Chieftains and stakeholders in the North-Central zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resolved to produce sole candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Prof. Yorwuese Hagher, a stakeholder and leader of the Movement for North Central Presidency, hinted that former Senate President, Bukola Saraki would be the zones’s sole candidate. He told newsmen in Lafia that the zone was working towards the objective. Prof. Hagher, former Nigeria’s ambassador to Canada who described North- Central zone as the bleeding wound on the conscience of Nigeria, said it was time for the zone to lead the country. According to Hagher, the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has called on all students in higher institutions in the zone to use the opportunity of the ongoing voter registration to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The Southwest coordinator of NANS, Mr Emmanuel Adegboye, made the call in Ibadan on Wednesday during a press conference. According to Adegboye, having the voter card will enable the students to fulfill their civic responsibility of voting in the 2023 elections. “It is high time that NANS went beyond activism and tap into our arsenal of resources so as to get actively involved in…
The formal presentation to the Lagos State House of Assembly of the 2022 budget estimates of the Lagos State Government aptly christened Budget of Consolidation underscored the unwavering commitment of the state government to annex the gains of the first half of this tenure, ensure the completion of all on-going projects and tackle head-long the identified mutual challenges of our teeming population. The gradual build-up from the budget of Awakening in 2020 to the budget of Rekindled Hope and now the Budget of Consolidation has projected this administration as deliberate and focused in its determination to fulfil its electoral promises.…
A total of 11 political parties and their candidates have filed petitions at the Anambra governorship election petition tribunal. The parties and their candidates are challenging the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. InfoStride News gathered that the petitioners were able to beat the deadline for the expiration of the 21 days stipulated by the Electoral Act for the filing of petitions against the outcome of the Anambra state gubernatorial elections. The political parties, between Monday and Tuesday, made the last-minute filing of their petitions as against expectations in some quarters that…
The European Union will seek to mobilise 300 billion euros ($340 billion) in public and private infrastructure investments by 2027 to offer developing countries an alternative to China’s massive Belt and Road program. The EU’s “Global Gateway” project unveiled on Wednesday outlines spending on digital, transport, energy and health projects. And while the proposal doesn’t mention China directly, it offers a counter to Beijing’s overseas development plan that critics say has pushed countries to unsustainable levels of indebtedness. “The EU will offer its financing under fair and favorable terms in order to limit the risk of debt distress,” according to…
A High Court in Minna, Niger State, has struck out three separate suits that challenged the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party State and Local Government Area congresses that were held in the state. The Congresses held on the 5th of September 2020 and 7th of August 2021, respectively. Striking out the suit NSHC/MN/160/2021 Abubakar Bawa Umar & 7 others Vs PDP seeking to upturn the National Working Committee’s decision ordering a repeat of Congress in 8 LGAs of Mashegu, Mariga, Magama, Rafi, Paikoro, Shiroro, Suleja and Munya, the presiding Judge, Justice Abdullahi Mikailu, stated that the decision of the…
Former Commissioner of Information and Strategy in Abia State and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Abia Deputy Governor, Chief Don Ubani, has taken a swipe at Alex Otti over his ambition to be governor. InfoStride News recalls that Alex Otti, who was the ex-Group Managing Director (GMD) of the defunct Diamond Bank and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2015 and 2019 decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) late last year. Ubani in a statement on Wednesday, reminded Otti that his desperation and vaulting ambition to become Abia governor will continue to elude him,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as the governor-elect of Anambra State. Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo in a judgment delivered in a suit instituted by two voters in Anambra, Adindu Valentine and Chukwuebuka Egwudike, described the suit as frivolous, irritating, baseless, and lacking in merit. He accused the two plaintiffs of seeking to use the court as a tool to scuttle democracy. He awarded a punitive cost of N2 million against them to be paid to Soludo and his…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ede South/Ede North/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State have thrown their weight behind the second term bid of the State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. This is as the leaders have also warned that no aspirant from the federal Constituency should contest in the Osun APC primary against the Governor. This decision was made known by Chairman of the elders, Gbadebo Ajao at a press conference on Tuesday at Ido-Osun. The party leaders at the press conference disclosed that any party member from the federal Constituency who contests with the governor would be rejected…
Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place last month. Protesters took to the streets in Khartoum and other cities around the country to demand that the armed forces stay out of government. Deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was reinstated earlier this month under military oversight in a deal that many in the pro-democracy movement oppose. Since the generals seized power on Oct. 25 and rounded up more than 100 civilian government figures, protesters have repeatedly taken to…
