The Labour Party, (LP), says it plans to vote en bloc in the election of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. Victor Ogene, the Labour Party leader in the House, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Ogene said the LP had yet to decide on a particular aspirant, saying, however, that once a decision is made, it would be a bloc vote. “The LP has yet to decide on a particular candidate, but I can assure you that we are going to vote en bloc, the consultation is…
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Some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State have expressed outrage over the alleged multifarious fallouts from the 2023 elections, calling for an emergency national convention. The party stakeholders, in an open letter signed on behalf of the group by Chief Eric Ofodirinwa made available to the media in Owerri, said, “The Critical Stakeholders pray that the BoT urgently dissolves the serving NWC and constitute a new National Working Committee to make the party vibrant and once more articulate”. The stakeholders urged the BoT to painstakingly look into their lamentations and requests as presented and seek the…
A former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has stated that he has come back to restructure the All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State. The former two term governor of Osun State who maintained that he did not offend anybody also sought forgiveness from persons who felt aggrieved by him. Aregbesola made this known on Wednesday as residents of the state and members of the Osun APC welcomed him back to the state. At the event, which was held at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, Aregbesola explained that it was unfortunate that ‘some people’ mismanaged the affairs of the…
Former United States Vice President, Mike Pence, on Wednesday revealed what ex-President Donald Trump requested him to do after the Capitol building attack. The 50th governor of Indiana condemned Trump’s actions and comments after the 2020 presidential election, saying he should “never be president again.” On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Trump’s supporters invaded the seat of the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. after he vowed not to concede. During his declaration for presidency on Wednesday in Iowa, 64-year-old Pence knocked the former leader for putting himself above America. In his speech monitored by the media, he stated that Trump…
The member representing Ganye Constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Alhassan Hammanjoda, has formally notified the assembly of his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alhassan announced his defection in a letter he personally signed and presented on the floor of the house during Wednesday’s sitting. In the letter, read by the speaker of the house, Aminu Iya Abbas, the lawmaker said his defection is consequent upon the decision of his supporters and his personal conviction. He added that the current leadership of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri is providing good leadership, which…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating stands at 36.3 per cent, a new survey revealed on Wednesday. The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) would win 31.2 per cent and 33.1 per cent of the vote, respectively, if the parliamentary elections set for next year were to take place tomorrow, according to the survey by Yonhap News Agency conducted jointly with Yonhap News TV. According to the poll, the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance was 36.3 per cent, while the negative assessment came to 58.5 per cent. The figures indicate a 1.2…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has claimed that politics in the country is not meant for the poor. Ogunlewe made the assertion while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Wednesday. He was speaking on the politics surrounding the race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. “As I said how many years ago, Nigeria politics is not for the poor. No matter how much you describe it, it’s for the rich. If you don’t have enough funds, just don’t come into politics; you will never get through. And that is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of candidates for Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. Those listed for Bayelsa poll included Gov. Diri Duoye, PDP, Chief Sylva Timipre, APC, Mr Eradiri Udengmobofa, LP, Mr Osuluku Binalatefa, SDP, and Mrs Ogege Mercy, APP. The candidates for Kogi are Mr Leke Abejide, ADC, Mr Dino Melaye, PDP, Malam Ahmed Ododo, APC, and Mrs Suleiman Fati, ZLP. Those listed for the Imo poll included Gov. Hope Uzodinmma, APC, Mr Ayanwu Samuel, PDP, Mr Odunzeh Ben, NNPP and Mr Achony Nneji, LP. Mr Festus Okoye, the…
The National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Salihu Lukman has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the national Chairman of the party, Senator Abdulahi Adamu and the Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore to fast-track organising the mid-term convention to effect leadership change. The party chieftain in a statement issued on Tuesday said organising a mid-term convention became necessary and compelling to correct the problem of having reactionaries and conservatives such as Sen. Adamu and Sen. Omisore leading the party, He noted that as long as the APC is allowed to continue to operate a closed…
Despite the attacks on some of its members on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State said it wants the election tribunal to resolve its petition in the State, asking that the proceedings be televised live. Infostride News reported earlier that some members of the PDP, including one of its governorship aspirants, Segun Showunmi, were on Monday flogged by some thugs suspected to be members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Isabo Magistrates Court, Abeokuta, venue of the tribunal sitting. Showunmi, while telling newsmen that he was attacked by APC thugs with guns and cudgels, also called for…
