The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised the Federal Government over its mounting debts to local contractors and pensioners, describing the situation as evidence of insensitivity to the suffering of Nigerians. The party made its position known in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The ADC warned that it is prepared to join the ongoing demonstrations by contractors and pensioners if the government fails to take urgent action. The party expressed concern over the plight of local contractors who have been camping for weeks at the Federal Ministry of Finance, carrying coffins to…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not allow individuals who recently joined the party from other platforms to “kill” it. Wike issued the warning on Sunday during the 104th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held at his official residence in Abuja. He criticised a faction of the PDP for flouting court judgments by conducting what he described as an “illegal convention,” stressing that the party must respect judicial processes if it hopes to regain Nigerians’ trust. According to the minister, the faction…
A political analyst, Hassan Ibrahim, has warned former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, against making statements or taking actions that could further heighten insecurity in the state. Ibrahim, who spoke in an exclusive interview with newsmen, also urged Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to set politics aside and focus on protecting lives and property amid rising security concerns. He said the situation must be viewed from two critical angles — Ganduje’s intentions and the current administration’s reactions. “The first angle is about Ganduje and what he is trying to achieve with his statements. The second angle is how the Kano…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed confidence that the ruling party will secure a decisive victory in the 2027 presidential election. Yilwatda, who also projected that the APC would win more states in the next general elections, made the assertion on Wednesday while receiving members of the Women Leaders Support Advancement, a political advocacy group promoting greater inclusion of women in governance, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. According to him, the optimism is driven by what he described as the growing nationwide acceptance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. “Our party…
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has dismissed reports claiming he has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and was indicted for diverting ₦1.9 trillion during his administration. Ikpeazu, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Enyinnaya Appolo, described the reports as “inaccurate, misleading and poorly verified.” According to the statement, the former governor remains a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and “indeed attended the most recent meeting of party stakeholders on November 18, 2025.” The statement faulted the publication that alleged Ikpeazu dumped the PDP in April 2024, insisting that…
Barely three months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu brokered peace between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his estranged political ally, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, tensions have resurfaced in Rivers State. InfoStride News gathered that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Wike, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, are preparing for another confrontation with the governor. Background of the Crisis The political conflict between Fubara and Wike erupted in late 2023, shortly after Fubara assumed office. The rift deepened in 2024 when the Amaewhule-led faction of the Assembly joined the fray. On December 11,…
The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained why Governor Caleb Mutfwang has not been welcomed into the party amid mounting speculation about a possible defection. In recent days, political groups across the state have staged rallies and press conferences, either endorsing or rejecting the governor’s rumoured move to the APC. Prominent party figures, including APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, have openly opposed the idea. Governor Mutfwang has repeatedly denied defecting, insisting instead that APC members have been trying to woo him. Speaking on the issue, APC State Chairman Rufus Bature said the governor must…
Former Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has dismissed allegations that he played a role in the disqualification of several governorship aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election in the state. The controversy followed the decision of the APC Screening Committee, which on Friday barred Senator Iyiola Omisore and six others from participating in the December 13 primary over alleged inconsistencies and gaps in their nomination documents. Those disqualified include former deputy governor Benedict Alabi; former presidential aide Babajide Omoworare; Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kunle Adegoke; businessman Dotun Babayemi; insurance expert Akin Ogunbiyi; and Babatunde Oralusi. Omisore, a…
Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has called for the deployment of drones to monitor Nigeria’s highways as part of renewed efforts to tackle rising insecurity across the country. Utomi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, urging state governors to work together to adopt modern security strategies. He expressed concern over what he described as a poor national attitude toward addressing insecurity, arguing that protecting major highways should not be difficult if treated as a priority. “How many highways do we have? We do not have a lot of highways,” he said.…
The Taraba State Government has relaxed the curfew imposed on Karim Lamido town and neighbouring villages following violent clashes over farmland ownership. The new curfew now runs from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., replacing the 24-hour restriction earlier enforced in the affected communities. The adjustment comes after authorities reported a gradual return to calm in the area, which was recently engulfed in a conflict that claimed at least 20 lives and destroyed homes and farmlands worth millions of naira. The violence was triggered by a dispute over ownership of fertile floodplain farmlands, now highly valuable due to dry-season farming and…
