Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu met at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday night. Atiku arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the same time Tinubu was within the premises. Tinubu walked towards Atiku as he alighted from his vehicle and they exchanged pleasantries. The development confirmed the two are not enemies as suggested in some quarters. Despite political leanings and different party affiliation, the prominent politicians are longtime allies. Tinubu is the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), while Atiku was Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2019.…
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The election petition tribunal sitting in Kaduna State has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its candidate challenging the victory of the PDP in the December 5th and 9th House of Assembly by-election for Bakura Constituency in Zamfara State. InfoStride News reports that the 3-man panel of the tribunal, led by Justice Raliat Adebiyi gave the unanimous judgement in Kaduna on Friday, dismissing the application. It could be recalled that the APC and its candidate, Hon. Bello Dankande Gamji had filed a joint petition on December 20th, 2020, specifically challenging the victory of Hon. Ibrahim…
Fourteen U.S. states have enacted 22 laws this year that make it more difficult for Americans to vote, according to a report released on Friday, as Republican lawmakers pursue tougher voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud. The pace of legislation is faster than in 2011, when new Republican majorities in numerous states passed 19 restrictive laws by October of that year, the report from the Brennan Center for Justice said. “Americans’ access to the vote is in unprecedented peril,” the report warned. Democrats and civil rights activists have said the laws…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Edo Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Thursday, described the judgment as upholding the will of the people. Ologbondiyan said the verdict of the apex court to throw out the petition of All Progressives Congress (APC), was a resounding reinforcement of the popularity of the PDP and Obaseki in Edo as firmly established in the election. He also commended the judiciary for its courage in upholding justice…
The People Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned its stakeholders and members over crude utterances over the return of Donald Duke to the party. In a press release issued and signed by the Caretaker Committee, Effiok Cobham and made available to newsmen, the Chairman regretted the utterances of members over the return of Donald Duke. He said, “The party would like to caution all stakeholders that this is a time for rebuilding, restoration and reconciliation. It is not a time for trading blame. “The larger purpose of the development of Cross River State should remain our unwavering focus and should insulate…
The All Progressives Congress APC, Kazaure local Government in Jigawa State has suspended the member representing Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa and Yankwashi Federal constituency Muhammad Gudaji Kazaure. This was contained in a letter of suspension obtained by the media signed by the party Chairman, Kazaure local Government Hassan Lawan. He said the Federal lawmaker was suspended for six months over the alleged injurious post on his Facebook and tweeter handle against the state Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar which is contrary to article 21(ii) and (v) of the APC constitution. He explained that the suspension followed an earlier suspension by party executives…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a certificate forgery suit brought against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State seeking for his ouster in the September 19, 2020 election. The apex court in the judgment delivered on Friday by Justice Emmanuel Agim held that the appeal filed by the All Progressive Congress, APC and its chieftain, Williams Edobor lacked merit and substance. Supreme Court held that the concurrent judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal both in Abuja were so solid, therefore, there was no reason interfering with the the findings. The Federal High Court in a judgment…
Former U.S. Senator John Warner of Virginia, a prominent voice on military policy who at times clashed with fellow Republicans during three decades in office, has died of heart failure. He was 94. Warner died late on Tuesday, with his wife and daughter at his side, his chief of staff Susan Magill said in an email to family and friends, according to a Politico report on Wednesday. The Washington Post said he died in Alexandria, Virginia. “The country has lost a great patriot. Senator John Warner was a hero in the military, a respected leader in the Senate and an…
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined actors in the political crisis in Mali to work together for the peace and unity of the country. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement, said Buhari made the call when he received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Friday. Jonathan is the Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator on political crisis in Mali. According to President Buhari, a situation where most parts of the country are in the hands of insurgents calls for a consensus and restoration of peace, not a further escalation of the crisis. Jonathan had briefed the…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would not win the Anambra governorship election. Primate Ayodele, however, said APC can only win the election if the party “robs the people of their rights.” In a statement on Friday, the clergyman urged the APC to pick George Moghalu during its primaries. He said: ‘’In APC, Except the party rigs and rob the poor people off their rights, I don’t see any APC candidate winning the election, though it will be tough it is between PDP, APGA, YPP. “However for APC…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Plateau State and Convener of Professionals in PDP, Samuel Jatau says signing the new Electoral Act into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is one of the critical issues that must be captured in the ongoing Constitution Review. He equally urged the National Assembly to be sincere enough to give Nigeria a constitution that will address security challenges, marginalization and imbalance in governance in the country. Jatau disclosed this during an interaction with Journalists, at the North-Central public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution, ongoing in Jos, the State Capital. He said,…
