A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Gaji ward of Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Babawo and hundreds of his teaming supporters, on Tuesday defected to the Labour Party (LP). Speaking to newsmen, the party chieftain said they left the main opposition party following irregularities from the congress of the party to the governorship primary election in the State. According to him, “As someone who has served the PDP from the ward to the local government as the chairman of the party, as well as the ALGON chairman of chairmen of PDP…
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A governorship hopeful in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has reacted to Tuesday’s Abeokuta Federal High Court judgment nullifying all the primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. In a statement on Wednesday, Segun Showunmi said, “the judgement has nothing to do with the lawsuit I instituted against the party in the state seeking the dissolution of the leadership of the party, while also asking the court to bar them from conducting the 2023 primaries over allegation of bias.” According to a statement made available to the media in Abeokuta, Showunmi urged his supporters not to worry…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Giorgia Meloni for her leading her party to victory in the Italian polls and said he looked forward to working together to strengthen the ties between the two countries. Meloni, who heads Brothers of Italy, has led a coalition of right-wing parties to victory and is set to be the first woman prime minister of the country. Congratulating her, Modi tweeted, “We look forward to working together to strengthen our ties.
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was appointed prime minister on Tuesday by royal decree. The crown prince, who is heir to the throne held by King Salman, already wields wide powers and is seen as the kingdom’s day-to-day leader. The royal decree appointing him as prime minister was carried by the Saudi Press Agency. It said King Salman will continue to chair the Cabinet meetings that he attends. The 37-year-old crown prince, widely known by the acronym MBS, has taken the lead on Vision 2030, the kingdom’s wide-ranging plan to transform its economy and end its dependency…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Dr Babachir Lawal has distanced himself from joining the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to settle scores with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the controversial Muslim-Muslim Presidency in 2023. He said he would rather quit active politics on May 29, 2023, when President Muhammadu Buhari would have completed his second term in office. Babachir Lawal in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday said he would go back to his farm and remain an elder statesman next year. In the statement, the former…
A support group of All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesman of Tinubu/Shetima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, of belittling efforts made by prominent Adamawa people and the state as a whole towards past successes of the party. The group, Coalition of APC Support Groups, said in a statement Tuesday that this is not the season for Keyamo to downgrade the efforts of anyone or group but to appreciate all concerned and ginger them towards even greater efforts. Adamawa State Coordinator of the Coalition, Khaleel Sajoh, said in a statement that it was…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has decried the Monday sit-at-home being observed across the five South-East States. InfoStride News earlier reported that the former Vice President spoke in Enugu on Tuesday during his meeting with PDP stakeholders in the South-East. Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu was absent at the meeting. However, the host Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, alongside other political leaders from the zone, was present. Addressing the gathering, the PDP candidate said he was committed to the overall development of the entire zones. While lamenting the economic implication of…
Olu Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and a chieftain of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group Afenifere, has denied that he will back Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the 2023 elections. Falae claimed that he is not currently endorsing any candidates and that he plans to wait until he has read the party manifestos before taking a decision. The former SGF argued that he was never informed of the Afenifere’s stance on Obi and his Labour Party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Afenifere would be organizing support for the Labour Party…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the participation of citizens in democracy would continue to be encouraged through freedom of speech and robust political discourse. Receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners of six countries at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari told the diplomats that Nigeria’s strength remains in its diversity, and the constant differences in positions further signpost a strong democratic culture. The Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Democratic Republic of Congo, Mrs Gerengbo Yakivu Pascaline, Republic of India, Mr Gangadharan Balasubramanian, Germany, Mrs Annett Gunther, The Kingdom of Netherlands, Mr Willem Wouter Plomp,…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Tuesday dismissed as untrue the reports making the rounds that he has abandoned the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike amid the struggle to retool the National Executive structure of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. InfoStride News recalls Wike’s strategic team demanded the removal of the PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu as a pre-condition for unity and a sense of belonging to jointly prosecute the party’s presidential electioneering campaigns for the 2023 general elections. Ortom added that he never abandoned Wike and still standing with him to reposition the PDP and seeking remedies over…
