The national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has played down the rumours of planned defection by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Recall that three APC serving governors reportedly visited Wike recently in the bid to woo him into the ruling party following his rejection as the running mate of the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Saraki at a media interactive session with journalists in Ilorin on Friday dismissed the fear that Wike may dump the PDP for the APC. He expressed confidence that the party…
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The Convener, The Big Tent of the Third Force, Prof. Pat Utomi, has hinted that the coalition is making arrangements with the Labour Party (LP) to deploy at least 15 agents each to polling units across the country. In a statement on Friday, Utomi, the Chairman of the National Consultative Front (NCFront) and a leader in the Labour Party said the move is to help safeguard votes in the 2023 general elections. According to him, the coalition has worked and made many sacrifices to get Nigeria to move from a state captured by ageing oligarchs to a nation that overcome…
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the extreme Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to vote, vote, vote vote in November. Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure. The actions Joe Biden outlined are intended to head off some potential penalties that women seeking abortion may face after the ruling, but his order cannot restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has asked All Progressives Congress (APC) members to ignore opposition parties who are “only strong on social media”. Uzodimma stated this during a meeting with party members and stakeholders in Imo on Friday. The governor’s comment is most likely a swipe at the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. LP and Obi have been criticised for being more prominent on social media and not having a structure ahead of the 2023 elections. “This opposition that is only strong on social media with no political structure on the ground, you are listening…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has warned political office seekers against using the Eid festivities to lunch their campaigns or display posters, saying such actions are clear violations of the electoral Act. The Governor also reinforced the ban on placing posters at Eid praying grounds and at other ceremonies such as the traditional Hawan Daushe at the Emir’s Palace. A statement by the governor, signed by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, Friday night said such acts are not only distractions but also in violation of the electoral Act. He said Sallah festivities are not political but solely…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has said his administration will not probe previous governments if he’s elected into office in the 2023 presidential election. Obi stated this while speaking with journalists shortly after unveiling Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate on Friday. According to him, it is always good to “look forward”. “As for probing the past government, let me tell you: you see me argue that you can’t close your shop and be chasing thieves, those who only look at yesterday and today will miss tomorrow. God did not give us eyes…
The Labour Party, LP, Vice Presidential candidate, has informed doubters that social media will actually vote in the forthcoming presidential election. On Friday, Baba-Ahmed was picked as running mate to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Hours later, in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he said recent data shows that Nigerians in the diaspora are already booking their flights for the election. He also said they are not scared of the moneybags, adding that their money will become very irrelevant as the election approaches. “Go and start looking at the booking of major European airlines into Nigeria…
US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and discussed how Abe Shinzo’s legacy will live on as they continue the important task of defending peace and democracy, the White House has said. During the conversation, Joe Biden expressed his outrage, sadness and deep condolences after former Japanese leader Abe’s assassination, it said. Abe, 67, was shot from behind in Nara in western Japan while giving a campaign speech. Police have arrested a Nara resident in his 40s, who allegedly used a handmade gun to shoot Abe, a tragedy that has shocked Japan…
Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has revealed why he withdrew from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship race in Kaduna State. On Friday, Baba-Ahmed was picked as running mate to the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Hours later, in an interview on Channels Television’s Politic Today, he spoke “I withdrew from the PDP governorship race in Kaduna, because God has not created me as someone who will buy delegates’ votes. “And I made it categorically clear that I was not in search of a job. I was there to correct a very bad situation. “When it became apparent that…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has agreed to pick a Muslim as his running mate. Ganduje disclosed this on Friday during a gathering of about 100 clerics at the Kano state government house as part of activities to mark Eid-El Kabir. He said, “We have advised him [Tinubu] to pick a Muslim deputy, and he has agreed. “A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It’s not something new in Nigeria.” Ganduje also asked the clerics to pray for Tinubu to emerge as Nigeria’s next president in…
