Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position in a vote that appeared to see the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Initial results showed Ebrahim Raisi won 17.8 million votes in the contest, dwarfing those of the race’s sole moderate candidate. However, Raisi dominated the election only after a panel under the watch of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei disqualified his strongest competition. His candidacy, and the sense the election served more as a coronation for him, sparked widespread apathy among eligible…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
As Anambra State gears up for governorship election this November, a political pressure group, Anambra Ekunie, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct psychiatric test on its aspirants. Several political parties are set to hold their primary election having concluded the screening process. The group said such test had become extremely necessary so as to avoid the possibility of electing a mentally unstable person to fly the party’s flag at the November election. Speaking through a statement made available to journalists in Enugu and signed by its President, Dr. Ifeanyi Achusi, Anambra Ekunie said the public conduct…
Barely one month after Governor, Ben Ayade’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a Cross River House of Rep member, Mr. Legor Idagbo, state lawmaker, Chris Agara, and many others have also decamped to the party. Speaking at the venue of the defection rally in Abuochiche, headquarters of Bekwarra Local Government Area on Saturday, Idagbo, who defected with over 30,000 of his supporters said the recent development marks the beginning of a new era in Cross River State politics. “It is only a wicked father that will not wish his son well. “If you are a good father, at…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Honorable Yusuf Shitu Galambi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the Gwaram federal constituency bye-election. Professor Ahmed Shehu, the returning officer of the bye-election announced that the All Progressives Congress candidate won the election with 29,372 votes while his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, got only 10,047. “AA scored 490 votes, ADC scored 44 votes, APC scored 29372 votes, APM scored 57 votes, APP scored 18 votes, NNPP scored 26, NRM scored 40, PDP scored 10,047 votes, PRP scored 366,” he said. He said the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, has declared Alhaji Usman Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the bye-election for Sabon Gari Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Recall that the seat initially occupied by Aminu Shagali, a former Speaker of the assembly, was declared vacant in April, after he was accused of absconding from activities of the assembly for more than 360 days. Following the development, INEC had announced June 19 as the date for the by-election to fill the vacant seat. However, the Returning Officer, Dr Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, on Saturday while announcing the winner of…
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi swept to a landslide win in Iran’s presidential election, potentially setting the oil-rich country on a more hostile course toward the West as world powers attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Raisi secured 17.8 million votes and the only moderate candidate in the race, Abdolnaser Hemmati, came third with 2.4 million ballots, Jamal Orf, head of Iran’s presidential election headquarters said in a statement on state TV, adding that 90% of ballots have been counted so far. Figures given by Orf indicate that turnout was 48%, the lowest in a presidential vote in the history…
Lagos State chapter of the PDP on Saturday decried the destruction of its campaign banners and posters allegedly by supporters of the ruling APC. Political activities are entering feverish pitches as Lagos State holds council polls in the 20 local government areas and the 37 local council development areas on July 24. PDP raised similar concerns in a statement issued in May, cautioning APC supporters to stop the destruction of the party’s campaign materials. “The APC are really damaging our posters. They should know that they don’t have the monopoly of thuggery. It will be disastrous if we meet them…
Over 20,000 card carrying members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State denounced the party on Saturday. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin, at the launch of a new political platform tagged “The Third Force”, spokesman of the defectors, Abdulfatai Abdulrahman, APC Kwara Central Senatorial Chairman, said, “The new party will be unveiled in due course as soon as possible.” He said the lingering crisis in the APC in the state has reached its climax, adding, “As you are all aware, Kwara state APC has been enmeshed in one crisis or the other almost immediately after the party’s primary, stretching…
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), has berated Femi Adesina, the Media Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, over what he described as unprovoked and uncivilized attack on the personality of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Bamgbose said that Adesina’s attack on Obasanjo was very perturbing, adding that one would have expected the presidential aide to accord the statesman a certain degree of respect. Femi Adesina had hit out at Obasanjo, asking the former President to mind his utterances as he also contributed to the current chaos in the country. He stated this in a piece…
