Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was, on Tuesday, elected as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, flagbearer for Enugu North Senatorial District. The Governor emerged during a primary election held at the Nsukka Township stadium. The exercise was conducted by the PDP National Election Committee led by Mr. Attahiru Ochie and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. At the end of the election, which had 316 delegates, Governor Ugwuanyi polled 299 votes. Mr. Godwin Eze came a distant second with 16 votes, while another aspirant, Mr. Celestine Okanya got zero vote, same as Godsmack Ugwu. The incumbent…
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Justice Benson Anya of Abia State High Court has been dragged before the Chief Judge of Abia State for allegedly being an obstacle to a ‘fair and just democratic process’ in the All Progressive Congress, Abia State chapter. Some members of the APC, under the aegis of Concerned Abia State APC Stakeholders on Monday, in a petition signed by Mr Cosmos Ifegwu and Surv. Festus Egbulefu petitioned the state Chief Judge. The petitioners are alleging that Justice Anya had made himself a willing tool in the hands of a faction of Abia APC that is bent on obstructing due and…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday alleged that Imran Khan wants to unleash a “civil war” in the country, a day after the ousted premier asked his supporters to march peacefully to Islamabad on May 25 to press for the dissolution of the National Assembly and fresh elections. Khan, 69, the cricketer-turned politician, was removed from power through a no-confidence vote in parliament by the Opposition parties last month. Imran Niazi wants to initiate a civil war in the country. But he is mistaken. The nation will never forgive him [for the sin] and will hold him by the collar,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Taraba State has produced five candidates while one seat was declared inconclusive. The primaries for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency ended peacefully at the Jolly Nyame Stadium Jalingo, as Mohammed Ismaila beat his close rival former legislator, Ibrahim Imam. For Karim Lamido/Ardo Kola/Lau, Audu Lauya emerged the winner, beating an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Charles Maijankai. Jafaar Chiroma won for Bali/Gassol while Rev. Joseph Nagombe emerged the winner for Gembu/Kurmi/Gashaka. Pius Sabo, a serving member of the House of Assembly won for Wukari/Ibi Federal Constituency. However, the elections for Takum/Donga/Ussa Constituency…
Campaign billboards of Senator Ademola Adeleke are being set ablaze in Ejigbo town, Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State. Sources told the newsmen that a mob was observed destroying and tearing down the billboards in parts of the town. Senator Ademola Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for the Osun 2022 election. At the time of filing this report, the cause of the incident had not been ascertained but it is thought that it may be connected to the recently concluded Osun PDP primaries for the Osun State House of Assembly and House of Representatives election.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State has elected all the eight House of Representatives candidates who will fly its flag at the general elections due next year. The list of the successful candidates, obtained by the media Monday morning, indicates that Hon Zakariya Dauda Nyampa is the PDP candidate for Michika Madagali Federal Constituency, while Hon Mohammed Inuwa Bassi is the elected flagbearer for Ganye Jada Toungo, the constituency currently represented by Hon Abdurazak Namdas, who is right now a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC). For Yola North/Yola South/Girei, Hon Mohammed Abba Girei picked the…
The candidates that would fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the state House of Assembly and the Federal House of Representatives during the 2023 elections in Akwa Ibom State have emerged. This was revealed at the end of the party’s primary elections held across the state on Sunday. In the House of Representatives, Mr Ime Okon, a former member of the House of Assembly polled all the 62 votes to represent Ibiono/Itu Federal Constituency. The immediate past Commissioner for Special Duties, Okpolupm Etteh would fly the flag for Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Ibeno Federal Constituency.…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months but so far he has escaped unscathed. This week he faces one more threat to his political future: a comprehensive report into lockdown-breaching parties in government offices that is expected to be published within days. Senior civil servant Sue Gray is due to release her findings on partygate, the scandal over more than a dozen gatherings in Johnson’s No. 10 Downing St. residence and nearby buildings that took place when coronavirus restrictions barred people in Britain from mixing with others. Claims that Johnson and his staff enjoyed…
A House of Representatives aspirant in Lagos, Mr Babatunde Aleshinloye-Williams, has said there were no primary elections held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state on Sunday. InfoStride News reports that the PDP conducted its House of Assembly and House of Representatives primary elections on Sunday, May 22. But Aleshinloye-Williams, who is contesting for Somolu Federal Constituency described the primaries conducted at the Somolu Secretariat of the PDP in Lagos as illegal, saying it was “a fraudulent sham that cannot stand, and should be disregarded.” According to the aspirant, “the Lagos State PDP has not only canceled yesterday’s…