Former Abia State Finance Commissioner, Hon. Richard Harrison, Friday called for a review of the 2010 Electoral act to permit eligible registered Nigerian voters to cast their ballots from the diaspora and other nearest polling booths within the country. In an interview with newsmen in Abia on Friday, Harrison explained that voting in Diaspora and any other accessible locations within the country will eliminate undue disenfranchisement during elections. His words, “Apart from diaspora voting, those in Nigeria should be able to vote for their chosen candidates for Federal Legislative and Presidential elections from wherever they are resident. “The Electoral Act…
Popular Abuja-based activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to the private meeting between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his counterparts from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adeyanju said Wike would not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but would work against the party. InfoStride News reported that Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State met with Wike privately. The meeting held in Wike’s private residence in Rivers State on Friday. Reacting to the meeting, Adeyanju said Wike wouldn’t dump the PDP because too much is at stake.…
The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government’s claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani dismissed the claim as “baseless and outdated,” accusing Britain of being “complicit” in the war in Yemen. Britain has been continuously selling advanced weapons to the Saudi-led military coalition against “the defenseless people of Yemen,” Xinhua news agency quoted Kanaani as saying. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government…
Datti Baba-Ahmed, a lawmaker representing the Zaria Federal Constituency at the House of Assembly was a few hours ago named the running mate to Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi Peter Obi chose the 46 years old lawmaker as his running mate following long deliberations among party stalwarts and rumours of a merger between the NNPP and LP. Here are certain things to know about Obi’s running mate. 1 – Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed was born to the Baba-Ahmed family in Zaria, Kaduna State, in 1975/1976 2 – He is among the thirty-three children of his father, Baba Ahmed, who…
Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, has unveiled his running mate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed. Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed was announced as the LP vice-presidential candidate in Abuja on Friday. The 46-year-old is the founder of Baze University, Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University Kano State. Speaking at the event, Obi said Baba-Ahmed was eminently qualified to bring his private sector and academic achievements to bear in the drive to rescue Nigeria from the primitive politics of ethnicity. Obi added that the party will anchor its manifesto in the coming days on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Recall that Doyin Okupe, Director General…
No fewer than five persons were reportedly injured as some persons allegedly in the convoy of Senator Ademola Adeleke clashed with opposition party members at the Ede South secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The attack, which happened on Thursday in Ede, led to vandalisation of vehicles and other properties at the APC secretariat in the town. An APC member, who witnessed the attack, alleged that APC members were at their party secretariat when some individuals in the campaign train of the PDP launched an unprovoked attack on them. In his words, “We were at our party secretariat when…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom after a short vacation. Recall that Ayu jetted out of the country on June 21, 2022, for a short vacation after the hectic party primaries and nomination processes. While he was away, some party members called for his replacement, on the account that the Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is a northerner like the Chairman. Ayu, who touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Friday morning, commended the PDP Deputy National Chairman (North) Amb. Umar Damagun who held forth…
US President Joe Biden will visit the CIA on Friday at a time when his administration’s support for Ukraine has pushed the work of the normally secretive intelligence agencies into the limelight. Joe Biden will commemorate the agency’s 75th anniversary since its founding after World War II. While at the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, Biden will meet with CIA officers who have worked on Ukraine to thank them for their work, according to a US official who requested anonymity to discuss the plans. Biden has established a more traditional relationship with the CIA and other agencies after former President…
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) will on Thursday hold a bye-election at Ward 5, Joga/Ibooro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. InfoStride News reports that the bye-election becomes mandatory following the demise of the former Councilor, Hon. Sunday Isiaka. As part of its responsibilities, OGSIEC had taken voter education to Joga, Ibooro and Ijako in Yewa North, to sensitise the people on the bye election. Speaking during a courtesy visit to monarchs in the communities, OGSIEC Chairman, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, said the sensitization became necessary to prepare the people on the rudiments and procedures for casting…
The Zamfara state All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have told the Presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to express his commitment to tackle insecurity in the state before they can pledge their support. The stakeholders made this known in a statement issued Thursday by the APC Zonal Publicity Secretary, North West, Malam Musa Mada. They assured they would only support and deliver the state in the 2023 elections if Tinubu promised to tackle insecurity in the state. According to the statement, “As the fact-finding tour of the North West Zonal officials of All Progressives Congress reached Zamfara on…