2023 Elections – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:14:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png 2023 Elections – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Kwankwaso Accuses Tinubu Administration of Neglecting Northern Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-accuses-tinubu-administration-of-neglecting-northern-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-accuses-tinubu-administration-of-neglecting-northern-nigeria/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=463120 The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for allegedly sidelining northern Nigeria in the allocation of national resources. Speaking on Thursday during the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the 2025 Constitutional Amendment, Kwankwaso expressed concern over what he described as [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kwankwaso-accuses-tinubu-administration-of-neglecting-northern-nigeria/feed/ 0 Wike: Amaechi Would Have Taken Glory if Atiku Had Won in 2023 https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-amaechi-would-have-taken-glory-if-atiku-had-won-in-2023/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-amaechi-would-have-taken-glory-if-atiku-had-won-in-2023/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=443966 Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi , would have taken credit for the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election if its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had emerged victorious. Wike made the statement on Monday during his monthly press [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-amaechi-would-have-taken-glory-if-atiku-had-won-in-2023/feed/ 0 Doyin Okupe Dismisses Peter Obi’s Rigging Claims in 2023 Presidential Election https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-dismisses-peter-obis-rigging-claims-in-2023-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-dismisses-peter-obis-rigging-claims-in-2023-presidential-election/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=395361 Former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe has dismissed allegations by Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi that the 2023 presidential election was rigged. Okupe, who served as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, questioned the validity of Obi’s claims, citing instances where the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost in key strongholds. In a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-dismisses-peter-obis-rigging-claims-in-2023-presidential-election/feed/ 1 Wike Alleges Rift with Peter Obi’s Camp Over Refusal to Align Before 2023 Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-alleges-rift-with-peter-obis-camp-over-refusal-to-align-before-2023-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-alleges-rift-with-peter-obis-camp-over-refusal-to-align-before-2023-elections/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:00:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=391639 Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that Peter Obi’s supporters are now at odds with him for refusing to align with their group ahead of the 2023 general elections. Wike disclosed that Obi’s camp heavily lobbied him prior to the elections, but he declined their overtures, believing that the Labour Party candidate [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wike-alleges-rift-with-peter-obis-camp-over-refusal-to-align-before-2023-elections/feed/ 0 Civil Society Coalition Urges Peter Obi to Respect Election Outcome https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-coalition-urges-peter-obi-to-respect-election-outcome/ https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-coalition-urges-peter-obi-to-respect-election-outcome/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380135 A coalition of civil society organizations, under the auspices of the Middle-Belt Pan Nigerian Forum, has called on the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, to respect the outcome of the 2023 Nigerian general elections and move on. The coalition’s statement follows Obi’s repeated criticisms of the 2023 presidential election results. On Saturday, reacting to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-coalition-urges-peter-obi-to-respect-election-outcome/feed/ 0 Peter Obi Decries Fraud, Irregularities in 2023 General Election https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-decries-fraud-irregularities-in-2023-general-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-decries-fraud-irregularities-in-2023-general-election/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380088 The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the last general election, citing widespread fraud and irregularities. Obi highlighted these issues in a series of posts on social media platform X on Saturday. “Nigeria’s 2023 election, with less than 30% voter turnout, over 60% of the polling stations starting late, and no diaspora [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-decries-fraud-irregularities-in-2023-general-election/feed/ 0 Yusuf Baba-Ahmed Insists LP Won 2023 Presidential Election https://www.theinfostride.com/yusuf-baba-ahmed-insists-lp-won-2023-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yusuf-baba-ahmed-insists-lp-won-2023-presidential-election/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 19:30:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378830 Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, the former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has reiterated his belief that he and Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election. Baba-Ahmed made this assertion during an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Friday, insisting that he will never stop declaring their victory. He alleged that the Independent [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yusuf-baba-ahmed-insists-lp-won-2023-presidential-election/feed/ 0 INEC Acknowledges Glitch in Result Viewing Portal During 2023 Presidential Election https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-acknowledges-glitch-in-result-viewing-portal-during-2023-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-acknowledges-glitch-in-result-viewing-portal-during-2023-presidential-election/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:30:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371683 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that a technical issue affected the smooth operation of its Result Viewing Portal, IReV, during the 2023 presidential election. This acknowledgment was made by INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakub in the foreword of the commission’s report detailing the activities leading up to and during the general election. