Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has cautioned Nigerians about the presidential candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Igbokwe warned that Atiku’s candidacy would endanger Nigeria’s unity. He stressed that Atiku’s candidacy is like putting a knife on the things that have kept Nigeria together since 1960. The Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, disclosed this via his Facebook page on Wednesday. He maintained that the South must produce the country’s next president. “Those who are still pushing Atiku Abubakar to contest…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has declared that other political parties are not threats to his party. Tinubu said the APC was well positioned to emerge victorious in the February 2023 election. He spoke while meeting with APC National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s national secretariat, Wednesday in Abuja. Tinubu said APC is committed to democratic principles and values, but such can not be said of the opposition parties. According to Tinubu: “We are not threatened. We are committed, and we are very proud of ourselves; we are of orderly manner, we are committed to…

The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding. Brig Gen Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Tuesday that the information that we have is that Russia has specifically asked for ammunition. He said the US has seen indications Russia approached North Korea, but said he had no other details, including whether money has changed hands or any shipments are in progress. It does demonstrate and is indicative of the situation that Russia finds…

Barring last-minute changes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caucus meeting is scheduled for Wednesday in Abuja. The meeting, according to a statement by PDP National Director of Publicity, Chinwe I. Nnorom, is scheduled to hold at the Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, by 07:00 pm. It also disclosed that the Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) are slated for Thursday, 8th September 2022, both in Abuja. The statement read in part, “the PDP holds the following meetings: National Caucus – Wednesday, September 07, 2022, at the Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja; by…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Chief Ralph Nwosu has suspended 17 State chairmen of the party over what it described as anti-party activities In a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, Nwosu and the National Secretary, Alhaji Said Abdullahi, on Wednesday, the party suspended the former National Vice Chairman, North East, Alhaji Ibrahim Manzo from the party. The party also announced that the former presidential candidate of the party, Dr. Mani Ahmed has been appointed as the new Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman. The party stated categorically that all the members…

The 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has denied receiving $150m donation from Nigerians in the diaspora. InfoStride News recalls that a group, Tinubu-Shettima Connect recently asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the former Anambra Governor over the alleged funding which according to them, violates the Electoral Act. However, speaking during a meeting with Nigerians in London on Tuesday, Peter Obi who departed Nigeria on August 25, to solicit support from Nigerians in diaspora, debunked the report, describing it as a mere speculation. According to him, the aim of his consultation was not…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, leaders and members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) under the aegis of the North Central APC Forum has called on the party’s presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, to restrategise his political calculation. The group said Tinubu was mistaking the entire Nigeria for Lagos, adding that he was being ill-advised by a few individuals and that he doesn’t appear to understand the North. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, while speaking with journalists in Jos, the Plateau State Capital. He said Tinubu was still mistaking Nigeria as a whole…

Sri Lanka’s former president Chandrika Kumaratunga on Tuesday blamed the Rajapaksa family for the country’s current economic crisis, saying they and their friends thought they owned the nation and its assets and could get away with anything. Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first and only female president to date, said actions taken by the Rajapaksa regimes had led to a serious crisis situation in the country. “Not only the Rajapaksas, but the government representatives around them, their friends, and associates are also to be blamed for the prevailing crisis,” the Daily Mirror, an online newspaper quoted the 77-year-old Kumaratunga as saying. Her…

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, who had dumped and worked against the party are now calling him and his loyalists boys. The Governor spoke on Tuesday at the commissioning of the Etche campus of the Rivers State University in Etche local government area of the state. Governor Wike charged the Rivers State people not to be intimidated by those plotting to silence them. He said, “Those of them, who made sure that PDP never survived since 2015, that destroyed PDP are talking today. “Those of them who left this party…

The Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has refuted claims of instituting legal action against the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu when he was governor of Lagos State. Keyamo said he never dragged Tinubu to court over alleged certificate forgery. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment explained that he only dragged the Lagos State House of Assembly to court to seek an interpretation of the law over an alleged certificate forgery case. He was reacting to a comment by the spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, that he dragged Tinubu…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of negotiating with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Wike alleged that some PDP chieftains assisted Buhari in being re-elected in 2019 by negotiating with him. He disclosed this during the commissioning of the Rivers State University campus in Etche, Rivers State, on Tuesday. The governor who did not disclose the names of the chieftains said he was approached to join them during the negotiation but he refused. According to Wike, “When they were going to negotiate with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, they came…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation has disowned diaspora groups seeking to raise funds for the 2023 election. Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation (AACO) revealed that the group seeking to raise funds known as Atiku Abubakar Business Supporters in Diaspora (AABSID) is unknown to it. AACO in a statement, Tuesday said the group is distributing a letter titled “Fundraising Dinner Event for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Presidential Election Campaign 2023” to potential donors and members of the general public inviting donations to Atiku’s campaign in exchange for unfettered access to the PDP candidate among other promises. The…

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared the bill seeking the 22nd amendment to the Constitution, ruling that it can be adopted with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and some clauses requiring a nationwide referendum, the Speaker said on Tuesday. The draft bill on the 22nd Amendment, aimed at empowering Parliament over the executive president, was approved by the country’s Cabinet and gazetted last month. The 22nd Amendment was originally named 21A and meant to replace the 20A. The amendment was formulated amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the country which also caused a political crisis. It is meant to replace…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says the victory of Kenyan President-Elect, William Ruto, at nation’s Supreme Court holds vital lessons of hope and courage to Nigerians. Obi disclosed this while congratulating Ruto over the affirmation of his victory by the nation’s Supreme Court as the winner of the presidential election held last month. Recall that Ruto was declared the winner of the just concluded presidential election in the East African country. But Raila Odinga, Ruto’s rival, rejected the results alleging irregularities and went to court to contest the result. However, Kenyan Supreme Court, in its unanimous judgment,…

A coalition of North-East and North Central stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has enjoined the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), to urgently revisit the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the party’s vice-presidential candidate. Dauda Yakubu, the Secretary-General of the coalition, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, advised the party to do something quickly to resolve the lingering impasse arising from its decision to float a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. It said the decision was causing division, hatred and suspicion among Nigerians. According to the Secretary-General, there was a lot at stake for the party should it go…

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that he helped Peter Obi emerge as the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP. Sowore recounted that he and activist lawyer, Femi Falana helped LP pick Obi when the party had a problem. The activist said he and Falana took legal steps to defend LP. The AAC presidential candidate narrated that there were calls that Obi should not be presented for the role. He spoke at the memorial lecture held in honour of the late human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, in Lagos on Monday.…

The transition committee set up by Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State governor-elect has described the last minute recruitment embarked upon by the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola administration as a deliberate plot to expand payroll and financially cripple the incoming government. The Osun State government had on Monday announced its plan to recruit 1500 teachers in the State. The Committee, which expressed shock at the plans for worker’s recruitment, added that the action was a disguised push by the outgoing administration to complicate the State’s economy. In a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, Chairman, Media Sub-Committee, Ademola Adeleke Transition Committee and obtained…

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Monday resigned from the Cabinet in a letter to the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and said she plans to support his successor Liz Truss from the backbenches of Parliament. The Indian-origin senior minister, a close ally of Johnson, was widely expected not to be included in the top line-up of Prime Minister elect Truss’ top team. In her resignation letter addressed to Johnson, 50-year-old Patel highlighted her many achievements in the post, including a Migration and Mobility Partnership signed with India, among other countries, to tackle illegal migration. I congratulate Liz Truss on…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has what it takes to flog and crush his opponents, whom he described as “small boys.” Wike made the remark while stressing that he would not leave his political opponents to God but deal with them himself. The governor spoke while inaugurating the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area and the rehabilitated Aba- Owerri Road in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State on Monday. He said: “God has given me what it takes to crush these people, for me to crush my…

Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Minister of Transport on Monday said the 2023 presidential election will still be a two-party affair between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the former Minister, the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi can only try their best during the election but cannot win because they lack the structure and national spread to secure victory. He said, “It is still going to be a two-party affair. It is still going to be between the APC and PDP. The Labour Party can only try but there…