The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that Mr Julius Abure, the embattled national chairman of the party remains his own man amid the leadership crisis rocking the party. Obi spoke on Tuesday at the LP National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Asaba, Delta State. The post-election crisis in the LP took another dimension a few days ago after the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, sealed its secretariat. Recall that a Federal High Court, in Abuja, had ordered Abure to stay away from parading himself as the national chairman of the LP a week after a ward in…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, questions on the whereabouts of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu have taken the centre stage. It has become a norm in Nigeria for people of the upper echelon of government to keep their health status secret even when this becomes a major concern for the country. The dark clouds over the exact nature of the illness being suffered by the leaders always led to rumours and speculations from concerned Nigerians and members of the opposition. This will also leave their aides, their political parties and party chieftains with the gargantuan task of managing the huge…
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has called on Muslims to mark the upcoming eid-el-fitri with utmost caution and the fear of God, encouraging them to continue praying for the restoration of peace to the State. The Governor felicitated with Muslims in the state for a successful completion of the Ramadan fast and wished that Allah will accept the worship and repentance of everyone. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on media and publicity, Comrade Zailani Bappa. “I am specifically impressed with the multiple and persistent prayers from especially the…
Unanimously, the World Court of Human Rights has established, verbatim, that there is no right to same-sex marriage. The 47 judges from the 47 countries of the Council of Europe, which are members of the Plenary Court of Strasbourg (the most important human rights court in the world), published a statement of great relevance which has been surprisingly silenced by the progress of information and its field of influence. In fact, all 47 justices unanimously endorsed the ruling that “there is no right to same-sex marriage. The sentence was based on a myriad of philosophical and anthropological considerations based on…
Nigerian President-elect, Bola Tinubu has called on the Police to investigate the controversy that trailed the Adamawa Governorship rerun. Tinubu in a statement he personally issued on Wednesday, urged aggrieved candidates to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances. The former Lagos Governor also congratulated winners of the Supplementary Governorship elections that took place in Kebbi and Adamawa States on Saturday. Tinubu said: “The supplementary elections have now brought the 2023 general elections to a final, fitting conclusion. I observed, with satisfaction, the largely peaceful atmosphere during the supplementary election on Saturday. It was further testimony that our citizens have…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday present the Certificate of Return to the Adamawa State Governor-elect, Ahmadu Fintiri, and his Deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta. INEC made this known in a statement on its Twitter page. The ceremony will be held at 3pm at the INEC headquarters, in Maitama Abuja. ”Members of the National Assembly-elect (Senators and House of Representatives) will receive their certificates from 11am today. Venue: Conference Room, INEC Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja. Members of State Houses of Assembly-elect should contact our State offices for their Certificates,” the statement read.
All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Dahiru Binani has dismissed the claim of N2billion bribe. The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari had declared the Senator the winner of the election on Sunday under controversial circumstances. In a statement on Tuesday, Binani said her attention was drawn “to a very bizarre and wild allegation purportedly made by an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS)”. The DSS officer, in a video, said the flagbearer gave out N2billion to some unnamed Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials. “I never did. I would never do such”,…
The Labour Party, LP, won 14 out of the 24 constituency seats in Enugu State House of Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, made the confirmation on Tuesday. In the list of members-elect released by the umpire, the LP won 14 seats at the March 18 state elections. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will occupy the remaining 10 in the 10th House to be inaugurated in June. INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Enugu, Rex Achumie listed the names, constituencies, parties and number of votes scored. Achumie advised members of the public to disregard any unauthorised…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, said embattled Senator George Thompson Sekibo and Rt. Hon Austin Adiele Opara, were not individually and separately suspended by the party contrary to the rumour making the rounds. It also said the purported suspension by the executive of Ward 2 of the Ogu/Bolo Local Council Area and Ward 10 of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State was false and should be disregarded. The party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba disclosed this in a statement in Abuja to newsmen. The apex organ of the party said the…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has accused some politicians with federal power of trying to truncate his victory at the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. InfoStride News recalls that after several controversies that trailed the conduct of the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the governor winner of the polls. Professor Muhammed Mele, who served as the returning officer for the election, declared that Fintiri polled a total of 430,861 votes to beat his