The lawmaker representing Remo North, Solomon Osho, who was recently suspended by the Ogun State House of Assembly has apologized. Osho was suspended on September 13 alongside the former Deputy Speaker, Dare Kadiri for the alleged breach of the provision of the Legislative Houses (Power and Privileges) Act, 2017. While Kadiri said the Speaker had solely taken the decision to suspend him for no justifiable reason, Osho had written a letter to the House, seeking forgiveness. Osho’s letter was read on Tuesday as he formally apologised for whatever could have led to his suspension. In the apology letter dated September…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said a politician of Igbo extraction would become president after he must have completed his tenure if elected in 2023. The former vice president who spoke while addressing Southeast PDP stakeholders in Enugu State said he has high regard for the Southeastern people. He claimed that his love for the region triggered his decision to always pick an Igbo as his running mate. He said, “I’ve had a close relationship with the Igbos and this influenced my choices of Senator Ben Obi and Mr. Peter Obi as…
The importance of managing a “responsible relationship” with India and addressing the debt issue with China so that Pakistan can recover more quickly from the impact of the devastating floods were the key focus of the talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. During the meeting at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department on Monday, Blinken also said US and Pakistan will continue to work closely on counterterrorism issues. In our discussion today, we talked about the importance of managing a responsible relationship with India, and I also urged our…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Tuesday and conveyed his deepest condolences on the demise of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Modi, who landed in Japan on Tuesday morning to attend Abe’s state funeral, noted the contributions of the late Japanese PM in strengthening the India-Japan partnership and conceptualizing the vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. “The two leaders had a productive exchange of views on further deepening bilateral relations. They also discussed a number of regional and global issues,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
Over 130 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party in Abejukolo Ward 11, in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The defection ceremony took place at Echa/Ogoh Nursery and Primary School, Abejukolo on Sunday. Led by Hon. Johnson Ataboh Ebeto, a former councilor on the platform of the PDP but joined APC during 2015 election, said the ceremony was a homecoming for him and his supporters to ensure that PDP wins the forthcoming general elections. Hon Ebeto in his speech, described his experience in the party (APC) as harrowing. He said,…
The Senate on Monday called on Nigerians to vote for only candidates that have a clear agenda to liberate the local government system in the 2023 general election. Senator Olalekan Mustapha, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, stated this at the second edition of the Local Government Economic Summit in Abuja. Mustapha, who disclosed that the local government system in the country was in a mess and subservient situation, urged the electorate to vote for only candidates that would ensure local government autonomy. He said, “As the general election draws closer, Nigerians should vote…
The Labour Party has made clarifications on issues surrounding the party’s candidates for Abeokuta South and Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituencies in Ogun State. After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the list of National Assembly candidates last week, many members of the party in Ogun State were shocked that the names of some of their preferred candidates were nowhere to be found. But while addressing members of the party at a meeting in Abeokuta, the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Abayomi Arabambi, had said INEC failed to update the list of Labour Party candidates in the two constituencies.…
Stakeholders have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for making the state a reference point in public service reforms in the country. The commendation came on the heels of the recent visit to Enugu State by a delegation of Bayelsa State Government led by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Biriyai Dambo, who was accompanied by the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade John B. Ndiomu and many others, to study the strategic reforms and other giant strides Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration has made in the public service. The team from Bayelsa State government, according to the Enugu State Head…
Japan has imposed tight security measures in the capital city Tokyo as it prepares to host foreign dignitaries for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which will be attended by several foreign dignitaries including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The state-funded event on Tuesday has encountered growing criticism as it is expected to cost more than USD 11 million, with a large portion attributed to security costs, Japan’s Kyodo news reported. Top-level security measures will be deployed, equivalent to those adopted during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the police presence exceeding 18,000 personnel. According to Kyodo,…
The spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to reports that President Muhammadu Buhari called for his removal. Reports had emerged on Monday that President Buhari and members of the Aso Rock cabal allegedly called for the removal of Festus Keyamo as the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress APC Campaign Council for always de-marketing the regime. It was reported that Keyamo was allegedly described as a ‘loose cannon who is daily demarketing his regime as a failed regime. Reacting, Keyamo on his Twitter page said the news was fake. ”Very funny fake news. When people…