For allegedly hobnobbing with the South West Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA), a political platform rooting for the Presidential aspiration of the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, Ekiti chapter, has again suspended two members of the party. The two members, Messrs Kayode Adetifa and Jide Oso, were APC members in Ward 9, Owaye quarters in Ayede Ekiti, Oye local government area of the State. This came barely two months after the Chairman of Ward 8, Ado Ekiti Local government, Mr. Clement Afolabi, was slammed with suspension over similar offence. The Ekiti State Governor, Dr.…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid backed by former President Donald Trump’s administration to invalidate Obamacare, preserving the landmark healthcare law for the third time since its 2010 enactment. The 7-2 ruling declared that Texas and other challengers had no legal standing to file their lawsuit seeking to nullify a law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, that has enabled millions of Americans to obtain medical coverage either through public programs or private insurers. The decision was authored by liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. The justices did not decide broader legal questions raised in the case about…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to tender unreserved apologies to the people of the state over his alleged attempt to con the state. While describing Oyetola as the most deceptive and untrustworthy state executive in the country, it asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor to stop deploying his obsolete act of trickery to deceive the people of the state. Reacting via a press release signed by its Publicity Secretary, Ayodeji Areola, and made available to the media, the party condemned a statement purportedly issued by Ismail Omipidan, the spokesman…
The recently sacked appointees of the Imo State Government sacked by Governor Hope Uzodinma are reportedly working behind the scenes for their reappointment. InfoStride News learnt that some of them are still working effectively with the Governor despite their disengagement over a month ago. Our Imo state correspondent said a handful of them still attend government functions and seem not to accept their appointments have been terminated. However, some of the Governor’s close allies are bombarding him with calls and text messages, begging to be reconsidered for the next batch of appointment. The sacked Commissioner for Education, Prof. B. T.…
Former members of the Taraba State House of Assembly have expressed dismay at the alleged failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government to carry them along in decision making. InfoStride News reports that no fewer than 72 members of the party trooped to the state secretariat located along Barde way in Jalingo, the state capital, to make known their feelings to the party leadership at the way and manner some of them have been relegated to the background despite their massive contributions to the growth of the party. Led by the former member representing Karim-Lamido I…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) before a State High Court in Abeokuta, InfoStride News reports. The PDP is praying the court to restrain OGSIEC and its Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, from meddling in the affairs of the party. The party asked the court to stop Osibodu from recognising a loyalist of late Buruji Kashamu, Leke Shittu, as the leader of the party. InfoStride News gathered that OGSIEC has handed over all forms belonging to the PDP to Shittu, as Osibodu said he was dealing with the authentic faction based on documents submitted…
In order to counter new foreign sanctions, China started with ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy to dissuade G7 member states from imposing new sanctions against Beijing under pressure from the US. It was Chinese President Xi Jinping himself who first introduced China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy. Wolf warrior diplomacy originated from what Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi referred to as Xi’s “great diplomatic philosophy,” reported Newsweek. Moreover, it was Xi himself who bolstered the Chinese public’s sense of nationalism as part of a strategy to further consolidate his power and increase his prestige. In an opinion piece in Newsweek, Jianli Yang wrote that…
Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has mocked the State Governor, Yahaya Bello for inviting celebrities to Kogi unlike his counterparts who invite prominent men for commissioning of projects. InfoStride News recalls that the former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, last week met with the governor where the footballer urged Nigerian youths to support Yahaya’s presidential ambition. Subsequently, the Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho also visited the governor in Lokoja the state’s capital. Reacting, Dino Melaye urged the Governor to emulate his counterparts in other states who usually invite president, governors…
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the possibility of him joining the All Progressives Congress, APC. His comment is coming against the backdrop of his recent commendation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Reno Omokri had commended Buhari for visiting Borno State. He noted that the visit showed that the president was improving and listening to Nigerians. However, the former presidential aide said he commended Buhari because he is objective and not destructive. The former presidential aide, however, vowed to organise another rally to harass the president if he travels to London for medical attention. In a tweet,…
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has hit out at former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to mind his utterances as he also contributed to the current chaos in the country. The presidential spokesman stated this in a piece on Friday titled, ‘Nigeria’s Unity and All The Iberiberism’. “And what of Olusegun Obasanjo, a civil war hero. Despite all that he has contributed to the current upheavals by his actions and inactions, words and bile, he says it is idiotic to wish Nigeria disintegration now. Good. “But let us put our money where our mouth is. Let…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says it will not entertain any election conducted without the use of card readers in Jigawa. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the preparation for the conduct of the Gwaram Federal constituency bye-election in Jigawa State. Okoye said this while responding to a question on the act of some electorates who are forcing the INEC officials not to use the card reader for the election. “Some communities intentionally agreed to reject the use of card readers for the conduct of the election, such result will not be counted and…