The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost nine of its members of the State House of Assembly in Kano to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). InfoStride News recalls that a former governor of Kano State, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the leader of PDP in the State, had earlier joined the NNPP. Uba Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Assembly, confirmed the defection of the nine lawmakers from the PDP to the NNPP. According to him, the lawmakers had sent a letter to the Speaker of the State Assembly notifying the House of their defection to the NNPP. Some…
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The Osun State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are in war of words over alleged plot to rig the State gubernatorial election slated for July 16. PDP had accused the APC flagbearer and incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of conspiring with some staff of the electoral body to rig the forthcoming governorship elections. But the Director-General of the IleriOluwa Campaign Council, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, in a statement made available to the media dismissed the allegation as baseless. Bashiru, who represents Osun Central Senatorial district, added that the allegation was meant…
Gubernatorial aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu East Senatorial district have responded to the alarm raised by Senator Ike Ekweremadu over alleged political violence in Enugu State. InfoStride News had reported that Ekweremadu, who spoke through his campaign organization, at a press briefing on Friday, called on the police to arrest the situation. However, guber aspirants from Enugu East zone have told the Senator that there were no bandits in the party’s politics. The aspirants from Enugu East Senatorial district, represented by Denge Josef-Ken Onoh, in a statement, Friday evening, described all the allegations by the Ekweremadu…
President Joe Biden has authorised the shipment of another USD 150 million in military assistance for Ukraine for artillery rounds and radar systems in its fight against Russia’s invading forces. Biden on Friday said the latest spending means his administration has “nearly exhausted” what Congress authorised for Ukraine in March and called on lawmakers to swiftly approve a more than USD 33 billion spending package that will last through the end of September. “We are sending the weapons and equipment that Congress has authorised directly to the front lines of freedom in Ukraine,” Biden said in a statement. “US…
Some members of the Ekiti State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have kicked against alleged imposition of Hon. Hakeem Jamiu, incumbent Speaker of the state legislature for re-election in the 2023 general elections. They also accused the Hon. Paul Omotoso-led State Working Committee, SWC, of colluding with some state officials to manipulate the electoral process in favour of the lawmaker. InfoStride News also learnt that the Protesters who came from Irepodun/Ifelodun State Constituency II, are the lawmaker’s constituents. Spokesman of the protesters and former Chairman of the Irepodun/Ifelodun Council, Hon. Kayode Ojo, who spoke with newsmen, said…
A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna State, Alh Sani Sha’aban, has kicked against Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s choice of governorship candidate for 2023 general elections. Governor El-rufai, when asked to unveil his anointed candidate for the Kaduna State while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on March 15, 2022, said his preference is in his core team which included; Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, Senator Uba Sani, Bashir Saidu (Finance), Muhammed Sani Abdullahi (Budget and Planning) and Samuel Aruwan (Internal Security), among others. However, as 2023 general elections draw nearer, a source hinted on…
A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna State, Alh Sani Sha’aban, has kicked against Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s choice of governorship candidate for 2023 general elections. Governor El-rufai, when asked to unveil his anointed candidate for the Kaduna State while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on March 15, 2022, said his preference is in his core team which included; Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, Senator Uba Sani, Bashir Saidu (Finance), Muhammed Sani Abdullahi (Budget and Planning) and Samuel Aruwan (Internal Security), among others. However, as 2023 general elections draw nearer, a source hinted on…
Former Nigerian Vice President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has given reasons the nation has been further divided. Atiku said the disunity was because the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government has been unfair to all parts of the country. According to the presidential aspirant, the nation was not this disunited during the civil war era, adding that insecurity has been a major challenge facing the nation. Atiku spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while addressing PDP delegates ahead of the forthcoming presidential primaries. The 2019 PDP presidential…
For weeks, first lady Jill Biden has been transfixed by the news coming out of Ukraine, by the bombings and scenes of parents weeping over their children’s broken bodies in the streets, as she said in a recent speech. Now Biden is using her second solo overseas trip to get an up-close look at the Ukrainian refugee crisis by visiting Romania and Slovakia, where she will spend Mother’s Day meeting with displaced families in a small Slovakian village on the border with Ukraine. Biden, who opens the visit Friday in Romania, told reporters traveling with her Thursday night, It’s…
A Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday disclosed the biggest challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, has caused Nigeria. Atiku said the APC has caused Nigeria only disunity and woes. The former Vice President lamented that Nigeria was more divided under the APC government than pre-civil war era. He spoke in Lagos at a meeting of PDP members ahead of the upcoming primary election. According to Atiku: ”We are living witnesses of the challenges that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has caused us in this country. “The biggest challenge that APC has brought is disunity. We have…
