The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in the homestate of the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu on Monday denied the letter of suspension, saying that their signatures were forged. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, which a copy was sent to the media in Abuja, the executive members of Igyorov Ward of Benue State explained that they never endorsed Ayu’s suspension for any reason. Describing the letter as a height of mischief, the exco said the purported suspension was not in line with due process and proper consultation was not observed in…
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The elections petition tribunal sitting in Ogun State has granted the request by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to inspect all Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other sensitive materials used for the 2023 elections in the state. The Ogun tribunal granted all the prayers of the NNPP in the motion ex-parte filed on Friday at the Isabo court in Abeokuta. Recall that Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been declared winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election held in Ogun. But, the NNPP went to court, adding INEC, Abiodun and the APC as…
A group, Ogun Integrity Vanguard, has tasked the leadership of security agencies in the country, particularly the Nigeria Police, to ensure comprehensive probe of the electoral infractions allegedly perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, during the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections in the state. The group made this call in a statement signed by its secretary, Duro Thomas, and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday. Making reference to the incidents that happened during the polls, the group noted that PDP agents were…
A chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has told the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, to restore the party’s lost glory. APGA has been faced with years of crisis, defying all interventions. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State is the only governor on the party’s platform. Just last week, the Supreme Court restored Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of the party. In a statement on Monday, Isiguzoro, who is the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, said Njoku has a duty to restore APGA’s lost fortunes in line with late Igbo leader, Ikemba Odumegwu…
The Senator representing the Niger-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mohammed Musa Sani, says he could only shelve his ambition if a competent personality like him in the Senate presented himself for the office of the Senate President. Sani disclosed this on Monday when he appeared as a guest on Arise Television’s Morning Show program. The Senator said he believes in the secularity of one Nigeria, notwithstanding the volatile situation the Muslim-Muslim ticket generated in the country. ”For the exigencies of our time, looking at the volatile situation of what has generated the Muslim-Muslim ticket in this country, I…
Some Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, have called on the national leadership of the party to disqualify the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, from contesting the governorship primaries of the party over his refusal to resign his position as minister. The aggrieved members numbering over 40 from 43 Wards in Ekeremor, Ogbia, Sagbama, Kolokuma/Opokuma and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas of the State, in a petition to the party national leadership, pointed out that as at the time the minister was screened, he had not resigned. The petition, which was signed by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the supplementary governorship elections in Kebbi and Adamawa states will be held on April 15. INEC made this known in a tweet on Monday Recall that INEC had declared the governorship elections of March 18 in both states as inconclusive. The tweet reads, “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023.” “A detailed official statement will follow shortly.”
Staring down a possible indictment, a defiant Donald Trump is hoping to put on a show of force Saturday at the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign, held in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. Trump’s supporters began lining up the day before doors opened on the airport grounds in Waco, which will mark the 30th anniversary of the Waco massacre next month. In 1993, an attempted raid by law enforcement of a compound belonging to the Branch Davidians, a religious cult, resulted in a shootout that led to a 51-day siege, ending in a…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu has been suspended by the party. The suspension of Ayu was effected by the Ward Executive of the party in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. Addressing the media Sunday, on behalf of Kashi Philip, the Ward Chairman, the Ward Secretary Mr. Vangeryina Dooyum explained that Dr. Ayu was suspended by the Executive for alleged anti party activities. The Secretary stated that the decision to suspend the National Chairman was reached after the leadership reviewed his conduct at the end of the just concluded…