opponent, Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 396,788 votes. The electoral umpire had on Sunday, suspended…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has said his counterpart from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Usman Ododo lacks the quality to rule the state. Melaye said Ododo has never contested an election in his life, not even a class monitor. He noted that PDP would always present a better candidate than the APC. The former Kogi West Senator spoke on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme on Tuesday. According to Melaye: “PDP is as old as the Fourth Republic in this country, parties like APC are operating for less than a…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the victory of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State as a momentous triumph for democracy and the will of the people over tyranny and desperate manipulative forces which sought to take over control of the state illegally. PDP said the spontaneous jubilation of citizens in Adamawa State and across Nigeria at the official declaration of Fintiri as the rightful winner of the election, irrespective of the nefarious schemes by the rejected All Progressives Congress, APC, is a confirmation that the PDP, and its candidate, are indeed the choice of the people. Debo…
Akin Alabi, a member of the House of Representatives, has described the controversy surrounding the Adamawa State governorship election as “a disgrace.” Alabi, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this on Tuesday in a tweet via his verified handle. DAILY POST recalls that a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State had illegally announced Aisha Binani, the candidate of the APC as the winner of the supplementary election in the state. The announcement, which generated negative reactions across the country, has since been overruled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commission earlier…
Nepal President Ramchandra Poudel on Friday urged the people to rise above petty interests and maintain communal harmony to ensure political stability in the Himalayan nation. In a message issued on the occasion of the 1st day of Baishakh, the President said that “there is a need to develop a culture where labour is honoured by ending pessimistic feelings and maintain good governance and political stability in the country.” His message comes amidst differences among the ruling coalition on several fronts. Poudel urged the people to be committed to building a strong and prosperous Nepal as the country celebrated the…
As legal fireworks continue at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu has been disqualified. One of Atiku’s spokesmen, Daniel Bwala made the remark in response to a comment by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on moves to disqualify Tinubu. Keyamo had said some people were searching the constitution daily on how to disqualify Tinubu. He stressed that the ignorance displayed by those trying to disqualify Tinubu was very interesting. Keyamo said those who were defeated during the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru re-run House of Representatives election, Dr. Osmond Ukanacho, has rejected the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Engr Akarachi Amadi, as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ukanacho, who made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing journalists in Owerri, said INEC was wrong to have taken such a hasty decision when it appeared obvious to everyone that the election did not hold in virtually all the 58 polling units the exercise was supposed to take place. According to Dr. Ukanacho, those who came…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday refused to entertain the ex-parte application brought before it by Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed, also known as Binani, the Adamawa governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election result declaration tussle. The ex-parte application filed by her lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, asked the court to determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can take any further steps on the declared governorship election results made by its Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Hudu Ari. However, when the ex-parte motion was about to be moved, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo cut…
The Osun All Progressives Congress, APC has enjoined party leaders and members to exercise restraint in their quest to instil discipline in the party. The call for restraint was made by the Osun APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Kola Olabisi on Tuesday in Osogbo. Alao also urged members not to be in haste to discipline party members for anti-party activities. He said, “It was resolved at the last meeting of the stakeholders of the party at the state level that any issue bordering on the review of the activities and strengthening of the…
Ogun State Chapter of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has disclosed that the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the recent election, Ajadi Oguntoyinbo is from the state. The party made the confirmation in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), of the party, Comrade Olowu Olayemi, on Monday. Ajadi contested the gubernatorial election held on Saturday, 18th March 2023 on the platform of NNPP. InfoStride News gathered that a group, Yewa Young FronLiners (YYF) had alleged that Ajadi is not from the state. The party has, however, said the group that sponsored the allegation is made of…
Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has forwarded the names of the governorship candidates of the party for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The names of the candidates of the party forwarded to the electoral umpire are Timipre Sylva, Ahmed Adodo and Hope Uzodinma respectively governorship candidates for Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. Ododo scored 78,704 to emerge as the candidate of the party. The candidature of Ododo was ratified by a Special Congress of the party, as stipulated in the guidelines for the primary…