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-acknowledges-glitch-in-result-viewing-portal-during-2023-presidential-election/feed/ 0 Supreme Court Affirms Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Election as Lagos State Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-babajide-sanwo-olus-election-as-lagos-state-governor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-babajide-sanwo-olus-election-as-lagos-state-governor/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366966 The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Justice Garba Lawal, who delivered the lead judgment, affirmed Sanwo-Olu’s election win. Sanwo-Olu had urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeals challenging his [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-babajide-sanwo-olus-election-as-lagos-state-governor/feed/ 0 Former APC Aspirant Attributes Party’s Electoral Setback to Lack of Transparency and Internal Democracy https://www.theinfostride.com/former-apc-aspirant-attributes-partys-electoral-setback-to-lack-of-transparency-and-internal-democracy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/former-apc-aspirant-attributes-partys-electoral-setback-to-lack-of-transparency-and-internal-democracy/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2023 09:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=364554 In a significant turn of events, Akinjide Kazeem Akinola, a former House of Representatives aspirant in Oyo State under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asserted that the party’s failure to secure victories in certain 2023 elections can be attributed to a dearth of transparency and internal democratic processes. Akinola, who initially contested the House [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/former-apc-aspirant-attributes-partys-electoral-setback-to-lack-of-transparency-and-internal-democracy/feed/ 0 Achonu demands cancellation of results, vows to seek redress in court https://www.theinfostride.com/achonu-demands-cancellation-of-results-vows-to-seek-redress-in-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/achonu-demands-cancellation-of-results-vows-to-seek-redress-in-court/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:02:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=360366 Athan Achonu, who ran for governor of Imo State as a candidate for the Labour Party (LP) in the election that was just held and is now complete, has demanded that the results of the vote be overturned. The candidate for the Labour Party (LP) accused members of the security apparatus of working in concert [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/achonu-demands-cancellation-of-results-vows-to-seek-redress-in-court/feed/ 0 Imo Election: Remove Imo REC, Sylvia Agu to stop crisis – PDP urges INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-election-remove-imo-rec-sylvia-agu-to-stop-crisis-pdp-urges-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-election-remove-imo-rec-sylvia-agu-to-stop-crisis-pdp-urges-inec/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:20:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359632 Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been charged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with the responsibility of urgently redeploying Prof. Sylvia Agu, the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suggested that Yakubu should listen to the persistent cries, petitions, and demonstrations by the people [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-election-remove-imo-rec-sylvia-agu-to-stop-crisis-pdp-urges-inec/feed/ 0 Kwara LG Elections: Electoral body charged to uphold rules of elections https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-lg-elections-electoral-body-charged-to-uphold-rules-of-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-lg-elections-electoral-body-charged-to-uphold-rules-of-elections/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:16:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359489 The administration of Kwara State has given the State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) the responsibility of ensuring that local government elections in the state are conducted in a manner that is free, fair, credible, and widely recognized by the public. Alhaji Abdulkadir Aliyu Mahe, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, gave the charge [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-lg-elections-electoral-body-charged-to-uphold-rules-of-elections/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Poll: Court hears a new suit to halt Governor Diri’s governorship bid https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 07:00:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359380 A new suit that seeks the disqualification of Governor Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has begun at a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja. The election for governor of Bayelsa is less than nine days away, and this new suit seeks to have both of them removed from office. The case is currently [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/feed/ 0 INEC, NASS assure of credible elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-nass-assure-of-credible-elections-in-bayelsa-imo-kogi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-nass-assure-of-credible-elections-in-bayelsa-imo-kogi/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:30:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358954 