After losing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, on Monday said he has opted out of the 2023 electoral cycle and will not run on any other political platform. Recall that Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections but defected to the ADC in the build-up to the 2023 party primaries to pursue his presidential aspiration. Moghalu after losing the ADC primaries to Dumebi Kachikwu, on June 8 in Abeokuta, Ogun, resigned from the party. Moghalu, in a…
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The Chairman of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), in Abia State, Nelcinn Chimex Uluocha, has vowed that the party would take over the governance of the state in 2023 and render efficient and quality services to the people. He spoke at a massive rally to unveil the candidates under the platform of the YPP, held at Ngwa High School, Aba during the weekend. Uluocha reiterated the readiness of the party to change the status quo and position the state on the path of growth and development, admonishing the youths and all progressive-minded Abians who long for a better Abia to…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ebonyi State, Mr. Stanley Okoro Emegha on Monday blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for allegedly stepping down the name of the state governor, David Umahi from the shortlisted APC senatorial candidates. Emegha who spoke to journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, said the stepping down of the governor’s name was not done by the national leadership of APC but was a minor error from the INEC. He said, “I went there, it was a minor error from the INEC side and it has been corrected. There was nothing like that, the…
President Joe Biden and western allies opened a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday intent on keeping economic fallout from the war in Ukraine from fracturing the global coalition working to punish Russia’s aggression. Britain’s Boris Johnson warned the leaders not to give in to fatigue even as Russia lobbed new missiles at Kyiv. The leaders were set to announce new bans on imports of Russian gold, the latest in a series of sanctions the club of democracies hopes will further isolate Russia economically. They also were looking at possible price caps on energy meant to limit Russian…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it did not vote the sum of N6.5 trillion to compromise the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives, judicial officers and to buy votes ahead of the 2023 elections. The ruling party said it was focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to Nigerians in hope that they would reciprocate by supporting and voting for the party’s candidates come 2023 elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka, in a statement issued Monday said only a party that was a masterful looter of the national treasury such as…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has promised to help the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, find a good running mate ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Gbajabiamila made this vow while responding to Tinubu’s remarks at an event to celebrate the speaker’s 60th birthday. “You said in your address that many years ago you consulted with a younger brother on the issue of WAEC and that consultation bore fruits,” Gbajabiamila said. “I give you my own parting shot. It is that time again to consult with your younger brother. I…
Alhaji Aminu Achida, Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, and three gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate received the defectors in Sokoto State on Sunday. The gubernatorial aspirants, who defected to the PDP were identified as former Minister of Sports Yusuf Suleiman, Alhaji Abubakar Gumbi and serving Rep. Balarabe Salame. Others include, Rep. Yusuf Kurdula, Sen. Bello Gada, State lawmaker, Murtala Maigona, serving National Commissioner in the Public Complaints Commission and Sen. Jibril Gada. Okowa…
Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Jelani Danbuga, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a statement by Malam Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) on New Media, and issued to NAN in Abuja on Monday. Abubakar disclosed that Wamakko, who is also the leader of the party in the State, received Danbuga into the APC fold on Saturday in Sokoto. According to him, Wamakko described the defection of Danbuga as a “welcome development and promised,…
President Joe Biden rarely mentions his predecessor by name. But as he spoke to a nation processing a seismic shift in the rights of women, he couldn’t ignore Donald Trump’s legacy. It was three justices named by one president Donald Trump who were the core of today’s decision to upend the scales of justice and eliminate a fundamental right for women in this country, Biden said Friday after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling from 1973 that provided constitutional protections for women seeking abortions. The abortion decision marked the apex in a…
A former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has nipped the crisis in the Senate caucus of the party in the bud. On Sunday, Shettima led some APC senators to meet with Tinubu in Abuja. Speaking with reporters after the meeting, he said Tinubu had helped to address the pressing issues among senators in the ruling party. He also said the lawmakers were ready to work for the progress of the APC in the 2023 elections. “These senators are accomplished individuals in their own right, who have…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has ruled out speculations that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria’s Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso will be a running mate to his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi. Jibrin stated this on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television amid reports that the Kwankwaso is in talks with Obi over a planned merger. He explained that Kwankwaso, who according to him is one of the most popular politicians in the northern part of the country, would garner at least 70% of total votes, stressing that Obi can only poll 30%.…
