The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Federal Government that increasing debts will never be a solution to the country’s indebtedness. Atiku, a former vice president, who in a statement, Tuesday, recalled that last week the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the GDP figures for Q2 2022, said the government has been unreasonably upbeat about the reported growth rate of 3.4%. Waziri Adamawa claimed that the economy is in deeper trouble than the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government is willing to admit. The former president lamented that citizens’ level of misery hasn’t…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday, ordered fresh elections to be conducted for the House of Representatives seat for Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency. Justice Jude Dagat ordered that fresh elections be held in 14 days to ensure a candidate emerges for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the earlier elections had been nullified for lack of adherence to the 2022 Electoral Act and the party’s constitutions. Dr. Midala Usman Balami had filed a motion on notice challenging the propriety of the primaries conducted by the PDP which was said to have been supervised by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been advised to shift Kogi State off-season governorship primary election from February 2023 as earlier scheduled in the interest of fairness. The APC candidate, Sunday Karimi said the shift became necessary as a result of the general election which has been scheduled for March 2023, adding that it won’t be right for the state to face the general election which candidates of political parties other than governorship are contesting simultaneous with the governorship primaries. In Kogi State, candidates of the State Assembly, House of Representatives and the Senate of different political parties are…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, led by former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani have called for the immediate removal of the Enugu State Chairman of the party, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah. The leaders made the call in a petition submitted to the APC National Working Committee, Tuesday, at the National Secretariat in Abuja. The petition, which also called for the appointment of a Caretaker Chairman, said Chief Agballah had “systematically dismantled the core Party structure and brought in his followers. He insulted the Party leaders, including those few who supported his emergence, sidelined them completely in…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday told the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors that they need to act fast on Nigeria’s economy and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Osinbajo stated this when he received the APC Governors in his office at the Presidential Villa on a felicitation visit as he recovers from a knee surgery. While welcoming the Governors, the Vice President expressed his appreciation for the visit and the good wishes. Osinbajo also commended the expertise of Nigerian doctors and the availability of cutting-edge medical facilities existing in the country. He, however, regretted…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, took a swipe at an unnamed rapist and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party who attended the return to PDP party of Senator Ibrahim Shekarau in Kano State. Recall that Shekarau who dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party a few days ago, was on Monday received back in the PDP by presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Wike who has been in war of words with the PDP candidate over the outcome of the party’s primary and the selection of Atiku’s running mate, said…
Islamabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the return of his elder brother Nawaz Sharif, local media reported. The petitioner, Lawyer Syed Zafar Ali Shah invoked the jurisdiction of IHC under Article 199 of the Constitution to file the petition, but the registrar’s office raised an objection about its maintainability, Dawn reported. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah took up the proceedings and overruled the objection. He observed that it was bereft of jurisdiction to object or adjudicate upon the question of maintainability of a constitutional petition filed under…
Germany and France have rejected a proposed blanket ban on Russian citizens entering the European Union (EU) in a joint position paper. “We should think about smart ways to make use of the important lever of the issuing of visas,” reads the paper sent to other EU member states ahead of a Foreign Ministers’ meeting taking place in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday. While accepting that visa applications made by Russian citizens should be closely scrutinized for potential security risks, the paper also warns against underestimating “the transformative power of experiencing life in democratic systems at first-hand”. “Our visa policies…
The Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal has granted leave to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to inspect INEC documents and other forms used for the conduct of the June 18, Governorship election in Ekiti State. Earlier, Kabir Akingbolu, holding the brief of Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, brought a motion exparte in pursuant to Section 6(6) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, Section 47(1) of the first schedule of the Electoral Act, Section 146(1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the honourable tribunal. “An order granting leave to the 2nd…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday, commented on the cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying nothing has happened yet but “something will happen” soon. The Governor who has been in a face-up with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the outcome of the presidential primary election, made the assertion during the flag-off of Eneka Internal Roads in the Obio-Akpor area of the state. According to the former presidential aspirant, nobody can threaten him over any action he chooses to take, stressing that he would do what is right no matter the “gang up” against him.…
