Seven members of the Imo State Working Committee (SWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have resigned from their various positions and dumped the party. The officials announced their resignation in a statement they jointly signed, which was made available to the media by Collins Opurozor, the Imo PDP State publicity secretary, on Sunday in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Those who resigned are Sir Martins Ejiogu, deputy chairman, Ray Emeana, secretary, and Greg G.O.C. Nwadike, youth leader. Others include Collins Opurozor, publicity secretary; Mrs Maria Mbakwe, women leader; Josiah Eze, treasurer; and Chibuisi Obido, vice chairman, Orlu Zone. The…
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has voided the suspension of its Imo chairman, Chief Charles Duruimo, by the local government chairmen of the party. Dr Agbo Major, the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, stated this at a news conference in Abuja, NAN reports. Major explained that the decision was taken by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the NNPP. “Recently, there was a leadership disagreement in the Imo Chapter of our great party in which the State Chairman, Duruimo, was purportedly suspended by aggrieved officers in the state over alleged anti-party activities. “The national leadership of the party led by…
Reno Omokri, a popular social commentator, has claimed that the legal team of Peter Obi of the Labour Party at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is an embarrassment. Omokri, media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in his official Twitter handle on Saturday. Omokri, a staunch supporter of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said he is disappointed at the nature of the witnesses and evidence Obi’s legal team brought before the Tribunal. He alleged that Obi’s counsels are making ‘schoolboy errors’ by blundering their schedule of documents and then asking for more time. He noted that…
Popular Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has chided the Obidient Movement, supporters of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, over their role in the recently concluded 2023 general election. Infostride News reports Wole Soyinka, speaking at the launch of his book, “The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain”, on Friday, maintained that the Obidients were fascist. Responding to a lawyer and poet Ogaga Ifowodo’s question about why he called Obidients fascists, he used the 2020 EndSARS protest as an example of a struggle driven by pure truth. According to him, EndSARS is one of the most successful movements…
A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, on Saturday, faulted comments by a former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, should not be released from DSS custody. The Igbo group said contrary to Dokubo’s claim, Kanu’s continued incarceration has caused unimaginable insecurity in the Southeast, insisting that the Biafra agitator be granted a presidential pardon. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the faction’s Secretary-General said Kanu’s detention was destabilizing and crumbling the economy of the Southeast. During his visit to President Bola Tinubu, the former militant leader had said Kanu should not be released,…
Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf, has reaffirmed the commitment of his government to enhancing the existing diplomatic relationship between Kano State and the French Republic. The governor made this pledge during a meeting with the French Ambassador to Nigeria at the government house on Friday. Representing the Governor, his Deputy Aminu Gwarzo, highlighted the efforts of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in establishing and maintaining a progressive relationship with the French Government. Gwarzo specifically mentioned the establishment of French-speaking secondary schools by Sen. Kwankwaso in Madobi town and two others in the Republic of Niger. During her address, the…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has warned the police against restoring the disbanded Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) in Rivers State. Some media users have been alleging profiling and indiscriminate arrests after sightings of police officers operating like SARS in Port Harcourt and other areas. Fubara raised the issue on Friday at the Government House during a meeting with the new Commissioner of Police, Nwoyi Polycarp Emeka. The governor urged the commissioner to investigate the complaints and halt any form of harassment of law-abiding individuals. “The importance of security is a collective responsibility of all stakeholders. We urge you to get to the…
The United States Government on Friday announced a ban targeting Ugandan officials, citing human rights abuses and corruption. The Department of State said it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Joe Biden administration noted that the U.S. government will continue to evaluate additional actions under the policy. The affected individuals are accused of being responsible for/complicit in corruption, undermining the democratic process, and abusing human rights, including those of LGBTQI+ persons. Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, enacted in late May, prescribes prosecution and life imprisonment or the death penalty for…
Mr Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Dokubo made the call after he visited President Tinubu in Aso Rock on Friday. Recall that Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, had called for the release of Kanu when he met with President Bola Tinubu. But Dokubo said Kalu should be made to face the law because releasing him will fuel impunity. “His release would fuel impunity; during EndSars, Nnamdi Kanu was walking free. What did he do? He poured petrol on the…
