The National Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said that Peter Obi’s presidency “could end the Biafran cause.” Baba-Ahmed said Obi’s “most formidable foe” is “the violence in the East.” In his weekly article, Baba-Ahmed noted that it would be difficult for Obi to emerge victorious in February due to the battling “titans,” Tinubu and Atiku. Baba-Ahmed said the Labour Party, LP, would have made more impact if it distanced itself from the titans. The NEF spokesman lamented that Obi’s supporters believe in miracles than negotiating for votes. According to Baba-Ahmed: “Peter…
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The spokesperson for the Atiku, Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala has claimed former president Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to draft him into the Obi/Datti presidential movement before he joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bwala made the statement on Thursday while featuring on the Arise Television Morning Show programme. The revelation is coming on the heels of the endorsement of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, by Obasanjo. InfoStride4 News reported that Obasanjo had, in a New Year message to Nigerians, endorsed Obi ahead of other presidential candidates for the 2023 election, citing a track record…
The National Chairman of Accord, Muhammed Lawal Nalado, has declared that the party will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties in the 2023 general elections in Oyo State. Nalado said during the campaign flag-off of the Oyo North senatorial district candidate of the party, Shina Abiola Peller on Wednesday in Iseyin, Oyo State. Nalado while addressing the gathering said Accord has become more popular than other political parties in the state. He said the popularity of the party will make it defeat all other political parties in the 2023 general elections.…
The chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State and special security consultant to the state government, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha has said he did not provoke shootings in Ekoli Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state. InfoStride News recalls that the alleged shooting in the area resulted in the killing of his younger brother and his houses and vehicles set ablaze by unknown gunmen. A policeman and a youth leader were also killed when the thugs struck. Emegha described, as wicked, false and mischievous, the reports in some sections of the media that he was blowing sirens…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has mocked his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Tinubu, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence at his campaign rallies. Atiku said Buhari’s absence from APC presidential campaign rallies was an indication that he lacked confidence in Tinubu’s ability to win next month’s election. He made the remark while reacting to Tinubu’s claim that he lacked the integrity to rule Nigeria. Atiku spoke through the spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan. In a statement by Ologbondiyan, Atiku said Tinubu is talking about integrity when there are several…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says the G5 governors are committed members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and are working round the clock to ensure that the party wins all elections in their respective states. Governor Ortom stated this Thursday, 5th January 2023 in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the PDP State gubernatorial campaign flag-off. He said the G5 governors and other members of the party working with them in the integrity group are “committed members of the PDP in their various states” and would work to ensure that candidates of the party in their states were elected in the…
A former National Vice President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Comrade Anya S. Anya, has taken a swipe at the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, over the deteriorating insecurity challenges ravaging many parts of the state. Anya, who currently doubles as the Southeast Coordinator of Coalition of Saraki Advocates for Atiku (COSAA), was baring his minds in a statement on Thursday, against the backdrops of a recent repeated onslaught on Aku Ihube and Umulolo local communities in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state by suspected operatives of Ebubeagu…
The coast is now clear for the House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State to take part in the 2023 general elections. This comes after an Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt set aside the judgment of Federal High Court in Port Harcourt which sacked 16 House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. Justice Turaki Muhammed of the Federal High Court had in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party against APC House of Assembly candidates, sacked 16 candidates of the party for alleged Non-compliance with Electoral Act…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Wednesday urged the people of Delta State to support and vote for the party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. Kwankwaso made the call during a remark shortly after he commissioned the campaign office of Hon. Onochie Anthony Ochie in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He said the NNPP is a national party to beat in the whole of Nigeria. Kwankwaso also called on all NNPP candidates to work towards ensuring the victory of the party at the polls. Kwakwaso promised to build 500 classrooms in three years,…
