The flow of “bloody money” to Russia must stop, Kyiv’s mayor said on Tuesday as the West prepared new sanctions on Moscow after dead civilians were found lining the streets of a Ukrainian town seized from Russian invaders. Since Russian forces withdrew from northern Ukraine, turning their assault on the south and east, grim images from the town of Bucha near Kyiv, including a mass grave and bound bodies of people shot at close range, have prompted international outrage. Russia denies targeting civilians and said the deaths had been staged by the West to discredit it. Sanctions already imposed have…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe says it is not true that President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his successor ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He was reacting to rumours that the Minister of Transport Chibuike Amaechi has been nominated by the President to succeed him. Senator Abe also described as “premature” the ongoing jubilation by some members of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State that the Minister has been nominated to replace the president. The former federal lawmaker was speaking while addressing some members of the APC in Port-Harcourt on Monday.…
The Rasaq Salinsile faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has referred to the election of Otunba Iyiola Omisore as the National Secretary of the party as a big slap on the face of genuine progressive politics. It called on its members to stay put within the party, reiterating their resolve to remain as active members of the APC in the State notwithstanding the extent of impunity within the party. In a press statement signed by Abiodun Agboola, the faction’s Publicity Secretary and obtained by the media, the faction stated that it took the decision after a…
A former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has joined the Edo North Senatorial race ahead of the 2023 general elections. Oshiomhole, who served the state fro two tenure, made his intention known on Monday his 70th birthday party at Iyamoh. Recall that APC leaders from the 10 wards of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the State, had called on the people if the senatorial district to persuade the former governor to run for the seat. A former Executive Director, Oil and Gas and a Chieftain of the ruling APC, Vitalis Eshokene had also called…
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday blasted the Opposition parties for looking towards the Supreme Court for relief instead of preparing for elections. On Sunday, members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party blocked a vote of no-confidence against Khan in the National Assembly and got President Arif Alvi to dissolve the lower house. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in the matter. Taking part in a live programme “Aap Ka Wazir-e-Azam, Aap Kay Saath” (Your Minister, with you) from Islamabad on Monday, Khan answered the questions from the general public. The Opposition parties are afraid of the reaction of…
Former National and State Assembly members during the ex-Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido tenure have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP. Chairman caretaker committee Musa Bako Aujara stated this on Monday while briefing newsmen after stakeholders’ meeting and formal handing over held at the party’s headquarters in Dutse the state capital. He said the former PDP Commissioners, Assembly members alongside their supporters dumped the party for the NNPP due to political inconsistency, nepotism and lack of clear direction in the party. Aujara explained that the PDP and APC lack focus and have failed…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on political parties in Cross River State to continue to maintain peace and order as they intensify activities toward the general election next year. It has encouraged aggrieved politicians and their parties to resort to competent law courts, if need be, to resolve their grievances instead of shedding blood. Chairman of IPAC in the state, Ogar Osim made this call and in his address when representatives of parties met at the INEC office in Calabar. “We would like to call on all political parties in the state to maintain peace and order in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised eligible party women to take advantage of its women-friendly policies and run for various elective positions in 2023. The party gave the advice in a statement by its National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, in Abuja on Monday. Effah-Attoe called on women in the party, to present themselves to be counted in the Nigerian political leadership space. “The Office of the National Woman Leader urged PDP Women to rise to the occasion by stepping out to acquire their expression of interest forms and their nomination forms for the various elective positions at the…
Some stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East Federal Constituency have kicked against an automatic ticket for the incumbent member of the House of Representatives representing the constituency, Hon. Abass Adigun. The party stalwarts made this disclosure on Sunday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. InfoStride News gathered that some leaders of the party had on Sunday met at the house of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Bayo Lawal. The leaders met in order to reach a consensus to adopt a candidate that will represent the party in 2023.…
Germany is the main roadblock to imposing tougher sanctions on Russia, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday during a news conference, adding that Hungary was not blocking them. His comment comes after Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a national election on Sunday after facing criticism over an insufficiently tough stance on Russian aggression in Ukraine. “We have to see that, regardless of how we approach Hungary, this is the fourth such win and we have to respect democratic elections … it’s Germany that is the main roadblock on sanctions. Hungary is for the sanctions,” Morawiecki said.