Hearing of the petition of Peter Obi and the Labour Party continued on Monday at the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, with the petitioners tendering more documents as evidence. Mr Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, who conducted the proceedings for the petitioners tendered form EC8A from eight states. The documents are certified true copies obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for 13 local government areas of Ebonyi. He also tendered form EC8A for 13 local government areas of Nasarawa, 25 of Delta, 33 of Kaduna State and 21 local government areas of Kogi. Others are form EC8As for 27 local…
The All Progressive Congress APC in Kano has described the ongoing demolition exercise of structures designated as illegal by the new NNPP government in the state as a serious calamity in the ancient city. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, the Deputy State Chairman of the APC, Shehu Maigari, said, “Kano being a mega city and commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria and West Africa, is now facing a serious calamity from the NNPP-led administration”. He said, “No doubt the action of the NNPP government is signalling a bad impression for the citizens, as well as those who come…
A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Segun Showunmi, has narrated how he was attacked at the Ogun State election petition tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, by thugs said to be loyalists of a political party. Showunmi addressed newsmen at his residence moments after the incident he claimed caused him scars. In his words, the PDP leader said he was in court to show solidarity to his party and Ladi Adebutu, the governorship candidate, being the first hearing of the PDP petition. “Today was the beginning, the opening of the tribunal and obviously a lot…
The Immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Barr Ben Nwoye has challenged young Nigerians to start showing interest in politics. Speaking weekend during a one-day Student Summit put together for Students from Nkanu West and East Federal Constituency, held at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Agbani, Nwoye told the students that “as future leaders of tomorrow, you cannot run away from politics.” “You are all potential future leaders, and I can see amongst you future Nigerian presidents, governors, Ministers, Commissioners and other top political positions at all levels,” he said.…
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike over his remark on President Bola Tinubu offering him an appointment. Sani said Wike was talking about appointments more than members of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Recall that Wike had visited Tinubu twice since he assumed office as president. Speaking with BBC Pidgin, Wike said he would consult his wife and friends if Tinubu offers him an appointment. The former governor also vowed to assess himself to see if he is prepared for any national assignment, should Tinubu offers him an…
The grievances over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government may have assumed a new dimension, as the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has demanded an increase in the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N200,000. Infostride News gathered that all the demands raised by TUC have already been forwarded to the government at Sunday’s meeting that was held at the Presidential Villa. A list of other demands is contained in a joint statement signed by Comrade Festus Osifo, President TUC and Comrade Nuhu Abba Toro, Secretary General, respectively, which was also made available to our reporter on…
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja admitted forms for the collation of presidential election results in 17 states as exhibits in a petition filed against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The petitioners, Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, at the Feb. 25 presidential election and his party tendered the exhibits known as Forms EC8B. Obi’s and the LP’s petition is marked as CA/PEPC/03/2023 and was filed against President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, his deputy, Alhaji Kashim Shettima and INEC, the electoral umpire. At the resumed hearing of the petition,…
Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says only those who do not like Nigeria will propose a Muslim Senate President and a Muslim Speaker of the House of Representatives. Wike, who made the statement during a media chat with journalists in his home in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said though President Bola Tinubu was able to win the election despite campaigns against his Muslim-Muslim ticket, such a mistake should not be repeated with the leadership of the National Assembly. He said such a decision sends the wrong signal and is an attempt to frustrate the administration of President Tinubu,…
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, says he supported the removal of subsidy right from the former President Goodluck Jonathan era, when he was a member of the Economic Management Team. However, Obi said, “The problem in Nigeria is that often the government tells the masses to suffer and sacrifice for a better future, but in the future, things get worse.” The former governor said he had consistently maintained that subsidy should be removed because it was organized crime. In a post via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, Obi argued that “People were just stealing the resources…
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has commended President Bola Tinubu for removing fuel subsidy. Speaking during a media chat on Tuesday, Wike stressed that electing Tinubu was not a mistake. According to Wike: “He has shown leadership from the first day he took the oath. If we are to tell ourselves the truth, it can’t be business as usual; this subsidy is gone. How many presidents can take such a decision? For me, that is leadership, and he’s prepared for the job. “It’s a hard decision, but he has to take it, and no good leader…