The Supreme Court has fixed March 5 for judgment in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the ruling of the lower court in favour of Mr Dele Moses and ten others. Justice Amina Augie, who led a five-member panel of justices on Wednesday, fixed the date after listening to counsels’ arguments in the matter. Recall that on December 20, 2020, a Rivers High Court ruled that those who bought forms during the 2018 Congresses but were denied participation rights should be incorporated in any new Congress of the party without them paying for new forms. The…
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Rt. Hon Asiforo Okere, the Peoples Democratic Party’s Chairman in Abia State, says the leadership of the party is proud of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s developmental strides in the state. The PDP Chairman said the Abia Governor has recorded tremendous gains in various sectors of the state’s economy in the last six years of his administration. Okere stated the party’s position while interacting with newsmen in Umuahia, Wednesday. He also lauded the political stability in the State, which he attributed to the Governor’s uniqueness and tolerance despite party affiliation. The former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly reiterated the party…
Against the backdrop of the recent backlash following the comments made by the former governor of Osun State and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at Ifofin, Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government Area, last week Friday after he revalidated his membership, the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has boasted that the party remains indivisible irrespective of the perceived differences within its rank and file. The party gave the assurance on Wednesday in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wole Adunola and made available to the media. The spokesperson of the party said that rather than joining issues with…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was confirmed after being grilled during Senate plenary on Wednesday. During the plenary, he reacted to a plethora of questions posed by Senators on his readiness for the job, given his age and working in a complex society like Nigeria. Bawa, in addressing concerns of lawmakers, assured that he would bring his experience to bear having joined the agency in 2004. Some Senators who took turns to address the nominee pointed out some areas that he should concentrate, saying transparency…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has blamed the leadership of the various political parties for the poor voters turnout often witnessed during major elections in the country. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in charge of Enugu State, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu made the observation in his speech during a retreat/colloquium organized by the Inter-Part Advisory Council, IPAC, Enugu State chapter, in collaboration with the commission. Ononamadu, who lauded the Enugu IPAC Chairman, Barr. Ken Ikeh for the initiative, said it was lamentable that out of over 1.4m registered voters in Enugu State, below 30 percent participated in the 2019 general…
Alhaji Oba Ajara, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, has said that the party was responsible for the woeful defeat it recorded in the 2019 elections in the State. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC, swept the polls in all the 2019 elections, recording a landslide victory in the National Assembly, State Assembly and the governorship elections in the State. In an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, Ajara, a former aide of late premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, said, “We have learnt our lessons and we shall bounce back in the 2023…
A University of Lagos don, Professor Yemi Oke, has described Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the most competent Yoruba leader to become the ruling party’s 2023 presidential candidate. Professor Oke in his Keynote address, on Tuesday at the launching of the Ogun State Chapter of South West Agenda for Asiwaju Tinubu 2023 (SWAGA ’23) disclosed that there is no leader in the entire South-West Nigeria who can beat Asiwaju’s achievements, hence, the decision of the group to work for his emergence as the APC’s presidential candidate come 2023. The don explained that the choice of Asiwaju was as a result…
The times are becoming precarious, tempers are rising and the stakes are getting higher as political actors are consistently getting on the edge ahead of the 2023 general elections. With still about 2 years to go, political actors, especially those with eyes on one office or the other, either directly or by proxy, have become very visible, especially in the media, acting and speaking out. TheInfoStride presents some of the latest outbursts of leading political leaders in the country. Fani-Kayode’s ‘Stinking’ Letter to Tinubu In a diatribe that many Nigerians found too assertive and utterly predictive, Fani-Kayode pointedly told the…
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said he met President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss progress made on efforts to tackle insecurity in his state. TheInfoStride had reported that Buhari received Uzodinma at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The meeting is coming a few days after the governor ordered the arrest of Rochas Okorocha and admitted that he also ordered military action in Orlu. Speaking to State House correspondent, Uzodinma said he invited the military to douse a recent uprising in Orlu to avoid a repeat of what happened during the recent End SARS protests. He stressed that…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the Service Chiefs. The House, following the consideration of the report of the ad hoc committee, confirmed the appointments. It would be recalled that President Muhamadu Buhari Major-General Leo Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff, Major Gen Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshall Isiaka Amao as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, as the new Naval Chief. TheInfoStride had reported that the House intended to give the military heads a speedy confirmation. Following the consideration of the report presented by the Chairman…