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has assured the people of the state that he would reconcile aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the party’s primary elections. Governor Udom Emmanuel said this on Sunday while speaking with newsmen at his country home, Onna, after the State House of Assembly and House of Representatives primaries. He said though delegates to the primaries were limited to recently elected ad-hoc delegates, candidates chosen were capable of ensuring a clean sweep for the party in next year’s general elections. According to the governor, the party remains united and strong, in spite…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that recent visit of the Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo to the State ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary was not justified. This was disclosed to the media on Sunday by the State PDP deputy chairman, Prof. Kabiru Jabaka. “Since all these killings in the State, the Vice President has not paid any condolence visit to commiserate with the people of the State and the relations of those affected by banditry activities in the State, but because of his presidential ambition, he rushed to the State.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has expressed shock at the reaction of the Osun Command of the Nigeria Police towards its pre-campaign rally which was held in Osogbo on Friday, May 13, 2022. This is as the party also condemned the Police for raising issues over the pre-campaign rally, as it formally notified the Command of its intention to hold a peaceful procession by its supporters who had come out en-masse to show their unwavering love for their candidate. The PDP, which expressed dismay by the police correspondence to that effect, in a petition signed by Adekunle…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says President Joe Biden supports Japan’s bid to join a reformed UN Security Council. If approved by the UN, Japan would join Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US as permanent members of the international body’s security council. Biden also gave his blessing for next year’s Group of Seven summit to be held in Kishida’s hometown of Hiroshima. The comments came at a news conference after Biden and Kishida held face-to-face talks Monday in Tokyo. Japan’s desire to win a seat on the council is hardly a given, and comes amidst calls for reform of…
The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmuminin Usman, has thrown his weight behind the 2023 Presidential ambition of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Usman said Osinbajo has the experience to effectively occupy the President’s office. The monarch said Osinbajo, being a pastor, would effectively commune with God on how to pilot the affairs of Nigeria if elected President. He spoke in his palace in Katsina on Saturday when Osinbajo paid him a courtesy visit. The traditional ruler also advised the Vice President on how to go about his campaign. He said: “Take it from me, we are behind you; we will try as…
Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has called on the National Assembly to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to account for insecurity in the country. Ezekwesili made the call in response to the beheading of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye by unknown gunmen. Okoye’s head, without his body, was found on Saturday at Nnobi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This development occurred days after he was abducted. The Anambra lawmaker, from Soludo’s constituency, was kidnapped last week. Reacting, Ezekwesili tweeted: “Perhaps, now that our @nassnigeria has seen that their fellow…
Former Governorship aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, Otunba Yinka Akerele has emerged as the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ekiti North Federal Constituency. Akerele emerged unopposed. Joju, son of former Governor Ayo Fayose won the ticket for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1, comprising Ado and Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government. He polled 69 votes as against nine votes by his opponent, Deji Adeosun. Also, Fayose’s Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, emerged candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 2. Olayinka on Sunday in Aramoko Ekiti polled a total of 54 votes to defeat a rival, Mr Victor who scored…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, on Sunday, held its primary elections to elect candidates for House of Representatives and State House of Assembly. InfoStride News gathered that the shadow elections were marred with crisis in some local governments, especially in Ogun Central and some parts of Ogun East. It was observed that there was a delay in the supply of voting materials, as the exercise did not start across the state until Sunday night. In Abeokuta South 1 & 2, Abeokuta North and Odeda, there were controversies over the list of delegates, a situation that almost disrupted…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US’s Indo-Pacific strategy is “doomed to fail,” making his remarks while President Joe Biden is in the region to increase engagement with allies and counter China’s rise and influence. “Facts will prove that the so-called ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ is essentially a strategy for creating divisions, a strategy for inciting confrontation, and a strategy for destroying peace,” the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement after Wang met his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto in Guangzhou Sunday. In his first trip to Asia as US president, Biden has met with South Korea’s newly elected leader Yoon Suk…
Some delegates to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in Oyo State have disclosed that they have been chased out of the venue of one of the primary elections in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the party had fixed today (Sunday) as the date for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives primary elections ahead of the 2023 elections. It was however gathered that some delegates for Ibadan South East House of Assembly Constituency II have been chased out of the venue of the primary election. They claimed they were chased out of Saint John Primary School, Alake, Academy,…
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of attempting to put the country’s democracy in jeopardy. Ohanaeze youths in a statement issued on Sunday by President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said President Muhammadu Buhari’s delay in the signing of the amended Electoral Act was not a good signal. He said some persons who do not mean well for the country were ill-advising the President. InfoStride News reports that an air of uncertainty is hovering within the political circle as political parties begin primary elections this week, even…