One of the frontline governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Christopher Ekong, who lost out during the just-concluded primary election in the state, has finally accepted defeat. He urged other aspirants who could not make it during the nomination to do same and support the candidate to see how the party can wrestle out power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the 2023 polls. It could be recalled that a lot of dissension has greeted the announcement of Mr Akanimo Udofia as the governorship candidate of the APC…
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Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu is now on his way to the All Progressives Congress, APC, InfoStride News has learnt. This came days after the Enugu State Chairman of the party, Barr. Ugo Agballa had said the lawmaker would not get the party’s governorship ticket. However, a source within the party confirmed that following a high level consultation with the national leadership of the party, all is now set for Ekweremadu to join the ruling party. The source said the latest meeting was led by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, who is believed to be the leader…
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed on Tuesday that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is “more dangerous than terrorists”, as she slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s recent riots in Islamabad, media reports said. In her address at an event on Tuesday, the PML-N Vice President said: “Imran Khan is a gang leader… his political campaign is more dangerous than terrorism,” Geo News reported. Maryam Nawaz said Khan had admitted in a recent interview that his party workers were armed, whereas in her rallies, “not a single person carries weapons”. The PML-N leader asked Khan to remove the “political veil” from…
Abeokuta division of the Federal High Court has restrained a Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Sen. Olamilekan Adeola from parading himself as the winner of the APC primary election of Ogun West senatorial district, conducted on Saturday, 28th May, 2022 at the Oronna Hall, Ilaro, Yewa South of Ogun State. In an order of interlocutory injunction brought under order 39, rule 1, filed at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State restraining the senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Sen. Olamilekan Adeola otherwise known as Yayi has been sighted by newsmen. The plaintiffs Adebiyi Adeyinka Tajudeen, Olajumoke Ibrahim and…
Ahead of the next 2022 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will present a certificate of return to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who emerged last weekend as the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Tuesday, invited all party stakeholders. The statement partly read, “the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) invites all our governors, governorship candidates, presidential aspirants, members of the Board of Trustees, members of the National Assembly, all other candidates of the party and all critical stakeholders to the special ceremony…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is ahead of other parties battling for the top political office in 2023. Osinbajo, who is also one of the leading APC presidential aspirants, stated this after being screened by the party’s Presidential Screening Panel on Tuesday. According to the VP, the screening panel discussed issues of national and party interests with him during the exercise. He said, “We were able to discuss several issues; issues of national and party concerns; and it went very well indeed; we had a very good chat. “Of course, we are ahead…
The coalition of All Progressives Congress Support Groups in Sokoto State has called for the total cancellation of the governorship primaries held in Sokoto state and the conduct of a new poll. In a press briefing in Sokoto on Tuesday, the coalition which spoke through its Chairman, Isah Jabi and Secretary, Bashar Binji disagreed with the results of the governorship primaries, alleging that it was pre-arranged by some group of party leaders in the state. The group promised to challenge in the Court of law, the results of the outcome of the primaries if the leadership of the political party…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns. We are capping the number of handguns in this country, Trudeau said. The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this fall. It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada, the prime minister said. Canada already has plans to ban 1,500 types of military-style firearms and offer a mandatory buyback program that will begin at the end of the year. It already expanded background checks. Trudeau has…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared that he would not allow himself to be treated as a second class citizen in the country. Nyesom Wike, who lost the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary election to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, spoke on Monday while addressing Rivers people after his return from the election held in Abuja. Lamenting the outcome of the election, Wike said the North should not claim ownership of the country, saying Nigeria does not belong to a particular geo-political zone. He said, “We have all it takes to do whatever we want to…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Recall that the governor, on Saturday, lost the party’s presidential ticket to the former Vice President, Atiku. There have been speculations that Governor Wike may jettison the party’s interest by refusing to support the winner of the primary election. But shortly after Atiku paid him a courtesy visit in his Abuja residence on Monday, Wike said he had vowed to support anyone who emerged as flag bearer of the party. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, Wike said he…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has hinted on some challenges bedeviling the country which his administration would tackle if he emerges winner of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. Obi, who clinched the party’s ticket on Monday, said his government would focus on eradicating insecurity which has relatively crippled the nation’s economy. During his acceptance speech, the former governor of Anambra state also revealed that his government would ensure food security, and unemployment. The presidential candidate, who recently resigned his membership of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, urged his supporters to ensure…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has disclosed why he visited Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State after the party’s primary election. On Monday, Atiku visited Wike in his Abuja residence for a crucial fence-mending meeting. However, the former Vice President said his visit to Wike was to ensure that every stakeholder was brought on board to boost the party’s chances of winning the 2023 presidential election. He wrote: “In continuation of my commitment to bring everyone on board in ensuring that the PDP stands as one united party, earlier today, I visited His Excellency Gov Nyseom…
European Union leaders will meet on Monday to declare continued support for Ukraine to help it fend off Russia’s assault, but the talks will be overshadowed by their failure to agree on a new sanctions package against Moscow. Over two days, leaders of the 27-nation bloc are to discuss how best to aid Ukraine four months into Russia’s invasion and how to deal with the conflict’s impacts: high energy prices, an impending food shortage and the EU’s defence needs. But draft conclusions of the meeting, seen by Reuters, showed that while the EU will be generous with verbal support for…
Former Borno State Governor, Ali-Modu Sheriff, has distanced himself from 2023 presidential campaign posters in circulation in some parts of the country. Sheriff said the presidential campaign posters were the handiwork of mischief-makers. The former lawmaker vowed to institute legal action against those behind the circulation of the campaign posters. He spoke in a statement signed by his Media Director of Media and Publicity, Babandede Isa. “It has come to the notice of Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff, a former two-term governor of Borno that a serving senator has again, started his propaganda war, insinuating and making up infantile allegations against him.…
As reactions continue to trail Atiku Abubakar’s emergence as the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 general election, a group, ‘PDP Frontliners Support’ said Nyesom Wike’s loss was a result of treachery. The former Vice President scored 371 votes to beat his closest challenger, Nyesom Wike who polled 237 in the PDP 2023 presidential primary election that was held over the weekend in Abuja. In a statement titled “Atiku’s victory, Wike’s resilience and the Treachery from Sokoto”, which was issued on Monday and sent to the media in Abuja, the party support group alleged that…
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has said the State Governor and a presidential aspirant in the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dave Umahi lacks the wide acceptance to clinch the ticket of the party. Umahi had while reacting to Atiku’s victory during a visit of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Presidents to Ebonyi boasted that if he clinches the Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress he will defeat former Vice President Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before noon on the election day.…
Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor has emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the Labour party. He emerged after a keen contest with Olushola Emmanuel-Tella who was the only aspirant that refused to step down Obi’s Campaign Director, Doyin Okupe in a tweet wrote, ”Peter Obi wins Labour Party Primaries. ”Three other aspirants including prof Pat Utomi withdrew for Peter Obi. However, voting commenced because the 4th aspirant Mrs Olushola Emmanuel-Tella stood her grounds as a contestant.” The former Anambra Governor will now fly the flag of the Labour Party at the presidential election in 2023.
Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in all parts of the country. The order was made to “prepare the atmosphere for a fruitful dialogue that achieves stability for the transitional period,” the Xinhua news agency reported citing the sovereign council. Sudan has been suffering a political crisis after Al-Burhan, who is also the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, declared a state of emergency on October 25, 2021 and dissolved the sovereign council and the government. Since then, the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other cities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the coast for formal arraignment of ex-Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, with the service of the criminal charges on his person in the detention facility. Okorocha was said to have been handed a copy of the charge on Sunday evening preparatory for his appearance in court on Monday, May 30 to take his plea. InfoStride News just gathered that Okorocha, now a Senator representing Imo State in the Senate was made to personally sign for the charge to clear the legal hurdle for the arraignment. Our correspondent learnt that immediately the…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo political organization, Chuks Ibegbu, on Sunday accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of betraying the Igbos. Ibegbu made the remark while reacting to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as PDP presidential candidate. Speaking exclusively with the media, Ibegbu said PDP went contrary to the nation’s mood by picking Atiku as its presidential flag bearer. He, however, said the Igbos should not rely on political parties but on individuals if the Southeast must achieve its goal of producing Nigeria’s president. According to Ibegbu: “The mood of the nation is…