The All Progressives Congress has assured that the satanic killings of innocent Nigerians in Zamfara villages by terrorists won’t go unpunished. The party expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families that lost loved ones and also commiserated with the government and people of the state. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, said this in a statement issued Monday, where he assured Nigerians that banditry and insurgency would be crushed. He said the President Muhammadu Buhari government has been steadfast in retooling the armed forces, recruitment of personnel and intensified training to…
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A group, the Forum of Enugu 2019 Governorship Candidates, on Sunday, passed a vote of confidence in Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the State. They made their position known while refuting a publication which had asked Governor Ugwuanyi to call his loyalists to order. The Forum said the publication did not emanate from the 2019 Governorship Candidates and did not in any way represent the views of its members. A statement to that effect, made available to newsmen, was signed by Hon. Obioma Nnamani, Coordinator, Forum of Enugu Governorship Candidates 2019, Dr. Gerald Abonyi, Hon. Dr. Afam Ani, Hon. Engr. Chinedu…
Following a meeting on Wednesday at the residence of Senator Abdullahi Adamu in Abuja, the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, governor Mai Mala Buni is to realign the party’s structure in Gombe State. The party structure has been a subject of feud between Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje and governor Inuwa Yahaya. Buni is to lead other chieftains of the party to meet with Goje over the reorganisation of the party structure in Gombe State as soon as possible. The scheduled meeting with Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, was part of the resolutions reached…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has asked the National Reconciliation Committee to disregard whatever was contained in the petitions forwarded to it by the dissenting members of the party called “The Osun Progressives, TOP”. The party, on Sunday, alleged that members of the group – The Osun Progressives, TOP – are already holding meetings with the opposition. The factional chairman of the APC in Osun, Rasaq Salinsile, had demanded that Governor Oyetola should resign from the National Caretaker and Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee since he has declared his intention to contest for a second…
Iraq’s new parliament held its first session on Sunday, nearly three months after Iraqis voted in a general election whose results have been contested by powerful Iran-backed factions. The meeting ushers in what is likely to be a lengthy period of political wrangling among rival groups to choose a new president and prime minister. As leader of the biggest bloc, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion has the upper hand in choosing the new prime minister. But he will have to manage tensions with rival Shiite groups…
Two of the leading aspirants in the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar will be in their 70s by 2023. Mr Tinubu will be 71 years old in 2023, while Atiku Abubakar will be 77 at the same time. The recent comment by President Muhammadu Buhari that at his age, he is struggling with the rigour of the office, has brought the question of age into the front burner of the national discourse on the 2023 race. The 79-year-old President had said, “And about my age, yes, I see my colleagues, they are now resting and I assure…
A founding member of governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has commended the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the timely clarification of its stand on zoning the 2023 Presidency. The PDP had through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, clarified on Sunday that it was yet to zone its presidential ticket contrary to claims by former Governor, Babangida Aliyu. Ologunagba had stated: “The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party has been drawn to comments and speculations from certain individuals claiming that our party has zoned its presidential ticket to a particular part of the country. “This is…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2022 Governorship Primary Election in Ekiti State. The APC has equally fixed January 27, 2022 for the conduct of the Governorship Primary Election in the state. This was in accordance with provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines, This was contained in the party’s official notice issued by the National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudodehe. INEC has fixed June 18, 2022 for the Ekiti governorship…
Former Minister of State for Health, Engr. Fidelis Nwankwo, has urged stakeholders and leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, to obey and implement rotation of the governorship seat, which started from the northern part of the state in 1999. InfoStride News gathered that Ebonyi is made up of three senatorial zones; north, central and south and rotation of governorship started from the north, which had Sam Egwu as the first civilian governor, then followed by central zone, which had Martin Elechi and finally, David Umahi, from southern zone. Nwankwo, who served as a minister under President…
At least three people were killed and 14 others trapped in debris after a building collapsed due to a suspected gas leak at a Sub-District Office in southwest China on Friday. The blast occurred at the Sub-District office in Wulong District’s Chongqing Municipality, trapping 27 people. Thirteen people had been pulled out from the debris, three of whom died during rescue efforts, state-run CGTN-TV quoted the on-site emergency response team as saying. The accident took place at 12:10 pm local time due to a suspected gas leakage which triggered the explosion and caused the collapse of the canteen building, the…