To assist President Bola Tinubu succeed, says Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Bello said that if President Tinubu is successful, then all of Nigeria will be successful. On Saturday, during the 3rd Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political & Crime Correspondents/Editors in Abuja, the governor told journalists that God had been good to him. I give all the credit for my accomplishments as governor of Kogi to God. I remember the first time I encountered the state and am pleased with where I have led it. When asked about the APC candidate for Kogi, Bello responded, “I believe the APC…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential contender in 2023, has questioned Bola Tinubu’s credentials as a scholar. For some reason, Atiku thinks President Tinubu is hiding something on his Chicago State University transcript. In a statement sent through Media Aide Paul Ibe, Atiku hoped that Nigerians would be able to handle what Tinubu is keeping from them. The comment was made in response to Tinubu’s motion asking Chicago State University to reverse a previous ruling by the Northern District of Illinois that required the release of Tinubu’s academic records within two days. Atiku challenged Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election that…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared duly elected by the Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, the state capital. The panel ruled against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their governorship candidate in the March 18 election, Titus Uba. According to Section 285 of the Electoral Act, the three-person panel of judges chaired by Justice Ibrahim Karaye ruled that the tribunal lacked authority to hear the petition. Alia had 473,933 votes, while his nearest rival Uba had 223,913, hence the Independent National Electoral Commission pronounced him the winner. Uba, however, was not…
The All Progressives Congress (APC)-affiliated North Central APC Forum has issued a warning to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to avoid doing anything that might hurt the party’s standing or the North Central area. After an urgent meeting to evaluate the election tribunal rulings and the progress of the APC, Forum Chairman Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga made this public in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. He stressed the importance of everyone pitching in to secure the party’s success in any level of court. “Reports reaching us suggest that some appointive office holders like Wike…
An unnamed man was reportedly murdered by enraged teenagers in the phase 2, Gwagwalada neighborhood of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, for stealing the manhood of a local resident. On Friday, media outlets received confirmation from SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer. The PPRO stated that officers from the Gwagwalada Police Divisional Headquarters responded to reports of a lynching and attempted to save the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. She stated that CP Haruna G. Garba, the FCT Commissioner of Police, had cautioned against spreading rumors about the purported disappearance of organs. She claims…
The FCTA reports that 100 tricycles and motorbikes and 149 cars were confiscated in the FCT due to traffic violations, and that their owners would have to appear before a mobile court. After examining the seized automobiles on Friday in Abuja, FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services Director Dr. Abdulateef Bello made the following statement. Bello, who went to see the confiscated cars, tricycles, and motorbikes at various VIO Commands, made it clear that their owners would be made to pay for their transgressions. He included unlawful motor parks, taxis without proper registration or markings, and parking in no-parking zones…
Reports that 21 Labour Party local government chairmen defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have been refuted by the Labour Party in Kogi State. The Labour Party’s State Publicity Secretary, Idakwo Emmanuel, addressed reporters on Friday at the party’s state secretariat in Lokoja, saying that the rumor has zero basis in fact and is an act of desperation on the part of the APC. He noted the disgraceful and lamentable lack of democracy inside the governing party. He claims that the ruling party is in a desperate position because of the Labour Party’s campaign flag-off in Kogi State,…
The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have welcomed back thousands of previous governor Ibikunle Amosun’s fans from the state’s 20 local government areas. Prince Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, welcomed the returnees to the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta, where he praised them for their dedication and unwavering commitment to their beliefs. The returnees were led by the factional chairman of the Amosun-led party executive. The governor praised the people of the state, saying, “I want to congratulate your feeling of loyalty to leadership, which I will say is not only respectable, it…
Princess Adebowale Adenike Atoyebi, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was recently found dead. The news of Atoyebi’s death was reported by Infostride News on Friday. On Thursday morning, she passed away. The late Alamodu of Ago-Amodu, Oba Lawal Oyetola Adebowale, was her father, and his passing came just a few years after her own. Sharafadeen Alli, who represented Oyo South as an APC senator, expressed his sadness at her passing. Alli spoke highly of the late leader, noting his hard efforts to better Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole. In a statement released by his…
President Joe Biden, when hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, stated that the United States will grant Ukraine $ 325 million in fresh security assistance and pledged to safeguard the war-torn country from Russian attack. On Thursday, the two leaders met for the sixth time in person at the White House. Biden addressed Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, “Mr. President, the brave people of Ukraine — and that’s not hyperbole; the people of Ukraine have shown enormous bravery and have inspired the world with their determination to defend these principles.” In welcoming…
