The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its strongest defence of e-transmission of election results, says it has developed adequate structures and processes that can ensure the successful transmission of election results electronically. The commission disclosed this in its “Position Paper No.1/2021 Electronic Transmission of Election” released on Saturday, in Abuja. The commission stated that the available national infrastructures, including mobile network coverage, were adequate to provide for electronic transmission of election results. In the paper, INEC expressed its belief that electronic transmission of results would improve the quality of election results management, while its engagement with stakeholders had shown…
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The ward congress exercise of the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Saturday across the 193 wards of the state recorded a high turnout of party members. The exercise, which was conducted on consensus arrangement, was also peaceful across the 193 electoral wards in the state. Executives of the party at the ward level were elected during the exercise, InfoStride News reports. Speaking with newsmen on phone, the state chairman of the party, Engr. Kola Shittu, described the exercise as peaceful and heartwarming. He said disagreements were resolved before the exercise, hence the rancour free and resounding success…
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stated that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not on the table. Speaking at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov said, “The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” Anadolu Agency reported. The publication further reported that the Russian Foreign Minister said they are in contact with the Taliban and that it is extremely important that the Taliban fulfil their promises. However, last week, Lavrov also stated that no country is in hurry to officially recognise the caretaker government…
The Chairman of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ward congress committee, Senator Oker Jev, has promised the party members of the provision of a level playing field as the exercise progresses. The ward congress committee chairman disclosed this at the party state secretariat on Saturday after a brief meeting with party stakeholders. Jev, whilst speaking to the journalists at the end of the meeting, explained that the party has taken measures to encourage stakeholders to work together towards ensuring a victorious outing in the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state. On the issue of factions within the party in…
Not less than fifteen All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts in Gombe State have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) together with their supporters. Speaking to thousands of PDP supporters in Gombe on Saturday, former Deputy Governor, John Yoriyo, who defected to PDP, said he wasn’t impressed with the happenings in the APC. “It’s obvious that the APC has failed in Nigeria, especially in the area of security,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Yoriyo was a deputy governor under former governor Danjuma Goje, now a senator representing Gombe central. He said the PDP remains the…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has disclosed that he’s confident of winning the November 6 governorship election. According to him, candidates of other political parties in the race were not his match. Soludo stated that he was confident that he would win the election, adding that his target was to meet the one million votes mark. The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was speaking to his supporters during the flag-off of the campaign of his party, APGA at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Saturday. Soludo said: “I…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, Adamu Bature, has noted that something urgently must be done in the country to awaken the political consciousness of Nigerians in coming out to vote during elections. Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday over the low turn out experienced in most polling units during the chairmanship and councillorship poll in Chikun Local Government Area, the PDP chieftain lamented that the development has shown that Nigerians were no longer interested in the democratic process of electing elective officers to positions in the country. InfoStride News went round in most…
India has told China not to shift goalposts and confuse managing the border affairs and restoring peace at the frontiers with the larger issue of the resolution of the boundary question, which is dealt with by different designated mechanisms. After the standoff erupted in eastern Ladakh in May last year, India has consistently maintained that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential for the overall development of relations between the two countries. Besides being neighbours, India and China are also large and emerging economies and it is not unusual to have differences and problems”, Indian envoy to China…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Sen. Andy Uba on Friday night failed to join other candidates to defend their manifestos. A socio-political group, Kwechiri Unity Forum in conjunction with Rise TV had held the debate for all the 18 governorship candidates in the state, for the November 6 election, to present their programmes to the people. The debate, entitled: “2021 Anambra Governorship Election: Face the Voters”, was attended by only five candidates. Those in attendance were candidates of; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Mr Valentine Ozigbo, Accord;…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has charged the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to create room for resolution of the crisis within the party. Governor Makinde made this statement on Saturday. Our correspondent recalls that some aggrieved members of the party had last week passed a vote of no confidence on Makinde. The aggrieved members accused the Governor of hijacking the party. The aggrieved members among whom were a former House of Representatives leader, Mulikat Adeola-Akande, former Deputy Governor, Azeem Gbolarumi and other stalwarts of the party vowed to work against the governor in the 2023…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun, Sunday Bisi, has advised members and party officials within the local government areas in the state to work for the success of the ongoing PDP ward congress in line with the objectives of the party. In addition, the chairman reminded the party faithfuls that the congress is another opportunity to choose fresh hands who will lead the PDP in the various wards throughout the state. Sunday Bisi further stated that the ward congress would provide a very solid foundation which is a non-negotiable goal that ought to be achieved. In his…
