Sharafadeen Alli, the senator representing Oyo South in the National Assembly, has said that Joseph Tegbe’s challenge to his election is without merit. According to Infostride News, Alli ran for office under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In contrast, Tegbe ran on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and won. However, Tegbe had appealed the tribunal’s decision to uphold the APC candidate’s victory. In his appeal, Tegbe asked that voting in 45 precincts be nullified and redone. While Tegbe has filed a petition against Alli with the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Ibadan, the state capital,…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State has spoken out against skewed media coverage of election petitions. On Friday, Hon. Francis Orogu, chairman of the PDP in the state, issued a statement condemning the use of “fabricated narratives” to influence public opinion. In the ongoing governorship election petition in Lafia, he voiced worry over the possible falsification of critical witness statements. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the governor of the state have used similar techniques in the past, as Orogu pointed out. But Orogu said the PDP wouldn’t bother refuting false statements produced by state propaganda sources or…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been ridiculed by former federal lawmaker Shehu Sani for its handling of the party’s leadership issue. On Saturday, Shehu wrote a post on his social media site in which he compared the PDP’s handling of its leadership crisis to that of the Labour Party, LP. The social critic alleged that if Labour Party member Lamidi Apapa had been a member of the PDP, he would have been pampered with ice cream. He claimed that in the PDP, Lamidi would have been showered with ice cream. According to Infostride News’ reporting, Lamidi Apapa and Julius…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Kogi State, which produced Ahmed Usman Ododo as the party’s flagbearer for the November 11 ballot, was upheld by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, despite an appeal filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi to have the results nullified. Adekunle Oladapo Otitoju, representing Senator Adeyemi, had his appeal totally rejected because the court found it to be without substance. Adeyemi, who had been representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate, was found to have failed to establish all accusations made against the conduct of the primary election by APC and…
The Swedish government has announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in the nation on Saturday for his first official travel abroad since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014. Harpsund, located around 120 kilometers west of Stockholm, is where Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with Swedish government officials, according to the report. At a nearby palace, he will also have a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Sweden has reversed its long-held policy of military neutrality in order to provide arms and other help to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.…
Volunteers in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who must spend a year in Taraba State have been warned to take safety precautions. The 2023 Batch ‘B’ stream 2 corps members were sworn in on Friday at Sibre, the administrative headquarters of the NYSC orientation camp in the Ardo-Kola Local Government Area, where Governor Agbu Kefas provided the counsel. The governor, through the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Joseph Joshua, stated that one of the many goals of the NYSC programme is the pursuit of national unity. As he explained it, “one of the major objectives of this scheme…
In response to accusations that his administration has ignored the needs of individuals with disabilities, Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra State, has issued a statement of denial. Mrs. Uche Ajuluchukwu, the former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, accused Soludo of “never budgeting a dime for the disability Commission in the state” since he took office earlier this week. While praising its members who have recently won sports events, the Disability Commission noted that the administration under Soludo seems to have forgotten about them. Soludo issued a response through his press secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, denying the allegations and calling…
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential contender, has an adviser named Daniel Bwala who has called the N5 billion palliative from the President Bola Tinubu administration “renewal nonsense.” Bwala made the comment while explaining how the organized labor community had helped State governments understand the rationale behind the N5billion relief package. He mentioned that the calculated amount of N1,500 per person from the palliative was determined by organized labor. Bwala tweeted, “The organized labour has demystified the so-called 5 billion naira FGN given to States; first the FGN said it was a palliative and they are now claiming…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State is upset that Lateef Fagbemi, the nominee for Attorney General of the Federation, will be attending the tribunal hearing in Umuahia about the state’s governorship election. In a statement released by Abraham Amah, Vice Chairman of the opposition party in Abia North, the party claimed that Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, who has been approved by the Senate, is on the legal team of Governor Alex Otti. A petition was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Okey Ahiwe, challenging the declaration of Alex Otti as the winner of the Abia…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the leading Igbo social and cultural group, has predicted that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will benefit from the “magic wand of Mr. project” in the hands of incoming minister Nyesom Wike. While praising President Bola Tinubu, Ohanaeze made this remark about the appointment of a southerner to the position of FCT Minister. It hailed the President’s appointment of a southerner to the role, which has been held by someone from the north since the restoration of democracy in 1999. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group’s secretary general, said in a statement, “The late Prof. Miriam Odinchezo ikejiani-Clark, an Igbo…