Both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Assembly have stated that they are dedicated to ensuring that credible elections are held in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi respectively. During the first meeting of the committees on electoral concerns for both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a consensus was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-nass-assure-of-credible-elections-in-bayelsa-imo-kogi/feed/ 0 I will remain active in Nigeria Politics, going no where – Atiku https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-remain-active-in-nigeria-politics-going-no-where-atiku/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-remain-active-in-nigeria-politics-going-no-where-atiku/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358819 Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the most recent election for president of Nigeria, has stated that despite his defeat in the election, he plans to continue to be involved in Nigerian politics. He vowed to continue working with the appropriate stakeholders, especially younger people, in order to ensure that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-remain-active-in-nigeria-politics-going-no-where-atiku/feed/ 0 It’s over, congratulate your friend Tinubu – Presidency tells Atiku https://www.theinfostride.com/its-over-congratulate-your-friend-tinubu-presidency-tells-atiku/ https://www.theinfostride.com/its-over-congratulate-your-friend-tinubu-presidency-tells-atiku/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:00:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358886 The Presidency has requested that the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, extend his congratulations to President Bola Tinubu on his victory in the presidential election held on February 25. Bayo Onanuga, who serves as a Special Adviser on Information and Strategy for Tinubu, made the remark in response to the decision [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/its-over-congratulate-your-friend-tinubu-presidency-tells-atiku/feed/ 0 Kogi guber: INEC to conduct mock accreditation Oct 14 https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-guber-inec-to-conduct-mock-accreditation-oct-14/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-guber-inec-to-conduct-mock-accreditation-oct-14/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357093 In practice for the gubernatorial election on November 11, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled a mock accreditation of voters on Saturday, October 14, 2023. At the Kogi INEC Headquarters in Lokoja, during the formal publishing and presentation of the register of voters to the 18 participating political parties in the approaching [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-guber-inec-to-conduct-mock-accreditation-oct-14/feed/ 0 INEC makes U-turn, says results of Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo guber elections will be transmitted electronically https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-makes-u-turn-says-results-of-bayelsa-kogi-imo-guber-elections-will-be-transmitted-electronically/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-makes-u-turn-says-results-of-bayelsa-kogi-imo-guber-elections-will-be-transmitted-electronically/#respond Sat, 14 Oct 2023 04:00:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357027 The results of the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states, scheduled for November 11, will be delivered online, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a recent news conference, Ofiong Efanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Bayelsa State, announced that the state would use a manual method to transmit the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-makes-u-turn-says-results-of-bayelsa-kogi-imo-guber-elections-will-be-transmitted-electronically/feed/ 0 INEC expresses concern over insecurity ahead of Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa polls https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-expresses-concern-over-insecurity-ahead-of-kogi-imo-bayelsa-polls/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-expresses-concern-over-insecurity-ahead-of-kogi-imo-bayelsa-polls/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356491 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is worried about the escalating incidents of insecurity in the lead-up to the governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states, scheduled for November 11. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, issued a statement urging political parties and their candidates to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-expresses-concern-over-insecurity-ahead-of-kogi-imo-bayelsa-polls/feed/ 0 Parties yet to fully submit list of agents for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi guber polls – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/parties-yet-to-fully-submit-list-of-agents-for-bayelsa-imo-kogi-guber-polls-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/parties-yet-to-fully-submit-list-of-agents-for-bayelsa-imo-kogi-guber-polls-inec/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:00:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356436 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that political parties have not significantly complied with this warning and subsequent reminders by submitting the list of their agents ahead of the governorship elections taking place on November 11 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. It stated that on Thursday, August 24, 2023, it [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/parties-yet-to-fully-submit-list-of-agents-for-bayelsa-imo-kogi-guber-polls-inec/feed/ 0 Guber elections: Tribunals deliver landmark judgements, as fear grips LP over Abia https://www.theinfostride.com/guber-elections-tribunals-deliver-landmark-judgements-as-fear-grips-lp-over-abia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/guber-elections-tribunals-deliver-landmark-judgements-as-fear-grips-lp-over-abia/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:35:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355468 Throughout the