Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, insists that the creation of State Police will address the insecurity challenge in Nigeria. Okowa made the remark at the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate said many Nigerians agree that the establishment would reduce the crime rate. Okowa lamented that the Federal Government had remained indifferent on the issue to the detriment of the people. The governor assured that a PDP-led administration would empower states to run their separate police system. NAN quoted him saying indigenes will ensure…
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The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said he has been “busy” campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win the 2023 general election. He said this while answering questions from State House correspondents on Wednesday after the swearing-in of Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Makinde was among the missing PDP governors as Atiku Abubakar flagged off his presidential campaign ahead of the 2023 elections in Uyo on Monday. Party members loyal to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who Makinde identifies with, had vowed not to take part in the PDP’s presidential campaign…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PDP) has denied suspending its rallies. There were reports about the party doing so over the disagreement between the presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike. In his reaction, the Director of Strategic Communications, Dele Momodu called the stories falsehood. The spokesperson confirmed that the party’s campaign, which commenced this week in Akwa Ibom’s capital Uyo, was on course. “Absolute falsehood…unlike the APC which is yet to put its act together, our Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council has taken off at supersonic speed. See you soon in Kaduna by God’s grace,”…
China represents America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge to the United States, said National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Wednesday as the Biden administration released a key policy document on national security. “Next, we recognize that in the geopolitical space, the PRC represents America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge. And while that will play out in the Indo-Pacific to a significant extent, there are global dimensions to the challenge as well,” Sullivan said during an on-the-record press call previewing the Biden-Harris administration’s national security strategy. The National Security Strategy states that both China and Russia, who announced a “no-limits partnership”…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, declared that it is time for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to take back the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress, for the people of the state. Speaking at Kwara Talk Show titled ‘ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ of our dream, organised by Jamaa Group for Yaman/Makanjuola candidacy for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ilorin, the state capital, the former governor of the state, challenged Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq to engage in a public debate with the governorship candidate of the PDP if he is courageous enough to account for his stewardship since…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned to October 26, 2022 for parties to adopt their processes in the suit filed by former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Mike Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN. The suit is seeking the nullification of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State. The Court also granted the former AGF’s motion for extension of time to file his counter affidavit and a written address to the APC’s motion on notice filed on July 8th, 2022 and his written address to the preliminary objections…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is dazed by the achievement and popularity of its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. PDP insisted that the APC Presidential candidate is not eligible to contest the election. Tinubu had during the inauguration of the APC women’s campaign council in the Presidential Villa, Monday described the PDP as a termite party. The opposition party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, Wednesday said only APC can be described as a termite party. The publicity scribe said “the doomed APC that is…
Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged betrayal of his colleagues in the South-South region of the country. He said that the South-South governors had agreed to jointly push for a South-Southerner to emerge as president next year yet the two governors reneged. In a statement today, Obono-Obla, a former special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, said South-South governors had earlier vowed not to support a northern candidate after the incumbent has finished his 8-year tenure. “The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel is a betrayer of his colleagues in the Forum of Governors of Southern Nigeria. Similarly, Governor of Delta State…
In his address to the Russian Energy Week International Forum, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to resume gas supplies via one link of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that remains operational, local media reported. The Russian leader said gas could still be supplied by one remaining intact part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The ball was in the EU’s court on whether it wanted gas supplied via the pipeline, he said. Putin said, “Russia is ready to start such supplies. The ball is in the court of the EU. If they want, they can just open the…
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that it did not conduct the primary election that purportedly produced, a former Minister of Solid Mineral, Dr Uche Sampson Ogah as its governorship candidate in Abia State in the 2023 general elections. On the contrary, the party claimed that its National Working Committee (NWC) conducted a primary election monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which produced one High Chief Ikechi Emenike as its official governorship flag bearer. The party through its lead counsel, Professor Sam Eruogo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria asked…
Ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, the Labour Party has released the list of its Presidential Campaign Council list consisting of 1,234 members. The list was disclosed on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja InfoStride News reports that the list was released 14 days after the official commencement of campaigns for the forthcoming 2023 general election. Earlier, Dr. Doyin Okupe who was announced as the Director General of the Campaign Council declared that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has the capacity the defeat other candidates in the coming election. Details shortly…..
