Moghalu says Buhari should be considered an ‘enemy of democracy’ if he fails to sign the bill. 2023 presidential hopeful, Kingsley Moghalu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as a sign of good faith to citizens. A final version of the bill was passed last month by the National Assembly with high-stakes amendments including electronic transmission of election results, and mandatory direct primaries for political parties to elect candidates. Moghalu, a 2019 presidential candidate, said in a series of tweets on Thursday, December 3, 2021 that Buhari should be considered an ‘enemy of…
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A member of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers, Mr Karibi Bobmanuel, says Nigerian youths are more interested in following leaders than taking up leadership. Bobmanuel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Friday that the complacency of youths to happenings in the country was of serious concern. “We have a situation where, youths or young leaders pretend or behave as if all is well and foolishly follow political leaders without a rethink. “We act like a bought over, subdued and hopeless generation of youths that are always remotely controlled, like robots on what to do,’’…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State chapter on Friday said Governor David Umahi and former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu can never defect to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 general election approaches. The Party gave the assurance in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Ogbuatu Chidi Simbad and made available to journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The statement reads in part, “The former governor of Abia State Chief Orji Uzor Kalu and governor of Ebonyi State Chief David Umahi is not desperate to return to PDP” The APC leadership…
Former Chairman, Kaduna South Local Government, Dr. Usman Bello on Friday, has condemned the early Friday morning bandits attack that led to the killing of two people and kidnapping of others in Ungwan Gimbiya Community of Sabo in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Bandits had in the early hours of Friday invaded Ungwan Gimbiya Community of Sabo in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted over 50 people and killed two persons. Dr. Usman Bello, a PDP Chieftain urged the federal and state governments to find lasting solutions to the incessant killings in Kaduna State and…
The Taliban decreed on Friday they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community consider a precondition to recognising their government and restoring aid to the war-torn country. The move was announced by the reclusive Taliban chief, Hibatullah Akhunzada, a cleric chosen as the group’s supreme leader who is believed to be in the southern city of Kandahar. It comes as poverty is surging in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August amid the withdrawal of US and NATO troops. Since then, foreign governments have halted funds that had been…
A Former Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has urged Nigerians to be hopeful and watchful for the rebirth of a new Nigeria. Ohuabunwa who is hopeful of a presidential nod from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated that the chances of his party in 2023 are high, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed woefully compared to the 16 years reign of PDP. Ohuabunawa spoke at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, when a political group, Coalition of All Nigeria Support Groups (COANG), led by its national chairman, Comrade Mark Iheanyi and members of…
It is not getting any better. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State appears to have bitten more than it can chew and there is therefore, no peace in the party. The October 16 state congress was expected to bring cohesion in the state chapter, but it has deepened the crisis. There are three factions currently claiming leadership and control. The third faction was the creation of the October 16 state congress. In April this year, a festering leadership crisis had been resolved after the members came together at the state secretariat and pledged total loyalty to the leadership…
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff has insisted that the 2018 Osun gubernatorial election was rigged and the agents used in carrying out the act had been duly compensated with plum positions in the current administration. Speaking on a radio current affairs programme in Osogbo on Friday, Yusuff revealed that regarding the statement he made in Abuja during the purchase of his gubernatorial nomination forms at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat, Abuja, he was not a violent man. He explained that by insisting that “no man born of a woman can rig him…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain from Abia State, Dr. Isaac Nkoke, has warned the party leadership against re-admitting a former Governor of the state and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, into the party. This was coming against the recent visit to the former Abia State Governor by the national leaders of the main opposition PDP in Nigeria led the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, at his Abuja residence on Thursday. Orji Kalu had posted in his official Facebook account said, “Received and held a luncheon with leaders of the opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
The US and its allies with numerous problems at home cannot and should not claim that they are a “beacon of democracy,” the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. The Western countries have many “chronic problems” regarding freedom of speech, election administration, corruption and human rights, the Ministry on Wednesday said in a statement, commenting on the upcoming US “summit for democracy”. The Ministry pointed out to the “hypocrisy” at the core of this summit to be held on December 9-10 at the initiative of the US administration, Xinhua news agency reported. “We urge all foreign partners not to engage in…
Aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe State have vowed to petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) over the delay in delivering judgment in the suit challenging the congresses in the state. The aggrieved members alleged on Thursday that a Yobe State High Court in Damaturu has rescheduled judgment in their case severally beyond the 90 days allowed by law after the adoption of written addresses in their suit. Section 294(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999 provides that every court “shall deliver its decision in writing not later than ninety days after the conclusion of the evidence…
National Chairman-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iorchia Ayu on Thursday mourned the demise of the former Senate President, in the Second Republic, Senator Joseph Wayas. In a statement he signed and sent to the media by his Media Office in Abuja, Ayu joined millions of Nigerians at home and abroad to recall the role played by the late Senate President who formed the bedrock of Nigeria’s democracy today. Dr Wayas died in an undisclosed London hospital at the age of 80 after a brief illness. Dr Ayu was late Nigeria’s Senate President years later after late Wayas…
Kogi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been hit with a crisis over demand for a financial audit report from 2016 till date by some stakeholders in the State. InfoStride News gathered on Thursday that the request followed beliefs in some quarters that there was a high level of financial malfeasance and commercialisation of party activities by ‘cliques’ who have been managing the affairs of the party for the past five years. PDP is an opposition party in Kogi State and some party leaders in the State who have not been in touch with the direction of…
The People’s Democratic Party PDP says there would be a great tsunami in the ruling party All Progressives Congress, APC, before the 2023 General election in the country. Jigawa State Chairman of the PDP, Babandi Ibrahim Gumel stated this at the weekly media engagement forum of the correspondents chapel in Dutse, the state capital. He said looking at the condition the All Progressive Congress (APC) put its citizens through it would be difficult for Nigerians to accept the party. The chairman said Nigerians have in totality lost confidence and are ready to vote the party out coming 2023. “APC had…
An international conference in The Hague, known as the city of Justice, demanded of the international community to recognise the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh committed by Pakistan soldiers. The conference also urged the international community to put pressure on the Pakistan government to offer an unconditional apology to Bangladeshi people for the crime committed against humanity during the 9-month long liberation war in Bangladesh. The conference was organized by the Europe-based Bangladeshi diaspora organisation, European Bangladesh Forum (EBF) in collaboration with Switzerland Human Rights Commission Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Nieuwspoort, the International Perscentrum (attached to Parliament building) in The…
A socio-political group, Enugu State Equity and Integrity Assembly has thrown its total weight behind the existing zoning of governorship position in Enugu State. They made their stand known in a communique read by its coordinator, Mr. Gary Eneh at the end of their meeting in Enugu on Wednesday. They noted that the zoning arrangement had helped to stabilize the State, reduce political tension, bitterness and rancour among political actors in the State. Our Correspondent reports that there have been arguments in Enugu State on which zone should produce the next governor of the State at the expiration of Gov.…
Factional chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, Hon. Ishaya Itse, has denied collecting N2 million to withdraw a suit filed against the party and the Hon. Rufus Bature-led Exco, saying it was meant to tarnish his image. Itse disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Jos, the state capital, saying it was a decision taken by the two factions. He said, “I’m surprised by this kind of unfortunate information making rounds that I collected N2 million to withdraw a case from court. “To the best of my knowledge, no amount of money was given to…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni has received support of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Progressive, a bloc within the state chapter. InfoStride News reports that the race for the successor Governor Kayode Fayemi is gearing up. On Wednesday, Ekiti PDP Progressive leader, Wale Ayeni, and Dominion Group convener, Kemi Elebute Halle declared that Segun Oni will return to the Government House in 2022. Halle told opponents to be prepared for battle, insisting that he remains the aspirant to beat. “Oni is the most favoured. Politics is not all about money, Ekiti people love and want Segun Oni back. “He…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has challenged the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume to prove his innocence by answering to the financial crime leveled against him in the state. InfoStride News had reported that the state government petitioned anti graft agencies in the country to investigate the former lawmaker over alleged financial impropriety amounting to about N4,556,899,632.9 billion naira when he served as Governor. According to the petition, the alleged financial fraud which ranges from misappropriation of public funds, approvals above limit, abuse of office and public trust also include sale of…
China lashed out at Shinzo Abe Wednesday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against the self-ruled island. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Abe had talked nonsense, pointed fingers at Taiwan issues and made irresponsible remarks on China internal affairs”. He said China “strongly opposes and deplores this” and had protested to Japan through diplomatic channels. “No one should underestimate the resolve determination, firm will and strong ability of the Chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Wen told reporters at a daily briefing.…