Recall, the APC is asking the court to disqualify Obaseki’s candidacy for the September election he won. The Federal High Court, Abuja adjourned indefinitely, a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking an order to disqualify Governor Godwin Obaseki as governor of Edo. In a short ruling on Tuesday in Abuja, Justice Ahmed Mohammed adjourned the suit indefinitely on the grounds of an appeal filed by Obaseki at the Court of Appeal. RECOMMENDED ARTICLES News Osinbajo-led council approves 5-year plan to curb hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria News NNPC boss Kyari says AKK gas pipeline has reached 15%…
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The Senate, on Tuesday, condemned in very strong terms the attack on Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State which led to the abduction and disappearance of over 300 students. Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram, has since claimed responsibility for the attack. During Tuesday’s plenary, the Senate also rejected a prayer seeking to invite the Minister of Defence, Major-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd); Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar; the Director-General, Department of State Security Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi; and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to brief the Senate on…
The former Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa and 13 other members loyal to him have described speculations that they are moving out of the APC to PDP in protest of what happened to them as a baseless cooked up story. Gafasa said there was no place or time he spoke about what happened to him or discussed plans to decamp from the ruling APC. “You can see that enemies are at work speculating that I’m moving out of APC to PDP, this is nothing but a baseless lie created to tarnish my name and reputation”. He…
The only member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives from Kano State, Aliu Detti has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker announced his defection to the ruling party in a letter read on the floor of the House. Detti, in a re-run election, defeated Abdulmummin Jibrin of the APC in January 2020, following a court judgement that nullified Abdulmummin’s election. According to Detti, he is leaving the party because of the leadership crisis facing it in Kano State. “I would like to notify the House and the general public that I have…
The Senator representing Niger East in the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Musa, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the current Service Chiefs. Musa said the Services Chiefs should be sacked because they have done enough. The lawmaker made the remark on the floor of the senate while contributing to a motion on the recent kidnapping of students at the Government Science School in Kankara, Katsina State. He lamented that Nigerians are dying daily due to insecurity. “Every day, people are dying and nothing is happening, and we continue to talk, we continue to go and console them.…
Member of the House of Representatives, Danjuma Shiddi (APGA, Taraba) has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Announcing his defection on Tuesday in Abuja, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, said Shiddi attributed his defection to division in his former party. According to Gbajabiamila, Shiddi’s defection was because of uncertainty propelled by division in the party. He, however, said that such division wouldn’t allow Shiddi to further his political aspiration. Shiddi represents Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba.
Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has called for sanction against traditional and community leaders where kidnappings and banditry occur to serve as a deterrent to others. He made the call in a statement dedicated to the recent abducted of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara in Katsina State. Lukman said that security personnel deployed to the areas must also face severe sanction for negligence, describing the abduction as painful and shameful. “Such national security embarrassment must be brought to an end,” he said. Lukman, however, prayed that God would protect and return the…
Following the decision of four of the six chairmanship aspirants to throw their weight behind the aspiration of Mr. Justice Iyasere, the incumbent Vice Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, Delta State, Udu elders and leaders have resolved to endorse his candidature, urging Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the state leadership of the party to listen to the position of the leaders for the peace and unity of the party. In a letter to Governor Okowa shortly after the meeting of the College of PDP Elders and Leaders on Friday, and signed by Chief Eddie Ono-Sorhue, Chairman, and J. E. O.…
The Elders Caucus of Kwara state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the party under the leadership of Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, saying that a Caretaker committee cannot succeed another one. Recall that Hon Bashir Bolarinwa was among the newly sworn-in caretaker committee by the caretaker committee, national leadership of the party in Abuja last week Friday The party’s elder caucus which comprises Rev Bunmi Olusona, Senator Oyewo, Senator Ahmed Ahmed, Hon Ayinla Folorunsho, and Senator Makanjuola Ajadi among others said this at a press conference in Ilorin on Sunday. According…
Joe Biden of the Democratic party was confirmed as the next US president on Monday by the Electoral College. The Electoral College formalized his victory over Republican Donald Trump, killing every hope of the Republicans overturning the election results. Biden, who scored over 270 electoral college votes, will take over the White House on January 20. Meanwhile, President Trump has sacked Attorney General Bill Barr after he contradicted his (Trump) claims that the presidential election was marred by fraud. He announced on Twitter, “Our relationship has been a very good one. Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend…