Salary increases of 35% and 23% have been granted by the administration of President Bola Tinubu for all federal tertiary institution employees. In addition, back payments from The FG will begin from January 1, 2023. Reference No. OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II in a letter from the Federation’s Auditor General. The audit department heads and department directors were copied on a September 21st, 2023 memo. Both faculty and support employees at federally funded polytechnics and colleges of education will be impacted by the compensation review. As a result of the 13th meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries, the Federal Government has approved a…
In regards to the dispersal of crowds at the Lekki Toll Gate on September 21, 2023, the Lagos State Police Command is aware that there are false narratives circulating. An agreement between the candlelight procession’s organisers and the Lagos State Police Command stipulated that the march would stop at Muri Okunola, Victoria Island, at the latest by 8 p.m. For the sake of clarity, it was announced that the Lekki Toll Gate will be off-limits due to the high volume of traffic on the Lekki-Epe Motorway. The police provided excellent protection during the march, however it was unsettling to see…
Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), says he is unconcerned by the requests for his resignation, claiming those who are calling for it are simply busybodies who do not understand the party’s ideals. Adekunle Rufai Omoaje responded on Friday in Kaduna to a statement attributed to the “Concerned Stakeholders of the Action Alliance” by saying that the organisation does not exist and is unknown to the party. They’re just busybodies, so whatever they’re up to doesn’t concern me anyway, he said. I am fixing the party, I am working hard, and I have done nothing wrong.…
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang celebrated his victory at the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal on Friday. According to Infostride News, the tribunal confirmed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Mutfwang as the state’s duly elected governor and rejected an appeal from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In addition, it stated that the PDP had made legitimate advancements and that the nomination or sponsorship of a candidate is strictly a pre-election issue. The governor gave credit for his win to God and the people of Plateau, and he praised the court system for working in accordance with the law. For this, I…
To cover administrative costs until the final amount is established, the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT-MPWB) has requested that would-be pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2024 put aside N4.5 million. This was announced in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by the board’s Assistant Chief Information Officer, Mr. Ahmad Saleh. He said that from September 25th, forms would be available for purchase and registration would open. Saleh requested that the draught be made payable to the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja. He stressed the importance of presenting a valid passport and N.I.N. at the time of registration…
President Bola Tinubu has applied to the District Court to halt the implementation of the United States Magistrate Court’s order directing Chicago State University to release his academic records to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Abubakar Atiku. The Chicago University had been given 48 hours by the magistrate court to hand over Tinubu’s records to Atiku. On Thursday though, Tinubu filed a new application claiming that by acting as a final court in discovery proceedings, the magistrate had violated the constitution. He argued that a magistrate’s role in such cases should be limited to making recommendations to the district…
PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is appealing the Presidential Election Petition Court’s ruling that he lost the election in 2023 because the court did not consider the “Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation” when ruling that INEC did not follow its own rules and the Electoral Act of 2022. In a Notice of Appeal filed on September 18 by his lead attorney, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, Atiku argued that the Supreme Court should overturn the entire judgement of the lower court since the tribunal had failed to apply the aforementioned concept. Ground seven of Atiku’s notice argued that the lower court had…
With the final five election petitions decided, Panel One of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi has finished its mandate. The panel, presided over by Justice Ory Zik-Ikeorha, carefully rendered their decisions in each of the petitions at hand. The panel also featured Justice Usman Mohammed as Member 1 and the Honourable Justice Saliu Zubayr as Member 2. On Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and Deputy Speaker of the Benue State Assembly, Hon. Danladi Lamin, was declared the winner. Petitioners Hon. Agnes Uloko and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disputed Lamin’s eligibility…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a statement in response to the tribunal’s rulings on petitions challenging the results of the governorship elections in Enugu and Bauchi states. The petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate Sadique Abubakar was denied by the tribunal sitting in Bauch State on Wednesday, as previously reported by Infostride News, which verified the victory of PDP’s Governor Bala Mohammed. The tribunal in Enugu State, which heard the appeal submitted by Barr Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), also validated the election of Governor Peter Mbah of the PDP on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has started selling Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms for chairmanship and councillor elections in Borno State ahead of the upcoming local government poll in January 2024. According to a statement released by State Publicity Secretary Malam Makinta Zarami, the sales period will run from September 20th through the 28th. “Interested party members are advised to obtain the form within the stipulated time as there will be no room for an extension,” added Zarami. The Independent Electoral Commission of Borno State (BOSIEC) had announced the council election schedule on August 2, as reported by the…