Ninety-three-year-old first Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has said if for any reason the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, loses in next year’s presidential poll he (Amaechi) would conclude that God created Nigeria to suffer. The nonagenarian stated this, weekend, at his country home, in a chat with select journalists while declaring his support for Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba Ahmed. He warned that nothing untoward should happen to Obi ahead of the 2023 general elections, stating that Nigeria’s situation would worsen if anything happened to him (Obi). He said, “I don’t think…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Russian defence ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — had hit only military targets. “In the seaport in the city of Odesa, on the territory of a shipyard, sea-based high-precision long-range missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse with Harpoon anti-ship missiles supplied by the US to the Kyiv regime,” ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a daily briefing. The United States condemned the attack. “This attack casts serious doubt on the credibility…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has claimed the support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi will wane before the February 2023 election. The party’s National Coordinator for electoral matters and INEC liaison, Mr Anayo Arinze stated this during a meeting of the stakeholders of the party in Awka, Anambra State capital. Arinze who formally unveiled the presidential candidate of the party, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, said the party is confident of beating other parties in the election, including Peter Obi. He said: “We have resolved to deepen our presence in Anambra State. We have chosen…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned against any attempt aimed at truncating the overwhelming victory of the party at the gubernatorial poll. This is at it declared that such treachery will be an exercise in futility. The Osun PDP made this known in a warning statement signed by Akindele Adekunle, Chairman, Caretaker Transition Committee and aimed at Dotun Babayemi frowned at the legal action he has instituted against the governor-elect. Dotun Babayemi emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of a faction of the Osun PDP at a parallel primary election held at the WOCDIF centre,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has challenged his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant at least one hour television interview before speaking against his comments on Arise TV. InfoStride News reports that Atiku, former vice-president, while appearing on Arise TV programme, berated Tinubu for selecting a fellow Muslim, former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima as running mate. According to Atiku, the same faith ticket separated them when Tinubu lobbied to be his running mate in 2007. But Tinubu’s Campaign Organisation in a statement on Saturday, said the PDP presidential candidate lied…
Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have denied rumours that they are not happy with presidential candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s choice of Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the coming 2023 presidential election. This comes amid rumours the APC Northern Governors are not in support of the choice of Shettima, former Governor of Borno State as Tinubu’s running mate. The governors said they support the choice of Shettima because he is also a former governor. Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, in his interview with BBC Hausa Service, said they are in support of his…
The House Jan. 6 committee has aired a previously unseen video outtake of President Donald Trump saying, I don’t want to say the election is over the day after insurrection at the US Capitol. The committee showed outtakes from a speech that Trump recorded on Jan. 7, 2021, in which he resisted the idea of saying that the election is over..
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has witnessed massive defections of political power brokers to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). InfoStride News gathered that one of the decampees, Alhaji Rabiu Ilili Bakura, said they were together with former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari but his reconciliation with Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle forced them to leave the party. Some of the political heavyweights that dumped APC and embraced the opposition PDP are Salihu Maibuhu, Alhaji Rabiu Ilili Bakura, Alhaji Abubakar Baragaja and thousands of their supporters in the state. According to the decampees, they were not comfortable with…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will reveal all that has transpired in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) very soon. Wike stated this in a terse tweet on Saturday evening. He wrote: “I will speak soon and Nigerians will know the truth of all that has transpired in the PDP in recent times.” Recall that on Friday, Atiku Abubakar the PDP presidential candidate for the 2023 election, spoke about why he didn’t choose Wike as his running mate. Reacting to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, Atiku said on Arise TV…
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, has accused his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar of lying over his comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket. Tinubu said Atiku asked him to be his running mate in 2007 but he refused. Recall that Atiku had accused Tinubu of being a lover of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Atiku, who was the Action Congress, AC, presidential candidate in 2007, had said Tinubu wanted to be his running mate then. The former Vice President said his refusal and insistence on a Southern Christian led to a breakdown in his relationship…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it has not disobeyed a court order as it has a valid governorship candidate for the Delta State governorship election in 2023. The party was reacting to reports that it had disobeyed a court order with regards to the Delta governorship candidate. However, the PDP in a statement by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, said following the new Electoral Act, submission of names of candidates is no longer physical but by electronic transmission to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to him, INEC has granted permission under the new act,…
