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…
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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…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria,, HURIWA, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to go after all the special delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the just concluded presidential primary election in Abuja. The group also faulted the process that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the PDP in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, said Atiku’s emergence was allegedly heavily compromised by undue monetisation, adding that the candidate gave their candidate slot to the highest bidder. The rights advocacy group…
A coalition of aggrieved governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for the cancellation of both the ad hoc congresses and the primary elections of the party held in the state over alleged irregularities and illegalities. The coalition, which is made up of Ide Owodiong Idemeko, Mr James Iniama, David Okpon and Hon Idoreyin Umoh in a press statement tagged “IMPUNITY UPON IMPUNITY”sent to journalists in Uyo on Sunday, said they came to the resolution after duly consulting with their supporters. They, therefore, urged the National Working Committee and National Executive Committee of PDP…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its “senseless war” in Ukraine, adding his country would remain independent, the only question was at what price. Zelenskiy’s criticism of the West has mounted in recent days as the European Union moves slowly towards a possible Russian oil embargo and as thousands of Russian forces try to encircle two key eastern cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Three months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has abandoned its assault on the capital Kyiv and is trying to consolidate control of…
Two aggrieved aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including the member representing Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II in the House of Representatives, Mrs Wumi Ogunlola and Mr Dele Philip, have called for a rerun of the primary election which they alleged was inconclusive due to snatching of ballot box. Ogunlola and Philip who made the call at separate press conferences in Ado Ekiti Saturday, alleged that the agent of one of the aspirants started tearing the ballot papers mid way into the shadow poll. According to them, those in the hall including the committee sent to…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Barr. Ugoh Agballa, on Sunday disclosed that former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu was making desperate attempt to take the party’s governorship ticket. InfoStride News reports that there have been speculations around Ekweremadu’s political future following his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election. But, at a press conference, Agballa said Ekweremadu was mounting pressure on the APC to grab its ticket. He, however, said such a move would never work, describing it as evil. He started thus: “Ekweremadu is a man I have great…
Nigerians have been asked to blame two All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirants, Bola Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, if the north retains power in 2023. Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, made the remark while reacting to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate. Adeyanju described Tinubu and Osinbajo as power hungry people. In a series of tweets, the Abuja-based lawyer said Osinbajo and Tinubu started the idea of anybody and any zone can produce Nigeria’s president. Adeyanju also said Yorubas supporting Osinbajo and Tinubu should be blamed if a Northern retains power. He…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cancelled its primaries in Ebonyi State. According to the party, all State House of Assembly, National Assembly and Governorship primaries of the party conducted in Ebonyi State are cancelled and NWC will announce new dates for the affected exercises in the state. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Sunday, charged all aspirants, critical stakeholders, leaders and members of the party in Ebonyi State to remain calm, united and focused. The opposition party assured that it will take firm steps to rescue the nation…
The Islamabad Police on Friday registered a case against senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Chairman Imran Khan, for the riots that took place in the capital during the ‘Azadi March’. Apart from Imran Khan, cases have been registered against Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Amin Gandapur and Ali Nawaz Awan, reports Geo News. The police registered two separate cases at the Kohsar Police Station for “rioting and arson”. The first FIR was registered at the complaint of Sub-Inspector (SI) Asif Raza, while the second one was filed on behalf of SI Ghulam Sarwar. The cases have…
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has called for decorum as the 2023 political season hots up. On Sunday, Peter Obi said he observed that some of his supporters were engaging in condemnation of other aspirants and candidates. The presidential aspirant advised all to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship and avoid name-calling or personal attacks. “The common goal is to make Nigeria better. Elections are a democratic contest and need not be adversarial”, he tweeted. Obi, however, thanked his admirers for their support, “which I sincerely value and appreciate”. The former banker dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) days before…