Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place last month. Protesters took to the streets in Khartoum and other cities around the country to demand that the armed forces stay out of government. Deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was reinstated earlier this month under military oversight in a deal that many in the pro-democracy movement oppose. Since the generals seized power on Oct. 25 and rounded up more than 100 civilian government figures, protesters have repeatedly taken to…
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Kehinde Bamigbetan, a former commissioner in Lagos State told KEHINDE OLATUNJI that the internal crisis in All Progressives Congress (APC) is a normal political process towards strengthening internal democracy. He also spoke on Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his chances in the race for 2023 presidency. There are crises in All Progressives Congress (APC), and that has taken a toll on its stability. Are you comfortable with that? APC national convention is still some months to go. Maybe what you want to say is how are we preparing for the convention. Whenever there is a convention, it means that various tendencies in the…
Several years after the 5th Senate aborted the “Third Term Agenda” of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the leadership has continued to receive accolades from Nigerians and beyond while the original masterminds go unrecognised. In this interview, Senator Ben Obi, who represented Anambra Central then, countered Nnamani’s acclaimed role in the episode. He also gave reasons for championing the failure of the elongation plan. To set the record straight on the scuttling of former President Obasanjo’s third term agenda, what role did you play? I WON both my primary and general elections unopposed under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I was…
The Kano State Government has rejected an Abuja High Judgement, nullifying the Governor Ganduje led APC Congresses, insisting the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter. A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja had nullified the congresses of the Kano State All Progressive Congress (APC) conducted by the Ganduje led faction of the party on Tuesday. However, in response to the court’s decision, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, M. A Lawan, said the basis upon which the Court relied to give its Judgement cannot stand because the issue of jurisdiction is still valid. He said the…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has declared that only a President from the north-central zone can rescue Nigeria from it’s current state of comatose. Baraje, who stated this when he led a team of PDP Advocates to consult on behalf of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki for the Presidency at the PDP secretariat in Minna, Niger State, said all that is required is for the zone to adopt a consensus candidate. He argued that in order to actualize their ambition, the north-central zone need to come out in a united front and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response. Commenting on Western concerns about Russia’s alleged intention to invade Ukraine, he said that Moscow is equally worried about NATO drills near its borders. Speaking to participants of an online investment forum. the Russian president, Putin said that NATO’s eastward expansion has threatened Moscow’s core security interests. He expressed concern that NATO could eventually use the Ukrainian territory to deploy missiles capable of reaching Russia’s command centers in just…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, Nov. 29. INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight in Abuja on Monday. It said that as of Monday, Nov. 29 at 7a.m 1,971,617 persons comprised of 996,902 males and 974,715 females had completed online and physical registration. The registration according to INEC included 793,424 online and 1,178,193 physical registration. “A breakdown of the figure of persons that have completed their registration shows 19,783 Persons With Disability (PWDs) and 1,406,560…
Posters of former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for the 2023 presidential election have surfaced in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent recalls that Saraki ruled Kwara State as governor between 2003 and 2011 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki who moved from PDP to APC after ruling Kwara State for eight years, later became Senate President between 2015 and 2019. He then left APC and rejoined PDP during the buildup to the 2019 general elections. Our correspondent, however, observed that the posters with Saraki’s pictures, PDP logo and his presidential ambition ahead of the…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has urged warring members of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sheath their sword. In a release by Senator Ngige Media Office in Abuja, Monday, the minister who is the leader of the party in the state advised the embattled Acting State Chairman of the Party, Basil Ejidike not to “invent a Trojan Horse but look inwards and manage the self-inflicted tear in the State Exco and Working Committee of the Party which has seen many members hemorrhaging.” “The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has run into fresh murky waters as a faction sacks Mai Mala Buni. The faction has also attacked President Buhari over his supervision of the party. Buni, Yobe State Governor, is Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). On Monday, a unit within the party, Progressive Youth Movement, announced his replacement. They named Mustapha Audu as National Caretaker Committee Chairman with immediate effect. Audu said a National Reconciliation Committee will be formed to reconcile aggrieved members before the February 26, 2021 convention. He further announced a zoning formula for Positions in the new National…
