For asking for six days extension to put its house in order, Professor Farooq Kperogi has slammed the All Progressives Congress Party (APC), alleging that the party is in the habit of manipulating INEC to accept its wishes. The All Progressives Congress Party (APC), alongside other political parties, reportedly sought the extension of the deadline for its primaries by INEC to finetune its processes and strategies for the emergence of a presidential candidate However, Professor Kperogi, a media scholar, on Saturday alleged that the APC decides what it wants because INEC has shown itself to be a spineless and feckless…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Ex-Governor of Imo State and a senatorial aspirant, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has withdrawn from the senatorial primary election of the All Progressive Congress, APC. The former governor made this disclosure in a release made available to the media on Saturday in Owerri, Imo State capital. He said, “After due consultations with my family and close political associates, I wish to inform the good people of Okigwe zone, Imo state that I have withdrawn from the senatorial primary election scheduled for Saturday, May 28, 2022. His letter to the party reads,” The decision to withdraw is purely for personal reasons. “Let…
Two Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, Senators, on Saturday secured their re-election tickets for next year’s general elections. They are Senator Umar Sadiq, representing Kwara North Senatorial District and Senator Lola Ashiru, representing Kwara South Senatorial District. InfoStride News reports that while Senator Sadiq scored 202 votes to beat his rival, Taoheed Daud Toyin who received 75 votes, Senator Ashiru polled 158 to beat his opponent, Raheem Ajuloopin, who got 154 votes. However, the Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, lost his bid to return to the Senate in 2023 at the weekend…
African leaders gathered for a summit on Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups. Leaders called for increased mobilisation to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has left millions displaced and more than 280 million suffering from malnourishment. For people in Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, any help can’t come soon enough. The city in the Sahel region — the large expanse below the Sahara Desert — has been besieged since February…
Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has lost his bid to secure the All Progressives Congress, APC’s ticket to run for the Northern Senatorial District of the state. Results of the primary as sighted by InfoStride News, show Mr. Ayade polled 52 votes to crash out against Adams Cecelia, who scored 140. Another aspirant Martin Orim scored 61 votes. The governor would be completing his eight years as governor of the state in 2023. He dumped the main opposition party, PDP in May 2021 to nurse his presidential ambition which he made known in April.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Saturday, got the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to the Senate. He said the extension of the primaries’ deadline by the Independent National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) was not done to favour the party. Bamidele added that the extension granted by INEC will favour all parties to conduct their primaries in line with the provisions of the law. The lawmaker, who garnered 275 votes to emerge victorious, said the honour of being returned unopposed would further propel him for effective and…
The primary elections conducted on Friday by the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were characterized by controversies and violence in some wards. InfoStride News gathered that the state Chairman of the APC, Austin Agada, narrowly escaped being lynched as aggrieved members of the party protesting over irregularities descended on him. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the incident happened in Otukpa, the headquarters of the Ogbadibo Local Government Area where the irate members of the APC vented their anger on Agada to send a message to the leadership of the party. Agada is from Ogbadibo LGA where the…
A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the National Vice Chairman, North-West, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has warned that the ruling party may soon slip into crisis. Lukman disclosed this in a leaked letter dated May 27th titled, “Rebuilding APC: Need for New Initiatives” addressed to Adamu and also copied President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Hon, Femi Gbaiabiamila, Chief Bisi Akande, former APC Interim National Chairman; former APC National Chairmen, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Adams Oshiomhole; Bola Tinubu and Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.…
The US says this week’s launches brought North Korea’s total for this year to 23, as the isolated country pushes to develop and expand the range of its nuclear and missile programs. The US targeted two Russian banks on Friday as part of new sanctions over alleged support for North Korea and its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The sanctions come after what the US says were three new ballistic missile launches by North Korea on Tuesday, including one intercontinental ballistic missile. The launches happened after President Joe Biden ended an Asian trip in which he stressed Washington’s commitment to…
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to run for the sixth term in the 2023 Lagos State House of Assembly Election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obasa, representing Agege State Constituency 01, contested against another aspirant, Mr Dada Olusegun, at the primaries held on Friday at Maternity Centre, Iloro, Agege. Twenty-five delegates voted with five delegates representing each of the five wards in Agege Local Government. Mr Yinka Durosinmi, the party’s Electoral Officer, who announced the result, said Obasa secured 25 votes to emerge the…