Senator Magnus Abe, formerly representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, has identified godfathers and money as major problems the electoral process in Nigeria faces. Magnus Abe spoke at a symposium organized to mark his 56th birthday celebration by the Rivers Voice of Freedom in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The former lawmaker stated that the foundation of everything wrong in the country is the electoral process. “We have a process whereby the preference of only the leader counts. The leader can handpick a thug, an armed robber, a greedy man, somebody that nobody in the society respects,” he said. Abe warned…
President Joe Biden will seek $6 trillion in U.S. federal spending for the 2022 fiscal year, rising to $8.2 trillion by 2031, the New York Times reported on Thursday, a day before the White House is expected to unveil its budget proposal. Citing documents it had obtained, the Times said the Democratic president planned to pay for his agenda through increased taxes on corporations and high earners, and that the budget deficits would start to decrease in the 2030s. On Friday, Biden is set to release his first full budget since taking office in January as he seeks to push…
The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has received a memo seeking to eliminate constitutional immunity for executives against whom substantial evidence of crime has been established. Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution protects presidents, vice presidents, governors, and deputy governors from prosecution for any crime for as long as they remain in office. The provision has been the target of criticism in the past with critics noting it interferes with the administration of justice. A law firm named First Chronicles LP on Thursday, May 27, 2021 told the committee on constitutional review that the protection should…
Senator Remi Tinubu (Lagos Central – APC) is not a fan of the demands for the scrapping of the 1999 Constitution. The lawmaker chaired the south west zonal public hearings for amendment of the constitution held in Lagos for two days to serve Lagos, Ogun and Oyo residents. The hearings also simultaneously held at 11 other centres across the country where members of the public submitted proposals for amendment of the constitution. Dozens of organisations and individuals presented their memos to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, with the most common topics revolving around gender equality,…
Okowa says a new constitution for the country had become imperative in view of observed lacunas in the 1999 constitution. Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa said Nigeria needed a new constitution, not amendment to accommodate emerging issues of good governance and greater interest of Nigerians. Okowa stated this on Wednesday, May 27, 2021, when he received on courtesy visit, the Senate Sub-Committee on review of the 1999 Constitution led by Senator James Manager at Government House, Asaba. He said that a new Constitution for the country had become imperative in view of observed lacunas in the 1999 Constitution and…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye has urged for calm amid protest by some members over a stakeholders’ meeting convened by former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani. InfoStride News learnt that Nnamani summoned a stakeholders meeting scheduled to hold on March 31, 2021. However, a group within the party, known as APC Leaders’ Forum, has kicked against the meeting. They asked leaders of the party in Enugu State to jettison any action capable of jeopardizing the relative peace that the party currently enjoys, especially those actions that are diametrical to the party’s…
Steve Bannon, the onetime top strategist for former President Donald Trump and recipient of a presidential pardon, on Tuesday won dismissal of an indictment accusing him of defrauding donors to a fund to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan said dismissal was “the proper course” in light of the pardon, which Bannon received in the final hours of Donald Trump’s presidency. Prosecutors had argued that instead of dismissing the indictment, the judge should merely dismiss Bannon as one of the four defendants. The defendants had been charged in connection with the alleged…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has berated the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola for deliberately obstructing local government administration in the State and playing politics with the lives of people at the grassroots. This is as it advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in the state to revive the already moribund local government administration or to throw in the towel for its deficiency in proper governance ideas. In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Jacob Ayodeji Areola on Wednesday, the PDP wondered why the closest tier of government to the people of Osun had…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regarding the burning of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party insists it is continuously doing everything necessary for the country’s progress and defence of its democracy. The Secretary, John Akpan Udoedehe, in a statement said lies against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government proved the PDP is behind the destruction of public institutions. The scribe declared it was all in a desperate bid to destabilise the Federal Government. The APC said it refrained from commenting on the…