The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has presented its final report on Nigeria’s general elections. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) of the highly-disputed presidential election held on February 25, 2023, with both defeated candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, heading to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to win back what they described as their “stolen mandate.” Addressing a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief Observer, EU EOM, Barry Andrews, noted that his team carried…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after trips to Paris and London. The President came back to the country on Tuesday after he proceeded to London, United Kingdom, from France for a short private visit. Recall that the President had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday during which he participated in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu was reported to have taken the opportunity to project Nigeria on a global stage.
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South East geopolitical zone of the country have called on President Bola Tinubu to revisit the post civil war programmes of former Military Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, encapsulated in the 3Rs, namely- reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The chieftains stated that the 3Rs were not faithfully implemented by the then Military Head of State, Gen Gowon and successive administrations in the country. Dr George Agbakahi, South East Leader, Tinubu Support Organization and Member, Directorate of Media and Publicity, Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), APC; and Dr Faustinus Chinedu Ilo, Member, Tinubu…
A witness identified as Dayo Israel has told the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to cast their votes with invalid voter cards. Dayo Isreal who was the Labour Party, LP, agent was summoned to testify in the petition filed by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the March 18 2023 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to nullify the return of governor SanwoOlu. While being led in evidence by the Rhodes-Vivour’s lead counsel, Olumide Ayeni SAN, Israel informed the court that he served as an agent for the…
Igbo leaders under the umbrella of Imo Political Stakeholders Forum, have lauded the decision of the President, Court of Appeal and Imo Election Petition Tribunal Judges to relocate its sitting from Owerri to Nasarawa State. The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting at the old High Court premises, Owerri, Imo State capital, at the weekend, relocated to the High Court complex, opposite Shopping Malls, Mararaba in Nasarawa State. The Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Owerri branch, Daniel Odiba, who disclosed this in a statement, said: “This is to notify all lawyers, litigants and the general public that…
Gubernatorial candidate of Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun State in the last general elections, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has urged people with political positions to find ways of ameliorating the suffering of the people. Warning that Nigerians have suffered too much due to unfavourable economic conditions across the country, Oguntoyinbo asked the government to provide solutions to ease the hardship without delay. He made the call in a congratulatory message to felicitate Muslims on the occasion of the Eld-Kabir festival. The NNPP candidate charged all the tiers of government and political office holders not to allow the challenging conditions to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he is working tirelessly to solve the country’s economic and security challenges. Tinubu disclosed this in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians where he called on all Muslims to multiply the good deeds that sallah celebrations bring. Speaking of the economic and insecurity challenges, Tinubu assured that he and his team are working tirelessly to provide solutions. “I join Muslims in Nigeria and worldwide in observance of Eid-el-Kabir. We must thank Almighty Allah for the grace to witness another Eid. “As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate,…
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, with no charges against him or any of the other participants. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny ceased activities directed at committing the crime, so the case would not be pursued. The announcement was the latest twist in a series of stunning events in recent days that have brought the gravest threat so far to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power amid the 16-month-old war in Ukraine. Over the weekend,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has affirmed Tajudeen Lawal as the substantive Chairman of the party in the state. Lawal’s affirmation as Chairman was taken at a resolution at a special session of the State Executive Committee meeting of the party in Osogbo on Monday. According to a statement made available by the Osun APC Publicity Secretary, Wole Adunola, the session had in attendance local party chairmen of the party across the state and members of the State Working Committee. According to the statement, “Tajudeen Lawal has led the party excellently well since he assumed office, hence…
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lambasted the state governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, for paying just one month’s salary to workers. The governor had, in his Democracy Day speech, urged civil servants in the state to be expectant of alerts from June 25. Alia stated this while lamenting the plight of the people following the unpaid salaries and pensions he inherited from the immediate past administration led by Chief Samuel Ortom. Some of the workers were, however, disappointed on Sunday when the state government began the payment of just one month’s salary. Reacting, PDP,…
