A group rooting for Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential in 2023, has dissociated itself from the factional crisis rocking the party in Ekiti State. The group tagged: ‘The Atiku Mobilisers’ (TAM), said it regrets the polarisation of Ekiti PDP into two factions, urging the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee to wade into the matter and bring the contending forces together. A group of SWC members, loyal to former Governor Ayodele Fayose, had on Monday elected one Alaba Agboola, a known protege of Senator Biodun Olujimi to replace the former State Chairman of the party, Bisi Kolawole.…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
More South Koreans disapprove of the way President Yoon Suk-yeol handles state affairs for the third straight week, with the gap between his disapproval and approval ratings widening outside the margin of error, a survey showed Wednesday. The Rnsearch poll of 1,028 voters conducted from Saturday to Monday showed 42.6 per cent of respondents approved of the way Yoon handled state affairs while 53 per cent gave a negative assessment of his performance, Yonhap news agency reported. It marked the third week in which Yoon’s disapproval rating was higher than his approval rating and the first time the gap between…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has said that his visitation to Rivers State earlier last month was not for a gang-up. Following Governor Nyesom Wike’s arrival from Abuja after he lost the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Obi was one of the prominent politicians that visited the Rivers State capital to meet the Governor behind closed doors. There were suggestions that the former Anambra Governor, who dumped the PDP prior to the main opposition party’s presidential primaries, was in Port Harcourt to form an alliance with Wike or to convince him…
Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem has explained why critical party stakeholders in the state did not attend Monday’s unveiling of Lady Emana Duke Ambrose-Amawhe as the party’s running mate to Senator Sandy Onor. Ikem appeared on Let’s Talk Nigeria, a private radio, Sparkling FM programme on Wednesday morning. Since the unveiling of Emana, a former Channels TV broadcaster, there has been mounting criticisms from different quarters and suspicion by PDP supporters and analysts over the absence of former Governors Donald Duke, Liyel Imoke, serving and former PDP National Assembly members, etc…
Following the inability of the Labour Party, LP, and the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, to merge as third force in the forthcoming elections, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has advised the LP presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi to consider another alternative. InfoStride News recalls that the LP had engaged in talks with the NNPP Presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso on how to form an alliance ahead of the 2023 elections to defeat the two major political parties – the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. However, there are indications that the effort…
The Director-General of Peter Obi Campaign Organization has said that the substantive Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party will be announced within Wednesday (today) and Friday. Featuring on Channels Television on Tuesday, Okupe, who is currently Obi’s running mate (place-holder), said that Senator Datti Baba Ahmed and others are being considered for the position. He said the presidential candidate himself will announce his running mate, adding that Obi and the LP were looking out for a young vibrant politician from the north with a measure of intellect, sound background, pedigree and education. “Senator Datti is being considered. Others are…
Tasked with establishing the principles and framework for the future reconstruction of the conflict-torn country, a two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference has opened here. The conference participants are expected to define the criteria for handling assistance to Ukraine and for the distribution of roles among the various partners, Ignazio Cassis, president of the Swiss Confederation and head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, said in his opening address on Monday. He said he expected the senior officials from around 40 countries and representatives from 18 international organisations attending the conference to adopt the “Lugano principles” conducive to the sustainable recovery…
Former factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State Golden Ben Chioma has resigned from the party. Ben Chioma is a strong ally of Senator Magnus Abe. The former leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly announced his detection in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He said he is moving out of the party with his huge supporters having lost interest in the APC. Ben Chioma, however, did not announce the political party he would be joining next.
