Yakubu – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:20:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Yakubu – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Kogi PDP Chieftain Abdulrafiu Yakubu Defects to APC, Cites Need for Progressive Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-pdp-chieftain-abdulrafiu-yakubu-defects-to-apc-cites-need-for-progressive-politics/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-pdp-chieftain-abdulrafiu-yakubu-defects-to-apc-cites-need-for-progressive-politics/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388166 In a significant political shift in Kogi State, Abdulrafiu Yakubu, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) along with his supporters. The announcement was made on Thursday in Lokoja, where Yakubu expressed his disillusionment with the PDP’s capacity to meet the needs of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-pdp-chieftain-abdulrafiu-yakubu-defects-to-apc-cites-need-for-progressive-politics/feed/ 0 You must be non-partisan – Yakubu urges INEC officials ahead Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa guber Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/you-must-be-non-partisan-yakubu-urges-inec-officials-ahead-kogi-imo-bayelsa-guber-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/you-must-be-non-partisan-yakubu-urges-inec-officials-ahead-kogi-imo-bayelsa-guber-elections/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:10:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359561 Ahead of the gubernatorial elections that will take place on November 11 in the states of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised the staff of the Commission to retain their integrity and stay non-partisan. This was said by Yakubu while he was touring [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/you-must-be-non-partisan-yakubu-urges-inec-officials-ahead-kogi-imo-bayelsa-guber-elections/feed/ 0 We have nothing to hide – INEC Boss, Yakubu https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-nothing-to-hide-inec-boss-yakubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-nothing-to-hide-inec-boss-yakubu/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:41:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352014 On Wednesday, INEC stated that, contrary to popular belief, it will be completely transparent with all aspects of the 2023 General Elections. This was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to have been spoken by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a meeting with media representatives in Lagos to discuss the results of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-nothing-to-hide-inec-boss-yakubu/feed/ 0 We didn’t accept cash from development partners – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-didnt-accept-cash-from-development-partners-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-didnt-accept-cash-from-development-partners-inec/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:00:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351457 Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, has stated unequivocally that the commission received no financial aid from overseas development partners in order to hold the 2023 general election. Prof. Yakubu elaborated during a 2023 general election discussion with civil society organisations. It was crucial, he said, to debunk the misconception that INEC received large payments from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-didnt-accept-cash-from-development-partners-inec/feed/ 0 2023 Poll: Peace is priceless, but peace must come with justice https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-poll-peace-is-priceless-but-peace-must-come-with-justice/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-poll-peace-is-priceless-but-peace-must-come-with-justice/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:58:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342969 It’s amusing and again annoying what some privileged persons are doing to worsen the image of Nigeria. It is no longer the “job men” but a group of unrepentant demons who pose as earthly principalities and powers just to finish whatever is remaining as our unity, peace and progress. How do we reconcile the fact [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-poll-peace-is-priceless-but-peace-must-come-with-justice/feed/ 0 2023: Election will not hold in 240 polling units – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-will-not-hold-in-240-polling-units-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-will-not-hold-in-240-polling-units-inec/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:11:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341528 Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that no election will be held in 240 polling units across the country. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu revealed this on Monday at an ongoing meeting with leaders of the 18 political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Yakubu said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-will-not-hold-in-240-polling-units-inec/feed/ 0 PDP Rep Defects To APC, Gives Reason https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-rep-defects-to-apc-gives-reason/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-rep-defects-to-apc-gives-reason/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330278 Rep. Bello Yakubu (PDP-Kebbi State) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yakubu disclosed this when he briefed journalists at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. He said, “APC has been my party, and I came to realise that politics in our dear state is all about development. “People have [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-rep-defects-to-apc-gives-reason/feed/ 0 Osun Election Result Will Be Announced Within 12 Hours – Osun REC, Prof Raji https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-election-result-will-be-announced-within-12-hours-osun-rec-prof-raji/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-election-result-will-be-announced-within-12-hours-osun-rec-prof-raji/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328349 