Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has formally declared his intentions to run for the 2023 presidential election. Ngige said he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. The Minister declared his Presidential ambition while addressing a mammoth crowd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, on Tuesday. The former governor of the state said he was well equipped as an administrator due to his 40 years of experience in the public service. Ngige said he has a huge wealth of experience, capacity and energy as…
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The political atmosphere in Zamfara State has become tense since the announcement by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) that former Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa and their supporters joined the party. A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abubakar Yarima Bomo, however, in a statement said the battle is yet to be won by the PDP as claimed, He insisted it is not yet over until Yari and Marafa make public declarations of the party of their choice. “We have also engaged the duo and serious consultation is going on to woo the two political heavyweights…
The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Beta Edu has said the ruling party would not consider giving its presidential ticket to aspirants that won’t favour women. She noted that APC women would negotiate with all the presidential aspirants to obtain their commitment and what the women stand to gain if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria. Edu disclosed this on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja during a solidarity visit by the Women wing of Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Team. She said: “But one thing is certain APC will not give its…
The Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Governor, Nat Ikyur, has said his Principal does not hate the Idoma people of Benue South, contrary to the wide speculations on some sections of the media. Ikyur was reacting to the statement credited to the Benue Rebirth Movement (BRM), an organization saddled with the promotion of the agenda for Idoma governorship of Benue State, come 2023. The Idoma and Igede people, representing the 9 Local Government Areas of Benue South, have been agitating to occupy the Makurdi Government House, 46 years after the creation of the state from the old Benue-Plateau. To…
leader Marine Le Pen on Monday brushed off allegations that she and several of her party members misused hundreds of thousands of euros of European Union funds, with less than a week left before she stands in the final round of the French presidential election. “These dirty tricks from the European Union, a few days before the second round, I’m very used to them,” Le Pen said during a campaign stop in Normandy. “I obviously and absolutely dispute these accusations.” The Paris prosecutor said it received a report detailing alleged abuse of funds between 2004 and 2017, when Le Pen…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has disclosed what he would have done if his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje was running for the 2023 Presidency. Wike said he would have stepped down and not run for the Presidency if Ganduje was contesting. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Ganduje in Kano, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant expressed gladness that Ganduje was not in the race. He urged his Kano State counterpart to support his 2023 Presidential ambition. “If Ganduje is running for the presidency some of us will quickly withdraw our ambitions, but thank God he is…
A 2023 presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Orefo Nnamdi Onochie, has announced the withdrawal of his membership in the main opposition party in Nigeria. Onochie in a statement forwarded to InfoStride News on Tuesday, hinged his sudden decision on the alleged abandonment of Article 7.2(c) of the PDP constitution by the national leadership which provided zoning and rotation of positions and offices in the party, especially the presidential ticket among the geopolitical zones of the country. He alleged that a few elites within the PDP have hijacked and dominated the party and are determined…
Niger State governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Isah Liman Kantigi has revealed that he has no case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as being speculated in some quarters. The aspirant who made the claims while addressing the PDP, zone B delegates at the party secretariat in Minna, said the commission consists of people not spirits and when invited, he would surely honour their invitation. Kantigi, a former state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under the immediate past administration of Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, said the rumours were in the imagination of some…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike will lose the 2023 presidency. Ganduje said Wike would be a good loser because he has courage. He spoke while receiving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant in Kano. “So, you have come to see your brothers and sisters. Good. You are aspiring for the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We see your efforts. “And at the end of it, you’d lose, but you’ll be a good loser. I appreciate good losers because they have courage. And since you are doing it peacefully,…
Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union’s fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament. The report was disclosed by French investigative news site Mediapart days before Le Pen faces incumbent Emmanuel Macron in a runoff election Sunday that could determine Europe’s future direction. Le Pen’s party National Rally seeks to diminish the EU’s powers. Party lawyer Rodolphe Bosselut denied any wrongdoing, and questioned the timing of the Mediapart publication, just before the presidential runoff. Macron, a pro-EU…
