Low turnout on Saturday marred the Ebonyi State local government council area election that took place in the 171 political wards and 13 LGAs of the state. InfoStride News gathered that only the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, participated actively in the election. It was also learnt that distribution of electoral materials took place at the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, at the early hours of Saturday located along Onwe road in Abakaliki. Similarly, accreditation of electorates and voting took place at the 171 wards of the state, though there were reports of…
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Former Rivers South East senator, Magnus Abe, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State. Senator Abe emerged on Saturday after a fresh governorship primaries was conducted in Port Harcourt. The fresh primaries followed the withdrawal of the former SDP candidate Maurice Pronem from the race. Abe pulled 30 delegate votes to emerge unopposed in the contest. The exercise was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The latest development comes barely 24 hours after senator Abe officially announced his membership of the SDP.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium which killed at least 19 civilians. “I strongly condemn Friday’s attack at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium, which claimed the lives of at least 19 civilians & caused additional casualties. Attacks against civilians and civilian objects are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law,” the UN chief tweeted. According to initial reports, an explosion tore through the stands at Kabul’s International Cricket Stadium in the Chaman Hozori area of the capital at around 16.10 during a T20 match between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Pamir Zalmi.…
Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Elisha Abbo, has backed the move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Senator Elisha Abbo said he fully supports the impeachment move against Buhari. On Wednesday, Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and some of the opposition walked out of a Senate plenary session. The senators walked out over the refusal of the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan to discuss Buhari’s impeachment and a notice served to the president. The lawmakers moved to impeach Buhari due to the spate of insecurity in the country. The Senators gave Buhari six weeks to resolve…
Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been accused of aiding politicians to hoard Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Oniru, Lagos. Citizens who tried to apply for their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) at the New Market area narrated their experience to Newsmen on Friday. One of them, Simon, lamented that dozens of people were left stranded because they could not submit their personal data. The youth said at the venue, he met a crowd grumbling and engaged in conversations to find out the situation. “On Thursday, we heard that “signed forms” were shared on Wednesday which was declared…
The APC national women’s leader, Dr. Betta Edu has claimed young people, especially women, will determine who wins the 2023 presidential election. She stated this at an event organised by the APC Young Progressives Women Forum in Abuja. “The coming election will be largely determined by young people, especially women. We must all be ready to mobilize more than 20 million votes for our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for him to win the presidential election. “We have started ‘operation 1000 young women per ward’. “These women will anchor for young women in a given ward. We must make it…
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has lauded the National Assembly for issuing a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to step up the fight against insecurity or risk being impeached. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus of the Senate led by the Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, on Tuesday, July 27th, 2022, walked out of plenary to protest the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to end insecurity in Nigeria. Aduda and his colleagues later addressed the Senate Press Corps where they issued a six-week ultimatum after which they will initiate impeachment proceedings against President Buhari if he’s unable…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden plan to hold their first in-person meeting at the G20 summit in November, American officials said on Friday, amid Beijing’s high-voltage rhetoric over the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan. Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan, which will be the first by a high-powered US leader to the breakaway province has riled up China, so much so that Xi, in his over two hour-talk over the phone with Biden on Thursday said China firmly opposes separatist moves towards Taiwan independence and those who play with fire will perish…
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi has secured a Federal High Court ex-parte order to hold a fresh All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election in the Ebonyi South senatorial zone. InfoStride News reports that APC had slated 31st July 2022 as the new date for the conduct of the Ebonyi South senatorial primary election. The party had announced the sale of forms and possible screening of the Ebonyi South senatorial aspirants to take place at the party secretariat located at the Akanu-Ibaim International Conference Centre, Abakaliki, the state capital. Investigation revealed that the conduct of the said fresh APC primary…
Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Friday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State. Mamman Mohammed, Director General, Press and Media Affairs, to Governor Mai Mala Buni disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Damaturu, the state capital. Buni, while receiving the new entrants, charged them to work for the unity of the party and its success in 2023. The governor was joined by the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Muhammadu Gadaka, and his Special Adviser on Political Affairs, Alhaji Aji Bularafa.
