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…
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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…
The Rivers Coordinator of the Progressive Project (TPP) said Osinbajo understands the fluctuating condition of the country. Following Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s presidential declaration, an online poll conducted by a group has proclaimed the VP as the leading aspirant to become Nigeria’s next President after the 2023 elections. The online survey was conducted by Statisense, a Data Tech Company with expertise in Analysis, Infographics, and training. It would be recalled that on Monday, April 11, 2022, Osinbajo declared his intention to run for president under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The VP’s declaration has been described as the most…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that he would make a pronouncement on his journey to the presidency on Tuesday. Ngige said this at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, at a reception organised by members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) South-East Progressive Forum, according to a statement made available by his media office in Abuja. The group is among the numerous other political and apolitical groups across the country, urging Ngige to join the presidential race. The statement said Ngige, while addressing the crowd at the airport, said he had consulted widely and the…
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul Aziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara and their supporters have finally dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) and embraced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the State capital on Sunday, the PDP Chairman, Bala Mande said, the party has received Yari, Marafa and other top APC members who have defected to the PDP with their teeming supporters. “We want to officially announce to you of the joining of our great party, the PDP, by the former Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara and their supporters” “They…
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has appealed to the political class to tread with caution as they get ready to commence political activities for the forthcoming general elections in 2023. He made the appeal in a message to the Christian faithful in the state and across the country, to mark the celebration of the resurrection of Christ on Sunday. It was issued to newsmen by Onyebuchi Ememanka, the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia Governor. Governor Ikpeazu emphasized the existing security and peace in Abia State and urged the political players to shun acts capable of plunging it into…
Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine’s defences in preparation for what is expected to be a full-scale Russian assault in the east. These attacks and others scattered across the country were an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat. With the port city of Mariupol under siege, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there. He said Ukraine needs more heavy weapons from the West immediately to have any…
A Social-Political Group in the Niger Delta, Apostles of Good Governance (AGG), has raised an alarm over alleged plots by some desperate politicians within the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, to destabilise and control the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state. The group alleged that the accused persons were loyal to the former Governor, Seriake Dickson. It called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to sell the expression of interest and nomination forms to all those who are willing to participate in the elections, especially the youths and…
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has directed all political appointees running for elective offices in the forthcoming 2023 general elections to resign from their respective positions. The directive said “They are given between now to Monday, 18th April, 2022, to resign.” This is in compliance with Section 84 (12) of the newly amended Electoral Act. Some Commissioners, Special Advisers and even the Secretary to the State Government, are all running for various elective offices. Already, reports have it that tension has gripped many of those going out of the Government, with full uncertainty on what would happen in…
Details of Kwara State government political appointees who have resigned to contest elective positions emerged at the weekend in Ilorin. InfoStride News confirmed the list of eight political appointees of the government who are eyeing elective positions in the 2023 general elections in the State. They include SA Special Duties, Ahmed Yinka Aluko, who is eyeing the Kwara Central Senatorial seat; Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Saa’datu Modibbo Kawu, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin South/East Federal Constituency); Commissioner for Justice, Salman Jawondo, SAN, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin/Asa). Others are Commissioner for Enterprise, Fatima Arinola Lawal, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin South/East);…
The Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Sulaiman, on Saturday night, announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar, who is the chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, made this known during the Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) hosted by the State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for PDP stakeholders from Ningi, Toro, Warji and Dass Local Government Areas of the State at the Government House, Bauchi. The Speaker said that his decision to defect to the PDP was in recognition of the exemplary…
The European Union plans to sanction Russia’s largest lender Sberbank and other Russian financial firms in its next round of restrictions, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen told a German newspaper. “We are looking further at the banking sector, especially Sberbank, which accounts for 37 per cent of the Russian banking sector,” von der Leyen told Bild am Sonntag when asked about the forthcoming sixth round of sanctions. The US had imposed “severe sanctions” on Sberbank and another Russian lender, Alfa Bank, earlier in April. The UK has also sanctioned Sberbank and committed to ending all imports of Russian…