Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday expressed support for the ambitions of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the 10th Senate, respectively. Sanwo-Olu expressed his support at a consultative visit to Lagos House, Marina, when he received members of the Stability Group, consisting 69 senators-elect, who already endorsed Akpabio and Jibrin. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination process to pave the way for the election of Senate leadership was in order. He noted that Akpabio’s team possessed the political credentials and leadership qualities to bring about uncommon transformation in…
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This may explain why the PDP National Chapel declared a seven-day fasting and prayer for its candidate in the just-concluded election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to triumph over the winner of the February 25 poll, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in court. The prayers are scheduled to begin from Thursday, May 18 to Wednesday, May 24, with an ‘overcomer’s open-air thanksgiving service’ also taking place the day after to wrap up the spiritual endeavour. The events are to hold at the party’s national chapel, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, and time is slated at 12 pm daily, The Punch…
After nearly six months in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on four foreign visits over the next 40-days, starting with the G7 summit in Hiroshima on Friday and concluding with his first state visit to the US from June 21 to 24, the highlight of which will be his participating in the International Yoga Day event at the UN in New York and a diaspora event in Chicago. The PM’s previous visit abroad was to the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia. Apart from the G7 in Japan and the US state visits, the PM will attend the Pacific…
Labour Party’s House of Representatives member-elect for the Aba South/Aba North federal constituency of Abia, Emeka Nnamani, said the South-East will take a decision on the Speakership issue. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday, the politician said that despite being elected on different platforms, incoming lawmakers from the region will provide block votes. Nnamani said people think the 10th National Assembly is going to be “chaotic and dramatic,” but that will not happen. “The legislature is not going to be a rubber stamp; it will not lose its independence. The 10th Assembly is going to be quite interesting and intriguing,”…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Niger State has called on Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to direct the chairman of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Aminu Baba, to issue certificates of return to its eight elected councillors who won the November 10 council election in Katcha Local Government Area. A letter of protest, signed on behalf of the party by Barrister Mohammed Tsado Mohammed in Minna and forwarded to the governor, claimed the local government election was contested by candidates of both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and SDP. According to the letter: “Seven months after the conduct…
Katsina State’s senators-elect on Sunday threw their weight behind the All Progressives Congress’ endorsement of Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively, of the 10th National Assembly. The lawmakers-elect took the decision on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The meeting was held at the instance of the Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, who also backed the party’s decision amid confusion and rejection that trailed the endorsement of the two ranking senators. Governor Masari described Akpabio and Barau as committed members of the party and development-personified public officers who…
A South East youth-based group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has rejected the micro-zoning of the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to the South East. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently announced that the position had been micro-zoned to the zone and that Hon Benjamin Kalu, an Abia member-elect, has been pencilled down for the position. But reacting to the development, COSEYL, in a press release signed by its President-General and Publicity Secretary, Hon. Goodluck Ibem and Comrade Okey Nwaoru, respectively, said it was insulting to zone such a position to the South…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi, has told anyone who cares to listen that he’s not on transit as far as his presidential ambition is concerned. Obi confidently affirmed that he would emerge as Nigeria’s president either today or in the near future. He made this known while speaking at an unveiling of the book: “Peter Obi: many voices, one perspective,” which took in Awka, Anambra State capital on Friday, May 12, 2023. The former governor also disclosed that he’s in no hurry to achieve his presidency dream, but restated his commitment to always…
A Yoruba nationalist and vigilante organisation, the Reformed Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has asked security agencies to immediately provide additional security support for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the May 29 swearing-in ceremony. According to the group’s National President, Dare Adesope, it has become necessary to beef up security around Tinubu following ceaseless protestations and threats by some politicians who are still opposing his victory and the upcoming inauguration. He made the call in a statement on Friday, May 12, 2023. While specifically referring to the Department of State Services (DSS) and Defence House, Adesope urged all security…
Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, Zamfara West Senator-elect, has advised that religious, tribal and ethnic sentiments should be eschewed in the choice of the President of the Senate of the in-coming 10th National Assembly. He gave the advice in his congratulatory message to the 109 Senators-elect from the 36 states of the federation on Saturday in Abuja while speaking on the type of Senate President the incoming Assembly deserves. Yari, who also tasked the Senators-elect on unifying the country, said the incoming Assembly needed a Senate President that was compassionate, honest, fair-minded and result driven. “I congratulate you all on your well-deserved…
The secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Farouk Ahmed has lamented that the incoming government of Dauda Lawal Dare will inherit huge liabilities ranging from unpaid worker’s salaries to pensions, bank loans and many more. He said from the look of things, the outgoing government will hand over an empty treasury to the incoming administration, pointing out that the fact the outgoing government is still owing workers two months’ salaries indicated that there is no money in the treasury. Speaking with the media in Gusau on Saturday, Ahmed stressed that some people still want Zamfara to…
As the race for the Speakership of the House of Representatives intensifies, a group, Progressives Foundational Movement (PFM) has called on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC to resist pressure that may force them to reverse the zoning template of the 10th Assembly. The leadership of the party had last Monday officially confirmed the endorsement of a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwill Akpabio, (from Akwa Ibom State in South-south) for Senate President, and Tajudeen Abbas (from Kaduna State in North-west) for Speaker of the House of Representatives. But in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State said it is not unaware that some stakeholders of the party in the state worked against the emergence of its presidential candidate in the last election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The chairman of the party in the state, Mr Basil Ejidike, stated this, during a stakeholders meeting of the party yesterday in Awka, the state capital. He said henceforth, there will be reward for party members who worked hard, and also punishment for those who sabotage it. He said a committee would be set up to appropriately sanction those who sabotaged the party.…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be presented at New Police Guest House, Police Lines Headquarters in H11/1 instead of the F8 Court Complex, Islamabad and Judicial Complex G 11/4 on Wednesday, The Pakistan Daily reported. Taking to its Twitter handle, the Pakistan Daily shared the notification from the office of the Chief Commissioner Islamabad which reads, “In exercise of powers vested under section 9 (2) of Cr.P.C., Law & Justice Division’s Notification No.F.17(2)/80-Pub, dated 31.12.1980, issued in pursuance of Article 2 of Islamabad Capital Territory (Administration) Order, 1980 (P.O. No.18 of 1980) and all other powers enabling in…
The Ohanaeze socio-cultural organization, has said Igbos have moved on with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. This was as Ohanaeze urged the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi to accept the outcome of the presidential election in good fate. Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, was reacting to a call against Tinubu by a group known as Igbo Patriotic Forum and Elders Forum. The group had said Tinubu should not be inaugurated as president until the tribunal decides the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Condemning the call, Isiguzoro said the Ime-Obi has decided that Igbos should support Tinubu’s presidency until the…
The suspended Michael Ashade-led executive of the Labour Party in Ogun State has said it remains in charge of the affairs of the party in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, had, before the general elections, dissolved the Ashade-led executive over alleged misconduct. However, following Friday’s court ruling upholding the suspension of the Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party, Ashade said he is still the Chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun State. At a press briefing on Saturday, Ashade disclosed that the suspension of Abure as…
Muktar Betara Aliyu, a leading aspirant for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said his group holds the ace on who emerges the next Speaker. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony of the Speakership bid by a member of the coalition, Mr Ahmed Wase, Betara expressed optimism that their group would arrive at a consensus on who is best suited to preside over the proceedings of the House. Betara, a fourth lawmaker, who chairs the House Committee on Appropriation, described Wase as a brother and a comrade who is equally qualified to preside over the House. Reiterating his opposition…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communication, Bashir Ahmad, has mocked the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi over his latest comment. Obi had insisted that he must be the President of Nigeria. Obi, who is challenging the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu in court, said he is convinced in his spirit that he will be President. He spoke during the launch of a book written in his honour: ‘Peter Obi: Many Voices, One Perspective’, in Awka, Anambra State. Reacting, Ahmad described the LP flagbearer as daddy’s favourite son dreaming to be president. Tweeting, Ahmad wrote: “So,…
The battle for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly has taken a new dimension as the aggrieved aspirants are seeking to form a consensus candidate to tackle Tajudeen Abbas. It would be recalled that aggrieved lawmakers- Muktar Betara, Idris Wase, Aminu Jaji, Alhassan Doguwa and Sada Soli formed a coalition to battle Abbas, the candidate endorsed by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. InfoStride News had reported that the group had commenced the move to produce a consensus candidate among themselves. This was also confirmed by Betara on Friday, who stated that the group is working to produce the next Speaker.…
The aggrieved aspirants for the Speaker of the House of Representatives are moving to produce a consensus candidate to tackle Tajudeen Abbas. Muktar Betara, one of the aspirants for the speakership, stated this on Friday during the official declaration of Idris Wase. InfoStride News recalls that the aggrieved lawmakers- Betara, Wase, Aminu Jaji, Alhassan Doguwa and Sada Soli formed a coalition to battle Tajudeen Abbas, the candidate endorsed by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. In his remarks at the coalition, Betara said the lawmakers will not fight, but rather work together to produce a consensus candidate. He said the members of…