A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defence motion that it allow a doctor who had previously been unable to come to court to add his testimony, a legal official said. The verdict would be the first for the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on February 1, arresting her and blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office. She also faces trials on a series of other…
The party says the report alleging that all the executives in the 11 wards of Yamaltu/Deba LGA have resigned their positions in solidarity with Sen. Danjuma Goje is false. The Gombe state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied report alleging mass resignation of its ward executives in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Mr Moses Kyari, the state APC publicity secretary disclosed this when he addressed newsmen on Thursday in Gombe. Kyari was reacting to a social media report indicating that over 80 per cent of APC ward executives in Yamaltu/Deba LGA have resigned their positions…
Ortom says he had to fast for three months and God assured him that he would get him to the promised land. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he didn’t want to contest for a second term in office in 2019, because of the insults he was receiving from the people of the state. But according to him, God rebuked him and asked him to seek re-election. The governor, who was re-elected in 2019, said this in Makurdi on Saturday, November 27, 2021, when he commissioned the Remnant Christian Network Embassy’s new edifice. He said he had to fast…
The DG says Nigeria has not recovered from the recklessness and corruption that were perpetuated during the 16 years of the PDP administration. Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu has warned Nigerians against returning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2023. Okechukwu asked Nigerians not to trust the party’s plan of rescuing the country from the ruling party, saying promoters of the party have an incurable appetite for corruption and a history of mismanaging the economy. The DG said this in an interview in Abuja, on Sunday, November 28, 2021, while reacting to a rescue plan…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied zoning its national chairmanship to the North Central. Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, the National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this on Monday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen. Akpanudoedehe was reacting to a media report that the party had zoned the position to the North Central, adding that the issue of zoning was not part of the mandates of the CECPC. “I have the mandate to report that whatever decision the CECPC takes and to the best of my knowledge the committee has not discuss zoning,’’ he said.…
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has decided against throwing his hat into the ring to be elected the next Governor of Texas. The actor made the announcement on Sunday through a video posted to his official Twitter account, reports variety.com. “Over the past two years, I’ve been working on the answer to the question of how I can be most useful in this life going forward… One category of service I’ve been exploring is politics. I’ve been considering a run for the governor of Texas,” McConaughey said in the clip. He added: “It’s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder. It…
Oladipupo Adebutu is a former member of, House of Representatives for Remo Federal Constituency in Ogun State and also chairman CEO of JB farm. He contested the governorship ticket of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 but lost through a court case instituted by the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. The party eventually lost the election to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE, the farmer turned politician weighs the options for himself and the party. Would you contest governorship election in Ogun State come 2023? I am always available to…
Senator Kabir Garba Marafa has become a loose cannon, a bull in a China shop, destroying everything in its wake. But, his eccentricity manifests only when his interests are at stake. In such instances, therefore, the spirit of collectivism in him dies. This obsessively self-absorbed disposition cost his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara State in the last governorship election where he was an aspirant. Marafa defied all entreaties by the national secretariat of the party to work towards a consensus for the flag bearer to emerge. With over-exaggerated perceptions of his popularity, he dared the status quo…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday condemned Sunday’s gunmen attack on the Jos Correctional Centre. The party, in a statement, warned that jailbreaks had become a new trend which poses a great threat to the nation. Sylvanus Namang, the Publicity Secretary in the State, commended security agencies for their gallantry. State Chairman, Rufus Bature, said quick response and collaboration by operatives was key in the fight against insecurity. The escaping inmates were arrested while one submitted himself to the police. Bature demanded that the perpetrators of the latest incident must not be treated with kid gloves. “They must be…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to yesterday’s tanker explosion that killed a woman and her grandchild in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, the state capital. The party said the Governor Dapo Abiodun government did not need its advice to fix the road. InfoStride News recalls that the Lafenwa explosion was the third in recent times across Ogun State, claiming many lives in similar incidents within the month of November. While commiserating with the people of Ogun and families of the victims of the Lafenwa Market inferno, the PDP reminded the public of its “sustained…