The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki as a failed politician. Speaking with the media in Gusau, the State capital, the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau said Bukola killed and destroyed several decades of old Saraki political dynasty because of poor leadership and selfishness. According to him, the PDP presidential aspirant, Bukola Saraki did not appear in Zamfara State but sent nine people led by Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, the chairman of his contact and advocacy committee to make the consultation for him. “Again, the so-called…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
2022 has been up lately with a lot of political rearrangement and Eectoral Act being signed into law in preparation for the 2023 General Elections. Thus, the Constitution wasn’t left unamended. The following are the latest constitution amendment: Senate passes Bill for independent Candidacy to contest for an elective position Senate Rejects Bill for Diaspora Voting Senate Rejects Bill for Mayoralty Status for the FCT Senate Rejects Bill for Appointment of Minister from the FCT Senate passes Bill to make free Compulsory and Basic Education a Fundamental rights order of all citizens Senate passes Bill on Food Security Senate Passes…
China won’t join the United States and European governments in imposing financial sanctions on Russia, the country’s bank regulator said on Wednesday. China is a major buyer of Russian oil and gas and the only major government that has refrained from criticizing Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. Beijing opposes the sanctions, said Guo Shuqing, the chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. “We will not join such sanctions, and we will keep normal economic, trade and financial exchanges with all the relevant parties, Guo said at a news conference. “We disapprove of the financial sanctions, particularly those launched unilaterally,…
As you know, on Friday being the 25th day of February 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law. This is historic being the fourth time since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999 that the Electoral Act was repealed and re-enacted. The 1998 – 1999 elections were administered by transitional decrees until the 2001 Electoral Act was passed into law. Then, the Act was repealed and re-enacted as the Electoral Act 2002 which was in turn repealed and re-enacted in 2006, 2010 and now we have the 2022 Electoral…
Barring any last-minute change, a former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso may dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. This emerged after Kwankwaso met with the leadership of NNPP in Abuja on Tuesday. Kwankwaso’s meeting was aimed at finalizing his move to the party, which he would use to push his 2023 presidential ambition. The former governor’s intended move was disclosed by NNPP’s outgoing National Secretary, Ambassador Agbo Gilbert Major, at the party’s Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Major said Kwankwaso’s defection would be made public…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has given new directive to his appointees who are interested in seeking elective offices in the 2023 elections. The appointees with political ambition were directed by the governor to register their intention. InfoStride News recalls that Abiodun had earlier asked ambitious appointees to resign their appointments on or before January 31, 2022. But, none of the appointees has resigned to pursue any political aspirations. In a letter on Tuesday, the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, said the appointees must register at a special desk created in his office. The registration, InfoStride News…
Visiting Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg has stressed diplomatic efforts to solve the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Stoltenberg made the remarks at a joint press conference on Tuesday with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Tapa Army Base in northern Estonia. He called for an immediate stop of the war in Ukraine, pullout of Russian forces and the engaging of diplomatic efforts, Xinhua news agency reported. “Over the last weeks, in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, we have increased our defensive presence in the air, on…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Action Group has issued a stern warning to the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) against subverting the 2022 Electoral Act by attempting to change the date of the national convention of the party. The group who gave the warning in a press statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Bisi Olanipekun, on Tuesday, said it has noticed the scheming of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) to change the date of the party’s convention as part of their unrelenting attempt at a power grab. The APC Action Group warned that the PGF members “risk jeopardizing the chances of…
An indigene of Aladja Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Ighotegwolor Bezi has said the zoning arrangement in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State should be respected. Bezi in an interview with our Correspondent in Warri stressed that it is the turn of Delta Central Senatorial District to produce the next governor in 2023. He said, “On zoning, the gentleman agreement should be respected and that means it is the turn of the Delta central.” Bezi, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Aladja Community advised Deltans to be wary of smooth-talking politicians…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to never assign its national electoral commissioner, Mr Festu Okoye to Cross River State for election duties. The PDP alleged that Festus Okoye is a wolf in sheepskin and that he works for the ruling APC government in the state. PDP claimed that in the 2020 Cross River North senatorial by-election, Okoye openly worked for the success of the ruling APC. At a news conference in Calabar, Chairman of the PDP, Venatius Ikem again demanded that Okoye be investigated and stopped from coming…
