A socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju has identified the only thing that could restore Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun State. Adeyanju said only the victory of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the February election can save Adeleke. In a series of tweets, Adeyanju said Adeleke’s victory is about to be stolen at gunpoint by the judiciary. According to Adeyanju: “An election Adeleke won before our very eyes despite all the vote buying unleashed by APC in Osun is about to be stolen at gunpoint by the judiciary. I just wonder for Made in Court Room Democracies. “Tinubu…
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Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding new guardrails to ensure there are no repeat offenders who violate its rules. In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation, Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said. Trump’s spokesperson did no immediately respond to a request for comment on the…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, restated that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the conduct of credible, free, fair and widely acceptable general elections. Malami disclosed this at a conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, Abuja chapter. Speaking on the theme, “2023 General Elections: Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy,” the AGF said: “It is important to note that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is committed to [a] fair, credible and violent-free electoral process in the country. This is evident in Mr President’s recent assent to the…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday said the party transformed Ebonyi State into another London. Ayu said the PDP would replicate the same feat in Nigeria if Atiku is elected president next month. Speaking during the PDP presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, the state capital, Ayu said Atiku and Okowa are President and Vice President in the waiting. Ayu warned that the All Progressives Congress, APC, can’t lay claim to any achievement in the state. According to Ayu: “Atiku, Okowa just waiting to be sworn in as president and Vice President. Since Ebonyi…
Former Nigerian lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani has alleged that the failures of the ruling All Progressives Congress administration is making things difficult for Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. His statement was contained in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Sani also claimed that Tinubu is faced with what he described as the complicated, contradictory and uncomfortable task of defending the poor performances of his party, the APC while at the same time pledging to be different. He wrote, “The most complicated, contradictory and uncomfortable position of the Presidential candidate of the ruling party…
A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party in Kachia Local Government, Mr. Moses Auta, on Thursday, counselled voters in the state not to be discouraged by the CBN directives on Naira redesign and other negative policies of the government, but be prepared to vote for a candidate of their choice during election. Moses Auta who expressed disappointment over the scarcity of the new note, the fuel crisis and the general welfare of Nigerians, said unlike in the past, four weeks before the general election, voters were pampered with all goodies convincing them with infrastructural development but now, bandits’ attacks, fuel scarcity,…
UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi will begin a three-day visit to India on Sunday that will uniquely focus on the connection between science and the work of the Assembly besides the usual meetings with officials, according to his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak. “A main focus of the visit is on making connections between the General Assembly and science, particularly on the issue of water, ahead of the UN Water Conference in March,” Kubiak said on Wednesday. In New Delhi, he will discuss India’s water conservation projects with senior officials and experts at the NITI Aayog and visit Bengaluru, the nation’s…
The immediate past Governor of Adamawa State, Senator Jibrilla Bindow, has confirmed his resignation from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bindow, the Senator for Adamawa North District from 2011 to 2015, was initially in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before defecting to the APC. He was the governor from 2015 to 2019 under the APC. He, however, formally left the party via a letter made public on Tuesday evening. His resignation was widely viewed with doubt, considering that he had recently been rumoured on several occasions to have left the APC, only for him to deny it. InfoStride News, however,…
Elder Wole Oyelese, a former Minister of Power and Steel, has said the second-term ambition of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state lies in the victory of Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 25th February presidential election. Oyelese made this declaration while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, the state capital on Thursday. Makinde, one of the recently formed G-5 governors under the PDP has refused to campaign for Atiku Abubakar He and other G-5 members had earlier said they will not support Atiku unless the national chairman of the party, Dr.…
The former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has made a subtle allegation against the duo of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, saying both are obsessed with Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. Ezekwesili’s statement was contained in a post via her verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. She described both the PDP and APC as siamese twins of bad governance. She wrote, “The Chinese saying “What you are doing is so loud that I cannot hear what you are saying” is what comes to…
