Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that until Owerri zone is allowed to be at par in the governance of the state like her Orlu and Okigwe zones counterparts, the message of unity will be viewed as deceitful and meaningless. Anyanwu described the recent 4th annual Egbu declaration as an expression of people’s firm belief in equity, justice and fairness for good governance in the state. While charging the people to remain formidable in their bid to enthrone political sanity in 2023, he also appealed to leaders from other zones to key into…
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Ex-Senate President,Bukola Saraki, has described the direct primary process passed by the National Assembly as the best for political parties if properly done. He, however, warned that the controversy generated by the passage of the direct primary process must not be allowed to scuttle the electoral bill. He spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 9th memorial prayer for his late father, Olusola Abubakar Saraki, held at the family’s residence, Iloffa Road GRA, Ilorin. The two-time governor of Kwara State, said “the most important thing is for President Muhammadu Buhari to assent the electoral bill…
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau chief Chen Ming-tong on Thursday said that China will not try to attack the nation’s remote islands while President Tsai Ing-wen is in office. Taiwan’s intelligence chief made the remark during a question-and-answer session at the Taiwanese legislature, reported NHK World. Chen ruled out the possibility of a China-Taiwan armed clash elsewhere during her term. Regarding the possibility of China’s military attack on Taiwan, Chen said possible scenarios include China’s occupation of remote islands, blockade of the sea and a saturation attack that overwhelms Taiwan’s defense capabilities, reported NHK World. Chen was specifically asked about media…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, says the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections. This, he said was for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria on Sunday. He said, “For the strategic interest of the party and the nation, the PDP must zone its presidential ticket to the North in 2023.” Usman said that the party must give the ticket to the North for fairness and equity. “For justice and equity, the North…
Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has vowed never to let go the outcome of the just concluded Anambra governorship poll. Uba said he will use all legal means to recover his alleged stolen mandate. The APC candidate said this while addressing party stakeholders in a meeting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Saturday. InfoStride News had reported that a former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. But the APC candidate, Uba came third according…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday conducted its ward Congress with Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa also conducting his own parallel Congress in the state. InfoStride News reports that Marafa’s faction began its parallel Congress very early in the morning and ended at about 12:00 noon without any security challenge. At the same time, the faction led by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle also conducted its own Congress without any problem. The Chairman of the committee sent from the party’s national headquarters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, described the Congress as acceptable and fair, saying that the…
Weeks after the All Progressives Congress (APC) state and local government congresses held across the country, the camp of the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari has been hit with a fresh crisis. Yari’s camp had in February collapsed into the faction of Senator Kabiru Marafa after the national leadership of the party intervened in a protracted leadership crisis of the party in the state. The factional crisis between Marafa and the ex-governor was largely responsible for the party’s loss at the 2019 governorship election in the state to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the incumbent governor,…
Ahead of the virtual summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden next week, Beijing on Saturday asked Washington to stop support for Taiwan’s independence, and said the two countries should meet halfway to repair the bilateral ties. Xi will hold a virtual meeting with Biden on Tuesday morning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Saturday. The presidents will exchange opinions on China-US relations and issues of common concern, Hua said. Xi and Biden have so far had two lengthy phone conversations this year as part of an effort to ensure stability in one…
Some political stakeholders in the southeast have set an agenda for the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra. InfoStride News recalls that Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), was declared winner of the November 6 gubernatorial election by the INEC Returning Officer, Professor Florence Obi. INEC on Friday presented the Certificate of Return to the governor-elect in Awka, the state capital. Speaking on the outcome of the recently held gubernatorial election in the state, on Saturday, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State at the…
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that no fewer than 30 million Igbo youths would rebel if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) deny southeasterners of their presidential tickets. Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, said denying a southeastern aspirant the presidential ticket would inarguably deteriorate the condition of the country into a more piteous state. The group threatened that any conspiracy by powers that be to deny the region will be like the result of rejection of ‘Aburi Accord of 4th/5th January 1967’ by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. The National President of…