The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has submitted names of proposed members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) to the State House of Assembly for approval. The names sent to the Assembly are; Babatunde, Adetona Isibodu (Chairman), Olatunji Isaac Akanni (member), Tajudeen Soyeolu Omoloja (member), Ayodele Bankole (member), and Mrs Gbemi Onasanya (member). While reading the letter calling for the approval of the nominee from the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olukunle Oluomo, directed that the nominees appear before the House on Thursday, 25th February 2021. “All nominees are hereby requested to appear…
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt has reserved judgment on a day to be communicated to parties on five appeals brought by the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State against five sets of respondents in different suits. The Appeals reserved for judgment include one by the APC against Emma Deeyah and four others, another against Bariaye Normagin and five others and another appeal by the APC against Sunday Hokkins and four others, APC against Nna Okpara-Egburuka and Gilbert Kilsi as well as APC and Victor Giadom’s appeal against Chiduo Ogbonna, Igo Aguma and two others. The three-man appeal panel…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to enjoy defections from minority parties in the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, Peter Makinde, a member of the Africa Democratic Congress who represents Ondo East/Ondo West federal constituency of Ondo State moved to the APC. The defection caused an angry reaction from the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) caucus in the House. Nicholas Ossai a member from Delta State raised a point of order, calling on the Speaker to declare the defection ‘void.’ Citing section 68 sub 2 of the 1999 constitution, Ossai argued that Makinde failed to provided necessary proof to support…
Divergent reactions have trailed the comments of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who had said killers have joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. Aregbesola, who posted on his Twitter handle after he revalidated his membership of the APC on Friday, in Ilesa, Osun State, said “Though the constitution allows everyone to register as a member of any political party, even if they are suspects, murderers, character assassinators etc, but those who constitute the majority of the party membership must represent the core values of the party. “There must be a clear distinction between jolly good fellows…
Dino Melaye, Former Kogi lawmaker, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a redemption camp for politicians. Melaye made the comparison on his Twitter page on Monday He alleged that any politician that steals and joins APC will be forgiven and their corruption cases dropped. ”APC is a Redemption camp. Steal and renounce your party, join APC and your sins are forgiven, EFCC cases dropped and seized passports returned. Jekinje party, ” he wrote. This is coming after the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, raised the alarm that ”killers have joined APC”. Aregbesola had said “Though the constitution…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has weighed in on the rift between Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and his counterpart, Governor Bala Mohammed. TheInfoStride had reported that Gov Ortom had accused Mohammed of joining forces with killer herdsmen to eliminate people living in his State and some other parts of the country. Governor Ortom, who said he was not ready to join issues with the Governor, was reacting to Mohammed’s comment defending Fulani herdsmen who use AK-47. Mohammed had said Fulanis herdsmen carry AK-47 to defend themselves in the forests. But reacting, Ortom urged Mohammed to revisit his oath…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Governor Hope Uzodinma and his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, of turning the state into a terror, theatre of war and conflict zone. PDP, in a statement by its State’s Publicity Secretary, Ogubundu Nwadike, on Monday, alleged that the actions of Uzodinma and Okorocha were causing anxiety and tension in Imo. Recall that Okorocha was arrested after he allegedly broke into an estate belonging to his wife which was sealed by the Imo government. The Senator, while speaking on the development, had accused Uzodinma of ordering his arrest. However, the…
Minority Whip of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Jemili Akingbade, has announced his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). TheInfoStride reports that the lawmaker, who represents Imeko-Afon State Constituency, has registered as a member of the APC at his polling unit. Addressing his loyalists at Owode Afon, Akingbade said, “APC is the party, and we have made the right decision after due consultations with critical stakeholders.” The legislator, who decamped alongside his teeming followers, assured APC chieftains in Imeko Afon Local Government of his unalloyed support for the party,…
The former governor of Imo state and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday, said that when he was governor of the state, that he never arrested anybody. Okorocha spoke to newsmen when his supporters visited him at his spibat mansion in Owerri, on his arrest for the alleged invasion into the government sealed Royal spring palm estate linked to his wife, Nkechi. Details coming…
Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bomadi local government area, Delta state, Prince Opuofoni, has berated the leadership style of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that Nigeria’s economic woes were a result of the party’s ineptitude. Opuofoni stated this Monday at Bomadi, during the inaugural ceremony of the PDP Local Government Campaign Committee for the March 6 Local Government Election in the state. He tasked Nigerians to vote out the APC at the centre, stressing “they are causing hunger and starvation in the country”. He said: “Nigeria is suffering because APC is at the centre; the leadership of APC…