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has identified some persons the cabals in the All Progressives Congress, APC, have their sight on for the 2023 Presidency. Primate Ayodele disclosed that the cabals in APC are considering Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation and Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State, as the party’s Presidential candidate. A statement by Ayodele’s spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, said the cabals are also considering someone from the East. He said the cabals plan to bring someone they can control. According to the clergyman, they would deceive President Muhammadu Buhari in picking APC’s…
Following the heightening insecurity in Kaduna State and in other parts of the country, the Accord Party has expressed fears that the development may end the existence of Nigeria if nothing is done to arrest the situation. The party urged governments at all levels to rise up to the urgent call of the moment and decisively tackle insecurity, saying that the citizens cannot continue to be cheaply killed by terrorists on a daily basis. In a statement by the National Legal Adviser of the party, Barr. Maxwell Mgbudem, which was sent to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, the Accord Party…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of doing little to develop infrastructure in the country, adding that this was why he did not challenge President Muhammadu Buhari for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket in 2015. Yahaya Bello hailed Buhari for his infrastructure achievements, saying that it was for this reason he has decided to enter the race for the 2023 presidency. The Kogi State Governor said he would now build on such a legacy left by Buhari if elected as Nigeria’s president. Bello, who is one of the sitting governors who have…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed never to allow the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) take back Ebonyi State. InfoStride News reports that the PDP is in court seeking to remove Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi following his defection to the APC. But speaking to journalists at the end of the party’s inaugural zonal meeting on Sunday in Enugu, the National Vice Chairman (Southeast) of the party, Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, expressed satisfaction with the judgement by the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu which dismissed the suit filed to remove Umahi. The party also said its target in the 2023…
A wary China on Sunday kept a close watch on the rapid political developments in Pakistan – its all-weather ally – after the Parliament in Islamabad was dissolved over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s allegation that there was American hand behind the Opposition parties no-confidence motion against him. While there is no official comment here yet, the state-run media highlighted Khan’s allegations of US hand behind the opposition no confidence motion against him, which was cited as a reason by Qasim Khan Suri, deputy speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, to reject the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the government. State-run Xinhua reported…
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the best Nigerian president since the 1914 amalgamation. According to Masari: “Since the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914, the country has never had a better government and President like Muhammad Buhari.” He spoke in Katsina at a rally organised by the beneficiaries of the Federal government’s Social Investment Programme (NSIP), NAN reports. Masari said Buhari has laid a foundation that would aid the next administration to get Nigerians out of poverty. “With this initiative which no administration has ever thought of, the President needs more commendation and support…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, said the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu will continue the Fulani agenda and will be controlled by cabals. Primate Ayodele said Adamu will be confused over the process of picking APC’s next Presidential candidate. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said: ‘’The new APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu will want to continue the Fulani agenda, APC will be troubled because the man will be confused in the selection of the next presidential candidate. ‘’Adamu is working for…
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said he does not know if there will be election in 2023 yet. Speaking at the Church’s thanksgiving Service held at RCCG Ebute Meta, Lagos, on Sunday, Adeboye said God has not spoken to him about 2023 election. He said God spoke to him about the 2019 elections more than a year to the election, but He has not spoken to him about 2023 election. The 80-year-old cleric added that God might still speak to him about the 2023 general elections. “As of now, I still…
Alhaji Falalu Bello has been elected as the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). He emerged during the Party’s second national convention in Abuja. Other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) elected were Stanley Ezeanyaku, national vice-chairman, South; Comrade Babatunde Ali, national secretary; Hajiya Aisha Dankani, national vice-chairman, North-West; Barr Abduganiyu Muhammed, national vice-chairman, North-East, and Kolade Oluwaseun, national vice-chairman, South-West, among others. Bello, while addressing the crowd of delegates, party chieftains and supporters, reminded them that the country would be in trouble if the party failed to take over power in 2023. He told the delegates…
As Ukrainian cities continue to be decimated under heavy bombardments and shelling, Pope Francis while speaking with the journalists said that a trip to Ukraine “is on the table.” Replying to a question by the media if he was considering visiting Kyiv, Pope Francis replied after a long pause and said, “Yes, it is on the table,” reported CNN News. The interaction with the media took place on board his plane to Malta on Saturday morning. He greeted more than 70 journalists on board saying, “it will be a nice trip.” Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on…