Members of The Osun Progressives, a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have embarked on a protest. InfoStride News had reported earlier that the faction which has the support of Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of the state and Interior Minister was planning a protest in the state and Abuja against the State chairman of the party, Gboyega Famoodun. The protest which started from the popular Olaiya flyover and junction in Osogbo at the time of filing this report saw the protesters with various placards, chanting different solidarity songs. They was marching towards the APC state secretariat,…
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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai has revealed details of the Monday meeting between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and governors elected on the platform of the party. According to El-Rufai, a director-general has been picked for APC presidential campaign council. Speaking after the meeting, he noted that other positions in the council are being discussed. The governor said President Muhammadu Buhari and Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the APC, would be briefed before a formal announcement. “We came to report on an assignment given to us by our Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun State chapter has accused the self-styled The Osun Progressives (TOP), a faction in the party backed by the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, of planning a violent protest in the State and Abuja against the State chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famoodun. This was contained in a statement by Media Adviser to Osun APC chairman, Kola Olabisi on Monday. Olabisi said the group across the State and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emerged to sponsor a series of protests against Famodun. The APC accused TOP members of openly celebrating…
An Abuja-based activist, Deji Adeyanju, has alleged that the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso is supporting his counterpart from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Adeyanju said Kwankwaso believes that Tinubu would make him the next president if he wins in 2023. He pointed out that it will take another Southern and Northern presidential candidate 16 years to rule Nigeria if Tinubu wins in 2023. In a series of tweets, Adeyanju: “If Tinubu becomes president, it will take another presidential aspirant from the South 16yrs to be president and same for a Northern candidate. “This…
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Malaysia on Tuesday and was expected to visit Taiwan, escalating tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory. The plane carrying Pelosi and her delegation left from a Malaysian air force base after a brief stopover that included a lunch meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, an official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release details to the media. Pelosi is on an Asian tour this week that is being closely watched to see if she will defy China’s warnings against visiting Taiwan. It was…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday as part of plans to reconcile the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and other aggrieved party members. The Chairman of BoT, Senator Walid Jibrin told the media Thursday that the BoT would also meet with presidential aspirants. He expressed concern that the primary election that produced the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and the subsequent appointment of the Governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as the vice presidential candidate was causing unnecessary confusion among some PDP members. Jibrin stressed…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP says the ruling All Progressives Congress and opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP are jittery over the looming defeat in the coming 2023 General election. The Jigawa State NNPP gubernatorial candidate, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa service. He said he is confident that the electorates would not repeat the previous mistakes and vote for the APC and PDP for their failure to secure the Nation for the past 22 years in power. “The growing and acceptability of the party and popularity of the candidates in Jigawa State and…
Lawan Mammodu Kori, a former house of representatives member who represented the Nangere/Potiskum federal constituency from 2007 to 2011 has announced his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Kori who disclosed this to newsmen in his country home, Potiskum, Yobe State also expressed optimism that Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential flag bearer will win the forthcoming election come 2023. “I have decided to dump the ruling APC and join the PDP because in the past I belonged to the PDP family who gave me their mandate to represent them at the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011, I remain grateful…
Yusuf Datti, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has disassociated himself from various social media accounts attributed to him. Datti who spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Monday described the accounts as fake, warning he has not been on social media for about a decade. He said that some years back, suspected impostors opened various social media accounts in his name without his knowledge or approval, prompting him to lodge complaints which were never attended to by the operators. “I hereby dissociate my humble self from the creation, ownership and operation of any such social media…
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, Taiwanese media reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources, as China warned that its military would never “sit idly by” if she were to visit the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. One of the newspapers, the Liberty Times, said Pelosi was scheduled to visit Taiwan’s parliament on Wednesday morning before continuing her Asia trip, which began earlier on Monday in Singapore. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had no comment on reports of Pelosi’s travel plans. Amid widespread speculation over whether…
