Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has commended the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu for fixing his campaign in Imo and Anambra States on Mondays. InfoStride News earlier reported how the APC presidential flagbearer dared the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by fixing his campaign rallies on a day the secessionist group observes a sit-at-home in the region. Reacting, Shehu Sani, expressed confidence on the doggedness of Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saying the country needs leaders who can defy terrorists, bandits and separatists. The PDP Chieftain…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State is facing a fresh crisis that is threatening the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. This time, there is sharp disagreement between some members of the House of Representatives, led by the Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa, and the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate of the party, Muritala Garo. DAILY POST recalls that during the week, Garo had alleged that he was assaulted by the majority leader, who he claimed disrupted an ongoing meeting by some stakeholders in the State. However, Doguwa had also countered the claim, stating that Garo is leading the capturing…
President Joe Biden on Thursday told supporters we’re gonna free Iran after audience members appeared to call on him to address the ongoing protests that have spread through that country in the aftermath of the death of a young woman in the custody of its security forces. Don’t worry, we’re gonna free Iran,” Biden said in an aside during a campaign rally for Democratic Rep. Mike Levin. He added, They’re gonna free themselves pretty soon. Biden made the comments as supporters in the crowd held up cellphones displaying the message FREE IRAN. The Biden administration has faced growing criticism from…
An Ibadan-based broadcaster, Alhaji Abolade Salami, has asked the Oyo State Government to count him out of the re-election campaign committee of the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde. Salami made this disclosure via a statement issued Thursday evening and made available to journalists in Ibadan, the state capital. Makinde was elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. The governor who is seeking another term in office had constituted a media committee for his re-election, DAILY POST gathered. Some online medium had reported that Salami was named as a member of the media committee of the re-election…
The Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, in Cross River State, Ambassador Ogar Osim said his party’s popularity is derived from Nigerians’ perception that it is the only party capable of reforming the country’s body politics. He made the disclosure during his reaction to the speculation that the candidate of his party for Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Daniel Asuquo, has been disqualified by the court and is no longer in the race. Ogar expressed surprise at the news, arguing that any attempt to deprive Asuquo of his candidature for the senate is already a lost battle as the party…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has downplayed the role of a cabal in his government if elected president in 2023. Atiku assured Nigerians that he would be in charge of his government because there would be no room for any cabal. He gave the assurance while speaking with Voice of Nigeria, VON, Hausa Service in the United States, US. Stressing that he would not allow any clique to hijack his government if elected, Atiku said no group of people would manipulate him. He said: “You won’t find any cabal in my government. It is me: Waziri…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, an Ogun State governorship aspirant, Segun Showunmi, has appealed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo to assist the nation in having a successful poll next year. Showunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) begged Obasanjo not to give up on issues affecting the nation, saying Nigeria needs his help just as he did in resolving Ethiopia’s crisis. In a statement made available to the media, Showunmi asked the Balogun Owu to look more pragmatically at the situation in Nigeria and offer himself to help the country navigate the 2023 elections. According to him,…
Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan has blamed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanuallah and a top general from the intelligence agency for the attack on his rally in eastern Punjab province. Khan was shot in the leg at the gathering on Thursday and his supporters have called it an assassination attempt. He is in a stable condition. Sharif’s government has rejected the allegations. It has condemned the incident and called for an investigation. Other PTI officials have said there were two shooters at the scene. Local TV stations are broadcasting the alleged confession made by one of the…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Ebonyi State on Thursday berated its former House of Assembly candidate for Ohaukwu South Constituency, popularly known as Elebe, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the forthcoming general election. InfoStride News gathered that the embattled ex-assembly candidate of APGA discontinued his ambition and defected to the APC, during a campaign visit of the gubernatorial candidate of APC, Mr. Francis Nwifuru, which took place in Ohaukwu LGA. The leadership of APGA, however, accused the chieftain of lacking integrity and popularity to stand for election, stressing that he is known for…
As the country inches closer to the 2023 presidential election, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has declared that he would have picked the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi as Nigeria’s next president if he were God. He spoke in Makurdi, the capital of Benue while visiting flood victims in the state. Describing the Labour Party Presidential candidate as the finest option for the country, Governor Ortom said Obi has what it takes to liberate Nigeria from its economic and security woes. According to him: “If Nigeria needs to make a choice, Obi is one of the finest…