An attempt by a former lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to return to the APC has been rejected by his ward in Offa Local Government Area. At the end of a stakeholders’ meeting of the party at Ile Ola-Oke Hall, Offa, the stakeholders said “Saheed Popoola is not welcome in Ojomu Central ‘B’ ward of the All Progressives Congress, Offa.” DAILY POST reports that the stakeholders agreed at the meeting that “there is no room in our ward to accommodate…
The Labour Party, LP, has accused a suspended member of the party, Lamidi Apapa of procuring a fraudulent judgment against the party’s governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said Apapa and his faction are known for procuring what he described as “backdoor judgments.” Ifoh accused the Apapa group of propagating falsehood, misinformation and series of blackmails, and this is yet another of their mischief. According to him, the judgment against Achonu can not stand the test of time. The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party read with utter dismay the…
European Union ministers urged caution on Monday over a failed revolt by mercenary soldiers in Russia. This came after the incident raised troubling questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and whether Wagner group fighters might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. At the talks in Luxembourg, some EU foreign ministers likened the short-lived uprising led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to Putin unleashing Frankenstein’s monster of his own creation, and to some powerful and evil spirit. But several others, concerned that they might be seen to be offering support, were at pains to point…
The Ebonyi State Government said on Sunday it has no plan whatsoever to bribe the election petition tribunal judges in a bid to pervert the course of justice and obtain undue favour from them. The state government made this known through the Commissioner of Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, who reacted to an allegation by the president of the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), Paschal Oluchukwu. Infostride News recalls that Oluchukwu had accused the Ebonyi State Government, led by Governor Francis Nwifuru, of attempting to hijack the course of justice with plans to use one…
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described as saddening the news that former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike is heading to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He wondered how the former Governor, who boasted in a public glare that he cannot leave the malaria-infested PDP for a cancerous APC, is now being urged to formally pitch tents with the ruling party. Eze accused Wike of having fallen apart with the PDP owing to his blatant display of crude sabotage and other anti-party activities. Recall that one Tony Okocha, a…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike of terrorizing it for eight years. The Publicity Secretary of the party, Darlington Nwauju, said Wike can’t join the party due to the terror he unleashed on the party for eight years. He disclosed this in a statement he issued. He described Wike as an enemy, hence wouldn’t be allowed to join the party. The statement reads partly: “The terror unleashed on our party members in the cause of his eight years of maximum rulership alone is enough evidence…
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed the former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, over his latest media interview, describing his assertion as a ‘drama of absurdity and cocktails of lies’. Recall that Daniel, who is representing the Ogun East Senatorial district at the red chamber of the National Assembly, had granted a media interview, where he alleged that Governor Dapo Abiodun is still at daggers drawn with him for supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during the APC presidential primaries elections in 2022. Reacting to the senator’s outburst, the State Assistant Publicity Secretary…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry charged with recovering alleged stolen government property from people who served in the previous administration in the state. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Kenneth Kalu, named Justice Florence Ikwuoma Duruoha-Igwe of the State High Court Umuahia as the chairman of the panel. Other members of the panel, according to the SSG, are Prof Ogwo Ekeoma Ogwo, Mazi Ugochukwu Okoroafor, Rev Fr Alex Okonkwo and Prof Ursula Ngozi Akanwa. The details and scope of the duties of the government panel…
The United States President, Joe Biden, has exchanged views on the situation in Russia with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the White House. The partners reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine, a US government statement said. Biden was also briefed on Saturday morning by his national security team on developments in Russia, where a mercenary force is challenging the government, NAN reports. Other attendees included United States Vice President Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and Secretaries of Defence and State Lloyd Austin and Antony Blinken, the statement…
The suspended local government chairmen in Benue State have accused the state Governor, Hyacinth Alia, of illegality and impunity. They made the accusation while faulting their suspension by the state governor after he assumed office. Acting on the recommendation of the state House of Assembly, Alia suspended all the local government chairmen and their councillors in the state indefinitely. The governor’s directive was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ode Ochelle. Responding, the chairmen under the aegis of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, vowed never…