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…
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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…
Former Vice President Mike Pence is filing paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life. Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which is his 64th birthday, according to people familiar with his plans. He was set to file papers making his candidacy official…
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Hamza, told the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Monday that he signed the election results of Nasarawa State under duress. The witness said this at the continuation of the hearing of a petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and his party, PDP. They are challenging the Feb. 25 presidential election results, which brought President Bola Tinubu to power as a duly elected president. Respondents in the petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023 are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, and All Progressives Congress (APC). Hamza, who is the 10th witness called by…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Plateau State, Samuel Kwamkur, on Sunday, in Jos, warned former Governor Nasir El-Rufai not to set Nigeria on fire with his careless utterances. Speaking at a press briefing, Kwankur, a former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria, was reacting to statements credited to the former Kaduna governor. El-Rufai had allegedly told his audience before handing over to his successor that the Islamic dominance in Kaduna had been successfully carried out in Nigeria and that it shall continue. He alleged that El-Rufai equally told his audience that in the course…
The People’s Redemption Party, PRP, has advised Kano State, Governor Abba Kabir not to use his office for personal vendetta but for the best interest of the state. This was contained in a press statement signed by members of the 2023 Kano PRP candidate forum issued to the media. They warned the Governor against injustice, prioritizing any individual, group, or political party’s interest above the collective interest of the state. “Election is the only legal and acceptable way of producing leaders under democracy in Nigeria, there must be a winner and a loser. “We are calling on the new government…
Frontline candidate for the speakership position in the incoming 10th House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated the governors of Bauchi and Rivers ṣtates, Bala Mohammed and Siminalayi Fubara, on their emergence, respectively, as the chairman and vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum. Abbas said he was elated that the two leaders were elected by their colleagues to pilot the affairs of the PDP Governors Forum, noting that their emergence is a testament to their leadership qualities and readiness to serve the people. In a statement from his campaign office,…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has called on Federal Lawmakers from the zone in the 10th National Assembly to vote for its principal officers based on their inclination. Chiedozie Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday. Ogbonnia said that the group is not in agreement with the zoning of key offices of the 10th National Assembly as has been proposed by the ruling party. He said that the apex Igbo group leadership, under Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, agreed to direct all…
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) reconvened in Abuja today to resume the hearing on the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 presidential election. Since Tuesday, May 30, the tribunal has been diligently considering the petitions presented by multiple parties involved in the case. Alongside the PDP and Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party, represented by Peter Obi, and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) have also filed petitions. The respondents in this case include the Independent National…
Senator Dino Melaye, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi State gubernatorial race, has expressed his strong disapproval regarding the recent clash that reportedly occurred between Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The clash reportedly took place on Saturday when armed thugs, believed to be supporters of Alhaji Muritala Yakubu, the SDP candidate, attacked the governor’s convoy. In response, Senator Melaye issued a statement to the press in Lokoja, stressing that the peace and well-being of the people of Kogi should not be endangered by political disputes or the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima to follow the path of the late President Umaru Yar’adua by making their assets declaration public. The opposition in an interview with ThePunch on Sunday, June 4, 2023, said it was not enough for Tinubu and Shettim to fill out assets declaration forms and submit them to the Code of Conduct Bureau. In a telephone conversation with the newspaper, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said the president and his vice should demonstrate their readiness for transparent leadership. “They should follow the…
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, on Sunday says the legislative background of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima heralds improved executive-legislative relations for the country. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu, said the Tinubu administration ”is a meeting point of the executive and legislative arms of government that could fast track development. “Tinubu, Shettima and the SGF, George Akume were former Governors and Senators, while the newly appointed Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila is the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, making it a unique…
China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu used a speech in Singapore to attack US strategy toward the Indo-Pacific, saying Washington is seeking to stoke confrontation through its support for Taiwan, military deployments and building alliances in the region. And Li vowed that China would defend its interests — particularly over Taiwan, the biggest potential military flashpoint between the world’s biggest economies. “We will never hesitate to defend our legitimate rights and interests, let alone sacrificing the nation’s core interests,” Li said Sunday. “As the lyrics of a well-known Chinese song goes, when friends visit us, we welcome them with fine wine.…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has said Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State should support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in his push to reclaim his mandate. Melaye said Makinde should walk into the presidential election tribunal and support Atiku to show that the healing process has begun. Makinde, along with the G-5 governors led by ex-Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, had turned against Atiku during the last presidential election. While Makinde and Wike supported President Bola Tinubu, other members of the G-5 governors supported Peter Obi of the…