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, on Monday said it was time for outgoing President Donald Trump to concede defeat. Addressing the nation shortly after the Electoral College confirmed his victory in the Nov. 3 general polls, Biden said the “will of the people prevailed”. He said Trump’s refusal to accept defeat after his several lawsuits failed up to the Supreme Court was an “unprecedented assault on our democracy”. According to him, “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago, and we now know that nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish…
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa and the House Majority Leader, Kabiru Hassan Dashi, have resigned their positions. Member representing Doguwa, Salisu Ibrahim Riruwai, confirmed the resignation of the duo. No specific reason has been given for the decisions. The resignation letters were received at 1:08am Tuesday by the Kano Assembly. “The speaker resigned on his own personal reason, according to his resignation letter sent to the 9th Assembly platform at 1:08am, while the majority leader did not give reason for his resignation,” Ibrahim said. A new speaker and a majority leader, according to…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has appealed to Ndigbo, to unite and effectively begin to plan how to win the 2023 presidency. Uzodimma spoke during the post-presentation thanksgiving service of Archbishop David Onuoha, at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Ezeoke Nsu, Ehime Mbano local council area of the state. His words: “Ideas rule the world. We (Ndigbo) must all come together now and begin to effectively plan to win. The only war that succeeds now, is diplomacy. “We have been challenged as a people and we must face it squarely. The modern world is interested in results. It is not…
A campaign to recall a member of the Lagos House of Assembly has been terminated after interventions were made on her behalf, TheInfoStride has learnt. Constituents of Amuwo Odofin Constituency I initiated a recall process against Mojisola Alli-Macaulay in November 2020, after she made disparaging remarks about Nigerian youths in a viral video. African Development Bank’s Akinwumi Adesina, three others win Academy of Public Health’s 2020 top Distinguished Fellowship Award “They (Nigerian youths) are high on drugs all the time, most of them. They go to social media to do all sorts of things,” she had said during a legislative…
Some politicians loyal to a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday stormed Ibadan, the Oyo state capital to canvass for the candidature of the former governor ahead of 2023 presidency. TheInfoStride gathered that Tinubu is the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They visited the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji to seek for the Olubadan’s support for Tinubu’s emergence as President in 2023. Our correspondent reports that those who were part of the delegation are a former Minister, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, Hon.…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has insisted his criticism of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), should not be interpreted as a crisis within the party. Wike made the clarification when he was visited by friends and political associates on Sunday night at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The guests came to felicitate with the Governor on the occasion of his birthday. Wike made it clear that since he “lacks the capacity to decamp to another political party, particularly, the All Progressives Congress”, he will “continue to speak out against perceived abnormalities in the…
Theodore Orji, Senator representing Abia Central, has vowed to quit politics in 2023. Orji, who would be completing his eight years in the Senate said he would quit politics to allow youths take over leadership. The former Governor of Abia state disclosed this in Umuajatta Olokoro, Umuahia South Local Government Area, over the weekend. The lawmaker assured youths of the state of a bright future in politics. Orji also promised to support the youths in their leadership roles. According to Orji: “Your future as Abians is bright. I have since decided to quit politics in 2023 to give way for…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has inaugurated its state, local government and ward executives in Rivers State, vowing that it would clear all elections it would take part in 2023. The development was following the decision of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the party, last week, which dissolved all structures of the party at the state, local government, ward and unit levels. The national body of the party had upon the decision inaugurated Mr Isaac Abbot-Ogbobula, to head the leadership of the party in Rivers State on a caretaker basis, with a charge to inaugurate new leaders at the…
The eoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southwest zonal caretaker committee has suspended its chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro, for negligence of duty, saying he has failed to call any meeting since he was appointed. Seven out of the 12 members in the caretaker committee, who suspended the chairman, also called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to appoint another chairman, who will be alive to his duties to pilot the affairs of the party in the zone pending the conduct of the zonal congress. Rising from its meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday, the seven members; Zonal Secretary, Hon. Daisi…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on the occasion of his 53rd birthday. The party’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Sunday. Ologbondiyan said that the party recognised Wike’s contributions to its development as well as his administration’s developmental strides in the state, saying that this had earned him the sobriquet: “Mr Project.” While wishing Wike well, PDP prayed God to grant him peace of mind and many more years ahead.