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, (YOSIEC), has slated Saturday, October 30, 2021 as date for the conduct of bye-election in two wards of Geidam Local Government Area in the state. This was announced on Saturday by the chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mamman Mohammed at a stakeholders’ engagement on how to conduct a bye-election to fill in the gap created after the death of two Councillors in Geidam Local Government in line with the provision of the state’s electoral act. “On Friday, 4th June, 2021, a sad report for the death of two Honorable Councilors in Hon. Hassan Bukar…
US President, Joe Biden has reaffirmed his “unwavering commitment” to India as a Major Defence Partner through close engagements, including information sharing and strengthening cooperation in advanced military technologies. During the first-ever in person bilateral meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday, they also welcomed the deepening of advanced industrial cooperation and noted the recent project to co-develop air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative, and encouraged more such joint efforts. “President Biden reaffirmed the strength of the defence relationship between the United States and India and the…
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) provided for use in the remaining four local government council elections slated for today in Kaduna State, failed to recognise some voters’ cards. Recall that KADSIECOM postponed Kaduna Local Government Elections in four Local Governments; Kajuru, Chikun, Birnin Gwari, Kauru to September 25, 2021 (Today) due to security threat. But as the accreditation and votes were about to commence, voting machines in Kajuru LGA could not pick, and unable to print. Besides voting machines failure, some voters were completely absent as they went to their farms, while others attended to their immediate needs without recognising…
A former Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, won’t give its presidential ticket to a candidate from the Southeast. Yakasai said there are no indications that the APC presidential candidates would come from the Southeast. The Kano State APC chieftain said the party may preferably settle for a Southsouth presidential candidate. He explained that APC may opt for the Southsouth if the Southwest fails to clinch the ticket. Yakasai, who spoke on Arise Tv morning show said: “As far as I am concerned, I have not seen any…
The trial involving the leaders of The Osun Progressives (TOP), a group within the Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been adjourned till 22nd October 2021. Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara adjourned the case on Friday at the Osun State High Court. At the trial, the Defence counsel, Gbenga Awosode had reminded the court that the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola had directed that the case be discontinued which the Police Prosecutor, John Idoko maintained that he was not aware of any move in that direction. On revealing that he has no directive to discontinue prosecution, Awosode prayed the Court…
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) has again rescheduled the Zangon Kataf and Biriin Gwari Council polls. The polls earlier scheduled for today Saturday the 25th will no longer hold for security reasons. InfoStride News recalls that the Chairman, KADSIECOM, Dr Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu had earlier moved election in four local government areas from the 4th to 25th of September, for security reasons. However, it appears the security situation in the LGA’s are yet to abate as the states electoral body continues to put council polls on hold in the affected LGA’s. Council polls had taken place in 19…
India, Australia, Japan and the US on Friday pledged to work together for ensuring peace and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific and the world, as top leaders of the Quad grouping announced a slew of new initiatives to take on common challenges, amidst muscle flexing by an assertive China in the strategic region. In a way, Quad would play the role as “Force for Global good,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his short address and exuded confidence that this cooperation by the four democracies will ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and the world. Modi was the first…
The Kwara State People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will hold its ward congresses election across the 193 wards in the state on Saturday. This was disclosed by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ashaolu in a statement in Ilorin on Friday. He urged party members to go out enmass to participate in the ward congresses exercise to elect party officers. Ashaolu, said the party (Kwara PDP) expected party faithful to conduct themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner and avoid any form of violence during and after the exercise. He assured that the party’s internal mechanism would be deployed to resolve…
Imo State House of Assembly yesterday, resumed plenary after eight weeks of recess. Speaking on the floor of the House, the Speaker, Paul Emeziem, urged both his colleagues and staff of the Assembly to remain committed to effective service delivery. He also charged the House correspondents on objective reportage, adding that the Assembly under his leadership will continue to legislate for the progress and development of the state and her people. He said, “Honourable members as we return after our recess, I implore us to put more efforts and commitment to our legislative work so that we will be able…