Godswill Akpabio, president of the Senate, has said that Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s attendance at the wedding of Fatiha of Amir, son of Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, is evidence of a united Nigeria. Speaking after the ceremony in Kano on Friday, Akpabio said that Senator Barau is a peaceful man of the people because so many influential people attended the wedding. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, and his supporters are in attendance, he added. “This tells you that Nigeria will remain united as one entity.” Fatiha was performed for Amir and Bilkisu Aliyu…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that it is prepared to send troops to Niger as part of the standby force. This was disclosed on Thursday in Accra, the capital of Ghana, by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa. We support and promote democracy because it is the best system. It is not the purpose of our meeting to just react to events, but rather to proactively plot a route that brings about peace and supports stability,” he said. According to Al Jazeera’s reporting, ECOWAS commissioner Abdel-Fatau Musah said that all member states…
The tribunal hearing petitions challenging the March 18 governorship election results in Bauchi State has reserved judgment on a petition filed by Amb. Saddique Baba Abubakar, candidate for governor of the All Progressives Congress Party (APC), challenging the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This happened after everyone involved in the case had settled on permanent mailing addresses. Nonetheless, the tribunal stated during the hearing that it would notify the parties of the day on which it would give its decision. According to the media, the suit names the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as…
Benard Ifeanyi Odoh, the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), filed a petition with the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, and the tribunal has now reserved its ruling on the plea. Odoh is contesting Governor Francis Nwifuru’s victory in the Ebonyi State governorship election held on March 18, 2023. On Friday, the three-person tribunal panel presided over by Justice Adekanye Lekan Ogunmoye said that the date for judgement would be informed to the attorneys representing all parties. You may recall that in July, Odoh, the APGA candidate for governor, had…
The Oyo State Government has ordered all political appointees from Governor Seyi Makinde’s first term to immediately return their government-issued vehicles. The state government advised the former appointees to return the vehicles on or before Friday, 25th August, 2023. Friday, in a statement signed by Professor Olanike Adeyemo, Secretary to the State Government, the state government issued the directive to the former aides. According to the statement, the Governor, the Deputy Governor, the Speaker of the House of Assembly and members of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of the State and Judges, the Secretary to the State Government,…
Oyo State’s Governor Seyi Makinde proclaimed August 20 as Isese Day annually. Makinde made this announcement on Friday. According to Infostride News, traditionalists in the state have been lobbying for their own holiday for some time now. They want the 20th of August to be a legal holiday in their state so that they can celebrate Isese Day. After hearing the pleas of those who practice traditional religions, the governor has designated Monday, August 21, 2023 as the first official public holiday to mark the occasion. He added that every 20th August would be observed as a public holiday in…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has announced the formation of twenty four standing committees for the current 10th Assembly. The identities of the chairman and members of the committees were published on Thursday. The names were unveiled at the plenary of the House on Thursday. Speaker of the Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, released the names of the chairmen and other members of the standing committees. Ogundoyin, while speaking, explained that with the composition of the standing committees, the 10th Assembly is ready to function in full force. Some of the committees include the Finance, Appropriation and State Economic Planning Committee,…
The Forum of Former Deputy Governors has requested membership on the All Progressives Congress’s National Executive Committee. They made the request during a solidarity trip to the party headquarters in Abuja, where they met with National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje. Chris Akomas, the forum’s chairman and a former deputy governor of Abia State, said that the party’s top decision-making organ may benefit from the knowledge and competence of previous deputy governors. Akomas, the Federal Commissioner for Abia State at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission Abuja, says the forum is set up so that participants understand they are surrounded by…
President Bola Tinubu has the ability to overhaul the country’s economy, according to Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This pledge was made by Ganduje on Thursday during a visit to the party’s headquarters in Abuja from the political action group South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), led by Senator Dayo Adeyeye. He lauded the efforts of SWAGA in making the Tinubu presidency a reality. According to Ganduje, Lagos State is very sustainable, and this is not just because Tinubu has been the governor of Lagos for over 20 years; rather, he established institutions and…
Each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would receive N5 billion as a palliative from the federal government to ease the blow of the elimination of the petrol subsidy. During a Q&A with State House media in Abuja on Thursday after a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum made the announcement. On Thursday, Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over a meeting of the NEC. The rising cost of food products and transit, among other things, as a result of subsidy elimination has been a major issue, according to Zulum, who reported that NEC…