Hamza Shehbaz, the son of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday took oath as the chief minister of Punjab province, a day after he was re-elected to the post by just three votes amidst high drama when the deputy speaker rejected 10 crucial votes of his rival candidate Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman administered the oath to Hamza, 47. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House in Punjab. The run-off election for the post of Punjab chief minister was held in the Punjab Assembly on Friday, in line with the instructions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Hamza…
All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu has said the party will ensure the victory of presidential flagbearer Bola Tinubu in 2023. Adamu spoke on Saturday at a meeting of party leaders with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. ‘‘Our main goal is to see the success of the APC in the forthcoming general elections. “There’s no better parting gift (to Buhari) than to ensure that the APC produces the next President”, he noted. Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Chairman, Atiku Bagudu told Buhari that he had set a precedent for internal democracy in parties. The governor of Kebbi state said the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has warned the State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola against any plans to conduct local government elections. The warning was also directed at the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). The PDP maintained that the exercise would be illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. In a statement signed by Abioye Hashim, Secretary, Osun PDP Legal Committee, the party added that the exercise would also be wasteful, especially at this crucial period and process of transition to the awaiting PDP administration and countdown to the taking over of power by the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke.…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was not present as President Muhammadu Buhari hosted a delegation led by the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. The delegation included the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, the APC Vice Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, and other key members of the party. They were all ushered in to see Buhari at about 3pm. Others present were former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe and former Chief of Air Staff Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar. Also in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State on Friday celebrated the alleged inclusion of the name of the Speaker, Francis Nwifuru as the authentic governorship candidate of the party in the state. Recall that the governor of the state, David Umahi had three months ago, during the burial of the father of one of his cabinet members in Okposi, Ohaozara LGA, anointed Nwifuru as his successor. InfoStride News reports authoritatively that Nwifuru’s anointing as Umahi’s successor generated controversy and resulted in the conduct of a parallel governorship primary election in APC which produced; Francis Nwifuru and Elias Mbam as candidates.…
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tonnes of desperately needed Ukrainian grain as well as Russian grain and fertiliser ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate deals with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. The ceremony in Istanbul was witnessed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea, Guterres said. A beacon of hope, a beacon…
The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has collapsed all Peter Obi support groups in the state into the party. The party announced this yesterday, during the unveiling of its House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senatorial candidates in the state. State Chairman of Labour Party, Ugochukwu Eneh who spoke at the event said: “We are here to strategize on how we can get at least 95 per cent of votes in Anambra State for our candidate, Mr Peter Obi. “The entire country is looking up to us to ensure that we are in the forefront of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has adjourned a suit seeking to challenge the alleged unlawful nominations of candidates into state constituency seats by the leadership of All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ekiti State Some APC aspirants have challenged the nominations of some candidates into the Assembly. Ayodeji Adarabierin Ado Constituency 1 and Nike Ajisafe Popoola Ado Constituency 1 are among the aspirants challenging the nomination of former aide of the governor, Ayo Adegite. Another aspirant, Mr Jide Akintola is challenging the nomination of Mrs Bolaji Olagbaju Egbeyemi into the House of Assembly Ado Constituency 2 Recall that the primary…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman, North West, Dr. Salihu Lukman has said the ruling party has no plan to exclude any religion or ethnic group ahead of the 2023 elections. Lukman made this known on Friday in Abuja during an interview with select journalists, even as controversy continued to trail the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the party. He explained that the aspirations of presidential candidates of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima is not a faith project, rather it is a Nigerian project. He stated: “I think we need to be very…