China’s Parliament on Friday unanimously endorsed an unprecedented third five-year term for President Xi Jinping. Xi, 69, was re-elected by the once-in-a-five-year Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) as its leader in October last year, becoming the first Chinese leader after the party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power beyond the two five-year terms. China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC) often described as the rubber stamp Parliament, for its mechanical and routine endorsement of the decisions of the CPC on Friday voted on the expected lines ratifying Xi’s third term. Xi is widely expected…
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The former chairman of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Dienye Pepple has challenged the dissolution of the Rivers State executives of the party by the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure. Pepple, who briefed journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday, said the dissolution of the Rivers State executives by the national chairman was not in line with the party’s constitution. He claimed that the issue is being handled by the National Working Committee of the party and therefore, everything must remain status quo. Pepple insisted that he remains the chairman of the party in Rivers, pending the decision…
Ahead of the March 18 governorship election, Dr Alex Otti, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State, has rubbished claims that his party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, had an agreement with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Okey Ahiwe, in the state. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Friday, Otti said that there was no such agreement, adding that Obi is a man of honour. According to Otti, Obi would be in Abia to campaign for him ahead of the governorship election. He said: “I know for…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman, North-west, Salihu Lukman has called for an emergency national convention where a new national leadership of the party would be elected. Lukman in a statement issued Friday also called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore. He stressed that with a National Chairman who is also a Muslim, it would be important that every necessary step is taken to inject a change of leadership in the party so that a new National Chairman who is a Christian can take over.…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has vowed to chase the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu and some other leaders of the party out of the PDP. Gov. Wike made the vow at the commissioning of a road project in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday. Wike blamed the loss of the PDP in the just-concluded presidential election on those who he said refused to obey the Constitution of the PDP. He promised to chase them out of the party and start the process of…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Thursday urged traditional leaders to be cautious of their conduct and utterances as Nigerians elect leaders at different levels. Lalong made the call during the coronation of the eighth Long Piapung of Piapung nation, Miskoom Lawrence Nashel, at the TRCM school, Pianpung, in Mikang Local Government Area ahead of the March 18 governorship election. He said, “While I admonish His Royal Highness and all other traditional rulers to be careful of their conduct and utterances during the political season. “I urge you to continue to support us by ensuring that those to take…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has called on all residents of Rivers State to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 18 governorship poll, saying the state governor, Nyesom Wike cannot be trusted. In a statement issued on Friday by its President-General, Goodluck Ibem, the coalition alleged that the current administration aided the rigging of the just concluded presidential election. Reports of how Labour Party’s votes were manipulated and counted for the All Progressives Congress, APC, had trended online. COSEYL also alleged that Igbos residing in the state had been threatened to vote for…
Governorship candidates in Abia State have signed a peace accord in preparation for next week’s guber and House of Assembly polls. The peace accord signing event, put together by the Abia State Police Command was held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Umuahia. Guber candidates and Chairmen of different political parties in the state were all in attendance. In his remarks at the event, Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Bala explained that the peace agreement was put together to ensure peaceful Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia State. The Commissioner of Police who assured that officers and…
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state of allegedly moving huge sums of money from government accounts into private bank accounts for subsequent disbursement to induce voters in the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections. Director-General of the Party’s Governorship Campaign Council in Kwara, Professor Ali Ahmad made the accusation at a press conference in Ilorin on Thursday. He said, “we have correct and factual information about how political office holders, private individuals outside government, influential people in our society and even bureaucrats receive huge money from government accounts and…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has threatened members of his constituency to vote only for the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, or risk not getting any attention from him. In a video making the rounds on the social media, Soludo was seen telling members of Igbo-Uwku/Aguata 2 State constituency that if they vote another person from another party other than APGA, he would be paying him salaries only. The governor also said it is only his friend who belongs to the same political party that would have access to him. ”Any person who I will work…
The National Chairman of Accord, Muhammad Nalado on Wednesday said that the party is not in any alliance with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. InfoStride News learnt that the chairman of the party in the state, Mr Kolade Ojo and some executive members of the party have declared their support for Makinde. Makinde is re-contesting on the platform of PDP, while the gubernatorial candidate of the party is Chief Adebayo Adelabu. Nalado while reacting to the alleged endorsement of Makinde by the party’s executives added that such endorsement is the handiwork of political jobbers. While declaring that Adelabu and…
A key senatorial committee on Wednesday voted 13-8 to advance the nomination of Eric Garcetti as US Ambassador to India. Garcetti, 52, is the former mayor of Los Angeles and his nomination has been pending before the US Congress since July 2021, when he was nominated for this prestigious diplomatic posting by President Joe Biden. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee at its business meeting on Wednesday voted 13-8 in favor of the nomination of Garcetti. Now the nomination heads to the Senate floor for a fill vote. Two Republican Senators — Todd Young and Bill Hagerty — Wednesday afternoon…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it respects the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the governorship and state house of assembly elections. The national exercise was Wednesday night moved from Saturday 11th March to Saturday 18th March 2023. The shift followed the ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the presidential election. APC noted INEC’s assurance that data from the presidential and national assembly elections will be properly backed up on its cloud facilities. A statement on Thursday by National Publicity Secretary, Felix…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Plateau Central Senatorial Zone, Golkuna Gotom has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Plateau State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Oliver Agundu to prevail on the Returning Officer of Plateau Central Senatorial zone to declare the correct results. He also alleged that there were mutilation of the aforementioned results, wrong computing and allocation of votes to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He also decried the none usage of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) in some electoral wards in Kanam…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has been urged to vacate the political scene for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso. This was as Atiku was urged to retire from active politics and return to Dubai where he is based. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist made the call in a tweet on Thursday. “Atiku should go back to Dubai and retire from politics. He should exit the scene and leave Kwankwaso & Obi to become the new perpetual contestants,” Adeyanju wrote. Atiku came second in the just…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke on Thursday presented bond certificates to contributory pensioners in the state. Altogether, bond certificates worth N1.528 billion were presented to retired workers from both the state civil service and local government service. The sum of N350 million was equally released as gratuities to retired staff of primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions, civil servants and staff of parastatals. Addressing the beneficiaries, Governor Adeleke apologised on behalf of the state government for the ill-treatment experienced in the past by retirees. In his words: “Permit me to first apologize, on behalf of Osun State to…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, felicitated with Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the LP governorship candidate in Lagos State on his 40th birthday celebration. Obi, in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, wished Rhodes-Vivour victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial polls, which according to him would usher in a new and better Lagos. Rhodes-Vivour will be challenging the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Abdulazeez Adediran of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the highly coveted seat. “Dear @GRVlagos, on behalf of my family, and the…
Ahead of the March 11 governorship and National Assembly elections in Katsina State, the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hatched plans to import thugs from Kano and Zamfara states to mar the process. Calling on security agencies, INEC and the general public to take note of the alleged plot, the Director General of the Katsina APC Campaign Council, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, at a press conference on Tuesday evening said: “The Peoples Democratic Party have resolved to foment trouble having realised that they are going to lose the March…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday, turned down the request of the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Gregory Obi seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from reconfiguring the BVAS equipment used for the conduct of the February 25 Presidential election. The Court held that granting the request would jeopardize the electoral body in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The Court agreed with INEC that information on accreditation contained in the BVAS devices had been uploaded into its back up server and could be accessed at any time.…
The students from all tertiary institutions in Ogun State have called on their parents, guardians and all the good people of the state to come out en masse on Saturday to vote for Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor to actualise his re-election bid so as to continue with the good work he is doing in the state, especially the transformation going on in the education sector in the state. The students made the call under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS), National Association of University Students (NAUS), the Progressive…