A group under the auspices of the African Union’s Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), has appealed to the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress to annul the party’s primary election in Ekiti over alleged fraud. Another group, Concerned APC Youth (CAY), has supported the position canvassed by AU-ECOSSOC, describing the process initiated by the Chairman of the primary Committee and Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar Badaru as allegedly fraught with irregularities. Addressing Journalists in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the Nigerian representative of AU- ECOSSOC, Dr. John Asaolu, said it was disappointing that APC, which ought…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about Ukraine on Wednesday, highlighting global security and the economic risks that could stem from further Russian aggression, the State Department said. “Secretary Blinken … conveyed that de-escalation and diplomacy are the responsible way forward,” department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Global security and the economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine figured in the talks, the department added. The United States earlier on Wednesday set out a diplomatic path to address sweeping Russian demands in eastern Europe, as Moscow held security talks…
Following the assassination of a traditional ruler, Olu of Agodo, the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has described the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led government as a failure. InfoStride News reported on Monday that Oba Ayinde Odetola, the Olu of Agodo in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun, was killed and burnt in his car by some yet-to-be-identified assailants. Following his murder, Gov Abiodun had in a statement on Tuesday vowed that the perpetrators of the act would be brought to book in no time. However, in a statement on Thursday, the PDP Chairman in the state, Sikirulai Ogundele condemned the…
Contrary to reports making the rounds that Governor Simon Lalong has endorsed an aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) bye-election in Jos North/Bassa constituency, the party hierarchy has insisted it is providing a level playing ground for all aspirants. The Party also debunked claims in the news that it has zoned the House of Representatives position in the constituency to a particular local government. There had been speculations in Plateau State, that Governor Lalong endorsed his Commissioner for Commerce, Abe Aku, who recently resigned from the position. The rumours became rife after Aku joined the race to contest a…
The Ekiti State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election has commenced with accreditation of intending voters. This is coming amid outcry by one of the governorship aspirants, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, that the exercise should be stopped. The exercise is ongoing peacefully in all the wards where the elections are to take place. In some wards, accreditation has ended and voting has commenced. Speaking with the media, the participants expressed satisfaction with conduct of the exercise. More details later…
A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and founder of Daar Communication Limited, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has applauded the unwavering support and commitment of Abia leaders and members to the development of PDP in Nigeria. The PDP leader insisted that the state chapter has remained supportive to the advancement of the party for the past years and also noted that Abia had produced great leaders of this nation that sacrificed immensely to its sustenance. Dokpesi gave the commendation when he led a high profile delegation of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Technical Committee on a visit to members of the…
Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Tuesday facing fresh allegations in the ongoing partygate scandal as details emerged of a surprise 56th birthday cake party, organised for him at the peak of the first COVID lockdown in June 2020. The scandal continues to spiral out ahead of an internal Cabinet Office inquiry report, which has now been delayed to an unspecified later date as Scotland Yard confirmed that the Metropolitan Police will investigate potential lockdown breaches related to alleged parties at Boris Johnson’s office-residence at 10 Downing Street, as well as other government offices in London. “As…
A group, South East Youths for Equity Alliance (SEYEA), has cautioned fifth columnists and supporters of Governor David Umahi and ex-President of the Senate, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim against escalating the rift between the duo. Recall that the two prominent Igbo leaders who recently declared their respective interests to contest the office of the President of Nigeria in 2023 have been at loggerheads. However, the SEYEA in a statement by its National President, Comrade Ekeh Ifeanyi Chimezie, and forwarded to InfoStride News on Wednesday, warned that the careless destructions of images of the two presidential hopefuls before the public under…
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, representing Enugu East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has said outgoing governors have the prerogative of choosing their successors, saying Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s case should not be different ahead of the 2023 election. Nnamani stated this at a media interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the governor is the leader who directs affairs of a political party and in the process chooses who succeeds him but without compromising the electoral processes. The former Governor of Enugu State said the incumbent governor earned his respect for managing his Ebeano political family, which he introduced in…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ebonyi State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and Security agencies to immediately save the life of Linus Okorie who was declared wanted by the Ebonyi State government. The party demanded the immediate abolishment of the cybercrime law and the Ebubeagu Security outfit established by the state government, which allegedly is targeted at PDP members in the state. The state chairman of the party, Mr. Tochukwu Okorie while briefing journalists in Abakaliki, shortly after an emergency stakeholders meeting, said PDP members in Ebonyi are under siege. “The people of Ebonyi State…