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has said that she has never failed in any leadership role she found herself. Tonto Dikeh emerged as the deputy governorship candidate in Rivers State under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). InfoStride News had earlier reported that the ADC governorship candidate, Tonye Ibraye, confirmed the thespian as his running mate in a statement posted on Instagram on Friday. “I have never failed in leadership,” says Miss Dikeh, when she featured on Channels Television Politics Today on Sunday. Speaking further, the actress said she believes “the time is now for the youths to take over leadership.” She…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said he is still searching for his running mate ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He disclosed this while speaking at an event held to mark the 60th birthday celebration of the Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajambiamila in Abuja on Sunday. Tinubu, while commending the unity between the Speaker and his deputy, Idris Wase, said politicians need to learn how the duo have maintained a stable relationship since they started their reign. “You are a very good symbol of unity and honesty. “Thank you…
Pakistan on Friday said it would like to have a “result-oriented” dialogue with India but the environment for such parleys was not conducive. Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, responding to a query about National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s recent remarks, said: We would like to have normal relations but tolerance threshold for terrorism is very low. Can’t have peace and war at the choice of our adversary, we will decide when, with whom and on what terms.” The spokesperson said that it was Pakistan’s official position to have friendly cooperative relations with neighbours including India and to resolve all…
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has boasted of victory in the coming July 16 governorship election, saying defeat is never an option for him in the contest. Oyetola said that various efforts his administration had put into the development of the state would make the victory at the poll a landslide one. He said this while addressing members of Nigerian Incorporated Electronic Practitioners, Osun State Chapter during an engagement meeting organised by the Civic Engagement Office on Sunday in Osogbo. Oyetola, who was represented at the meeting by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, noted that the alleged…
Former governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has called on the citizens of the country to reject the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. He said they have failed the nation over the years. The former governor noted that the two major political parties have failed over the years to provide succour for Nigerians across all sectors of governance, adding that all indices of socio-economic development are daily rising in the negative side. Kwankwaso, who spoke on Sunday in…
Lauretta Onochie, President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide on social media, has dismissed claims that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate has no certificate. Onochie described the news that Tinubu has no primary and secondary school certificate as fake. In a post on Facebook, she recounted how President Muhammadu Buhari was accused of being an illiterate who was cloned. She linked the accusations against Tinubu to those campaigning for other presidential candidates. Reports had it that Tinubu informed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that his certificates were stolen by unknown persons during the military era. Tinubu, however, noted…
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation on Saturday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of recruiting agents. The team described the allegations by the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy against the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate as untrue. The group gave the police an ultimatum to arrest and initiate criminal prosecution against Tinubu for “false” academic qualifications to secure nomination. The Legal Adviser, Kalu Agu alleged that Tinubu supplied false information on oath in his Form EC9 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said in 1999, Tinubu claimed to have attended Saint Paul Aroloya…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s new landmark multipurpose ‘Padma Bridge’ on Saturday. This is the longest bridge in Bangladesh that will significantly reduce the distance between the capital city of Dhaka to the Mongla sea port, which is important for regional and international trade. “The completion of the Padma Bridge is a dream come true for the 170 million people of Bangladesh. It is a unique infrastructural initiative of the Government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” the Bangladesh government told ANI. “Our Money, Our Bridge, Our Pride- Padma Bridge,” posters with Slogans are decorated…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the alleged incitement by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, cannot save the incumbent Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola from defeat in the governorship election slated for July 16. Adamu, while inaugurating APC National Campaign Council for the Osun State Governorship election, last week had directed members of the council to go back to the trenches and do everything possible within the law to win. Reacting, the PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Saturday, described the statement by APC National Chairman…