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says its Presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will not in any way malign any zone or individual because of politics. Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali, the National Chairman of NNPP, made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Recall that a report earlier emerged that Kwankwaso, while inaugurating the party’s executives in Gombe State last week, said that the “South-East (Igbo People) are good in business, but at the bottom of politics in Nigeria.” The development had generated some ill feelings in some political circles in Nigeria, particularly between the South-East and the…
South East Revival Group (SERG) has chastised former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his comment on Peter Obi, ex-Anambra State governor. Kwankwaso and Obi are the presidential candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Labour Party (LP). Kwankwaso said the proposed merger with the LP did not work because he could not be Obi’s running mate. The ex-lawmaker added that accepting the vice presidential position would induce the collapse of the NNPP. Kwankwaso informed the public that his political profile and experience garnered in various capacities helped him to bring the platform to limelight. The former…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, admitted that he lost his original West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate. Okowa, however, disclosed that he has a printout of the result. He disclosed this while addressing journalists in Ozoro in Isoko North Local Government Area, and was contained in a statement issued by the Press Unit, Delta State Government House, Asaba. The Delta State Governor said he had a good result. Okowa said he was less than 22 years old when he finished medical school at the University of Ibadan. The statement reads: “Yes, I lost…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied media reports suggesting that Chinese President Xi Jinping refused to visit Russia. “This is not true. This is completely untrue. The fact is that certain Covid restrictions in China continue, and this is absolutely normal, and this should be treated with understanding,” RT quoted Peskov as saying. “And as all these relaxations of these restrictions allow, of course, all visits will be carried out,” he said. Earlier, the media reported that the Chinese President refused to visit Moscow in response to the invitation from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. As reported, the Russian leader…
The former secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Dr. Ntete Bassey Duke has deserted the party. He, alongside other APC chieftains in the state and 50 supporters, has now registered with Labour Party. Bassey Duke and his supporters were received by the state chairman of LP, Ambassador Ogar Osim in the presence of other members of the state executive. Ntete, a former Buhari Campaign Director-General in 2015, said APC is steadily collapsing and it is impossible to resuscitate the party. “I had to look elsewhere from APC because as it is that party is…
Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, said he would stand with President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in spite of the “injustice” meted out to his camp. Amosun said he would not stop any of his followers from achieving their political ambitions in any political party of choice. However, he pleaded that he should be left out of the negotiations as he remains focused on ensuring Tinubu wins the 2023 presidential election. Amosun also maintained that the President remains his friend, no matter what happens; promising to stay with him…
The Kogi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on its members in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The PDP, in a statement on Tuesday, signed by Dayo Onibiyo, Director of Communication, warned against the attack, saying “it will allow the police to conclude their investigation before taking action.” InfoStride News had earlier reported that several persons were injured and properties destroyed after suspected thugs invaded the venue of a meeting of the PDP youths in Ologba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State on Monday. The party in the statement said…
A socio-political analyst, Deji Adeyanju, has suggested why Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, APC, is trying to pick a Northern Muslim as his running mate. Adeyanju said most Northerners don’t consider Tinubu a Muslim. In a tweet, the Abuja-based activist noted that Tinubu is trying to gain the trust of Northerners by picking a Muslim as his running mate. He noted that this is the real reason the APC presidential candidate wants to ignore the accepted norm of balancing a joint ticket with a Christian. “Many people in the North don’t see Tinubu as a Muslim. This…
Breakfast food giant Kellogg Co. lost a legal bid on Monday to block new anti-obesity measures in England banning the promotion of sugary cereals. The US company that makes Coco Pops, Frosted Flakes, Frosties and Rice Krispies had challenged the UK government over regulations taking effect in October restricting the promotion of foods high in fat, sugar or salt. A High Court judge rejected the company’s argument that the regulations don’t take into account the nutritional value of milk added to cereal. Judge Thomas Linden said that mixing a breakfast cereal that’s high in sugar with milk does not change…
The State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has suspended its Chairman, Tochukwu Okorie, over alleged gross misconduct. The party’s Deputy State Chairman, Emmanuel Nworie, told newsmen after the committee’s emergency meeting in Abakaliki on Monday that the suspension was for a period of one month. Nworie explained that Nworie was suspended over his failure to organise executive meetings for a period of four months since he was reinstated as chairman by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. He added, “At the emergency SWC meeting, we reviewed the activities of our chairman, Tochukwu Okorie and…
The crisis rocking the Borno chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another twist on Monday with a faction suspending the state Deputy Chairman, Bunu Satomi and the legal adviser, Mr Abdu Jidda, from the party. A faction led by Satomi had last week suspended the state chairman, Zannah Gaddama, for anti-party activities. But Mr Amos Adziba, the state publicity secretary of the party, said in a statement in Maiduguri on Monday that the action was null and void. Adziba said an extraordinary meeting of the party had also suspended Satomi and Jidda from the party. “The meeting today…
Ahead of next year’s general election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged youths and women to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) PDP Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagu who made the call, Monday, when he addressed journalists in Abuja alleged that the APC-led federal government is plotting to rig the 2023 election. Damagu also disclosed that the party’s National Campaign and sensitization will hold in Abuja on Tuesday. PDP acting National Chairman lamented that most youths are idle because the APC has failed to create job opportunities. He appealed to youths…