States this week, Governorship Election Petition Tribunals issued what may be described as landmark verdicts. Only one governor has been removed from office by the tribunal so far. The successes of others were affirmed, at least temporarily. Some states went to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/guber-elections-tribunals-deliver-landmark-judgements-as-fear-grips-lp-over-abia/feed/ 0 Atiku storms Supreme Court, seeks nullification of Tribunal judgment https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-storms-supreme-court-seeks-nullification-of-tribunal-judgment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-storms-supreme-court-seeks-nullification-of-tribunal-judgment/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:05:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355031 After the Presidential Election Petition Court upheld Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration as the winner of the 2023 presidential election on September 6, PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Abubakar Atiku went to the Supreme Court to have the decision overturned. In his 35-point Notice of Appeal, Atiku argued that the tribunal’s findings and conclusion in the petition [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-storms-supreme-court-seeks-nullification-of-tribunal-judgment/feed/ 0 Tribunal dismisses Matawalle’s petition, affirms Lawal as Zamfara governor https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-dismisses-matawalles-petition-affirms-lawal-as-zamfara-governor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-dismisses-matawalles-petition-affirms-lawal-as-zamfara-governor/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:02:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355028 Dauda Lawal, candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been confirmed as governor of Zamfara State by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal found no substance in the challenge to Lawal’s victory filed by Bello Matawalle, the gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC. As a result, it granted Matawalle, the petitioner, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-dismisses-matawalles-petition-affirms-lawal-as-zamfara-governor/feed/ 0 Atiku, Obi absent as Tribunal delivers judgment https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-obi-absent-as-tribunal-delivers-judgment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-obi-absent-as-tribunal-delivers-judgment/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:36:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354171 Abubakar Atiku, the former vice president and presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate, have both been noticeably absent from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, where a ruling on their petitions is scheduled to be announced. Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State, is the only prominent PDP [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-obi-absent-as-tribunal-delivers-judgment/feed/ 0 Presidential tribunal: Nigerians must lower their expectation – Primate Ayodele https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-tribunal-nigerians-must-lower-their-expectation-primate-ayodele/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-tribunal-nigerians-must-lower-their-expectation-primate-ayodele/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:24:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354100 Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, asked Nigerians on Tuesday to temper their expectations for Wednesday’s ruling from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. His press secretary, Oluwatosin Osho, released the statement. He also said that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), will lose in court. He also [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-tribunal-nigerians-must-lower-their-expectation-primate-ayodele/feed/ 0 APC decides not to open a defence in Atiku’s petition https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-decides-not-to-open-a-defence-in-atikus-petition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-decides-not-to-open-a-defence-in-atikus-petition/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:30:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350232 On Wednesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) told the Presidential Election Petition Court that it would not open defense in response to a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, challenging the conduct and declaration of the presidential election held on February 25. The APC argued that it [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-decides-not-to-open-a-defence-in-atikus-petition/feed/ 0 Elections: Those who cannot endure defeat do not deserve joy of victory – Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-those-who-cannot-endure-defeat-do-not-deserve-joy-of-victory-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-those-who-cannot-endure-defeat-do-not-deserve-joy-of-victory-tinubu/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:03:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348714 President Bola Tinubu has declared that candidates who are unable to concede defeat in the last general elections do not deserve the joy of victory when they eventually win in subsequent polls. The President, who made the declaration in his Democracy Day Nationwide Broadcast, admitted that the 2023 presidential election was intensely contested, attributing the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-those-who-cannot-endure-defeat-do-not-deserve-joy-of-victory-tinubu/feed/ 0 I won’t comment on presidential election now – Edwin Clark https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-comment-on-presidential-election-now-edwin-clark/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-comment-on-presidential-election-now-edwin-clark/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:30:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348732 Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark says he will only comment on the Bola Tinubu presidency after the conclusion