The Sokoto State Governor and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has lamented that Nigeria is sliding towards a failed state under the watch of the All Progressives Congress (PDP). Tambuwal who stated this Friday when he visited the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja claimed that Nigerians are facing greater dangers than they ever have. He said “Our country has been divided as never before. Our economy is in shambles. The security ravaging the country has never been this bad. “The general summation of the…
Former Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has urged security agencies to bring to an end political violence in Enugu State. He made the call on Friday at a press briefing through Hon. Charles Ogbo Asogwa, the Director-General, Ikeoha Campaign Organisation. The Senator, representing Enugu West Senatorial District, said it was only by allowing a level playing ground that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would come out of the polls stronger. Ekweremadu is seeking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket in the State. He alleged that several of his supporters had been meted with violence but that security…
The sitting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has allegedly picked the expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2023 presidential race. He is contesting under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources who confirmed the latest development said the CBN Governor picked the N100 million forms from the party’s organising secretary at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, on Friday morning. InfoStride News recalls that there had been speculations that Emefiele was interested in succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari, but his media managers had debunked it, claiming it was a fake report. He had in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Ukrainian situation. The leaders on Thursday paid special attention to humanitarian issues, including the evacuation of civilians held by militants of nationalist battalions from the Azovstal steel plant, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the Kremlin. The Russian military is ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians, Putin said, adding that the Kiev authorities should order the remaining militants at the Azovstal plant to lay down arms. “On the eve of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, which Russia…
Bisi Akande, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the South-West is united to produce Nigeria’s next president in 2023. Akande spoke following the conclusion of the meeting of APC Presidential aspirants from the South-West held in Lagos on Friday. A tweet from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, reads: “MEETING CONCLUDED: Baba Akande says we are united for South-West to produce the president in 2023.” The meeting of APC Presidential aspirants from the South-West was convened by Olusegun Osoba. Present at the meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Bola Tinubu;…
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has thrown a challenge at his fellow aspirants. Tinubu said they should wait and see who picks the APC presidential ticket. Tinubu, who is a former governor of Lagos State, spoke on Thursday evening in Abuja when he hosted the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN). The former governor of Lagos urged the forum to support his presidential ambition. Calling for unity within the party, Tinubu noted that the reward system in APC was poor. He said: “Many of you I know, and you have participated in governance and…
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu has endorsed Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, for another term in Lagos State. The public endorsement was witnessed by members of the powerful Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC). Others present at the Friday event were Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, APC chieftains, state officials, party supporters, among others. Sanwo-Olu’s return had been under doubt amid rumors that a Muslim might get the 2023 governorship ticket. Some stalwarts had reportedly commenced ground work for two individuals. They are Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola and Mustapha Olorunfemi, a former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has picked the All Progressives Congress, APC nomination form to contest the 2023 presidential election. Emefiele picked the form on Friday and will declare his intention on Saturday. It was gathered that Emefiele’s associates paid N100million for the nomination and expression of interest forms on Friday, at the International Conference Center, Abuja venue of the sale of forms. Recall that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday also picked his form to contest the 2023 presidential election. His spokesman, Laolu Akande had said a “passionate team of support groups and individual Nigerians…
Russia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail stations and other supply-line targets across the country while the European Union weighed whether to further punish Moscow with a ban on oil imports. Heavy fighting also raged Wednesday at the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol that represented the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined southern port city, according to the mayor. A Russian official denied that Moscow’s troops were storming the plant, but the commander of the main Ukrainian military unit inside said Russian soldiers had pushed into the mill’s territory. The Russian…
Former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential aspirant in 2023, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi on Thursday ruled out negotiating for the Vice President slot under whatever circumstances. Obi made his stance known through his Campaign Organisation, ‘Peter Obi Support Network (POSN)’, describing reports in some dailies as ‘arrant nonsense. In a statement by the group which was signed by its National Co-ordinator, Mr Comrade Sani Saeed Altukry and sent to the media in Abuja, he insisted that Obi’s ambition was non-negotiable. The statement cautioned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against…