The Ebonyi State Government has fined the All Progressives Congress, APC, the sum of five million naira for contravening the provisions of the state’s Executive Order 3 of 2022. Executive Order 3 prohibits political parties from using public places such as parks, markets and schools, among others, for political activities without obtaining due clearance from the state government. Recall that Governor David Umahi had in November signed an order prohibiting parties from using critical infrastructures for pasting posters without obtaining state clearance and using public facilities for a campaign. The state, in a statement issued on Sunday by the Commissioner…
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that former army chief (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa had “made a deal” with Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. Speaking to journalists in Lahore, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said that during the past year, he found out that General (retired) Bajwa “does not want accountability.” He claimed that former chief of army staff (COAS) General Bajwa probably believed that PTI’s popularity would witness a decline, however, “that did not happen.” In his remarks, Imran Khan said that the PTI-led government would have…
One of the contenders for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship ticket in Akwa Ibom, Mr Richard Anana, has declared that he has not given up his political ambition to become governor of the state. He spoke to journalists in Calabar, the state capital, indicating that even as the party is yet to have an acceptable flagbearer, it means he still has a chance. It would be recalled that after all efforts to emerge as the party’s candidate for next year’s gubernatorial election, instead two candidates, Senator Ita Enang and Mr Akan Udofia, were alleged to have emerged controversially, with…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has told Uche Secondus, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he is no longer a member of the party. Wike said for this reason, the former party chair cannot speak on issues concerning the main opposition party. He also alleged that Secondus was flogged for alleged misdeeds by a former military administrator. Wike was responding to Secondus’ claim that the Governor has no powers to impose a presidential candidate on Rivers electorate. This was after the Governor had, during the week, said that by January 1, he would announce to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in Kwara State and opposition parties are currently in a war of words over the outburst by the State APC campaign council that the party will win the 2023 general elections in the State by a wide margin. A statement credited to Yahaya Seriki, Director-General of the campaign council for Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq’s second term ambition, which ignited serious reaction, had insinuated that all former aggrieved members of the party who are now gubernatorial candidates of their various parties, would soon team up with the governor for his re-election in 2023. Both the…
With about two months to the presidential election, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained why he shut down the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign office in Port Harcourt. Wike said he sealed-off the campaign office because it was sited in Port Harcourt without government approval. The Governor said he evoked Executive Orders 21 and 22 to give legal support to the sealing-off of the campaign office. He disclosed this at the inauguration of the 17.2 kilometres-long Bori-Kono Road in Baen community of Khana Local Government Area of the State. According to him, “A few days ago, Maeba…
Accord Party (AP) presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen said he will make wholesale reform in the country’s civil service his topmost priority if elected. The flagbearer said the civil service has failed to live up to its constitutional role as the engine room of the government as it wallows in indolence and corruption. Imumolen noted that reform of the structure would make it more attuned to the demands of an incoming reformist government like the one he intends to run. “Any government that wishes to fully deliver on its pre-election promises must not overlook the role the service could play…
The year 2022 has been dominated by political activities as politicians and political parties are gearing up for the 2023 general elections. All the major political parties conducted primaries for elections to fill different positions amid the challenges posed by the electoral act. In this report, InfoStride News will review the top moments and events as far as politics is concerned in the year 2022. In no particular order, these events and moments shaped the year, in terms of magnitude and outlook—in most cases, they dominated news reportage. 2022 Electoral Act This law is shaping the political landscape in Nigeria…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano, Abdullahi Abbas, has asked the Nigeria Police Force to arrest and prosecute the State New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, gubernatorial candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf, for allegedly harboring political thugs in his city center house. Abbas, said Yusuf had reportedly turned his ancestral house in the city into a deadly political thugs home, with them engaging in drugs and other serious criminal activities. “Right now, many people are relocating from the area because of fear of the uncertainty as they cannot live with thugs who are carrying heavy weapons and are…
The National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South East Zone, Mr Ali Odefa, has vowed that the party will reclaim power from the incumbent governor, David Umahi of Ebonyi State, in the 2023 general election. Odefa noted that the internal crisis rocking the party can’t prevent PDP from taking over the governance of the state come 2023. He emphasized that no matter the crisis rocking the party, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii remain their gubernatorial candidate and will win the forthcoming guber election. According to him: “The governorship candidate of PDP, Ebonyi State Chapter for the 2023 election remains…