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, Professor Abdulganiy Olayinka Raji, has assured that the results of the Osun gubernatorial election will be announced within 12 hours. Prof. Raji made this known during his welcome address at the INEC Osun election stakeholders meeting on the governorship election on Monday [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-election-result-will-be-announced-within-12-hours-osun-rec-prof-raji/feed/ 0 2023: INEC Finally Announces Closure Of All Party Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-finally-announces-closure-of-all-party-primaries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-finally-announces-closure-of-all-party-primaries/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326450 Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the closure of all political party primaries effective Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Commission has also disclosed plans to start uploading names of nominated candidates of parties to the INEC portal. INEC made the disclosure during a meeting of State Resident Electoral [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-finally-announces-closure-of-all-party-primaries/feed/ 0 Emefiele: INEC Boss, Yakubu May Buy N100m APC Forms, Still Conduct 2023 Elections – HURIWA https://www.theinfostride.com/emefiele-inec-boss-yakubu-may-buy-n100m-apc-forms-still-conduct-2023-elections-huriwa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/emefiele-inec-boss-yakubu-may-buy-n100m-apc-forms-still-conduct-2023-elections-huriwa/#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 20:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324405 A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna State, Alh Sani Sha’aban, has kicked against Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s choice of governorship candidate for 2023 general elections. Governor El-rufai, when asked to unveil his anointed candidate for the Kaduna State while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on March 15, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/emefiele-inec-boss-yakubu-may-buy-n100m-apc-forms-still-conduct-2023-elections-huriwa/feed/ 0 2023: INEC Chairman Issues Directive To Political Parties Ahead Of Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-chairman-issues-directive-to-political-parties-ahead-of-primaries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-chairman-issues-directive-to-political-parties-ahead-of-primaries/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:30:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323458 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the Commission, 30 days before their primary elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the directive was in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022. Yakubu spoke at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-chairman-issues-directive-to-political-parties-ahead-of-primaries/feed/ 0 2023: INEC Clears Air On Postponing Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-clears-air-on-postponing-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-clears-air-on-postponing-elections/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323403 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted the general election in 2023 will hold as planned, despite the insecurity in the country. Chairman of the electoral body, Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a public presentation in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu also noted that next year’s polls will be governed by the new electoral act. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-inec-clears-air-on-postponing-elections/feed/ 0 Osun Guber Polls: INEC Disqualifies Over 88,000 Voters https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-polls-inec-disqualifies-over-88000-voters/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-polls-inec-disqualifies-over-88000-voters/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322873 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the registration of 88,630 new voters in Osun State as invalid. The development comes weeks to the gubernatorial election in Osun. The polls will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. According to data presented by the commission at a media briefing on Wednesday, 218,142 new voters [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-polls-inec-disqualifies-over-88000-voters/feed/ 0 Anambra Guber: We Have Recovered From Attacks, Ready For Polls – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-guber-we-have-recovered-from-attacks-ready-for-polls-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-guber-we-have-recovered-from-attacks-ready-for-polls-inec/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311360 The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof, Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday, confirmed to the Senate, the body’s readiness to conduct governorship polls in Anambra. His invitation to appear before the Senate Committee on INEC came amid heightening insecurity and threats of election boycott in Anambra State. Yakubu revealed that INEC required 14 activities preparatory [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-guber-we-have-recovered-from-attacks-ready-for-polls-inec/feed/ 0 Nigeria must end the Boko Haram Insurgency and tackle Inter-religious Conflicts – Danjuma https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-must-end-the-boko-haram-insurgency-and-tackle-inter-religious-conflicts-danjuma/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 08:08:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105314 Former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilos Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) ‎on Tuesday said Nigeria must end the Boko Haram insurgency and tackle inter-religious conflicts. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese multi-purpose Secretariat, Danjuma who was the Special Guest of Honour also noted that the country was facing critical challenges ‎of times, saying [...]

