Elected Delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State have obtained a court order to demand that the national leadership of the party, does not tamper with the approved list of the three-man ad-hoc delegates and National Delegate of the state ahead of its primaries. The delegates who spoke to journalists in Abakaliki through their leader Ogbonnaya Odii said they approached the court on May 19 and obtained an order to demand that the national leadership of PDP respects the delegate list from the three-man ah-hoc ward congress of the party. The delegates obtained an order from the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
A group of party stakeholders from the 25 local government areas of Niger State in the All Progressives Congress, APC, have petitioned the National Secretariat of the party, seeking the immediate suspension of the state party Chairman, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro over preference for some aspirants ahead of the party primaries. The group made the call in a signed three-page letter of a petition dated 20th May, 2022 and addressed to the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu and made available to newsmen. They noted that the recent activities of the state party Chairman is capable of destroying the party…
Supporters of the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, operating under the aegis of ‘Ikeoha Campaign Organisation’ has expressed shock over the dismissal of its suit seeking to uphold the 3-man Adhoc committee that would participate in the Enugu PDP governorship primaries. The suit was instituted by the supporters, who were candidates in the three-man delegates’ election. The Director-General of the Organisation, Charles Ogbo Asogwa in a statement sent to Journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, however, appealed to the supporters to remain calm, stressing that the organisation will approach the Court of Appeal on the judgement. The statement said:…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping defended China’s record to the top UN human rights official Wednesday, saying each nation should be allowed to find its own path based on its particular circumstances and criticizing those countries that lecture others on human rights and politicie the issue. Through long-term and persistent hard work, China has successfully embarked on a path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and suits its own national conditions, Xi told U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a video call, according to an online report from state broadcaster CCTV. Bachelet is in…
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and 2023 Abia governorship hopeful, has declared his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries scheduled today in the State. An insider source revealed that Abaribe would, in no distant time, defect from the PDP to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Abaribe’s withdrawal is premised on the contentious 3-man ad-hoc delegates of the State. In his words, “To make matters worse, the use of only an imaginary 3-man ad-hoc delegates to the exclusion of the party’s statutory delegates in the primary elections to elect our candidates even when INEC, the…
Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Presidential hopeful of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has lost the member of the State House of Assembly, representing his Madobi Local Government to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The House member, Hon. Kabiru Yusuf Isma’il, decamped from the NNPP to the APC. Also another House of Assembly member, representing Dawakin Kudu Local Government, Hon. Mu’azzam El-Yakubu has also dumped Kwankwaso’s NNPP for the APC. While reacting to the development, the State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba said a gale of defection had recently swept across the NNPP, particularly members of the State…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the violent nature of its political activities. This is as the Osun PDP stated that any attempt to blame it for the attack on the campaign train of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola would be a sign of desperation taken too far. The party, which made this known in a statement signed by Sunday Bisi, Director-General, PDP State Campaign Council, and made available to the media on Tuesday, also warned the ruling party not to turn the State into a war zone. The PDP,…
The camp of former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha believes his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is political. The Senator representing lmo West District is being prosecuted for charges, including diversion of State funds. On Tuesday, EFCC officials and security agents stormed his residence in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja, and took him after breaking in. The commission accused Okorocha of shunning multiple invitations and jumping administrative bail. But his spokesman, Sam Onwuemeodo questioned why the arrest coincided with the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening for presidential aspirants. In a statement, the aide noted that those who…
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, the Norths’ first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country makes a much-disputed claim that its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak is weakening. The latest launches also came after the leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed to consider expanded military exercises to deter North Korean nuclear threats during President Joe Biden’s visit to Seoul last weekend. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that all three missiles were fired toward waters off North Korea’s eastern coast one after…
A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted after losing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. There was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye and TJ Yusuf scored 88 votes, which led to a rerun election on Tuesday. In the rerun election conducted on Tuesday, Hon. T. J. Yusuf defeated Sen. Dino Melaye by 163 to 99 votes to pick the PDP ticket Dino, while reacting, alleged that there was a gang up against him. He, however, thanked his supporters and congratulated…
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to contest for Abia South Senatorial District seat in the 2023 general election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Ikpeazu, the lone aspirant, emerged unopposed as the party’s candidate at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba. Chief Ndidi Okereke, the Returning Officer, while announcing the result, said 198 delegates were accredited for the exercise. Okereke said Ikpeazu polled a total of 198 votes and emerged unopposed as the winner of the primary election. Speaking after the exercise, Ikpeazu thanked the party leadership, and lauded the conduct…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, revealed the winners of the Ekiti and Osun States gubernatorial election. The governorship election in Osun and Ekiti States is scheduled to hold in June and July 2022 respectively. However, Primate Ayodele revealed that only a coalition can unseat the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ekiti State. Ayodele said he doesn’t see any other party winning the election in June apart from the APC. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the clergy noted that those that have come out to contest against the ruling…
A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to a serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. InfoStride News recalls that there was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye scored 88 and TJ Yusuf polled 88 votes, which led to a rerun election on Tuesday. In the rerun election conducted on Tuesday, Hon. T. J. Yusuf defeated Sen. Dino Melaye by 163 to 99 votes to pick the PDP ticket Yusuf, while speaking after he was declared the winner, extended the olive branch to…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Monday to launch a new military operation in Syria to secure Turkey’s southern border. Speaking following a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan said the aim of the operation would be resume Turkish efforts to create a 30-kilometer (20 mile) safe zone along its border with Syria. We will soon take new steps regarding the incomplete portions of the project we started on the 30-km deep safe zone we established along our southern border, Erdogan said. Erdogan did not provide further details but said the operation would begin after Turkey’s military, intelligence and security forces complete…
The Accord Party in Osun State has condemned Monday’s attack on journalists who were covering the campaign train of the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and other innocent residents of the state in Gbongan town. The attack InfoStride News reported was carried out on the campaign train of the Osun governor which was in Ayedaade local government as part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) electioneering campaign for the July 16 gubernatorial election in the state. Also attacked by the hoodlums was the vehicle of the Osun Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondent Chapel. In a statement by the Accord…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council. The dissolution takes effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, the Chief of Staff to the Governor and Senior Special Assistants have also been relieved of their offices. The Governor commended the members of Rivers State Executive Council for “their service and contribution to the development of the State” and “wished them the best in all their future endeavours.” He also directed the former cabinet members to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective offices.
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…
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…