Kehinde Bamigbetan, a former commissioner in Lagos State told KEHINDE OLATUNJI that the internal crisis in All Progressives Congress (APC) is a normal political process towards strengthening internal democracy. He also spoke on Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his chances in the race for 2023 presidency. There are crises in All Progressives Congress (APC), and that has taken a toll on its stability. Are you comfortable with that? APC national convention is still some months to go. Maybe what you want to say is how are we preparing for the convention. Whenever there is a convention, it means that various tendencies in the…
Several years after the 5th Senate aborted the “Third Term Agenda” of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the leadership has continued to receive accolades from Nigerians and beyond while the original masterminds go unrecognised. In this interview, Senator Ben Obi, who represented Anambra Central then, countered Nnamani’s acclaimed role in the episode. He also gave reasons for championing the failure of the elongation plan. To set the record straight on the scuttling of former President Obasanjo’s third term agenda, what role did you play? I WON both my primary and general elections unopposed under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I was…
The Kano State Government has rejected an Abuja High Judgement, nullifying the Governor Ganduje led APC Congresses, insisting the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter. A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja had nullified the congresses of the Kano State All Progressive Congress (APC) conducted by the Ganduje led faction of the party on Tuesday. However, in response to the court’s decision, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, M. A Lawan, said the basis upon which the Court relied to give its Judgement cannot stand because the issue of jurisdiction is still valid. He said the…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has declared that only a President from the north-central zone can rescue Nigeria from it’s current state of comatose. Baraje, who stated this when he led a team of PDP Advocates to consult on behalf of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki for the Presidency at the PDP secretariat in Minna, Niger State, said all that is required is for the zone to adopt a consensus candidate. He argued that in order to actualize their ambition, the north-central zone need to come out in a united front and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response. Commenting on Western concerns about Russia’s alleged intention to invade Ukraine, he said that Moscow is equally worried about NATO drills near its borders. Speaking to participants of an online investment forum. the Russian president, Putin said that NATO’s eastward expansion has threatened Moscow’s core security interests. He expressed concern that NATO could eventually use the Ukrainian territory to deploy missiles capable of reaching Russia’s command centers in just…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, Nov. 29. INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight in Abuja on Monday. It said that as of Monday, Nov. 29 at 7a.m 1,971,617 persons comprised of 996,902 males and 974,715 females had completed online and physical registration. The registration according to INEC included 793,424 online and 1,178,193 physical registration. “A breakdown of the figure of persons that have completed their registration shows 19,783 Persons With Disability (PWDs) and 1,406,560…
Posters of former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for the 2023 presidential election have surfaced in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent recalls that Saraki ruled Kwara State as governor between 2003 and 2011 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki who moved from PDP to APC after ruling Kwara State for eight years, later became Senate President between 2015 and 2019. He then left APC and rejoined PDP during the buildup to the 2019 general elections. Our correspondent, however, observed that the posters with Saraki’s pictures, PDP logo and his presidential ambition ahead of the…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has urged warring members of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sheath their sword. In a release by Senator Ngige Media Office in Abuja, Monday, the minister who is the leader of the party in the state advised the embattled Acting State Chairman of the Party, Basil Ejidike not to “invent a Trojan Horse but look inwards and manage the self-inflicted tear in the State Exco and Working Committee of the Party which has seen many members hemorrhaging.” “The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has run into fresh murky waters as a faction sacks Mai Mala Buni. The faction has also attacked President Buhari over his supervision of the party. Buni, Yobe State Governor, is Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). On Monday, a unit within the party, Progressive Youth Movement, announced his replacement. They named Mustapha Audu as National Caretaker Committee Chairman with immediate effect. Audu said a National Reconciliation Committee will be formed to reconcile aggrieved members before the February 26, 2021 convention. He further announced a zoning formula for Positions in the new National…
A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defence motion that it allow a doctor who had previously been unable to come to court to add his testimony, a legal official said. The verdict would be the first for the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on February 1, arresting her and blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office. She also faces trials on a series of other…