Former President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has charged those who emerged via consensus under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State to collaborate and start preparing for the 2023 general elections in earnest to ensure the victory of the party. Dr. Saraki said this while addressing the party faithful early Saturday in Ilorin, the state capital, after the meeting which produced consensus candidates for the Federal House of Representatives and State Assembly. A statement by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, said the National PDP Chieftain, expressed satisfaction with the…
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Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Community Church, has declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency. Bakare said he is the best suitable candidate to address the problems confronting Nigeria. The pastor-cum-politician disclosed this on Saturday at the virtual meeting unveiling Project 16 to Nigerians in diaspora with the theme The portrait of a new Nigeria, organized by the PTB4Nigeria in diaspora group. Bakare urged Nigerians to consider the capacity of candidates before electing a leader in 2023. The cleric warned that ahead of the 2023 general elections, the south is being set against the north, while…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday, advised the people of Kwara State not to allow those people that they chased out of the state government house in 2019 find their way back to power. The current administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took over power in the state in 2019 from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but the PDP is scheming to recapture power in 2023. The Senate President was in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State to commission some of the Constituency projects sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe who is representing Kwara Central…
Ahead of the June 18, governorship election in Ekiti State, political parties and contestants have been advised to run their campaigns in line with the dictates of the constitution and electoral act of the country. The new Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, CP Morenikeji Adesina, who gave the advice during a chat with newsmen in his office, also confirmed that all political parties have the right under the law to hold rallies in any community or council without fear of intimidation. According to the CP, political parties and their flag bearers are expected to tell the electorate what they…
The US and South Korea continue to adjust their joint defense capabilities to meet ever increasing threats from North Korea’s advancing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, a Pentagon spokesperson has said. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby on Friday also highlighted the importance of South Korea-US joint training exercises, Yonhap news agency reported. “All our training events are meant to improve our readiness,” the spokesperson said when asked if a US-South Korea joint military exercise, set to be held later this month, was meant to send a strong signal to the North. “It’s not about message sending. It’s about…
The newly-elected executive members of the Taraba State chapter of the African Democratic Party (ADC) have been sworn-in. The swearing-in ceremony, which InfoStride News observed to have heralded the presence of the party supporters from the nooks and crannies of the state, to Jalingo, the state capital, was conducted by the national officials of the party. Speaking shortly after their inauguration, the newly-elected state chairman, Alhaji Adamu Hassan Mohammed, vowed to work round the clock to halt overzealous politicians from hijacking the party. He said, “Our party has ideologies and we hope to work assiduously to ensure that our party’s…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has finally declared his ambition to become Nigeria’s President in 2023. Amaechi made the declaration at an ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The former Rivers Governor said he would seek the party’s ticket to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President”, he announced. In attendance are top APC chieftains, including ex- national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, Senator Gbemi Saraki, Senator Ali Ndume, Victor Giadom, Salihu Mustapha. A fortnight ago, InfoStride News reported that the…
As the next year’s general election draws nearer, the governors from the South on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have insisted that the 2023 presidential ticket be zoned to the South for fairness and equity. InfoStride News reports that the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom-led 37-man PDP zoning committee had earlier reportedly recommended that the 2023 ticket be thrown open. Coming out from a meeting in the early hours of Saturday in Akwa Ibom House, Abuja, the PDP Southern Governors stressed that they were committed to the party’s unity. They insisted that the best thing to do…
Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone its presidential ticket to the South-East. Okorocha explained that APC should zone its presidential ticket to the South-East for the sake of equity, justice and fairness. The former Imo State Governor said lack of zoning the presidency may hurt the nation “from time to time.” He noted that the Presidency can only be thrown open after all zones have produced a President. “APC presidential ticket should go South for equity, justice and fairness and to give everyone a sense of belonging. “Secondly, even in the South,…
United States expanded export controls on Russia’s and Belarus’ access to everything on the US commerce control list to now cover categories such as chemicals, materials processing components, and nuclear-related items, the Commerce Department said in a statement. “In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia) ongoing aggression in Ukraine following its further invasion of the country, as substantially enabled by Belarus, this rule expands license requirements for Russia and Belarus under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to all items on the Commerce Control List (CCL),” the Commerce Department said in a press release on Friday. The new rule also removes…