China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the China threat” while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. China deplores and firmly opposes this US move, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China’s internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the USD 858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes about USD 45 billion more than Biden had requested as lawmakers look to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the attack on Remi Omowaiye, a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, and some other APC members by suspected political hoodlums in the Ilesa-West local government council area of the state. InfoStride News learnt that Omowaiye and his supporters were attacked by thugs at the popular Isida Motor Spare Parts Market in Ilesa on Friday. Omowaiye, who hails from Ilesa and was a former cabinet member in the Adegboyega Oyetola administration, was in the market to felicitate with the traders and market leadership over the yuletide when sporadic gunshots were…
China blasted an annual US defense spending bill for hyping up the China threat” while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. China deplores and firmly opposes this US move, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China’s internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the USD 858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes about USD 45 billion more than Biden had requested as lawmakers look to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians not to be afraid of expressing their opinions in the 2023 general elections. The president who spoke through the minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isah Pantani said nobody has the right to force another to vote against his or her conscience. He stated this during the closing ceremony of the 37th National Qur’anic Recitation competition in Gusau, the State capital, commending the State government for sponsoring the program. The President also tasked the politicians and leaders to justify their positions by being fair to their subjects, stressing that if Muslims and Christians…
The allegations that Adegboyega Oyetola, the immediate past governor of Osun State and other former political appointees in his administration carted away vehicles worth N2.9 billion have been described as untrue by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Making this known in a statement signed by Kola Olabisi, the Osun APC Director of Media, the party alleged that all the panels set up by the government already had their reports even before they were inaugurated. While describing individuals behind the allegations as comedians, the party held that they were seeking ways to mitigate the effect of their…
A member representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, Suleiman Abubakar Gummi has claimed persistent intimidations and harassment by political thugs allegedly sponsored by APC heavyweights in the state. Speaking with newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, Gummi explained alleged that an APC chieftain in Gummi town, Maikwarya Gummi has been sponsoring thugs to harass and intimidate him. The federal lawmaker claimed that on many occasions, his campaign office, billboards and posters were destroyed by the thugs on the orders of Maikwarya. Gummi recalled that there was a time when the political thugs attempted to burn down the office he…
Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump’s violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020 election. The House passed an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act as part of its massive, end-of-the-year spending bill, after the Senate approved identical wording Thursday. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. Biden hailed the provisions’ inclusion in the spending bill in a statement Friday, calling it critical bipartisan action that will help ensure that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Delta South Senatorial District for the 2023 general elections, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has condoled the families of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate boat mishap on their way back from a campaign in Ugborodo and Okerenkoko, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Joel-Onowakpo, in a condolence message signed by himself and made available to newsmen in Warri, Delta State, expressed deep sympathy with those directly affected and the APC family, urging them to take solace in the Lord. While describing the incident as tragic and unfortunate, he said that the…
Delta State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the people of Warri South Local Government Area of the State to vote out the government of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Okowa spoke at a PDP rally held at the Warri township stadium. He noted that the APC had accused his administration of wasting the State’s resources on appointments, explaining that he appointed so many people to provide food on the table of Nigerians. Governor Okowa who insisted that it is time for the APC government to leave pointed out…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has told Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s, LP, presidential candidate, that whoever emerges the next president must work towards uniting the nation. President Jonathan made the statement on Friday when Obi paid him a courtesy visit at his home in Bayelsa State. Obi was in the State to seek support from the residents in the 2023 presidential election. The former president also said Nigerians must believe in the unity of the nation in order to move it forward. Taking to his verified Twitter handle, he wrote, “Today I received in audience members of the Presidential Campaign…