Tension has continued to build up across the country, particularly among the supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi over purported plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to get him arrested. The alleged move was sequel to the activities of the former Anambra Governor, his running mate, Datti Ahmed and their supporters after losing the February 25 presidential poll. Recall that Peter Obi, his party and supporters, popularly known as Obidients, rejected the outcome of the just concluded presidential poll that produced Bola Tinubu of APC as president-elect. InfoStride News reports that Obi,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State on Sunday, enumerated reasons residents of the state should cast their votes for Governor Hope Uzodimma during the November 11 2023 governorship poll. Speaking on behalf of the ruling APC to a cross-section of newsmen in Owerri, the state Publicity Secretary of Imo APC, Cajetan Duke, thanked Imolites who spoke through their votes for the candidates of APC. The APC spokesman maintained that the victory of the party was nothing but an implicit vote of confidence in Senator Hope Uzodimma, whom he described as a rare statesman and uncommon democrat who has…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State Governor has mourned the demise of Late Oladipo Diya, describing him as a courageous and daring man. Abiodun commiserated with the government and people of Nigeria, the military, friends and associates of the then Chief of General Staff to Late General Danni Abacha. Abiodun said Lt. General Diya was a soldier-statesman, who would have clocked 79 on April 3. Diya, according to Abiodun, was a Military Governor in Ogun State, from January 1984 to August 1985 under the Buhari/Idiagbon military junta. In a statement by Kunle Somorin, the governor’s Coo Chief of Staff, Abiodun…
Following the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president-elect, the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has accused the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo of lobbying for his next job. Atiku accused Keyamo of trying to suppress and abuse the rights of innocent Nigerians who oppose the alleged fraudulent victory of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Speaking through his spokesman, Frank Shaibu, Atiku described Keyamo as a jobless Minister who abandoned his duties as a minister and opted for Tinubu’s spokesman. A statement by Shaibu reads partly: “Keyamo is among those suppressing the…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has denied endorsing Bola Tinubu’s victory. The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential flagbearer defeated Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. In a statement on Saturday, Atiku said his attention was drawn to a fake press release attributed to him, “purportedly giving legitimacy to the widely rigged presidential election”. Atiku stressed that it did not emanate from him and should be treated with repudiation because it was contrived “by those who illegally appropriated the mandate of the people”.…
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has maintained that politics should transcend partisanship and be free from tribal and religious affiliations. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, made the statement in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. His statement followed the celebration of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s one year in office, which he attended. Obi said he would continue to pray for Soludo. He wrote, “I was in Awka, Anambra State, today for the celebration of Gov. Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s one year in office. As a firm believer in building a better society, I…
The Abia State House of Assembly has described as false rumours reports that the lawmakers planned to impeach Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Mr Ifeanyi Uchendu, the Deputy Speaker, who dismissed the rumours while addressing newsmen in Aba on Saturday, said that the lawmakers had never contemplated such a plan. Uchendu urged members of the public to disregard the rumours, assuring that the Assembly would continue to support the governor till the end of his tenure, NAN reports. Also, Mr Solomon Akpulonu, the Majority Leader, said that the rumours emanated from mischief makers. Akpulonu said that the Assembly was pleased with the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assured in Abuja on Saturday that it would conduct a credible supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State that would be the pride of the international community and of Nigerians. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, gave the assurance when some women staged a protest at the Commission’s headquarters in the nation’s capital in respect of the Adamawa election. The protesters were led by Hajiya Lami Lau, the President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). Okoye showed appreciation to the women for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner, noting…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in last Saturday’s governorship election in Enugu State, Mr. Frank Nweke has rejected the declaration of Barr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the polls. Nweke, who came third in the election, behind Barr. Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, said the exercise was fraught with irregularities. While describing the election as an assault on democracy, the APGA candidate said he would explore all legal means to ensure that a legitimate government is put in place in the state. He said the election witnessed…
Former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has given the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) 48 hours to rescind its decision to suspend him. Shema disclosed this on Friday in a letter he addressed to Dr lyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Shema also urged the NWC to reinstate the duly elected party executives in the state and allow them to complete their tenure if they want peace to reign in the Katsina PDP. Describing the decisions and actions of the NWC under the current leadership as lacking constitutional validity and…
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Pius Anyim, on Friday, said he is disappointed in the action of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. InfoStride News recalls that Anyim, who is a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, BOT, and three other prominent stakeholders of the party, were suspended for alleged anti-party activity. Anyim, a former Senate President, made this known in a statement, signed and forwarded to the media on Friday, in which he described the suspension as a display of innate cowardice by the party’s NWC. The…