The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Kogi State has taken a swipe on Governor Yahaya Bello over the collapse of Ozuma Bridge, in Okengwe, under Okene Local Government. The PDP in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Director Media and Communication Dayo Onibiyo, described the development as sad and dangerous, noting that the collapsed Bridge in the home town of Governor Yahaya Bello was unfortunate. He said the collapsed bridge, which was allegedly constructed with substandard materials gulped several millions of naira under another wasteful scheme. The collapsed bridge according to the PDP had further exposed road users’…
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The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has said the next Yoruba presidential candidate should be a Muslim in the interest of fairness, justice and equity. MURIC made the call amid rumours that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was trying to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, ADB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential race. The Muslim human rights organisation based its stand on the fact that while three Yoruba Christians have occupied Aso Rock villa, no single Yoruba Muslim has held the post of president or Vice President since independence. MURIC stated this in a statement signed by…
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon and the White House said ongoing differences between the United States and Russia would not need to be resolved in advance of a summit. Biden told reporters at the White House he wanted to meet Putin despite Russia’s build-up of military forces near Ukraine. “It does not impact my desire to have a one-on-one meeting and you’ll notice he had more troops before. He’s withdrawn troops,” he said. Asked about meeting Putin in June, he said: “I’m confident we’ll be able…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has agreed with the Senator representing Kebbi South, Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC), on the need for Nigerians to engage their representatives to get the Electoral Act signed. The opposition, several individuals and organizations argue the amended act will strengthen the electoral process and the conduct of elections in Nigeria. On Monday, Bukola Saraki commended Na’Allah, a one-time Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate, saying that legislators must always put the needs of the people, over the interests of their party. “I commend my former colleague, Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah for his courage, conviction and his…
A chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Yusuf Idris Amoke, has called on the ruling party to stick to the tradition of democracy and not take them back to the old days on the basis which they fought the PDP for the future of democracy and development of the country. Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on the purported primary election for the chairmanship in Kaduna North local government, Alhaji Yusuf Idris Amoke, completely condemned the process adopted by the party in the primary election in the local government.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State said it has created additional 1,832 polling units as part of its voter access expansion. With this, InfoStride News reports that Ogun, which hitherto had 3,210 polling units, will now have a total of 5,042 polling units. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta on Monday. Raji said it was expedient to create additional polling units because of the declining voter access to voting centres in the state. The Ogun REC described the exercise as “long overdue”, explaining that difficulty in accessing…
A political group, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly (WIPAS), has condemned a statement credited to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claiming that Igbos will not get the presidency by insulting and threatening other Nigerians. InfoStride News gathered that El Rufai allegedly made the comments during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group with the theme, ‘Developing a Viable Nation 2’, hosted by Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House. But, WIPAS, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Ms Chinonyerem Dick, on Monday, cautioned El Rufai to stop overheating the polity with his warped thinking. The…
Zambia’s ruling party on Saturday officially adopted President Edgar Lungu as its candidate in this year’s general elections. The Patriotic Front (PF) confirmed Lungu at a ceremony held at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka, the country’s capital, by presenting him with a certificate of adoption as flagbearer for president. The vote is scheduled for August 12. Lungu was unopposed as he was re-elected head of PF at the party’s national congress in April. Davies Mwila, the party’s national secretary said the Zambian leader had followed all the provisions of the party constitution and that his adoption was final.…
Chief George Moghalu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Anambra, says electing a credible candidate is critical for the party to capture power in the state. Moghalu said this on Sunday in Awka, when he inaugurated his campaign teams, called “Georgy likeminds”. He urged party faithful to remain firm, resolute and insistent on the election of a credible candidate that could wrestle power from the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance. Moghalu also urged them not to be deceived by “empty campaign promises” by his co-APC aspirants. “The choice of an aspirant with questionable character during the primary will…
The immediate-past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and former Governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the weekend recounted how he would have been an ex-convict in Nigeria were it not for the courage of the Nigerian Judiciary in upholding the rule of law. This was as he explained that in spite of his traumatic experiences as President of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, he still rallied the labour union against the planned impeachment of the then president in 2002. Oshiomhole who was speaking when he received the…