The Benin Republic military has confirmed the arrest of about a dozen soldiers, including the alleged ringleaders, following an attempted coup against President Patrice Talon. According to military sources, 13 individuals have been detained in connection with the plot. All but one of the suspects are active-duty soldiers, while the remaining detainee is a former service member. InfoStride News reports that the arrests followed a dramatic incident on Sunday morning, when a group of officers appeared on Benin’s national television, announcing the overthrow of President Talon and the dissolution of all state institutions. The officers, who introduced themselves as the…
The Edo State Government has said that while critics of Governor Monday Okpebholo may complain to remain relevant, they cannot dispute the scale and quality of the infrastructural development recorded in his first year in office. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin City, insisting that the administration has exceeded expectations despite initial doubts from opposition parties during the 2024 electioneering period. Afegbua said the Governor, once underrated by opponents, has “silenced sceptics” with far-reaching infrastructural and social investment projects across the state. He noted that public discourse…
A farmer identified as Magaji Mai’aya has been confirmed dead, while several others including a police officer sustained injuries following a violent clash between farmers and herders in Yelwan Musari village, Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State. An eyewitness, Ado Musa, told newsmen that armed herders invaded the community between Saturday and the early hours of Sunday, burning houses and local rice-milling factories during the attack. He said the confrontation was the latest eruption in months of rising tension after the killing of another farmer, Ya’u Namara, by herders last year. According to him, the attackers also blocked the…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure, has commended the successful conduct of the party’s congresses held across 35 states of the federation, describing the exercise as a major milestone for internal democracy. Abure, in a statement issued by the party’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, said the congresses—which began with ward congresses on Tuesday and concluded on Saturday—were free, fair and devoid of interference. He noted that the National Monitoring Team had not received any adverse report from any state throughout the exercise. According to him, the congresses, monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has condemned his exclusion from the party’s Osun State governorship primary, describing the screening process as biased, irregular, and influenced by vested interests. Omisore, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Saturday after meeting with the APC Screening Appeal Panel, said the decision to bar him and six other aspirants from the December 13 primary was “a complete farce.” He alleged that former Osun State Governor and current Minister of Marine Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, manipulated the process to favour Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, one of the two aspirants cleared to…
Former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, has formally handed over leadership to the newly constituted National Working Committee, NWC, led by Tanimu Turaki. The transition, which took place at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, followed the expiration of the Damagum-led NWC’s tenure on December 8, 2025, after months of leadership tussle with the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Speaking during the handover, Damagum said the new NWC has the responsibility to reunite and rebuild the party. “The beauty of it is that we were…
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has defended Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s decision to quit the party ahead of the 2026 governorship election, describing the move as a logical response to the PDP’s lingering internal crisis. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the PDP Vice Chairman for Lagos Central, Hakeem Olalemi, said Adeleke acted in his best political interest due to the party’s unresolved leadership tussles and weakened national structure. According to him, the PDP remains deeply fragmented and unable to provide the institutional support required for a sitting governor seeking a second term. Olalemi pointed…
Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, says Governor Ademola Adeleke will unveil his new political party before December 13, following his official resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Adeleke’s resignation was contained in a letter dated November 4 and submitted to PDP officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area. The development was confirmed on Monday. Speaking on a political programme on Rave FM, Osogbo, on Tuesday, Alimi said the governor’s exit was a result of persistent internal crises within the PDP. “The governor of Osun State has officially withdrawn from the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State has declared that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, remains more politically influential in the state than Governor Dauda Lawal. The party made the remark in a statement issued on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, while reacting to a report claiming that Governor Lawal had allegedly set a condition that Matawalle must be removed from office before he would consider defecting to the APC. Idris said the governor had previously shown interest in aligning with the APC but had not been transparent in his approach. According to him,…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on opposition parties to establish clear terms, shared principles, and well-defined agreements as they prepare for the 2027 general elections. Obi made the call in a video interview sighted by InfoStride News on Thursday, stressing that issues such as the rotation of political offices and informal power-sharing arrangements must be properly documented to prevent future disputes. While expressing support for the African Democratic Congress, ADC-led coalition, Obi said the coalition must earn the trust of Nigerians through transparency and a unified vision. According to him, opposition leaders are not…