of the election petitions tribunal where the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged. Speaking in Abuja ahead of the 30th anniversary of the annulment of June 12 presidential election, Clark [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-comment-on-presidential-election-now-edwin-clark/feed/ 0 IReV fails to upload complete results 69 days after 2023 presidential elections https://www.theinfostride.com/irev-fails-to-upload-complete-results-69-days-after-2023-presidential-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/irev-fails-to-upload-complete-results-69-days-after-2023-presidential-elections/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 21:55:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346659 The Independent National Electoral Commission (IReV) has failed to upload complete results from the 2023 presidential elections, 69 days after the polls were held. As of the time of filing this report, only 167,443 polling units out of the 176,846 where elections were held have been uploaded on the portal. This means that results from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/irev-fails-to-upload-complete-results-69-days-after-2023-presidential-elections/feed/ 0 I went through gruesome campaign but won – Tinubu expresses happiness https://www.theinfostride.com/i-went-through-gruesome-campaign-but-won-tinubu-expresses-happiness/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-went-through-gruesome-campaign-but-won-tinubu-expresses-happiness/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 13:59:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346374 The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he is happy for emerging victorious in the recently concluded presidential election despite the gruesome campaign. Tinubu who spoke on Wednesday while commissioning the Rumuokwuta/Rumuola flyover in Port Harcourt said he fought hard during the campaign. He, however, said despite the hurdles and campaigns against him by the opposition [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-went-through-gruesome-campaign-but-won-tinubu-expresses-happiness/feed/ 0 2023 polls: How politicians exploited Electoral Act to unleash violence, rigging https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-how-politicians-exploited-electoral-act-to-unleash-violence-rigging/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-how-politicians-exploited-electoral-act-to-unleash-violence-rigging/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346328 Before the 2023 general elections, the 2022 Electoral Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari appeared to be the best to have happened to the nation’s electoral system. The Electoral Act gave much hope to Nigerians, who were eager at the time to recruit new sets of leaders at the state and national levels. When some [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-polls-how-politicians-exploited-electoral-act-to-unleash-violence-rigging/feed/ 0 Buhari explains why Obi, Atiku lost 2023 presidential election https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-explains-why-obi-atiku-lost-2023-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-explains-why-obi-atiku-lost-2023-presidential-election/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 21:25:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346099 President Muhammadu Buhari has credited the overconfidence of the opposition parties as the reason for their loss in the February 25 presidential election. The President made this statement on Thursday, April 27, 2023, when he received the Progressive Governors Forum, led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, at his residence in the State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-explains-why-obi-atiku-lost-2023-presidential-election/feed/ 0 Two Kogi APC members pray court to void guber primary https://www.theinfostride.com/two-kogi-apc-members-pray-court-to-void-guber-primary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/two-kogi-apc-members-pray-court-to-void-guber-primary/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:30:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345616 Two aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have pleaded with an Abuja High Court to void and cancel the party’s Kogi governorship primary election, which was held on April 11. Mr Realwan Akpanachi and Yahaya Seidu-Nuhu, in an originating summons filed by their Counsel, Mr Promise Ogbodu, sued six of the contestants as [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/two-kogi-apc-members-pray-court-to-void-guber-primary/feed/ 0 Presidential polls: Forensic analysis shows over-voting in 10,000 PUs – Omokri alleges https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-polls-forensic-analysis-shows-over-voting-in-10000-pus-omokri-alleges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-polls-forensic-analysis-shows-over-voting-in-10000-pus-omokri-alleges/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:40:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345245 A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has alleged that forensic analysis of the presidential election results held on February 25, 2023, showed that there were over voting in more than 10,000 polling units. Omokri in a statement issued on Saturday titled, ‘An Action Call To Save Democracy in Nigeria’, said this represents almost eight per [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-polls-forensic-analysis-shows-over-voting-in-10000-pus-omokri-alleges/feed/ 0 Leave Nigeria and never come back – Fani-Kayode tells Obi https://www.theinfostride.com/leave-nigeria-and-never-come-back-fani-kayode-tells-obi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/leave-nigeria-and-never-come-back-fani-kayode-tells-obi/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:30:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344849 The Director of New Media of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has told the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that he is free to proceed on an exile outside Nigeria. Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, said this in reaction to Obi’s outcry that was under pressure to leave the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/leave-nigeria-and-never-come-back-fani-kayode-tells-obi/feed/ 0 Interim government, invitation to anarchy – Group warns https://www.theinfostride.com/interim-government-invitation-to-anarchy-group-warns/ https://www.theinfostride.com/interim-government-invitation-to-anarchy-group-warns/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:35:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344700 A group known as Progressives’ Solidarity for Asiwaju, PSA, has described the call for an interim government despite Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the 25th February Presidential Election as an invitation to anarchy. The chairman of PSA, Ibrahim Emokpaire urged losers to collaborate with President-elect Tinubu to make Nigeria great. His assertion is coming on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/interim-government-invitation-to-anarchy-group-warns/feed/ 0 Presidential election: I advised Atiku, Tinubu to step down for younger generation – Wole Soyinka https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-i-advised-atiku-tinubu-to-step-down-for-younger-generation-wole-soyinka/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-i-advised-atiku-tinubu-to-step-down-for-younger-generation-wole-soyinka/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:30:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344714 Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has revealed how he advised the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down for the younger generation. Soyinka spoke while featuring on the Arise Television morning show on Wednesday. Recall that Tinubu won [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-i-advised-atiku-tinubu-to-step-down-for-younger-generation-wole-soyinka/feed/ 0 Arrest of Lawyers in Port Harcourt: An Affront to the Legal Profession https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/ https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:55:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344527 Before the commencement of the 2023 elections, Governor Wike came up with Executive Orders aimed at stopping the opposition political parties from meeting and campaigning for their candidates. All manner of shenanigans were deployed to frustrate the APC and other opposition political parties in exercising their constitutional and statutory rights. Governor Wike, knowing full well [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/feed/ 0 Elections over, let’s build new Bauchi – Gov Mohammed to opposition https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-over-lets-build-new-bauchi-gov-mohammed-to-opposition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-over-lets-build-new-bauchi-gov-mohammed-to-opposition/#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:52:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344435 Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has extended olive branch to his opponents in the March 18 election. He declared that with the election over, they should join hands with him to build a new Bauchi. Mohammed, who contested the governorship election and won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-over-lets-build-new-bauchi-gov-mohammed-to-opposition/feed/ 0 APC NWC member, Lukman calls for internal audit of how 2023 elections were managed https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-nwc-member-lukman-calls-for-internal-audit-of-how-2023-elections-were-managed/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-nwc-member-lukman-calls-for-internal-audit-of-how-2023-elections-were-managed/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:30:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344423 The National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must, as a matter of urgency, initiate the process of internal review of how the 2023 elections were managed. Lukman made the call in a media interaction with journalists on Friday in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-nwc-member-lukman-calls-for-internal-audit-of-how-2023-elections-were-managed/feed/ 0 INEC issues certificate of return to Jigawa governor-elect, Assembly members https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-issues-certificate-of-return-to-jigawa-governor-elect-assembly-members/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-issues-certificate-of-return-to-jigawa-governor-elect-assembly-members/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:09:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344394 The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Jigawa State on Friday issued a certificate of return to the Governor-elect Malam Umar Namadi, his Deputy, and members of the state House of Assembly. InfoStride News reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC declared Malam Umar Namadi, the winner of the 18th March, gubernatorial election in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-issues-certificate-of-return-to-jigawa-governor-elect-assembly-members/feed/ 0 Ogun: INEC issues Certificates of Return to Abiodun, legislators-elect https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-inec-issues-certificates-of-return-to-abiodun-legislators-elect/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-inec-issues-certificates-of-return-to-abiodun-legislators-elect/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:30:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344413 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Thursday presented Certificate of Return to Governor Dapo Abiodun, winner of the March governorship election. Abiodun received the certificate at the media centre within the INEC headquarters in Abeokuta. Also, the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, and 25 House of Assembly members-elect received their Certificates of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-inec-issues-certificates-of-return-to-abiodun-legislators-elect/feed/ 0 Tinubu speaks on meeting with Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ariwoola