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against allowing what would trigger another war in Nigeria. Adams warned that God would not forgive Buhari if Nigeria witnessed another war due to the current state of insecurity. He made the remark while accusing Buhari of being insensitive to Nigerians’ plight over the country’s insecurity crisis. Adams spoke at his 51st birthday Thanksgiving programme held at the Saviour Ministries Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide, Alausa, Lagos State, yesterday. He noted that the call for Nigeria’s disintegration was due to the Federal Government’s inability to address…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reiterated that the Federal Government has no plan to slash salaries of civil servants. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), denied the report in a statement on Sunday. Akpanudoedehe said the APC is proud of its credentials as a truly progressive and people-centred political party. According to him, rather than slash salary, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was committed to the welfare of Nigerian workers. He added that the administration had been tested and proven in this regard, saying that it would continue to match words…
London calling on China to “respect human rights and fundamental freedoms”, but drawing back from any decisive action if that fails to take place. Economic considerations, as well as apprehension that even strong language could trigger retaliation by Beijing, led to some member states of the Group successfully limiting the scope of censure. One of the key points of the summit had been a projected alliance of democracies to counter autocratic regimes with China and Russia seen as the main adversaries. But a number of European states are said to have refused calls for a more robust stance by the…
A powerful Democrat-led House committee is pushing a federal judge to order Donald Trump to comply with a subpoena for his financial records, arguing he no longer has a viable claim to withhold materials now that he is out of office, according to a source familiar with the matter. The move from the House oversight committee, led by the chair Carolyn Maloney, marks the latest salvo from Democrats in their years-long pursuit to secure Trump’s tax records and related documents, in a case testing the scope and limits of Congress’s oversight authority. “While the committee’s need for the subpoenaed information…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, engaged relevant stakeholders in Oyo State on the rationale behind the conversion of the existing voting points into full polling units. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Mutiu Agboke, while addressing the stakeholders, said that the commission had decided to start early engagement on the urgency of voters having access to polling units. Agboke said that INEC had received many requests regarding creation of more polling units, adding that the existing ones were inadequate. He said that the inadequacy of the existing polling units had made the commission to look into the guidelines…
Ebonyi State government has decried as sinister and mischievous a communiqué by Southeast Zonal Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wherein the party attacked the resolutions reached by Southeast governors in Owerri on April 11, 2021 on the establishment of Ebube Agu security outfit. In a statement to The Guardian, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Orji Uchenna Orji, said the communiqué signed by one Elochukwu Okereke as the Zonal Publicity Secretary of PDP, fell below acceptable standards of civility and social norms. Southeast PDP had faulted Southeast Governors for not being sincere in their resolve to…
In spite of the heighten insecurity situation across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to continue with preparation and readiness to conduct 2023 and other terminal elections. INEC has fixed February 18, 2023 for the presidential election while promising to release timetable for the National Assembly and governorship elections in November this year. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Barr. Festus Okoye made the declaration yesterday, during a stakeholders’ meeting on polling units in Kano. Okoye, while responding to concern raised by stakeholders on whether INEC will still hold elections in places…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended three local government council chairmen over alleged disregard for the rules governing their activities. The affected chairmen are: Ogidan Olaitan of Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Suleiman Jelili of Alimosho Local Government and Tajudeen Ajide of Surulere Local Government. The House announced their suspension through a voice vote during the plenary shortly after Bisi Yusuff (Alimosho 1) raised a complaint against one of the suspended chairman. The House said it could no longer continue to watch the council chairmen flouting the state’s local government guidelines governing their activities. Yusuff, who…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Lagos House of Assembly (LAHA) over the suspension of three council chairmen in the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Taofik Gani, gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. The suspended chairmen are: Ogidan Mukandasi of Lekki LCDA, Suleiman Jelili (Alimosho) and Tajudeen Ajide (Surulere). He said that the assembly’s resolution to suspend the three council chairmen over alleged mismanagement and under-performance was commendable. According to him, many local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state have remained underdeveloped since the assumption of…
On the same day President Muhammadu Buhari joined Muslim faithful to pray for peace in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in the North-West did the same. The special supplication offered at the Emir of Gwandu’s Mosque in Birnin Kebbi sought God’s intervention against banditry and criminality. Sadiq Sa’ad Fakai, APC Youth Leader in North-West, prayed for wisdom for President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country. The gathering also prayed for victims of insecurity and the return of clam to places affected by the challenge. Kebbi Deputy Governor, Sama’ila Yombe, urged Nigerians to seek Allah’s forgiveness to…