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]]> Eight Facts You Need To Know About New INEC Boss, Mahmood Yakubu https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-facts-you-need-to-know-about-new-inec-boss-mahmood-yakubu/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:44:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103250 Following the appointment of Mahmood Yakubu as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) on Wednesday, here are eight facts you probably did not know about the Professor of Political History and International Studies. Yakubu, a Professor of Political History and International Studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education [...]

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]]> Abuja Bomb Blasts: Don’t Cave In To Terror, Hon. Dogara Urges Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/abuja-bomb-blasts-dont-cave-in-to-terror-hon-dogara-urges-nigerians/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 23:25:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101858 Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has condemned Friday`s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and urged Nigerians not to cave in to terror. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, the Speaker described the attacks as [...]

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]]> Nigeria @ 55: Happy Times Will Be Here Again – Hon. Dogara https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-55-happy-times-will-be-here-again-hon-dogara/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:46:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101551 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said despite the hard times confronting Nigeria, the happy times will be here again. Dogara, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, said: “Nigerians have every reason to celebrate the 55 years of independence and over 100 [...]

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]]> Kogi Monarch Escaped Assassination By Unknown Gunmen On Eid Prayer Ground https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-monarch-escaped-assassination-unknown-gunmen-eid-prayer-ground/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:16:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100866 The Ejeh of Ankpa and Chairman, Ankpa Area Traditional Council in Kogi, Alhaji Ahmadu Yakubu, on Thursday, narrowly escaped assassination by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the alleged assassination attempt occurred at Eti-Aja Eid prayer ground in Ankpa, where the traditional ruler, in company with other Muslims, went to perform the Eid-el-Kabir [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Olu Of Warri’s Death Big Loss To Nigeria – Hon. Dogara https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-olu-of-warris-death-big-loss-to-nigeria-dogara/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:30:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-olu-of-warris-death-big-loss-to-nigeria-dogara/ The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the government and people of Delta State over the death of the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Godwin Edomi, Ogiame Atuwatse II. The monarch reportedly passed away in Lagos on Friday night after a brief illness. The speaker, in a condolence [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Use Your New Office To Push For Global Peace, Dogara Charges Bishop Idowu–Fearon https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-use-your-new-office-to-push-for-global-peace-dogara-charges-bishop-idowu-fearon/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 13:30:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-use-your-new-office-to-push-for-global-peace-dogara-charges-bishop-idowu-fearon/ The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated the Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon on his appointment as the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council of the Anglican Communion worldwide. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, the speaker said he is highly elated with the [...]

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]]> Speaker Dogara Not Planning To Strip Me Of My Powers, Says Lasun | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/speaker-dogara-not-planning-to-strip-me-of-my-powers-says-lasun-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:30:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/speaker-dogara-not-planning-to-strip-me-of-my-powers-says-lasun-nigeria/ Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun has denied that the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara is planning to strip him of some legislative responsibilities. There were unconfirmed reports on Thursday that an ad-hoc committee set up by the speaker had in its report recommended that the deputy speaker cease to be the Chairman of [...]

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]]> Corpse Of Stowaway Evacuated From Lagos Airport https://www.theinfostride.com/corpse-of-stowaway-evacuated-from-lagos-airport/ Sun, 15 Mar 2015 01:15:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/corpse-of-stowaway-evacuated-from-lagos-airport/ The Federal Airport Authority of Nigerian (FAAN), Saturday, evacuated the body of a suspected stowaway, who died at the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air plane – airbus A345, Reg CS-TFX at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos . General Manager, Public Affairs for FAAN, Yakubu Dati told newsmen that the corpse, which is yet [...]

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]]> Feed Me, I Will Score – Yakubu https://www.theinfostride.com/feed-me-i-will-score-yakubu/ Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:04:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=71336 Former Nigeria international striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni was in fine form on Friday as he spoke to the media for the first time since his move to English Championship side Reading. . The striker is confident of extending his scoring record in England even farther following his move to the Royals. . “I hope they feed [...]

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