The United States stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the recent Taliban move regarding restrictions on girls’ education in the country, the White House said on Tuesday. “We stand with Afghan women and condemn the Taliban’s indefensible decision to restrict women’s education and their rights. So, as we have made clear, these actions by the Taliban will further alienate them from the international community and deny them the legitimacy that they so desire,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference. “We remain in touch with our partners and allies on this…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP has tackled the All Progressive Congress APC’s administration over the recently revised registration fees for undergraduate students by Universities. NNPP gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa State, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim stated this on Tuesday after presenting flags to the candidates of the Jigawa North West Senatorial zone at Gumel. He said the APC administration had made life miserable for Nigerian citizens by creating unnecessary poverty through its impoverished policies and programs. According to him” Universities have increased their registration fees, making it difficult for the poor families to send their children to universities or complete…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo said Governor Seyi Makinde and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be defeated in March. A statement on Tuesday by Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare accused the PDP of spreading unsubstantiated claims. The spokesperson said a purported APC chieftain Bashir Adeola, who attacked the party in favour of the PDP, is non-existent. Sadare declared the name fictitious and that it was formed to attack the APC due to its political fireworks in recent months. “We have painstakingly checked our party membership register and found no member by the name Bashiru Adeola. “We wonder where…
Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has appealed to youths to shun thuggery during the 2023 election. The governor told them that anyone invited to partake in violence should ask such politicians to use their children. The Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) spoke at separate party rallies on Tuesday. Tambuwal declared that Atiku Abubakar is the only presidential candidate that can change Nigeria’s political fortune positively. “Atiku has designed workable strategies to end banditry, fight corruption, unemployment, address infrastructural decay and boost the economy,” he noted. Tambuwal charged Nigerians to keep their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from those who…
Fireworks in the Nigerian polity have heightened in the past few days following the endorsement of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, by former president Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark. InfoStride News reported that Obasanjo had in a New Year message to Nigerians endorsed Obi ahead of other presidential candidates for the 2023 election, citing a track record of ability and performance. The former President also said age, physical and mental disposition favour Obi more than other frontline candidates. “We need selfless, courageous, honest, patriotic, in…
Ahead of the February elections, the Director, Youth Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Mike Msuaan has embarked on a 7 days dry fasting and prayers to ensure victory for the party’s candidate, Bola Tinubu. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday shortly after returning from an all-night prayer session on the mountain, Msuaan opined that there was nothing left for him to do than to commit everything into the able hands of God. He said, “I have decided to go spiritual with 7 days of dry fasting and prophetic prayers to call on God to intervene…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed delight that the forces of darkness which had planned to scuttle the governorship ambition of Engr. Titus Uba have been stopped by God. A visibly elated Governor Ortom bared his mind Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 while addressing the mammoth crowd that turned up to welcome the PDP governorship candidate to the State after his medical vacation. According to Governor Ortom, “the return of our governorship candidate was a clear sign that the forces of darkness over PDP, over Engr Uba and over Benue have failed. All principalities of powers, spiritual wickedness in high…
Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, promised to be fair and just to all, if elected. Tinubu gave the promise during a town hall meeting with North-West Muslim leaders in Kano. Tinubu pledged to be fair, just and consistent with the tenets of Islamic faith. “A leader in a plural society like ours is enjoined to be a leader of all. If elected, I shall govern honestly and democratically, in harmony with our nation’s constitution. “I have tried to be a faithful and dutiful servant. I have tried to improve the lot of all…
The Governor of Delta and Vice President candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa, has lamented the senseless murder of a medical doctor, Uyi Iluobe, in a healthcare centre in Delta. The deceased was allegedly attacked and murdered by his patient’s relatives at a hospital in Oghara town in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. InfoStride News reports this in a statement by Okowa’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, on Tuesday. The governor said that the murder of Iluobe was barbaric and reprehensible. According to Okowa, Deltans should not condone the unprovoked killing…
US President Joe Biden has renominated at least half a dozen Indian Americans to key administration positions which could not be confirmed by the Senate in the last Congress. The 118th Congress kicked off on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Senators and the start of the process of election of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Among those renominated by Biden and sent to the Senate were Richard Verma (54), to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, and Dr Vivek Hallegere Murthy (45), to be Representative of the US on the Executive Board of the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is planning prolonged attacks with Iran-made “Shahed” drones in a bid to “exhaust” the war-torn nation. In his nightly video address to the nation on Monday, the President said that since the beginning of 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have shot down over 80 Russian drones, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. “Only two days have passed since the beginning of the year, and the number of downed Iranian drones over Ukraine is now over 80. This number may increase in the near future. Because the nights can be quite restless these weeks. “We have information…