On Thursday, the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal accepted into evidence 150,656 ballots from the governor’s race on March 18. According to Infostride News, Sunkanmi Oyejide, a star witness for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had video evidence submitted to the court. Ladi Adebutu, the PDP candidate for governor, filed a petition contesting All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Dapo Abiodun’s win, and these documents were admitted as evidence in support of that appeal. A Forensic Examiner, former Deputy Superintendent of Police Reginald Nwoze, tendered the ballots. The attorneys for the respondents filed an objection to the ballots’ admissibility, but they…
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After several months with an acting chairman, the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has elected Idris Shuaibu as its substantive chairman. The new chairman is an attorney and was previously the state legal adviser for the party. After being approved by the party’s state executive council, Shuaibu was sworn into office on Thursday night. Raymond Chidama, the party’s state secretary, had previously explained that the executive committee of the party in the Adamawa Northern Zone had nominated Shuaibu for the position. Chidama said the zone had argued that because Ibrahim Bilal, the party’s immediate past chairman,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been informed by the government of President Bola Tinubu that it is prohibited by court order from going on strike. The federal government’s response followed the National Labor Committee’s (NLC) seven-day ultimatum to begin industrial action over the increase in the price of gasoline and the high cost of living in the country. The National Lawyers’ Guild issued a deadline to the federal government on Wednesday, demanding that it abandon all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” measures. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, B.E. Jedy-Agba, issued a statement saying that the union is prohibited…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has been sued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, chapter in Osun State for naming himself Commissioner for Works. In addition to the governor, Kola Adewusi was named Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs in the complaint filed at the State High Court in Osogbo. On July 19, Governor Adeleke announced his appointment along with his choice for lieutenant governor. The main opposition party filed an objection to the nominations through its lawyer, Sherif Oluyombo, who asked the court to rule on whether or not a governor can hold additional executive office positions simultaneously. According to the…
Kaduna State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is upset with Governor Uba Sani’s appointments because they have been too biassed. In a statement released Wednesday night, the party’s State Publicity Secretary Abraham Alberah Catoh said, “In particular, the recent publication of the list of fourteen commissioners-designate, in which certain sections are either shortchanged or completely not represented smacks of mischief and confirms the unfortunate claims of the immediate past governor of the state, Mal. Nasir Elrufa’i, of a grand plan to shortchange and or exclude a certain section of the population.” The party also complained that the nominees’ home municipalities remained…
Sunkanmi Oyejide, a star witness for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), submitted video evidence for consideration before the Ogun State election petition tribunal on Thursday. Wednesday, lawyers argued heatedly as Oyejide presented video evidence in support of Ladi Adebutu’s suit. Adebutu is contesting Governor Dapo Abiodun’s reelection as governor on March 18. Chris Uche, petitioner’s counsel, called Oyejide as a star witness after calling more than 90 routine witnesses. Oyejide presented papers as part of his testimony yesterday, including the video evidence, to which the petitioners strongly opposed. When the star witness presented video proof of thugs disrupting polling in…
The general elections in Liberia are slated for October, and President George Weah has pledged to make sure they are free of violence, credible, transparent, and inclusive. He made the pledge on Wednesday in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, at a celebration of the nation’s 176th year of independence under the banner of “Giving our People Hope for a Violence Free, Fair, Transparent, Inclusive and Credible Elections.” Weah reiterated his promises to protect and preserve the peaceful democracy of Liberia by saying that the theme for this year’s commemoration was of special relevance given that it came shortly after the…
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary Yekini Nabena has predicted the party will soon disintegrate. Nabena warned that the APC could fall apart if its leaders didn’t fix things. He said this while speculation about who may replace Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman continues. Nabena, in an interview with the media, blamed the party’s flawed structure for the strife inside it. It’s because their foundation was built on sand, says Nabena; the APC is still at war because of this. If they don’t change their ways, the party will eventually fall apart. “They need to get…
With the adjournment of plenary until September, the House of Representatives has officially begun its annual recess. After convening the House Standing Committees on Thursday, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas declared a recess. For the tenth house, Mr. Abbas established 134 committees. Ado Doguwa, who resigned as House Leader to make way for Abbas, was given chairmanship of the Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), while Ahmed Idris Wase, a former Deputy Speaker, now leads the Committee on Federal Character. Babajimi Benson is back in charge of the Committee on Defense, and James Faleke is still in charge of the Finance Committee.