Some delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday protested over delegates list in Ekiti State. The delegates protested over the list for the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship primaries. The aggrieved delegates claimed the list was doctored. The PDP governorship primary election is currently ongoing in Ekiti State, with statutory and automatic delegates. Statutory or automatic delegates comprise former governors, former and serving members of the National Assembly and former and serving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) from the state who are still members of the party, including former state party officials. Watch Video: HAPPENING NOW: Drama…
US President Joe Biden has threatened to impose devastating sanctions on Russia if leader Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, but some big companies and business groups are pushing the White House and lawmakers to be cautious. A trade group representing Chevron, General Electric and other big US corporations that do business in Russia is asking the White House to consider allowing companies to fulfill commitments and to weigh exempting products as it crafts any sanctions. At the same time, big energy companies are pushing Congress to limit their scope and time frame. The Biden administration and Congress need to “get the…
The Senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District, Chief Biodun Olujimi, has pulled out of the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Ekiti State shortly after the exercise commenced. Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Olujimi said that her decision to withdraw from the primary was informed by alleged irregularities during the accreditation of delegates. The PDP chieftain said that she could not be part of a political process that had excluded party delegates who are mainly her supporters, adding that the development runs against the tenets of participatory democracy. Olujimi noted the accreditation exercise was…
The crisis engulfing Boris Johnson escalated dramatically after the police began formally investigating allegations he and his staff held parties that broke the government’s pandemic rules. Johnson is battling for his political survival over a slew of reports about events in his Downing Street office, which were held at a time when social gatherings were banned under restrictions meant to curb the spread of coronavirus. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced an inquiry on Tuesday, hours after Johnson’s office confirmed staff had gathered in Downing Street to celebrate his birthday during the first lockdown in 2020. That was the latest…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has hinted at running for the Presidency in 2023. Saraki dropped the hint while reacting to a follower who urged him to rescue Nigeria. In a post on his official Facebook, the former Senate President urged Nigerians to work with him as he pushes for the Presidency. The post reads: “Earlier, I replied to a follower of mine on Twitter, who like thousands of you have been clamouring for a united front to #RescueNigeria. “As we prepare for the journey ahead, I hope we can all join hands to get the ticket of our great…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is yet to take any decision on zoning ahead of the 2023 elections. The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the APC and the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday by his Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Mr. Mamman Mohammed. He said the purported zoning was false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him. Buni warned that the publication of the purported zoning by the APC was just a figment of the author’s imagination that has…
Senator Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to run for Presidency in 2023. Okorocha announced his intention on Wednesday in a letter to the Senate President which was read by Ahmad Lawan at plenary. The lawmaker said he will address a world press conference on Monday 31st January 2022 to officially declare his ambition to contest the presidency. Okorocha is a senator representing the Imo West senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The letter read, “With 2023 elections drawing near as the days go by, our citizens are concerned about the quality of persons to run…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kano State has called on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje not to use Hanifa’s murder as an avenue to extort school proprietors in the state. The state PDP Chairman, Shehu Wada Sagagi, in a statement, said despite the need to reform the private education sector, the state government must follow due process under the law establishing the Kano Private School Board which regulates the activities of all non-public schools in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the state government had revoked the licence of all private schools in the state, following the killing of Hanifa Abubakar…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Zamfara, Tukur Umar Danfulani has said nothing would snatch power from the ruling party in the state. He made the assertion during a workshop for APC members in the state. Danfulani explained that the world has seen APC in the state being divided but that the perception was not true as people claiming to factionalize the party are not authentic card carriers of the party. “Even though we do not mind, our doors are wide open for sincere people that are ready to join our great party,” he remarked. The chairman…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the capacity of governorship aspirants in the state on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to perform when elected. Governor Ortom gave the remark Monday, January 24th, 2022 at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi during an expanded meeting with the aspirants. The meeting which was attended by the State Working Committee of the PDP, Assembly Members, members of the Executive Council, other appointees of the Governor also had members of the G-14 and G-9 in attendance. The Governor explained that given the credentials and antecedents of the guber aspirants,…