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, has nullified the state Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court, which expressed dismay at the way and manner the Congress was conducted, also directed the party’s executive in the state to, as a matter of urgency, desist from parading themselves as the leaders of the party. It asked the court to conduct fresh congresses in the state. In his three-hour ruling, the presiding judge, Simon Amonbita, felt sad that the plaintiff was not given the opportunity to participate in the state Congress which took place…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk will deliver a speech at an extraordinary session of the European Parliament on Ukraine on Tuesday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian media reported that Zelenskyy will speak at the parliament after 11:00 GMT. “The @Europarl_EN #EPlenary meets at 12:30 to discuss Russian invasion of #Ukraine. President @ZelenskyyUa & Speaker @r_stefanchuk will join & speak to the world,” Metsola tweeted. The meeting will be also attended by President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy…
A human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has officially joined the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. The activist disclosed the development in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday morning. According to SaharaReporters, Sowore is expected to contest on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). Recall that the activist, while accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of arresting and slamming fresh charges against him, stated that he would soon officially declare his presidential ambition. “They took me to their detention when they were tired; they came and call me that I should be going…
Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has called on the people of the State to reject politicians that indulge in using religion to cause tension and conflict in the State. The Governor, who made the call on Tuesday via a press statement made available to media men in Jalingo, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu, also accused the leadership of the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) of “working for selfish and unpatriotic politicians.” Ishaku was reacting to the various allegations levelled against his administration by MURIC. He believed that the organization was being used by…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has declared himself a youth. The former Lagos State Governor said he still possesses the physical and mental energy to lead the country come 2023. There has been a clamour for a younger person to become the President of the country after 79-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari is adjudged to have taken the country backwards, especially due to his frail health. Recall that the APC National Leader had during his visit to Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, at his palace last week, asked the youths to create room…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has warned the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, against making unguarded remarks against it and other security agencies in the country. The DSS said contrary to Iyorchia Ayu’s recent remarks, it remains neutral and transparent in carrying out its duties. Peter Afunanya, the spokesman of the DSS, was reacting to a comment by Ayu, saying PDP would not use the secret police to harass Nigerians if it returns to power in 2023. Afunanya described the PDP National Chairman’s comment as unjustified. In a statement, he stressed that the secret…
Russia’s military offensive is a violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, President of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid said on Monday as he called for an immediate ceasefire and full return to diplomacy and dialogue. Shahid, presiding over a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN body on Ukraine, voiced grave concern about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine. “The military offensive by the Russian Federation is a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and is inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations. Today, I renew my call for an…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, has maintained that in rejecting the outcome of last weekend’s Ogoja-Yala Federal Constituency bye-election, the party shall also be proceeding to Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the INEC result, which declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Jude Ngaji winner. In an interview with the media, Ikem said they are only waiting for the APC to prove them wrong, and they will proceed to the tribunal to establish their facts. He said, “We’ll further show how the APC state chairman was at his polling unit with armed,…
As reactions continue to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill last Friday, the Accord Party says the President’s willingness to sign the document will advance democracy in Nigeria. The party described the electoral amendment bill which was signed in less than one year to the general election as a ‘legacy bequeath’ to the nation, particularly the new clauses that are hoped would sanitize elections henceforth. In a statement by the National Legal Adviser of the party, Maxwell Mgbudem on Monday, the bill now an Act would create an opportunity for political parties to rejig their internal…
Mr Sunday Akuns, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State has said the party’s victory in the Saturday by-election signified more victories in coming elections for the party in the state. InfoStride News reports that Musa Agah a PDP lawmaker in the Plateau State House of Assembly was declared winner of the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency’s by-election on Sunday. The PDP chieftain, in a statement on Monday, said the party’s victory had revitalised hope and energy that the party would take over power in the state in 2023. He said, “It is time to close ranks, upgrade…