The immediate former president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebere Jonathan has opened up why he conceded defeat to buhari. He said: “I was fully informed about the manipulations, intrigues, intimidation and betrayals. The consequences of not conceding were only better imagined. My natural instinct for peace automatically surfaced. I was going to make a decision which reflected my commitment to that ideal. This is the foundation of my essence. In my periodic projections into the future, I did not see how I would be presiding over any kind of chaos. I was prepared to promote the peace, unity and progress…
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United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia, including a ban on all new investment in the country, after evidence of torture and killings emerged in recent days from a town outside of Kyiv. The Associated Press has seen dozens of dead bodies around the town of Bucha while Ukrainian officials have said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around the Ukrainian capital city that were recaptured from Russian forces. Videos and images of bodies have unleashed a wave of indignation among Western allies,…
An Abuja-based lawyer and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone its presidential ticket to the southeast. Adeyanju said Igbos have business acumen they can use to repair Nigeria’s damaged economy and continue the path of restoration that Buhari has started. The convener of Concerned Nigerians said the country could not heal if the southeast is denied the right to produce a president. In an open letter to Buhari, Adeyanju said Buhari should not allow Yorubas to produce Nigeria’s next President. According to Adeyanju, it…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has told the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, that Nigeria is at “critical crossroads” following what he called “multiple quagmires” under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. El-Rufai said that at this point, Nigerians must take very difficult decisions to get the right leaders that would take the country out of the multiple quagmires that it was going through. The Governor said this when he received the APC National Leader, who was in Kaduna, on a condolence visit over the bandits’ attack on a Kaduna-bound train. El-Rufai also told…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include, handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa.J Jonathan said, “I took over a Nigeria that was the second largest economy in Africa with a GDP of $270.5 billion in 2009, I handed over a Nigeria that had grown to become the largest economy in Africa and the 24th largest economy in the World with a GDP of $574 billion. I…
Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid has spoken again after the news of his sack by Abuja mosque went viral. He said: “My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manner unwholesome acts. “Such people would stop at nothing to take away people like me, who are pro-masses and bold enough to speak the truth to power always on behalf of voiceless Nigerians. “This is the price we pay for aligning with the people and identifying with their sufferings. “By the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the record of National Assembly (NA) proceedings conducted on the no-confidence motion filed against interim Prime Minister Imran Khan as it resumed its hearing on the legality of the ruling by the deputy speaker dismissing the no-trust vote. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and including Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, is hearing the case, Dawn newspaper reported. On Sunday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolved the Pakistani parliament following Imran Khan’s advice. Imran Khan made the proposal minutes…
A former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has hit back at the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, for saying Igbos cannot rule Nigeria, because they are under a curse. Okorocha, who is now a senator representing Imo West, insisted that Igbos are an asset to the country and that they are not the problem of the country. He stated this on Tuesday at his Unity House Campaign office in Abuja, when he was visited by the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Dayo Israel.…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in kwara State, has announced Prince Tunji Moronfoye as the new Publicity Secretary of the party in the state. Moronfoye replaces Tunde Ashaolu who died last month in Abuja after celebrating his 48th birthday. Prince Moronfoye served as the SA on MDGs under former Governor Bukola Saraki’s government while it lasted. He also served as Commissioner for Information and Culture in the second term of former Governor Bukola Saraki’s Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State.
Following the reports that an Abuja mosque had sacked its Imam, Sheikh Khalid over his anti-Buhari government sermon. These were the words of the sacked imam, Sheikh Khalid in full: “Is there nobody to take responsibility? I want to believe that we have all failed. I mean — I failed as an Imam to teach you that life is sacred. You all failed as parents to teach your children that killing is bad. Our community leaders failed, our politicians failed, governors failed, especially his excellency, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you have failed us”. “You have been…
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…
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.