The former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, was dealt a blow on Wednesday when the Supreme Court of Pakistan denied his request to halt criminal proceedings against him in the Toshakhana corruption case. The case concerns claims that the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party “deliberately concealed” information about gifts he kept from the Toshakhana (a storage facility where gifts given to government officials by foreign officials are kept) and the reported sales proceeds while serving as prime minister. Khan is accused of abusing his position as prime minister from 2018 to 2022 by purchasing and reselling presents…
Over a thousand of Engr Onyiriuka Stanley Chike’s supporters in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area have defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), with whom he was running for Imo House of Assembly in the 2023 election. Ahead of the elections on November 11, the politician has aligned himself with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and declared his support for the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Popular with the voters in his district, Onyiriuka (also known as “Chyko”) gave his rivals a run for their money during the March general election. This lawmaker and his supporters announced their departure…
On Tuesday, the House of Assembly for the state of Kaduna suspended the chairmanships of the local governments of Kaura, Kagarko, and Chikun due to allegations of misappropriation of funds. Kaduna State Public Procurement Law, 2016, Section 35, Subsection 23. The three local government chairmen were suspended after being accused of awarding contracts without following due process. To carry out the investigation into the financial dealings of the local governments of Chikun, Kaura, Kagarko, Soba, and Birnin Gwari as per the resolution passed on July 18, 2023 and the mandate given by the assembly, the ad hoc committee chairman, a…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has a significant challenge ahead of it: choosing a new National Chairman to take over for Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the APC’s National Secretary, resigned without giving any explanation for their decision a few days ago. The party’s NWC accepted their resignation and promoted Senator Abubakar Kyari, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), to the position of interim Chairman. Adamu is rumoured to have had a chilly relationship with President Bola Tinubu throughout his time in office, which came to light when he publicly disavowed the Principal Officers list that had been submitted…
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to conduct an internal review of the results of the 2023 presidential election has been criticised by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). If INEC is serious about integrity, as they claim, they should hold a transparent, independent public probe into the problems that the commission claims compromised the 2023 presidential election. On Wednesday, the United Political Parties released a statement to the media in Abuja, signed by High Chief Peter Ojonugwa Ameh, the National Secretary of CUPP, claiming that widespread distrust and scepticism about the election are to blame. CUPP argued…
The DSS has re-arrested Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, notwithstanding an order from the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Infostride News readers may recall that after Emefiele pled not guilty to two counts of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, the judge granted him bail. Emefiele has been sent to prison by Justice Nicholas Oweibo’s decision until he complies with the terms of his bail. However, there was a violent altercation going on between agents from the secret police and their counterparts from the Nigerian Correctional Services about who would remove Emefiele from…
Enugu State is on edge after three people were allegedly killed during protests in the Coal City metropolis. According to Infostride News, merchants flocked to the streets early Wednesday to protest the State government’s decision to close businesses that did not operate on Monday. However, according to reports, violence broke out during the rally, resulting in the deaths of at least three people. Two teenage men and a woman are seen dead on video. It was reported that security personnel were called in to disperse the demonstrators. However, it is not known who actually opened fire. In a statement released…
Residents of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, have continued to respond to the socioeconomic difficulties brought on by the elimination of fuel subsidies nationwide. While some locals applauded the federal government for eliminating the fuel subsidy, others criticized the execution as being ill-timed and poorly thought out. Murtala Saheed Olayinka, the NLC chapter chairman for Kwara State, stated that “the government had no choice but to do what it did as it would be difficult for it to carry out proper and effective governance without it. The labour leader continued, “A set of the cabal were feasting fat on…
Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has named 30 Special Advisers. According to Infostride News, the Governor Adeleke had requested the House of Assembly confirm 25 Special Advisers. In addition to the 25 previously approved Special Advisers, the Governor has obtained clearance for five more Special Advisers, bringing the total to 30, according to a statement signed by his spokeswoman, Olawale Rasheed. Ten of the projected 30 advisers are from the ranks of the government, according to the announcement. Here are the recently appointed Special Advisers: Azeez Badmus, Mosudi Yakubu, Femi Carena, Stephen Olaniran Akanfe Atidade, Dr Adekunle Akindele,…
The High Court of Akwa Ibom State in Uyo has ruled that women are entitled to inherit their father’s property. The court also ruled in favor of the nieces, awarding them N20 million, against Mr. Sampson Silas Udoh, who had denied his late brother’s daughters access to their inheritance. Udoh, a native of Itiam Etoi in the Uyo Local Government Area, was fined N20 million by the sitting court, Justice Ntong Ntong, for violating the rights of his two nieces by preventing them from receiving their late father’s property. On August 16, 2022, Mr. Williams Ubetem filed a lawsuit against…
After Russia terminated a pact that allowed the shipments, the agriculture ministers of the European Union gathered on Tuesday to examine other means of transporting grain important to global food security out of Ukraine. At the same time, they want to ensure that farmers in nations neighboring the war-torn nation may maintain their current incomes. Since Russia cut off the wartime pact that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to nations in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where famine is a growing danger and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty, the ministers convened in Brussels for…