lady, the court has given her husband a ‘clean bill.’ Mrs. Tinubu is quoted…
On Tuesday evening, governors who are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) converged on Abuja for an emergency meeting. It was learnt that the meeting was called because of the current issue in Rivers State, which is occurring because some members of the state house of assembly have begun attempts to impeach Sim Fubara, the governor who was elected on the platform of the PDP. As of right now, the emergency gathering of PDP governors can be found taking place at the Governors Lodge of Oyo State in Abuja. According to InfoStride News, throughout the overnight hours of Sunday…
The position of substantive Inspector General of Police and Head of the Nigeria Police Force has been confirmed to be held by the former acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun. This was done by the National Police Service Council. Following the conclusion of the Council Meeting, the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, briefed the State House media on the announcement that Kayode Egbetokun had been confirmed to serve as the substantive Inspector General of Police. Geidam further stated that members agreed with President Tinubu’s recommendation about the confirmation of Egbetokun as a result of his impeccable credentials and extensive work experience.…
Both the current Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have been asked by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to put their swords down. After the Rivers State Assembly made a motion to impeach the governor, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Tuesday that included a request for the governor’s resignation. Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, has been accused of hatching a scheme to overthrow the governor of the state through the process of impeachment, which would…
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja to reverse the nullification of Chief Timipre Sylva’s nomination for the governorship election in November brought about by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has paved the way for Chief Timipre Sylva to participate in the election, which will take place in fewer than 12 days. In a judgment that was handed down on Tuesday, the court of appeals found that Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court erred when he ordered that Sylva be removed as a candidate for the APC in the election for governor of Bayelsa State on…
WeChat, a Chinese messaging service, and Kaspersky, a Russian antivirus product, were both removed off government-issued mobile devices in Canada on Monday due to privacy and security concerns. However, the Canadian government stated that no sensitive information had been exposed. WeChat, which is owned by Tencent, and applications developed by Kaspersky, which is based in Moscow, were banned after it was determined by Canada’s chief information officer that they “present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” according to a statement released by the Treasury Board of Canada, which is responsible for the administration of public affairs in…
Both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Assembly have stated that they are dedicated to ensuring that credible elections are held in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi respectively. During the first meeting of the committees on electoral concerns for both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a consensus was established to make this decision. Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senator Sharafadeen Alli, Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, and Hon. Bayo Balogun, his counterpart from the House of Representatives, all participated in the meeting that took place…