Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has berated the Labour Party flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi over his outing to churches. Okowa, who spoke with reporters in Kano State on Wednesday, said he does not believe in dragging the church into partisan politics, stressing that politics is not the calling of the church. He lamented that out of desperation, some presidential candidates are currently reaching out to anything even at the detriment of their faith just to win the February 2022 election. “Now you begin to look at…
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A governorship aspirant in the Action Alliance, AA in Rivers State, Aleruchi Williams, has instituted a legal action against the party, its governorship candidate, Dawari George and the Independent National Electoral Commission before a Federal High Court sitting in Port over alleged unlawful selection. Williams, who came second during the Action Alliance governorship primaries, is asking the court to direct INEC not to recognize but disqualify Dawari George from contesting the election. He also prayed the court to recognize him as the governorship candidate of the party. When the matter came up in court on Wednesday, counsel to the plaintiff,…
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Alh. Rabiu Kwankwaso, was booed in Kogi State on Wednesday as he attempted to woo loyalists of the Prince Abubakar Audu. Kwakwaso was pelted with sachet water and stones while on a visit in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The NNPP presidential candidate, who had visited Ogbonicha, the country home of late Prince Abubakar Audu, returned to Lokoja to a hostile reception by a faction of the NNPP, who felt the presidential candidate gave prominence to late Prince Audu’s loyalists who recently defected to the NNPP in the state. Some of the…
The newly-elected council chairmen from the 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, secured an ex-parte order from the state high court to paveway for the governor, David Umahi to swear them in on 1st September, 2022. InfoStride News gathered that the 13-newly elected council chairmen allegedly imported Ebubeagu security operatives who cordoned the state high court at the time of seeking for the ex-parte order to prevent hoodlums from invading the court to disrupt court processes. Recall that, the Federal High Court in a judgement delivered by justice Fatun Riman had voided the local government election conducted…
Popular Nigerian actor, Dele Odule, on Tuesday joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. InfoStride News reports that Odule joined the PDP at an event held in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State. The thespian was received into the opposition party by the Chairman of the PDP in Ogun, Sikirulahi Ogundele; the governorship candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu; his running mate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and others. The Oru indigene was handed the party’s flag by Ogundele, Adebutu and other PDP chieftains at the occasion. Speaking, Odule said he would support the PDP and Adebutu in the 2023 governorship election.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Federal Government that increasing debts will never be a solution to the country’s indebtedness. Atiku, a former vice president, who in a statement, Tuesday, recalled that last week the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the GDP figures for Q2 2022, said the government has been unreasonably upbeat about the reported growth rate of 3.4%. Waziri Adamawa claimed that the economy is in deeper trouble than the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government is willing to admit. The former president lamented that citizens’ level of misery hasn’t…
The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday, ordered fresh elections to be conducted for the House of Representatives seat for Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency. Justice Jude Dagat ordered that fresh elections be held in 14 days to ensure a candidate emerges for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the earlier elections had been nullified for lack of adherence to the 2022 Electoral Act and the party’s constitutions. Dr. Midala Usman Balami had filed a motion on notice challenging the propriety of the primaries conducted by the PDP which was said to have been supervised by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been advised to shift Kogi State off-season governorship primary election from February 2023 as earlier scheduled in the interest of fairness. The APC candidate, Sunday Karimi said the shift became necessary as a result of the general election which has been scheduled for March 2023, adding that it won’t be right for the state to face the general election which candidates of political parties other than governorship are contesting simultaneous with the governorship primaries. In Kogi State, candidates of the State Assembly, House of Representatives and the Senate of different political parties are…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, led by former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani have called for the immediate removal of the Enugu State Chairman of the party, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah. The leaders made the call in a petition submitted to the APC National Working Committee, Tuesday, at the National Secretariat in Abuja. The petition, which also called for the appointment of a Caretaker Chairman, said Chief Agballah had “systematically dismantled the core Party structure and brought in his followers. He insulted the Party leaders, including those few who supported his emergence, sidelined them completely in…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday told the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors that they need to act fast on Nigeria’s economy and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Osinbajo stated this when he received the APC Governors in his office at the Presidential Villa on a felicitation visit as he recovers from a knee surgery. While welcoming the Governors, the Vice President expressed his appreciation for the visit and the good wishes. Osinbajo also commended the expertise of Nigerian doctors and the availability of cutting-edge medical facilities existing in the country. He, however, regretted…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, took a swipe at an unnamed rapist and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party who attended the return to PDP party of Senator Ibrahim Shekarau in Kano State. Recall that Shekarau who dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party a few days ago, was on Monday received back in the PDP by presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Wike who has been in war of words with the PDP candidate over the outcome of the party’s primary and the selection of Atiku’s running mate, said…
Islamabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the return of his elder brother Nawaz Sharif, local media reported. The petitioner, Lawyer Syed Zafar Ali Shah invoked the jurisdiction of IHC under Article 199 of the Constitution to file the petition, but the registrar’s office raised an objection about its maintainability, Dawn reported. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah took up the proceedings and overruled the objection. He observed that it was bereft of jurisdiction to object or adjudicate upon the question of maintainability of a constitutional petition filed under…
Germany and France have rejected a proposed blanket ban on Russian citizens entering the European Union (EU) in a joint position paper. “We should think about smart ways to make use of the important lever of the issuing of visas,” reads the paper sent to other EU member states ahead of a Foreign Ministers’ meeting taking place in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday. While accepting that visa applications made by Russian citizens should be closely scrutinized for potential security risks, the paper also warns against underestimating “the transformative power of experiencing life in democratic systems at first-hand”. “Our visa policies…
The Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal has granted leave to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to inspect INEC documents and other forms used for the conduct of the June 18, Governorship election in Ekiti State. Earlier, Kabir Akingbolu, holding the brief of Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, brought a motion exparte in pursuant to Section 6(6) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, Section 47(1) of the first schedule of the Electoral Act, Section 146(1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the honourable tribunal. “An order granting leave to the 2nd…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday, commented on the cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying nothing has happened yet but “something will happen” soon. The Governor who has been in a face-up with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the outcome of the presidential primary election, made the assertion during the flag-off of Eneka Internal Roads in the Obio-Akpor area of the state. According to the former presidential aspirant, nobody can threaten him over any action he chooses to take, stressing that he would do what is right no matter the “gang up” against him.…
A former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau has officially returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Shekarau returned to the PDP from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Monday in Kano State. The former Senator was received by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu and members of the National Working Committee, NWC. Shekarau left the NNPP two months after joining from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shekarau, the lawmaker representing Kano Central, was a former Nigerian minister of education and two-term Governor of Kano. He was one of…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State has concluded plans to suspend Chief Derin Adebiyi, the factional Chairman of the party in the state backed by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, over anti-party activities. Multiple sources at the APC Secretariat confirmed that Adebiyi and other members of the party loyal to Amosun were discovered to have formed a list of delegates who participated in the primary election of African Democratic Party (ADC) in the State. Recall that Amosun, a Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, had been at daggers drawn with his erstwhile associate and ally,…
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has tasked the incoming Resident Electoral Commissioner in Enugu State to ensure that he builds on the legacy left behind by his predecessor, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu. InfoStride News reports that Ononamadu, who retired recently, is considered the longest serving REC in the State. At a ceremony put together by the IPAC in the State to bid him farewell, the IPAC chairman, Hon. Edwin Alor said Ononamadu’s tenure in Enugu was phenomenal. While noting that elections conducted by the outgone REC were without controversies, Alor said the former REC also made sure that a good…
In a statement to mark the 31st anniversary of the State’s creation, she recalled the selfless commitment of Professor Godwin Odenigwe, HRH Eze Nathan Ogbu, the Eze Odenigbo 1 of Nara Unateze, Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, HRH Igwe Edward Nnaji, Chief Enechi Onyia, HRH Igwe Charles Abangwu, Chief Basil Okwu, HRH Igwe John Ugwu Nwodo, among others. Ogbu, the senatorial candidate of the APC for Enugu East Senatorial zone, said such selfless efforts should be replicated by the people of the State, stressing that that would lead to a steady progress. “As a proud Wawa woman, on this auspicious day,…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof Rufai Alkali has explained why alliance talks between their presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, collapsed. According to Alkali, the talks about a merger fell apart because the LP camp insisted that NNPP concedes the presidency to them. He stated this while speaking with journalists at the NNPP’s secretariat yesterday in Abuja. “A technical committee was set up to work out the alliance. “But for the eight hours that they met, the LP camp said just one thing; that Kwankwaso should concede…