Lere Oyewumi, the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national leadership is tactfully dealing with matters connected to the behavior of the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Oyewumi, a senator for Osun State’s Osun West Senatorial District, argued that the removal of any individual from the party was often politicized and that the party’s leadership was the best source of information on what action should be taken. He disclosed this on Friday during a press conference in Ikire in response to reporters’ inquiries. Nyesom Wike, a major PDP chieftain and the current…
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According to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) took over $550 billion in assets in 2015. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) released a statement on Thursday commemorating the party’s 25th anniversary on its official X, in which it accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of squandering Nigeria’s future by amassing N85 trillion in foreign debt in just eight years. When asked about its success, the PDP issued a statement reading in part, “Today, the PDP celebrates the resilience of Nigerians in the democratic process and particularly the founding leaders and teeming members of…
Some 2023 presidential hopefuls from the opposition parties have petitioned All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje to convince President Bola Tinubu to appoint them to cabinet positions. On behalf of the Forum of Concern Presidential Candidates, National Rescue Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Ambassador Felix Johnson Osakwe argued that Tinubu should incorporate the NRM into his cabinet since the NRM is committed to peace. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Action Peoples Party (APP) were among the Presidential contenders who met with Ganduje on Thursday in Abuja. He claimed that the…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has just expelled 26 of its own members. On Thursday, Infostride News claimed that the party has removed 84 members for engaging in anti-party politics. The former governor of Osun State and current Interior Minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Rauf Aregbesola, had 84 members dismissed, three of them were Aregbesola supporters. Rauf Aregbesola has some supporters among the 26 APC members in Osun who have been suspended. Noinclude Moshood Adeoti was the previous chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the secretary of the state government in Osun.…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Daniel Bwala has said that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike will be dismissed from the party when the time is right. On Thursday, Bwala appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today program to answer viewers’ queries. According to Infostride News, ex-Rivers State governor Wike dared the PDP leadership to suspend or expel him for his role in the election of All Progressives Congress, APC, president Bola Tinubu. However, Bwala assured that Wike would be suspended and eventually removed from the PDP, despite the party’s relative silence on the matter. Everyone knows Wike loves drama,…
The Abia State Accountant General, Mrs. Njum Onyemenam, responded on Wednesday to a protest by some state employees over the non-payment of their salaries by stating that 95% of the state’s workforce has been paid. She added that 57% of retirees in the state were paid in full while 43% received only half of their pension. The live interview took place on FLO 94.9 FM Umuahia and featured the accountant general. Onyemenam urged state employees to help with the current physical verification process by saying that it was in everyone’s best interest. We’ve paid over 95% of government workers, however…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his sympathies to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the national flag, over his death on Wednesday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said that Akinkunmi, who created the flag in 1958, left a generational heritage. Tinubu condoled friends and acquaintances of the retired government servant, whom he said “dedicated his life to the service of the nation, sharing knowledge and experience with old and young, and inspiring many to think and act patriotically.” The President reiterated that the green and white flag remains a…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has been summoned to testify before the House Ad hoc committee probing the non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and the utilization of money. The committee has ordered Madein’s arrest unless he appears before it on September 7. This was disclosed on Thursday, when the Director of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) testified before the committee in Abuja over the non-remittance to the NHF. The committee had requested an explanation from IPPIS under the Office of the AGF as to why it had not made a payment to…
Mr. Alagoa Morris, the Bayelsa Coordinator of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has switched parties and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) instead of the Labour Party (LP). Morris, an advocate for environmental protection, made the declaration on Thursday in Yenagoa, a week before the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election. He said that he fully supports Gov. Duoye Diri’s re-election because he has done so much good, some of which is not public knowledge. The incumbent governor is the best of the big candidates, so I’ve decided to back him,” he explained. Based on the local candidates running…
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal allowed Ken Pela, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for governor in Delta, to file a new petition against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori before the Delta State Election Tribunal. According to Infostride News, the Tribunal ruled against LP in his case against Governor Sheriff since Sheriff did not show up to his pre-hearing. Unhappy with the outcome, Pela appealed the election tribunal’s ruling to Abuja’s Court of Appeal. Ken Pela’s case will go before the Delta tribunal panel as a result of the Appeal verdict. Meanwhile, Ken Pela has not been officially recognized the winner of…
According to Alarabiya News, the military junta in Gabon arrested the president’s son following Wednesday’s coup. Senior military soldiers in Gabon overthrew Ali Bongo, who had just been re-elected for a third term, on Wednesday, according to a report from Infostride News. According to the news, Bongo’s son was detained and accused of treason. President Ali Bongo, who is said to be under house arrest with his family and doctors nearby, was initially reported to be in this situation by the military. Mohammed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, was overthrown on July 26 by a military coup.
Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker and prominent social critic, has blamed poisoned elections for the decline of democracy in Africa. After a coup in the Central African country, Sani has made this statement. After President Ali Bongo was re-elected for a third term, military officers in Gabon reportedly stated earlier in the day that they had seized power. On Tuesday, senior military leaders reportedly made the announcement on national television, as reported by the BBC. The officials reportedly made public their decision to nullify Saturday’s election result, which the opposition had dismissed as fraudulent. However, Sani has said on…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) National Working Committee (NWC) has denied reports that its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been suspended. This was announced at a press conference held on Wednesday at the NNPP national headquarters in Abuja by the party’s national auditor, Ladipo Johnson. Former Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Johnson said the suspension was illegal. Kwankwaso was suspended for six months on Tuesday following a parallel National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Lagos, presided over by Boniface Aniebonan, the former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). Major Agbo, formerly the party’s national publicity secretary,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to suspend or discipline him. Wike stated this on Wednesday during his interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Infostride News recalls that the immediate past governor of Rivers State and a member of the major opposition party, PDP, was sworn in as minister of FCT some days ago under the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Addressing the backslash he received following his appointment, Wike said he informed PDP leadership before…
In Osun State, 84 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been dismissed for alleged anti-party activities. Tajudeen Lawal, the party’s State chairperson, announced the news in a statement released on Wednesday. It explained that a Disciplinary Committee was formed by the State Executive Committee to look into the complaints lodged against certain members. Rasak Salinsile, a former Vice Chairman of the Osun APC and Chairman of a group of the party loyal to Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun State and ex-minister of the interior, is at the head of the list of expelled party members. Among the…
Alhaji Suleiman Adamu Gummi, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs in Zamfara State, has promised to restore and strengthen Islamic Sharia there. Gummi told reporters in Gusau, the state capital, that his ministry is reaching out to relevant parties and authorities to secure the establishment of Sharia law in Zamfara. Because “this present administration is new,” he added, “we are advising the citizens of the state to exercise patience with it.” He urged Muslim religious leaders to serve as advisors to the state administration out of respect for Allah and in honesty. Earlier, Malam Bashiru Surajo, the ministry’s permanent secretary, praised…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma of using violence, smear campaigns, and propaganda against the citizens of the state. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that Governor Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo was terrified of a PDP victory in the next governorship election on November 11, 2023. “APC is frustrated by the open rejection of Uzodimma by majority of the people of the state due to his abysmal failure in office, the excruciating economic hardship, and the mindless killing of thousands of innocent Imo citizens…
President Bola Tinubu and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on the phone about the recent revolution in Gabon that overthrew President Ali Bongo. Journalists in Abuja were made aware of the phone call on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. According to him, the two heads of state talked extensively on the importance of bolstering constitutional democracies across Africa. During their discussion, both heads of state reportedly stressed the need of maintaining a democratic form of government. According to Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu spoke at length with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
The suspension of the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been called a “Nollywood and Hollywood joke” by Buba Galadima, one of the party’s founding fathers and chieftains. According to Infostride News’s reporting, on Tuesday, a segment of the party suspended Kwankwaso and other members for “anti-party activities in various meetings.” The group asserted that “material evidence” proved the party’s presidential candidate from February 25 had engaged in operations against the party. Galadima, speaking on a Tuesday night program on Channels TV, countered that the NNPP leaders responsible for the announcement of Kwankwaso’s suspension had…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has spoken out against the leaking of an audio recording of bribery that has been making the rounds online. Yusuf Idris Gusau, publicity secretary for the APC in the state, made this announcement in a press release. In the statement, he stated, “Anas Sani Anka is not a card holding member nor a good supporter of the APC in any form. He is not a party officer and has never served in a political position for the APC administration, thus his comments cannot be attributed to the party. Since the present trajectory…