The Zamfara State guber candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Ahmad Hashim has condemned outrightly the attack by political thugs on Zamfara State NUJ secretariat. Hashim lamented that the attack and threats to lives of working journalists in the State is condemnable, saying that the State is gradually moving back to the inglorious dark age. In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST at the party’s secretariat in Gusau, the State capital, Hashim noted that indications have proved that the State government has hands in the dastard acts. “If working journalists are in chain, it means that the whole…
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday tore into Imran Khan, describing the ex-premier as a certified thief, a day after his disqualification in the concealment of assets in the Toshakhana case. Khan, 70, was disqualified on Friday by the Election Commission of Pakistan for failing to inform it about the money he received after selling the state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana case. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, Prime Minister Sharif said Khan had been proven as a certified liar and a thief. He, however, cautioned that this was not a moment of happiness, but one of…
The Labour Party on Friday claimed that Nigeria’s Under 17 team, popularly known as Flamingos are supporters of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Recall that the under-17 girls qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s U-17 women’s World Cup, after beating the USA on penalties in Friday’s quarter-finals. In a viral video, the girls were heard chanting Obi while celebrating their victory against the USA. The Labour Party took to its official Twitter handle to claim that the Flamingos are supporters of Peter Obi. Sharing a video of the girls, LP wrote, “Nigeria under 17 girls are all OBIdients”.…
The Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said despite the fact that the ruling party was confident of victory because of its records of achievements and the growing acceptance it continues to enjoy across the country, it would not take anything to chance. Lalong made this known on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of PCC and the unveiling of the manifesto of the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He stressed that Tinubu in conjunction with the party has developed…
Ahead of the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the sixth executive governor of Osun State, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been warned that as a political party, it would not shy way from sanctioning erring members who derail from the party’s core values. It called on members to always maintain the highest level of discipline at all times. This warning was handed down to party members by Adekunle Akindele, the Osun PDP caretaker transition chairman during the inauguration of the committee for the inauguration of the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo on Friday.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja, pledged to be at the forefront of electing the former Lagos State governor as his successor, adding that it would go a long way in consolidating the achievements of his administration. He said Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the party speaks volumes because he has the capacity, visionary leadership and a track record to do more. The President said despite the unfavourable circumstances of global economic downturns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and very low international oil prices resulting in low revenue, the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government has ”managed to make Nigeria…
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago — has jockeyed to make a comeback as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges. The governing Conservative Party has ordered a lightning-fast race that aims to finalise nominations on Monday and install a new prime minister, its third this year, within a week. Johnson has not publicly declared he is running, but a political ally who spoke with him told Sky News he is up for…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the State House, Abuja. Guests, including APC Governors, are having a herculean task gaining access to the venue of the programme as party fateful besiege the tight entrance to the Banquet Hall location manned by men of the Department of State Service in the Presidential Villa. APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, in his welcome address said with the formal inauguration of the PCC, the party was set to crush all opposition on the way to its victory during the election next…
The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a scam. Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Daniel Bwala, anchored his remark on the fact that Obi visited residents of Benue State who were displaced by flood while wearing LP’s insignia. The LP presidential candidate had suspended his 2023 presidential campaign when he visited Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, following the flood that affected the state. Obi also called on presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar and…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has been challenged by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (APC) to show its dossier of achievements to the people of the state in the last eight years of their administration. The PDP, Campaign Council Chairman, Alh. Isah Ahmed Duniya Bahutu, threw the challenge while addressing the party’s stakeholders from Kafin Hausa Local Government Area on Friday in Dutse. The party leader specifically challenged the APC standard flagbearer in the 2023 general election and the incumbent deputy governor, Umar Danmodi, to tell his people the dividends of democracy, instead of endless promises.…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to continue fighting corruption like President Muhammadu Buhari did if elected president. Tinubu pledged to continue Buhari’s civil service reforms to reduce corruption. He made the pledge while unveiling his campaign policy document in Abuja. Tinubu said his administration would ensure the reduction of waste in the civil services if he succeeds Buhari in 2023. “We will continue the work of the current administration in reforming the civil service to fight corruption, reduce bureaucracy, streamline agencies and decrease inefficiency and waste,” the document reads in part. Tinubu has been…
A clergyman and a social justice peace advocate, Revd Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, has distanced himself from membership of any campaign team of any political party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. In a statement he issued to the media in Kaduna on Friday, the clergyman stated, “My attention has been drawn to a list in circulation which indicates that I (or my wife – Prof Para-Mallam) have been nominated to serve in the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council. Neither of us is aware of this nomination and our consent was not sought” He added, “I am non-partisan. I am also not a…
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Supreme Court of Nigeria will this Friday morning decide on who will fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the next year gubernatorial election. Two chieftains of the party, David Edevbie and Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, currently the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, are locked in fierce legal battle that will be resolved by the Apex Court. A notice for judgment delivery just sighted by InfoStride News correspondent showed that Justice Amina Adamu Augie-led panel of Justices of the Court would make the final decision public this morning. Our correspondent…
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused Abba Ganduje the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for House of Representatives, Dawakin Tofa, Rimingado and Tofa federal constituency in Kano State of diverting State government-owned properties into his campaign. The State chairman of the party, Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa, who made this known on Thursday, alleged that over 30 vehicles from the Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) have been diverted into the campaign activities of Ganduje, son of the State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. According to the NNPP, it was gathered that the vehicles emblazoned with Abba Ganduje’s image, were to be…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated itself from a fresh primary election purportedly conducted by one of the party’s governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Jimi Lawal. This was contained in a disclaimer sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the PDP National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, on October 19. InfoStride News recalls that Lawal was on Monday suspended alongside four others by the Ogun State chapter of the PDP for “organising an illegal primary.” An Abeokuta Federal High Court had on September 27 nullified all the primary elections earlier held by…
A clear frontrunner to take over from Liz Truss as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister remains uncertain on Friday due to deep divisions among the Tories, but the bookies’ odds have rocketed in favour of British Indian former chancellor Rishi Sunak. As the runner up of the leadership election which concluded last month, the former finance minister who had forecast much of the economic crisis unleashed by Truss’ mini-budget is seen as a safe pair of hands to take charge at 10 Downing Street. The 42-year-old is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting…
Britain’s governing Conservative Party is electing a new leader for the second time this year. The winner will replace Liz Truss, who stepped down Thursday after 45 days in office, as party leader and will automatically become prime minister. Unlike the two-month contest held over the summer to replace Boris Johnson, party officials have designed a condensed election process that aims to have a new prime minister in place within a week. Here is how the contest will unfold: Friday, Oct 21 Nominations open for the contest, in which any of the 357 Conservative lawmakers can run. To get on…
The apex Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the Presidency is not the personal property of the Yorubas. Afenifere was responding to allegations of picking the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sola Ebiseni, the Afenifere’s Secretary-General, said the body’s support for Obi was based on principle and the interest of the Nigerian State. Ebiseni made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV. The South-East has been agitating for a run at the presidency and the popularity of Peter Obi, especially amongst the youth demography might upset the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said that all the presidential aspirants who contested against the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu are all in his support. Adamu stated this Thursday during an interactive session with the media in Abuja. Recall that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Ameachi, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, among others, contested the APC presidential ticket against the former Lagos State governor. Some of the presidential aspirants that contested against Tinubu had kept their…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was also the governorship aspirant of the party in Abia State, Sampson Orji, has declared his support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP. Orji revealed this in a statement he made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday. He said that his preference for Obi against PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was premised on Obi’s competence. He further stated that he would mobilize support for Obi’s candidature because of his antecedent and not because he is his a fellow Igbo man. “I’m a PDP…