Former Rivers South East Senator, Magnus Abe has formerly announced his membership of the Social Democratic Party. This is coming a few days after the Senator announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Abe is a strong ally of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. It is believed that he joined the SDP to pursue his governorship ambition, having lost out in the APC. Announcing his latest move on Friday, Abe said, “Yes, I am and I have been a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). “I remain irrevocably committed to the ideals…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has downplayed the possibility of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, due to the fallout of the party’s presidential primaries. Wike said he would soon tell Nigerians the truth about the situation of PDP. He spoke to journalists on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the Rivers State capital, shortly after he returned from a foreign trip. “I have decided to be quiet because PDP is a party I love so much. “I have moved on to conclude my social contract with the people of Rivers. However, it is time to let…
In a bid to succeed Boris Johnson as UK’s next Prime Minister, British Foreign Secretary Liz Trus said that she would prefer not to impose further windfall taxes on oil and gas companies while former Chancellor Sunak backtracked by putting forward the idea of scrapping VAT on energy bills to revive the country’s economy and control the inflation if he is elected as the next PM. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak spelled out their vision of leadership as they clashed in the first official grilling in the presence of conservative party members in Leeds on Thursday. Both contenders have to…
The terms of reference given to the transition committee set up by the Osun Governor-Elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke have been described as a sign that the incoming administration was not prepared for governance. The Chief Press Secretary to the Osun State Governor, Ismail Omipidan made this known in a radio current affairs programme on Friday. Omipidan also accused the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of relying on lies and added that the setting up of the transition committee by the governor-elect was a result of hearsay. Recall that Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Osun governor-elect on Thursday,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replicate the success recorded in the INEC Candidates Nomination Portal (ICNP) in the 2023 general elections. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Friday said the technology will ensure transparent, fast, credible polling and transmission of results. The party also commended the INEC for the ICNP technology. According to the PDP, the ICNP technology allows political parties to use specified and dedicated Access Codes issued by the Commission to log in and electronically upload the names and particulars of their candidates onto…
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has received into the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Hon. Dahiru Maishanu Yabo. This was disclosed by Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Governor Tambuwal in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, Yabo, a former Commissioner for Information, as well as Solid Minerals in the State, was received by the Governor, his Deputy, Manir Muhammmad Dan Iya, as well as the State PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Muhammad among other government officials at Government House, Sokoto on Thursday. The new…
The Action Alliance (AA) has again dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his vice, Senator Kashim; before a Federal High Court over alleged double nomination. The party, in its earlier suit pending before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court, is seeking the disqualification of the APC from the 2023 presidential polls over alleged act of perjury on the part of its presidential candidate, Tinubu. However, in a fresh suit instituted on July 28, the plaintiff is again seeking the disqualification of the…
Emphasizing on the ever-increasing restrictions and ongoing violation of human rights by the Taliban leadership, US Senators urged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to exclude Taliban of any seat at the United Nations. Four American senators Robert Menendez, James E. Risch, Jeanne Shaheen and Joni K. Ernst wrote to the UN Secretary-General, raised concerns over human rights violations in Afghanistan and asked it to take “meaningful actions” in defence of the human rights of Afghans. “We urge you to work to ensure the Taliban does not receive a seat at the United Nations when the UN Credentials Committee meets this…
The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has denied rumours making the rounds that the party has arrived at a conclusion to merge with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Debunking the rumours on Thursday during the official unveiling of the party’s governorship running mate, the leadership of the party described the rumours as false, stating that “we have no plans to align with any political parties.” Making this known through its gubernatorial candidate, Danladi Baido, the party said it does not need to merge with any other political party before emerging victorious in the…
The Labour Party (LP) on Thursday appealed to its members to embark on aggressive mobilisation to ensure the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections. The party’s Deputy National Chairman, Alhaji Bashiru Apapa, made the appeal at a sensitisation programme for the party’s members and the support groups for its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Apapa identified the growing acceptability of the party and its candidate as its strength ahead of the 2023 elections. He urged members to canvass for more support for the party’s success to make life better for Nigerians. Apapa said that…