Najaatu Muhammad has stated that All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu should not have emerged. She said Tinubu’s blunders during campaign rallies confirmed his poor health which would affect governance if he won. Hajiya Muhammad last week resigned as Director of Civil Society in the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). In an interview with Thisday, the outspoken politician said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would have been a better APC standard bearer. “He’s a professor, he’s brilliant. For few weeks he was given to govern this country, he did a great job. “But they said all sort of things…
The Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians, CNNC, said Nigerians have an opportunity to put the country on the right path by electing credible leaders in next month’s general elections. Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday, the group’s spokesman, Dr Iliya Yusuf, stated that it is no longer news that Nigerians in different parts of the country are experiencing various types of challenges ranging from killings, kidnapping, cattle rustling, destruction of valuables to other criminal activities that have become the order of the day. With this year’s general elections around the corner, he called on all Northern Christians, all people…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the March 11 governorship election in Abia State, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne is dead. InfoStride News learnt that he died on Wednesday at the National Hospital, Abuja. He had earlier received treatment at a United Kingdom hospital. Ikonne’s demise was confirmed by his son, Chikezie, in a statement he issued on behalf of the family. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today, 25th January 2023 by 4am after a brief illness. “He was recovering after taking…
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party AP, in Zamfara State, Umaru Diddi Maradun has alleged that the state has faced 20 years of suffering due to poor leadership. He has now assured the electorate that he will reposition Zamfara if voted into power. He claimed the state has suffered backwardness due to a lack of focus by its leadership. Maradun who flagged off his campaign rally in Maru town, Mary Local Government Area of the State said the state needs competent leadership to pull it out of its current mess. “Our people have been suffering for the past 20…
A Labour Party, LP, chieftain, Valentine Ozigbo has urged Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar to step down for Peter Obi. Ozigbo told the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be ready to accept defeat. In a statement Tuesday night, the PDP candidate in Anambra 2021 governorship election refuted the claim of an “Abuja meeting” with the Atiku camp. Ozigbo said opponents were attempting to “derail the massive momentum of Obidients across Nigeria and worldwide”. He accused them of spreading rumours and engaging in underhanded tactics rather than focusing on “a fair…
Ukrainian forces have conducted an organised retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said on Wednesday, in what is a rare but modest battlefield triumph for the Kremlin after a series of setbacks in its invasion that began almost 11 months ago. The Ukrainian army retreated from the salt-mining town of Soledar to preserve the lives of the personnel, Serhii Cherevatyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s forces in the east, told The Associated Press. The soldiers pulled back to previously prepared defensive positions, he said. Moscow has portrayed the battle for Soledar, which lies near…
US President Joe Biden has renominated Indian-American attorney Arun Subramanian to be the District Court judge for the Southern District of New York. If confirmed, Subramanian, who would replace Alison J. Nathan, would become the first South Asian judge to serve on the powerful bench. Subramanian’s nomination was first announced by the White House in September 2022. Since it could not be confirmed by the previous Congress, the White House on Monday sent his nomination, along with the case of several other district court nominees, to the Senate for its renewed consideration. Born in Pittsburgh in 1979, to immigrant parents…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he would accept defeat if the outcome of next month’s presidential election follows due process. Kwankwaso disclosed this while addressing staff and students of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA. He noted that the 2023 elections must be free and fair. According to Kwankwaso: “I have no problem with accepting losing election. The best way to accept the 2023 election is by doing the right thing – free, fair and of course credible election.” He also promised to increase the numerical strength of the country’s armed forces as part…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) has again decried attacks on his campaign train. Jandor expressed frustration on Tuesday at a meeting with the Chief Imam at the Ketu Central Mosque. The PDP flagbearer met the religious leader on the sideline of a scheduled tour of Kosofe Local Government Area. He said earlier in the day, hoodlums attacked his convoy in Kosofe, stabbing a security operative. Jandor lamented the recurrence of such across the state since he kicked off his campaign to 245 wards on October 19, 2022. The candidate’s motorcade was targeted at…
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Biyi Otegbeye, has revealed why he and other candidates of the party were dragged to court by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Otegbeye was reacting to Monday’s appeal court judgment, which set aside the order of an Abeokuta Federal High Court that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should delist all ADC candidates in Ogun. The APC had gone to court saying Otegbeye and others did not emerge through a credible primary in accordance with the new Electoral Act. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, Otegbeye said the APC filed 26 pre-election…