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has claimed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is his friend. Okowa said this while commenting on the ongoing crisis in the PDP. The Delta State governor said he is making an effort to reach out to Wike, adding that everything is being settled bit by bit. InfoStride News recalls that Wike is disgruntled over PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Okowa as his running mate. Atiku had rejected the recommendations of a committee he set up to select his running mate after his victory at the…
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had stated that it was not planning to hold any local government election in the State. The spokesperson of the Commission, Babatunde Fanawopo debunked the rumour via a phone conversation with the media on Monday in Osogbo. Fanawopo stated that it is only OSSIEC that is backed by law to announce such exercise. He also stated that the information regarding such an exercise would come directly from the Chairman of the Commission. Unconfirmed reports have stated that the commission had planned to hold local government elections in the State on October 29, 2022.…
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters, retired Col. Garba Moyi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by Malam Bashar Abubakar, Special Assistant, New Media, to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto North) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that this is coming barely 24 hours after the defection of Tangaza Local Government Council Chairman, Alhaji Salihu Kalanjeni from the PDP to the APC. Kalanjeni defected alongside eight serving councillors and two ex-councillors. He said Moyi was received into the fold of the APC…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied reports claiming mass defection from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Argungun, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja, on Sunday. Argungun said that contrary to the report, only two lawmakers: Sen. Adamu Aliero and Sen. Abdullahi Yahaya left the APC for PDP, adding that the duo left because they were defeated at the party’s primaries in Kebbi. The former deputy governor of Kebbi also described the report as mischievous and fictitious, aimed at popularising the opposition party in…
The Democratic Party on Saturday delayed a decision on potentially reordering its primary calendar for the 2024 presidential election until after November’s midterm elections. The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee had planned to decide during meetings in Washington beginning next week whether to recommend that presidential voting should continue to begin with Iowa and New Hampshire. That’s amid calls by some party leaders and activists that more diverse states, including the current No. 3 and No. 4, Nevada and South Carolina, should move up. The committee was also mulling adding a fifth early primary contest prior to Super Tuesday when…
The Ebonyi State Electoral Commission has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the local government elections held on Saturday. The Commission said the ruling party won the polls in all the 13 local government areas of the state. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC), Mr Jossy Eze, made the announcement in Abakaliki on Sunday at the commission’s Headquarters. According to Eze, APC won all the 13 local government chairmanship seats and the 171 councillorship seats. He commended the electorate for ensuring that the polls…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged Muslims in Nigeria to strive toward emulating Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by preaching social justice, love, peace and unity. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, gave the charge in a statement on Saturday in Abuja while congratulating Muslims on the beginning of the new Islamic year 1444 AH, following sighting of the new moon of the month of Muharram. The Islamic New Year, also known as the Arabic New Year or Hijrah New Year, is the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The starting point of the…
Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. They met at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence of the former leader. A statement by spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi said Tambuwal arrived at about 1:30 pm with some of his key aides. The governor and his host ended the parley at about 2:40 pm, where national issues were discussed. Obasanjo had his lunch with his guest who later prayed at the mosque inside OOPL before leaving the premises.
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, was on Sunday declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress’ Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone fresh primary election. Earlier, the chairman of the APC electoral panel, Prof Emmanuel Adebayo Kehinde said that five contestants participated in the fresh primary election of the party. The election, which took place at the Afikpo North Local Government Area headquarters, witnessed the presence of prominent stakeholders of the state, including the members of the state executive council. The contestants included; Austin Chukwu Umahi, David Umahi, Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, Mrs Ibiam Margret Ezenwanyi, and Mrs Chiko Elizabeth…
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak said on Sunday that racism is not a factor in the Conservative Party membership’s decision to vote for the next party leader and successor of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. The finalist in the race to 10 Downing Street who is trailing his opponent, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in surveys during the leadership election campaign set to conclude on September 5, dismissed factors such as gender or ethnicity would play a part in Tory members’ postal ballots from next week. It followed an Indian-origin businessman and Conservative Party donor, Lord Rami Ranger, saying in a…