The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar says he is no longer bothered about the leadership crisis rocking the party. Recall that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his Benue, Enugu, Abia and Oyo State counterparts, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu and Seyi Makinde, respectively, fell out with the presidential candidate over the demand for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. Wike and the four other aggrieved governors had vowed that until Ayu quits his position as National Chairman of the party, they would withhold their support…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Dr. Kazeem Adesina Abidikugu has advised youths across the country, not to allow themselves be used to destroy the country. Abidikugu, made this disclosure while addressing scores of youths at a programme organised by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Ibadan South East local government chapter themed “Leveraging youth demographic for the evolution of good governance” on Thursday. The PDP chieftain who was represented by Professor Olumide Olajide of the department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, cautioned the youths against being used by politicians as political thugs…
Imran Khan on Thursday sustained bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march, killing one person, but the former Pakistan prime minister was out of danger in what his party claimed was an “assassination attempt.” The incident occurred near Allahwala Chowk of Wazirabad town in Punjab when 70-year-old Khan was leading the long march to Islamabad demanding early elections. In a statement, the Punjab police said that seven people were injured and one person was killed during the attack on Khan. It added that a suspect has been taken…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano of promoting violence. The opposition declared that the actions of APC leaders were a clear testimony of the ruling party’s failure. NNPP state chairman Umar Doguwa condemned the altercation between Alhassan Doguwa, House of Representatives Majority Leader, and Murtala Garo, deputy governorship candidate. In a statement on Thursday, Doguwa said the incident created “another national embarrassment for Kano” and urged security agencies to forestall acts capable of throwing the state into crisis. He alleged Garo and Alhassan “are well-known for supporting and abetting political thuggery”,…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against being irresponsible and disrespectful. The former vice president also said that politics does not confer on Shettima or anyone the license to make irresponsible statements. Recall that Shettima had criticised one of the businesses of Abubakar at an event in Lagos, alleging that the Atiku’s ability to sell bottled water doesn’t make him an expert on the economy. But, Atiku, in a statement issued on Wednesday night by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, stated that any…
After a series of postponements, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is set to formally kick-off its presidential campaign rally on November 15 in Jos, Plateau State capital. A timetable and schedule of activities revealed that several town hall meetings would be held with different stakeholders across the country before the end of the year. The party has also slated December 4 to 10 for “international engagements” where the presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu would be meeting with some stakeholders in the diaspora. According to the schedule, February 8, 2023, would be a rally and musical concert in the Federal Capital…
Some leaders and stakeholders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have declared that the State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde is on his own. The PDP leaders made this disclosure while speaking on Friday in Ibadan, the State capital. InfoStride News recalls that Makinde and some PDP governors, among whom are Governor Nyson Wike have said that they will not support the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. Some PDP leaders and prominent stakeholders of PDP in the State have, however, disowned the governor. The PDP leaders were led by a former minister of Mines…
Just a week ahead of the November 8 midterm elections in the US, President Joe Biden has urged Americans to unite in opposition to “political violence” and warned that “we cant take democracy for granted any longer”. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening from the Union Station in Washington D.C., the President said: “As I stand here today, there are candidates running for every level of office in America — for Governor, for Congress, for Attorney General, for Secretary of State who won’t commit to accepting the results of the elections they’re in. “That is the…
A Federal High Court seating in Lafia on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, nullified the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election for Nasarawa West Senatorial zone, which produced Arc. Shehu Tukur as the party’s candidate. Barr Labaran Magaji had earlier dragged APC and the acclaimed winner, Tukur, to court, alleging that there were discrepancies in the conduct of the election, which favoured Tukur. Delivering the judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Nehezina Afolabi, announced the nullification of the election and ordered APC to conduct a fresh election within two weeks. The judge also gave directives to the party to use the authentic…
The spokesperson for the Anambra State’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Management Committee, Uloka Chibuike, has claimed that no presidential candidate has more acceptance and support in Anambra State than Atiku Abubakar. Chibuike alleged in a statement that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, adopted a deceitful and manipulative strategy to gain acceptance from youths in the state. He further claimed that the people have abandoned Obi and accepted Atiku Abubakar after realizing his weakness and unpopularity in different regions of the country. His statement reads in part: “With the 2023 presidential election a few months…