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…
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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…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has called on the state government to join forces with anti-graft agencies to investigate and probe the state pension office. The APC said it has “received credible information from multiple sources” that some officials of the state pension office who should be “serving the interest of retired civil servants” in Rivers State have turned themselves into “black marketers”. The state Publicity Secretary of APC, Darlington Nwauju on Tuesday claimed that the pensioners are being demanded to pay hundreds of thousands of naira in exchange for “routine physical interview sessions” conducted for them or…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said unlike the All Progressives Congress (APC) which has nothing to show, it is very proud of running on records achieved during its 16 years rule. PDP in a statement by its Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Charles Aniagwu, Tuesday claimed that the APC was running away from campaigning with President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements because it plunged Nigerians into deeper hunger and poverty. Aniagwu also berated the APC for allegedly destroying the structures the PDP put in place, prior to 2015 when the party took over the reins of governance. The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s…
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with advanced air systems after a devastating missile barrage from Russia. Biden spoke by phone with Zelenskiy to give assurances about continued U.S. support and to condemn the “senseless attacks” from Russia that hit civilian targets. “President Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems,” a White House statement on the phone call said. Biden also told Zelenskiy the United States and its allies and partners would continue imposing costs on…
Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced Tuesday he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month, though he wouldn’t say whether he would be prime minister a third time if his political alliance wins. We have not decided who will be prime minister because the prime minister candidate is only relevant if we win, Mahathir told a news conference. Though unlikely, he would be the oldest ever candidate for the post, which has a five-year term. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved Parliament on Monday for snap polls, caving in to pressure from his United Malays…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday flagged-off its presidential campaign amidst an unresolved internal crisis. An angry Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his allies, who are yet to be assuaged after the party’s presidential primary, sent a clear signal to the rally. Though the campaign flag-off was well attended, observers say the absence of Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Samuel Ortom of Benue and Seyi Makinde of Oyo is a huge blow to the opposition party’s dream of reclaiming the number one seat in the country. Present at the event were the party’s…