https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-speaks-on-meeting-with-chief-justice-of-nigeria-ariwoola/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-speaks-on-meeting-with-chief-justice-of-nigeria-ariwoola/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:30:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344023 Bayo Onanuga, the Media Director of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has denied that his principal met with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, in London. There had been rumours that Ariwoola ‘disguised’ on a wheelchair to fly out of Nigeria to meet with Tinubu in the UK. In a statement released on Thursday, Onanuga [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-speaks-on-meeting-with-chief-justice-of-nigeria-ariwoola/feed/ 0 Tinubu’s victory: Peter Obi my hero, made Southern President-elect – Wike https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-victory-peter-obi-my-hero-made-southern-president-elect-wike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-victory-peter-obi-my-hero-made-southern-president-elect-wike/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:27:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343241 Following the conclusion of the presidential election, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the emergence of the Labour Party, LP, flag bearer, Peter Obi ensured the emergence of a Southern President-elect. Wike disclosed this while naming Obi as the hero of the presidential election. He spoke at a town hall meeting with Igbo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-victory-peter-obi-my-hero-made-southern-president-elect-wike/feed/ 0 Accord inaugurates caretaker committee few days after dissolving executives in Oyo https://www.theinfostride.com/accord-inaugurates-caretaker-committee-few-days-after-dissolving-executives-in-oyo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/accord-inaugurates-caretaker-committee-few-days-after-dissolving-executives-in-oyo/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:04:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343181 The national leadership of Accord has inaugurated a caretaker committee to steer the affairs of the political party in Oyo State ahead of the forthcoming governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The caretaker committee was inaugurated on Sunday in Ibadan, the state capital. The inauguration is coming a few days after the state executive [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/accord-inaugurates-caretaker-committee-few-days-after-dissolving-executives-in-oyo/feed/ 0 2023: Again court orders INEC to recognize candidates presented by Action Alliance https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-again-court-orders-inec-to-recognize-candidates-presented-by-action-alliance/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-again-court-orders-inec-to-recognize-candidates-presented-by-action-alliance/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:30:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342949 The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday reaffirmed its judgment compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to put up the names of candidates submitted to it by the national chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Dr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje. On November 4, 2023, Justice Z. B. Abubakar in a ruling ordered INEC [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-again-court-orders-inec-to-recognize-candidates-presented-by-action-alliance/feed/ 0 INEC goes to court over BVAS re-configuration https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-goes-to-court-over-bvas-re-configuration/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-goes-to-court-over-bvas-re-configuration/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342864 There are indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will approach the Court of Appeal seeking to set aside its earlier ruling concerning the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS. A senior official of the commission, who did not want his name mentioned, informed Daily Trust about the development over the weekend in Abuja. Recall [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-goes-to-court-over-bvas-re-configuration/feed/ 0 2023 presidential election: Lessons have been learnt – INEC reveals what they faced https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-lessons-have-been-learnt-inec-reveals-what-they-faced/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-lessons-have-been-learnt-inec-reveals-what-they-faced/#respond Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:19:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342737 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said they have learnt lessons from the conduct of the 2023 presidential elections last week. INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood, stated this on Saturday while addressing a press conference. Mahmood admitted they faced logistics and technical issues during the Saturday, February 25 polls. “The issues of logistics, election technology, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidential-election-lessons-have-been-learnt-inec-reveals-what-they-faced/feed/ 0 Presidential election: Many polling unit results were changed, Lagos was rigged – Aisha Yesufu https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-many-polling-unit-results-were-changed-lagos-was-rigged-aisha-yesufu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidential-election-many-polling-unit-results-were-changed-lagos-was-rigged-aisha-yesufu/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:30:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342728 Famous Nigerian social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has claimed that many of the polling unit results in last Saturday’s Presidential election were changed. Yesufu, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday night, said that even Lagos State, where the Labour Party (LP) won, was rigged. She claimed that the All Progressives Congress [...]

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