Following the decision of a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi to quit the main opposition party, a group, Democratic Forum for Justice and Equity (DFJE) said it regrets supporting the candidate. Peter Obi had on Wednesday shocked the whole nation when he resigned his membership of the PDP two days before the presidential primary election of the party scheduled to hold on Saturday. Although there are speculations that the former Governor of Anambra State may join the Labour Party to realise his ambition, speculations are also rife that he may join the…
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 Presidential contest. The development is coming hours to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential primary elections scheduled for Saturday in Abuja. Recall that the former President was recently linked with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race following the reported purchase of N100 million form on his behalf by a Fulani group. However, there have been different positions on his eligibility for the 2023 presidential election. But on Friday, the court held that Jonathan, who lost the 2015 election to…
A Kano State House of Assembly member, representing Dawakin Kudu constituency, Mu’azzam El-Yakuba has rejoined the All Progressives Congress APC. The lawmaker alongside other members had recently dumped the ruling All progressives Congress APC and joined the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP. El-Yakuba’s defection was contained in a letter he tendered on Friday to the State House of Assembly. In the letter, the member notified the House of his defection effective, 25th, May, 2022. He said he defected alongside his supporters in order to work for the success of the party.
Japan aims to “drastically strengthen” its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to “substantially increase” Japan’s defence budget. The draft, a long-term economic outline that is updated annually, does not gives details about spending, but says for the first time: “There have been attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in East Asia, making regional security increasingly severe.” It also does not specify security threats in the…
A popular socio-political activist and former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has opined that the resignation of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is a setback. InfoStride News had reported that Abaribe, who dumped PDP on Friday, also resigned as the Minority Leader in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. He gave ‘illegality, impunity, and hesitations in decision-making’ as reasons for dumping the PDP. Reacting, Shehu Shani on Twitter wrote, ”Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s reported resignation from the PDP is a serious setback to the opposition. ”He is an outstanding lawmaker and a strong voice for justice,…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has criticized Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, and Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, over their 2023 presidential ambition. Wike said Amaechi and Nwajiuba have no conscience for seeking to be President while their ministries have unresolved issues. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant spoke at a political gathering in Ibadan, Oyo State. Wike also advocated for state policing and restructuring of the country. He stressed that state policing is the solution to insecurity challenges in Nigeria. According to Wike: “Nigerians know my views. I believe in restructuring. I believe in…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has said they will not accept having former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi as a vice to a northern candidate in the 2023 presidential election. Recall that Obi, a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday resigned his membership of the party. The former aspirant, who alleged irregularities in the party’s election processes, also announced his withdrawal from the presidential race ahead of the primary election scheduled for May 28. His followers, who were angered by the development, had vowed to join him in any political…
An Ogun State House of Assembly aspirant in Imeko/Afon State Constituency, Hon. Sanusi Muisdeen, has rejected the outcome of yesterday’s primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). InfoStride News reports that the primary election held within the premises of the Imeko/Afon Local Government Secretariat was won with 47 votes by the current lawmaker representing the constituency, Jemili Akingbade, who is seeking a third term. Akingbade was said to have defeated other aspirants like Muisdeen, known as Mese, Kunle Adisa, Idowu Matthew Idoma, James Oguntoke, and Hon. Aseroko, all of whom scored no vote in the primary. But Muisdeen lamented that…
Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. A four-judge panel in the appellate division of the state’s trial court upheld Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb 17 ruling enforcing subpoenas for Trump and his two eldest children to give deposition testimony in Attorney General Letitia James’ probe. Trump had appealed, seeking to overturn the ruling. His lawyers argued that ordering the Trumps to testify violated their constitutional rights because their answers could be used in a parallel criminal investigation. The existence of a…
The chances of Presidential aspirant, Governor Nyesom Wike winning the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may cause uncertainty for northern stakeholders in the party. Deji Adeyanju, popular rights activist, on Friday, said this while alleging that Wike’s presidential interest in PDP was causing crisis in the South-East. He wondered how the PDP plans to win the 2023 presidential election as a divided party. On his Twitter page, Adeyanju wrote: “If Wike wins the PDP ticket, I see many of the Northern stakeholders leaving the party or working against him within because they already believe he is responsible…