Traditional rulers in Enugu East Senatorial District have called for the sustenance of the existing zoning and rotation of governorship positions among the three senatorial districts in the State. The traditional rulers disclosed this in Enugu during an advocacy visit by officials of the Nike Patriotic Front led by Dr. Sam Ngwu. The Chairman, Enugu East Senatorial District Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Julius Nnaji, said that the call was necessary in order not to jeopardise the prevailing peace in the State. Nnaji said that the traditional rulers had observed with concern ongoing debates in the political circle aimed at truncating…
The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mandated all aspirants jostling for various elective positions in the state pay administrative charges. The party noted that the payment of the administrative charges is compulsory for all aspirants under the platform of the party. It stated that all aspirants who wish to contest in the 2023 elections must obey the order. The party made these disclosures in a statement signed by the Secretary of the party, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke. Adeleke, in the statement obtained by the media on Friday, explained that the executive of the party has ratified…
A Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by Justice A. R. Mohammed, has dismissed the Application for Mandamus brought by one Chief Edozie Njoku and others, against the Ozonkpu Victor Oye-led leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The trio of Chief Edozie Njoku, Barr Hamman Buba Ghide and Adamu Danjuma Musa had brought an Application for Mandamus vide Suit No. FHC/BAU/CS/10/2020: Chief Edozie Njoku & Ors v Independent National Electoral Commission, praying the court to compel Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise him as the National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). But the court…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State has said they will proceed to appeal the judgment delivered yesterday by an Abuja High Court, in favour of Governor Ben Ayade. An indication was given that the PDP will pursue the matter up to the Supreme Court. In a statement released early Friday morning and signed by its Chairman, Vena Ikem, the party said proceeding to the Appeal Court would remain “a civilized struggle and an intellectual exploration of the limits and vastness of our jurisprudence in this untested territory.” The party said they will not rest until they…
Ukrainian leaders predicted more gruesome discoveries would be made in reclaimed cities and towns as Russian soldiers retreat to focus on eastern Ukraine, where officials said a Russian rocket attack on a packed train station used to evacuate civilians killed over 30 people Friday. Hours after warning that Ukraine’s forces already had found worse scenes of brutality in a settlement north of Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that thousands of people were at the station in Kramatorsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, when it was hit by a missile. Zelenskyy accompanied a social media post with photos that…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has clarified that he has no issue with the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu as has been speculated. There has been speculation that the governor, who is the chairman of the party’s zoning committee ahead of the 2023 general election, was not on good terms with the PDP chairman. But Ortom, while speaking during a meeting with all his political appointees from 14 local government areas of the state, said those disseminating such stories will be disappointed. According to him, “I have no single problem with our national chairman,…
The new national woman leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Betta Edu, has reacted to the approval of free nomination forms for all female aspirants contesting elective positions on the platform of the party in 2023. Recall that the APC, led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, had approved free nomination forms for all female aspirants vying for its tickets for various elective positions for the forthcoming primaries and main general election in 2023. This was announced after a meeting of the newly inaugurated National Working Committee of the party held on Wednesday in Abuja. Reacting to the development…
Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the party would deploy either of the three strategies in its next Presidential primaries. Adamu disclosed that APC would use either direct, indirect primaries, or consensus in picking the party’s flagbearer in the next primary election. He disclosed this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. When asked on the next route for the party’s primaries, Adamu said: “When we get there, we’ll talk, alright? But the options are there; direct primaries, indirect, and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he was confident his policies would make Nigerians return the party to power come 2023. Buhari said this when he received the new National Chairman of the ruling party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, at the State House, in Abuja. A statement by Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, said that Buhari told the party Chairman that reflecting on his policies in the last seven years, Nigerians would jump at any opportunity to vote for the APC again. “When I reflect on policies of the administration on the economy…
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organisation’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions, significantly lower than the vote on two resolutions the assembly adopted last month demanding an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, withdrawal of all Russian troops and protection for civilians. Both of those resolutions were approved by at least 140 nations. Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human…