A former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau has officially returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Shekarau returned to the PDP from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Monday in Kano State. The former Senator was received by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu and members of the National Working Committee, NWC. Shekarau left the NNPP two months after joining from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shekarau, the lawmaker representing Kano Central, was a former Nigerian minister of education and two-term Governor of Kano. He was one of…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State has concluded plans to suspend Chief Derin Adebiyi, the factional Chairman of the party in the state backed by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, over anti-party activities. Multiple sources at the APC Secretariat confirmed that Adebiyi and other members of the party loyal to Amosun were discovered to have formed a list of delegates who participated in the primary election of African Democratic Party (ADC) in the State. Recall that Amosun, a Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, had been at daggers drawn with his erstwhile associate and ally,…
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has tasked the incoming Resident Electoral Commissioner in Enugu State to ensure that he builds on the legacy left behind by his predecessor, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu. InfoStride News reports that Ononamadu, who retired recently, is considered the longest serving REC in the State. At a ceremony put together by the IPAC in the State to bid him farewell, the IPAC chairman, Hon. Edwin Alor said Ononamadu’s tenure in Enugu was phenomenal. While noting that elections conducted by the outgone REC were without controversies, Alor said the former REC also made sure that a good…
In a statement to mark the 31st anniversary of the State’s creation, she recalled the selfless commitment of Professor Godwin Odenigwe, HRH Eze Nathan Ogbu, the Eze Odenigbo 1 of Nara Unateze, Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, HRH Igwe Edward Nnaji, Chief Enechi Onyia, HRH Igwe Charles Abangwu, Chief Basil Okwu, HRH Igwe John Ugwu Nwodo, among others. Ogbu, the senatorial candidate of the APC for Enugu East Senatorial zone, said such selfless efforts should be replicated by the people of the State, stressing that that would lead to a steady progress. “As a proud Wawa woman, on this auspicious day,…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof Rufai Alkali has explained why alliance talks between their presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, collapsed. According to Alkali, the talks about a merger fell apart because the LP camp insisted that NNPP concedes the presidency to them. He stated this while speaking with journalists at the NNPP’s secretariat yesterday in Abuja. “A technical committee was set up to work out the alliance. “But for the eight hours that they met, the LP camp said just one thing; that Kwankwaso should concede…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, has restrained the State government led by Chief David Umahi from appointing new caretaker committees to run the affairs of the 13 Local Government Areas of the State. InfoStride News reports that one Mr. Otu Collins Eleri, Nelson Eze and three (3) others dragged the Independent National electoral commission, INEC, the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, and the Ebonyi State government to the Court, challenging the outcome of the local government areas election conducted on 30th July, 2022. The trial judge, Justice Fatun Riman, had in the suit.…
EU member states are preparing to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia over the Ukraine war, a British daily reported on Sunday. EU foreign ministers are set to give the suspension political backing at a two-day informal meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Financial Times said, citing three officials involved in the talks. The move widens the partial suspension imposed in February for Russian government officials and business leaders to now include civilian Russian applicants for EU visas, the Financial Times was quoted as saying by dpa news agency. Suspensions make the EU visa process more…
An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has said that Iran is serious about achieving an agreement in Vienna because reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is in the interests of all parties. The parties to the nuclear talks have managed to resolve most of the issues pertaining to the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by the official news agency IRNA. He said what had happened so far in the negotiations reflected a positive and onward trend, and there were few sensitive and important issues…
The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP in Ebonyi State, Apostle Chris Adol-Awam, on Friday, decried high taxation and insecurity in the state. Adol-Awam, who is the General Overseer of the Eternal Light Christian World Ministry, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. He lamented the alleged rise in debt profile of Ebonyi State and vowed to offset all internal and external debt and will boast the state Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, through mining and other sources, if elected governor of Ebonyi State, come 2023. The cleric, however, stated that he…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has dumped his deputy, Baba Tela, ahead of the 2023 general elections and picked the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau, as his running mate. InfoStride News gathered that Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau is the current member representing the Zaki Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Hon. Auwal Jatau, the Bauchi PDP Gubernatorial flag bearer in 2015, was defeated by Mohammed Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who served only one term in office. The House of Representatives member who announced his nomination as Governor…