The women’s wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has reacted to the different court cases rocking the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. The women, under the aegis of Lado Ladies of Integrity, said everyone who has taken the party to court to challenge the candidacy of Ladi Adebutu and others are mere detractors who do not want the success of the party. They alleged that different plaintiffs were being used by some politicians to prevent the PDP from participating in next year’s elections in Ogun. InfoStride News Recalls that the likes of Segun Showunmi…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, will head to the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja today over the group’s proscription. Kanu will seek to be joined as party in the appeal against IPOB’s proscription. InfoStride News gathered that Kanu will make the appeal through his legal team led by Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. In a chat with our correspondent, Ejimakor said: “Today, I will lead a team of lawyers to the Court of Appeal, Abuja to make a case for #MNK to be joined as a named party in the appeal against the proscription of…
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to steer clear of a legal fight over classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The high court is weighing an emergency appeal from Trump asking it to overturn a lower court ruling and permit an independent arbiter, or special master, to review the roughly 100 documents with classified markings that were taken in the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. The Justice Department said in a 32-page filing that Trump’s claim has no merit, noting the case involves extraordinarily sensitive government records. A three-judge…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained the reason for the delay in releasing his manifesto for the 2023 presidential election. Obi explained that “he was waiting for the positions of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, before releasing his manifesto. The former Anambra State Governor disclosed this while speaking with BBC. The LP presidential candidate has been criticised for delaying the release of his manifesto for the 2023 presidential election. But, the former governor shrugged off the criticisms, stressing that the country has a lot of ideas and documented policy programmes…
The Abia State Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 general elections, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has lauded the contributory roles of women in governance and nation-building. He observed that nothing meaningful in society can be achieved without the presence and input of women in human and developmental pursuits and advocated that women be empowered to contribute their ideas, service and resources to any cause. He noted that women go about any assignment with zest, utter commitment and ingenuity to ensure that only the best outcome is experienced. Ogah, who was the immediate past Minister of State…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its Vice-Presidential Candidate, Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, other leaders and stakeholders for their well-deserved conferment of National Awards by the Federal Government. The party also saluted Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his Taraba State counterpart, Arc. Darius Ishaku, CON; the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, OON; Senate Minority Whip, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, CON and other PDP leaders. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, Tuesday described their Awards as resounding recognition of their patriotism and commitment…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki says the mammoth crowd that attended the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was a great message to Nigerians. InfoStride News reports that PDP kicked off a campaign for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Uyo on Monday. Pictures from the event which captured a large number of supporters at the event have been circulating on social media platforms. Reacting to the success of the event, Saraki in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, said the former vice president has the capacity to tackle…
The leadership of G-9 Benue South Progressives Forum on Tuesday, said its members appointed to the All Progressives Congress, APC Governorship Campaign Council in the state have turned down the appointment. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Akor Ikwuoche, the G-9 Benue South said the decision of the members was to “maintain the sanctity of their ideological conviction and commitment to defending the dignity of the Idoma nation”. The group, however, said the development does not mean they have withdrawn their support for the APC and its candidates in the forthcoming elections. The statement reads, “We consider it…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Suleiman Hunkuyi, on Tuesday, said the party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would win the 2023 presidential election. Hunkuyi said Kwankwaso would win the 2023 presidential election with 10 million votes. Featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, he hinted at a possible runoff during the 2023 presidential election. According to Hunkuyi: “There is likely to be a runoff because a situation where Kwankwaso transverse this country then don’t underestimate that he is capable of gunning about 10 million votes from the North. “The Nigerian polity will cough out the number…