The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State, the Ebonyi South senatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Linus Okorie and Umuekuenyi Youth Forum at the weekend continued to trade accusations over the relocation of the election petition tribunal to Abuja. InfoStride News recalls that the election petition tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, was recently relocated to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, by the Appeal Court President, Justice Monica Mensem. The relocation of the tribunal had caused an uproar between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi youths and opposition parties in…
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Hon Tukura Kwayi, the National Youth Leader of the National Progressive Hub and a member of the defunct APC PCC, has written a letter to President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to prioritise merit and competence in choosing his appointees. In the letter, sent to Pulse, Kwayi, who also coordinates the All Progressive Congress, APC, youths mobilisation Central Taraba, emphasised the importance of a supportive National Assembly, suggesting Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio for the position of Senate President, and Hon. Mukhtar Aliyu Betara for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. “We strongly recommend His Excellency, Senator…
President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks on Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels. President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks on Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit to Washington comes after the US and Philippines last week completed their largest war drills ever and as the two countries’ air forces on Monday will hold their first joint fighter…
Suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari, has explained that he announced results of 69 polling units in the April 15 supplementary election due to security pressure. This statement was made in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, explaining his role in the controversial April 16 announcement of the governorship election results, which declared All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Aishatu Ahmed (Binani) as the winner against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and incumbent governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri. In the letter, which was copied to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC over the failure to investigate allegations of electoral violence. The group is also suing INEC over its blatant refusal to probe other electoral offences allegedly committed by some state governors and their deputies during the 2023 elections. Recall that after the completion of the general elections, there were pockets of violence in some states across the country Kolawole Oluwadare, Deputy Director at SERAP in a statement on Sunday said the group has filed a suit against INEC. Kolawole Oluwadare, Andrew Nwankwo and Blessing…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the just concluded elections in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe has withdrawn his petition at the Election Petition Tribunal against the victory of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Senator Abe disclosed this when he was addressing party leaders at his campaign office in Port Harcourt on Sunday. The former senator said his decision to withdraw the petition against PDP’s Fubara was in the interest of Rivers people. He said: “I know it has not been easy and at a time like this, to go with bare hands…
The acting Chairman of the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Inuwa Bakari, has finally broken his silence on why he dragged Alhaji Abubakar Bawa to court. Bawa, who was the former Special Adviser to Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku on Political Matters, was recently announced as the party’s state chairman by the outgoing governor. Bakari, who could not fathom why he could not be made the substantive chairman of the party after being in an acting capacity, said he decided to approach the court to seek justice. Making his position known on Sunday in Jalingo, he…
Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima has disclosed that gender-based issues will get priority under the administration of President-elect Bola Tinubu. Shettima spoke at the reading of “Stepping on Toes, My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)” by ex-Managing Director Hadiza Usman. At the event held on Saturday in Abuja, the Borno Central described Hadiza as an iron lady for “showing courage to write such a book”. Citing a popular saying among the people of Ghana, Shettima said: “If you educate a woman, you have educated a nation”. “Rest assured that the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be gender-friendly,”…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has advised the opposition to stop their endless griping over the 2023 presidential election which they lost woefully. In a statement he issued on Sunday, Lai Mohammed said President Muhammadu Buhari’s analysis of the reasons for the opposition’s loss in the 2023 elections was incontrovertible. He said the opposition lost the election because of their overconfidence and complacency. He said the President deserves nothing but accolades for delivering undoubtedly the best election in Nigeria’s history, adding that ”the tempestuous but predictable reaction to the President’s comments by the opposition has shown them…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring a peaceful and seamless handover to his successor, Yusuf Abba. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, on Saturday in Kano. Ganduje said that the main transition committee and the various sub-committees were working towards a smooth handing over of power in the state. He dismissed insinuations by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) that the outgoing administration is undermining the transition programme. Ganduje pointed out that the main transition committee and the various sub-committees at…
Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir said on Saturday that the armed forces were fully capable of defending the country, and its “efforts for peace should never be taken as a sign of weakness. Munir was addressing the passing out parade of cadets at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, in the Abbottabad district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Asserting that Pakistan wants peace in the region and with its neighbours, the Army chief warned that our efforts for peace should never be taken as a sign of weakness. We have the will, capability and capacity to protect our sovereignty and territorial…
The incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu has been advised on how to appoint the next Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Tinubu’s incoming administration should appoint a renowned economist as the next CBN governor. Adeyanju said the next CBN governor should have experience of working with financial institutes such as the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and World Bank. In a tweet, Adeyanju urged Tinubu’s administration to stop appointing bankers as CBN governors. According to Adeyanju: “FG must stop appointing bankers as CBN Gov. They know nothing about the economy. “These…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Ime-Obi, on Saturday, declared that no force on earth will stop the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. Ime-Obi, which is Ohanaeze’s highest decision-making body, said the organization would give Tinubu the maximum support towards ensuring that his administration succeeds. It was reacting to a faction of the Ohanaeze that it would not recognize Tinubu as the President-elect over his refusal to include Igbos in his transition committee. Speaking through the Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the body stressed that it recognizes Tinubu as the President-elect of Nigeria and would support him after his inauguration.…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, anointed the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Usman Ododo for the Kogi State governorship election. Ododo was presented to Buhari by Governor Yahaya Bello at the State House in Aso Rock, Abuja, on Friday. Recall that Ododo won the APC governorship primary election in Kogi on Friday, April 14. Speaking to State House correspondents, Ododo said he was willing and prepared to continue the legacy of Governor Bello if he emerged winner at the polls slated to hold for November. According to him, his experience in the private and public sectors of the economy positioned…
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s administration of undermining the transition process to the incoming administration of Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf. Chairman, NNPP transition Committee, Prof. Abdullahi Baffa Bich stated this in a press statement issued to the media on Friday. He accused Ganduje’s administration of showing outright resistance and lack of cooperation with the NNPP Gubernatorial transition committee. According to him, “since after the 33-man transition sub-committee was constituted by NNPP, none of the committees received cooperation from the Ganduje administration. “There were several attempts by the committee to schedule a joint…
A factional President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Chidi Ibeh, has described the endorsement of elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for the position of President-General as “laughable.” Ibeh, who is a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Imo, stated this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. He argued that he, having been duly elected on January 9, 2021, and given a Certificate of Return by the chairman of the electoral panel, Richard Ozobu, remained the President-General until otherwise decided by a court of competent jurisdiction. According to him, there is a pending matter bordering on the rightful leadership…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has urged Nigerians to rally round the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Wike said elections are over, hence the need to support Tinubu in ensuring good governance. He made the appeal while addressing journalists after meeting with Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja on Friday. Wike was accompanied by his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde. According to Wike: “Elections have come and gone, and the winners have emerged, therefore, it’s necessary for all Nigerians to rally round and give Tinubu the necessary support. “Everybody is waiting for May 29 when Tinubu will be sworn-in and…
Ugonna Ozurigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of the House of Representatives election held in the Nwangele/ Nkwerre/ Isu/ Njaba Federal Constituency of Imo State on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday. Prof. Rosetta Okechukwu, the Federal Constituency collation officer, announced the results at the Federal Constituency’s Collation office in the Nwangele LGA. She stated that the PDP candidate won the election with 19, 971 votes, followed by the Labour Party candidate with 9, 372 votes. Harrison Nwadike of the All Progressives Congress received 8, 991 votes, placing him third. Recall…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday demanded an international travel ban on President Muhammadu Buhari after the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in reaction to Buhari’s comment that PDP and the Labour Party, LP, lost the presidential election due to overconfidence. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ologunagba said Buhari was “gloating over the All Progressives Congress, APC, reckless rigging,” while demanding “international sanctions and travel ban after May 29.” Ologunagba said: “We have called you up again today to address the unfortunate, reckless, unpresidential conduct and subjudice comment…
The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Lamidi Apapa, says negotiation is ongoing to resolve the crisis in the party. Apapa gave this hint on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s News program. He disclosed that the party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi and the LP leadership were working to resolve the crisis. ”Well, the leaders of the party (LP), including our principal, the presidential candidate (Peter Obi), is also working on it. We are expecting him to call a meeting and once that meeting is called, we sit down and resolve the…