The Labour party has described Nigerian Governors as enemies of Nigerian democracy. This follows the governor’s position against the amendment of clause 87 in the new electoral act which allows direct primaries for electing candidates of political parties. InfoStride News had reported that the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike had threatened to challenge the Electoral Act in court if President Muhammadu Buhari goes ahead to sign the bill into law. But speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party South-South, Felix Reuben called “on Nigerians to rise against the Governors” who he accused of…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Adedapo Adesina has advised Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, not to allow selfish interest to cause another downfall of the party in future elections. Adesina, who represented Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East federal constituency between 2015 and 2019 made this disclosure while speaking in Ibadan, the Oyo State. He spoke during the 9th year remembrance of his father and former Governor of Oyo State, Lamidi Adesina. Our correspondent recalls that Adesina who was the governor of the state between 1999 and 2003, died in 2012 at…
US President Joe Biden has picked senior Google Health advisor Dr Robert Califf as next chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently, Califf is a professor of medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he previously served as Vice Chancellor and founded the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and works as senior advisor for Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, two divisions of parent company Alphabet. He has led many landmark clinical trials and is one of the most frequently cited authors in biomedical science, with more than 1,200 publications in the peer-reviewed literature. “As the FDA…
A member of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle’ faction of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Bashiru Idris Ataka has swiftly reacted to a statement by Abdulmalik Zubairu Zannan Bungudu which accused the governor of not executing any capital projects worth over 10 million naira since his tenure. Bashiru said the statement was laughable and should be thrown into the bin considering the level of infrastructural development executed by the Matatwalle allegedly running into billions of naira. InfoStride News recalled that a statement by the former federal lawmaker, Abdulmalik Bungudu on Friday had raised concerns that Matawalle cannot proudly identify…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to desist from political gimmicks and deal with the administration allegedly being perpetrated by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by Sunday Bisi, the Osun PDP Chairman and made available to the media, the party disclosed that the call became necessary due to the laborious cum dramatic integrity inspection being conducted on a few school building projects, most of which were completed less than six years ago but are now on the verge of total collapse. While wondering why…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Olumide Aderinokun has said security is not looking good under the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun’s administration. Aderinokun who spoke in an exclusive interview with the media in Abeokuta said he was worried about the rising spate of insecurity in Ogun State, especially the cases of kidnapping in Obada Oko and others. While alluding to the fact that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be capable of securing lives and property, the Akinruyiwa of Owu Kingdom charged Ogun residents to assist Gov Abiodun in that aspect. “I am…
Ali Modu Sheriff, an All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman aspirant says there is a campaign of calumny against him. The former Borno Governor raised the alarm on Friday in a statement by campaign media director, Senator Victor Lar. He condemned a leaked audio where some National Executive Committee (NEC) members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) allegedly wished for his emergence as APC chairman. The ex-Senator, Ali Modu recalled that he drew the attention of the public to a plan to portray him in a bad light. Lar said Sheriff’s opponents were keen on causing “mischief and disaffection” between…
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labour, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release. Myanmar flag It was the harshest punishment yet among the seven journalists known to have been convicted since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February. Fenster, the managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, is facing additional terrorism and treason charges under which he could get up to life in prison. The…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the just-concluded Anambra State governorship election, Andy Uba has been asked to apologize to popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele after losing the election. Uba had engaged in a war of words with Primate Ayodele, Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, prior to the election. The governorship candidate had blasted the clergyman who asked him not to contest in the election. Primate Ayodele had made it known that Uba does not have God’s backing in the election and any attempt to contest will lead to a mere waste of resources. Reacting, Uba had…
A chieftain of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the just-concluded Anambra governorship election, Sen. Andy Uba, to rescind any decision rejecting results of the election. Metuh, who was former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, also urged Uba not set the stage for a prolonged litigation over the outcome of the election. He made the appeal in a statement by his Special Assistant, Ebiloma Abdullahi, in Abuja on Friday. Recall that Andy Uba had rejected the election results, saying he was surprised that the APGA, a weak party, won the election…