Russia has “successfully maintained economic stability” in the face of “unprecedented challenges”, President Vladimir Putin said during a plenary session of the 26th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. “Positive macroeconomic trends are gaining momentum and becoming increasingly apparent,” Putin was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying on Friday. Russia’s GDP could achieve a growth rate of about 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent this year, which will enable the country to retain its place among the world’s leading economies, he said. Inflation stays close to a historical low of 2.9 per cent and unemployment stands at a record…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has been called upon to as a matter of urgency reinstate three suspended monarchs in the state. Adeleke was also advised to stop playing politics with the traditions of the Yoruba tradition. This call was made by the World Institute of Peace, a civil society group based in Osun. Infostride News recalled that upon inauguration in November 2022, Governor Ademola Adeleke signed an Executive Order putting a hold on the installation of the Owa of Igbajo, Akirun of Ikirun and Aree of Iree. The three monarchs were appointed by his predecessor, former Governor Adegboyega…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi has described famous Nigerian entertainer, Charly Boy, also known as Area Father as a pillar in the pursuit of a better Nigeria. Obi in a one-minute video posted on Twitter by Charly Boy, congratulated the singer on his 73rd birthday. According to Obi, Charly Boy has “been consistently consistent in his commitment to a better society”, stressing that the singer uses his talent to care for humanity. He said, “On behalf of my family, I wish to most sincerely congratulate my very dear elder brother, Charly Boy popularly known…
The National Collation Agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25 presidential election, Senator Dino Melaye on Friday in Abuja, told the Presidential Election Petition Court that election collation errors by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, led to the declaration of President Bola Tinubu. Melaye informed the court that he left the National Collation Centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja when the alleged deliberate errors became unbearable and intolerable to him. Senator Melaye testified as a star witness for former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, whose joint petition with the PDP seeks nullification of Tinubu’s…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up about the rift between him and President Bola Tinubu when he was the governor of Lagos State. Obasanjo dismissed claims that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when Tinubu was governor. In January 2023, Tinubu had recalled how Obasanjo seized the allocations of Lagos State when he was president. He said the seizure of the revenue of Lagos State by Obasanjo triggered his intellectual capacity and those of his lieutenants to make Lagos what it is today. Speaking during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the ex-President described Tinubu’s…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Nyerere Chinenye Anyim, has lauded the recent inauguration of presiding officers and members of the tenth national assembly. He particularly felicitated the member representing Bende federal constituency in Abia State in the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on his unanimous election as the Deputy speaker of the lower chamber. Anyim, in a statement on Friday, described Benjamin Kalu’s emergence as the Deputy Speaker of the green chamber as a true affirmation of confidence reposed in him by the leadership of the governing APC in Nigeria. Anyim who doubles also as pioneer former…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has been criticized for allegedly exposing how senators voted for him. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Akpabio’s action was unstatesmanly. Adeyanju said Akpabio’s action of exposing how senators voted can divide the senate. Tweeting, the rights activist recalled that former Senate President, Bukola Saraki tore the list in 2015. According to Adeyanju: “What Senate President Akpabio did to his colleagues by exposing those that voted for/ against him publicly is not statesmanly & will divide the Senate. “He is the first Senate President to do such a thing. Saraki shredded the list in 2015 after…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Vice Chairman, North-west, Dr. Salihu Lukman, Friday, alleged that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdulahi Adamu and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore squandered N30 billion realised during the sale of forms for the 2023 elections. Lukman in a statement titled; ‘Rebuilding the APC to Reform Nigerian Politics: Task Before President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, alleged that both Adamu and Omisore have embarked on spending extravaganza based on their discretionary decisions without any form of budget as required by the APC constitution He said with the election of principal officers in the…
Dr Cairo Ojougboh, an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain has charged Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, to use his wealth of experience to help him deliver his campaign promises to Nigerians. He gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja while congratulating Gbajabiamila, who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly, on his appointment. Ojougboh, a former lawmaker representing Ika Federal Constituency, described Gbajabiamila as the right man with proven track records for the office, saying his appointment was well deserved. “I recall when we all arrived at…
The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed a video of the purported arrest of its National Chairman, Comrade Julius Abure. The leadership said the video was being circulated by “renegade former members” led by Lamidi Apapa, a former acting chairman. A statement on Friday by National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh said the clip was published by a former youth leader, Anselem Eragbe. It showed police officers arguing among themselves over an issue, but neither Abure nor any party leader appeared. Ifoh informed the public that security agencies have no reason whatsoever to seek the arrest of the LP chairman. If they…
Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia could “theoretically” use nuclear weapons if there was a threat to its territorial integrity or existence, but that it did not need to. He was speaking at the plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Putin also touted Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war. “Nuclear weapons have been made to ensure our security in the broadest sense of the word and the existence of the Russian state, but we… have no such need (to use them),”…