Aare Afe Babalola, the founder and Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has told the current administration to suspend the 2023 general election and appoint an interim government instead. He said the period of suspension of the presidential and other elections would offer the country the opportunity to draft a new constitution that is truly people oriented. He said the new constitution, to be produced by the interim government, within six months, would tackle insecurity, economic, political and other excruciating ills bedevilling the nation. Babalola spoke at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, warning that if the 2023 elections are allowed…
Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has opened up on why he ran round the Port Harcourt Stadium on the day of his declaration to run for the office of the President. Amaechi, who is running for the presidency under the All Progressives Congress, APC, had on the day of his official declaration, covered the full circle of the football field. This left many people wondering what the minister was up to, with some suggesting that he was mocking the older aspirants in the party. But the minister, who was in Ile Ife to consult…
In the past 5days, the war between the supporters of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and Bola Tinubu has intensified. The fight has been filled with name-calling. Since the declaration of Osinbajo on Monday, some Tinubu’s supporters have called him a betrayer and Judas, for daring to stand against the former governor of Lagos State. Tolu Babaleye said: “This is the week that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ in the Christian calendar. Same week Osinbajo betrayed Tinubu. Same week is not a mere coincidence. May God be with Tinubu in Pilates’ Court.” Prior to the commencement of the election season, the…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has told the Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, to keep praying because power belongs to God. The Ooni spoke to Amaechi when the Minister paid him a consultation visit at his palace in Ile Ife, Monday. The monarch also wants the APC presidential aspirant to be selfless, and give his best even if it’s going to cost him everything he is. “Power belongs to God, it’s not by your might, it’s not by your power, nor by your doing. In terms of leadership, it is God that gives power,” the monarch told the…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations on Monday around partygate, the scandal surrounding government officials breaching coronavirus rules with illegal lockdown gatherings, and will be hoping to escape some of the heat when he leaves for India on Thursday. Johnson has already been fined for one such party, for his birthday in June 2020, when his wife Carrie brought a cake to the Cabinet Room and has also been fined along with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak. However, according to UK media reports, Johnson is believed to have been linked with around six out of the 12…
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has said Nigerians now view the Peoples DemocraticParty, PDP, as their only hope. Lamido who made the comments at a program on Channels Television on Sunday, said the party’s ongoing preparations for the 2023 general election are in the interest of national development. He said the quest for support from PDP stakeholders across the country would enhance the party’s image. “In the PDP, everything we do is for the good of Nigeria, not ours. People see the PDP as the only hope in Nigeria today. “We are working to bring what Nigerians will…
Former Rivers East Senator, Magnus Abe has declared his intention to run for the governorship election in Rivers State in 2023. Senator Abe made the declaration while addressing his supporters in Bidere, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday. The Senator, however, pledged to support any aspirant of the party who emerged in a “free and fair contest”. He said, “I have not said Magnus Abe must be the candidate of the party. I have always said and I repeat, if you have a fair, free, equitable process and somebody emerges from the process, I Magnus Ngie Abe…
A former Minister of Petroleum and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Don Etiebet has said that the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Senator Abdulahi Adamu has no locus to overturn the decision ratified at the March 26 convention. Recall that Adamu recently sworn-in the Mr. Stephen Ntukekpo-led faction as the duly elected executive of the party in Akwa Ibom State. It was based on this that the former National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe wrote a letter to Adamu and threatened to sue him for swearing-in Ntukepo.…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa has provided reasons for his decision to dump the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. InfoStride News reported earlier that former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul Aziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara and their supporters dumped the APC and immediately switched allegiance to the PDP on Sunday. According to Marafa, the national ruling party was not a home to him. He said the party treated him as an outcast and in manners unjust to him and his teeming supporters. The former federal lawmaker went on…
United States President Joe Biden will host a special in-person summit with ASEAN leaders on May 12-13, a White House statement said Saturday (local time). “The Special Summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to ASEAN, recognizing its central role in delivering sustainable solutions to the region’s most pressing challenges, and commemorate 45 years of US-Asean relations,” the statement by White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. According to Psaki, President Biden will host the Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the aforementioned date as the summit will commemorate 45 years of US-ASEAN relations. “It…