Deji Adeyanju, an Abuja-based activist, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo to step down. Adeyanju advised Ozigbo to step down for the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, or YPP. The Convener of Concerned Nigerians gave the advice barely 48 hours before the governorship election. In a tweet, Adeyanju said Ozigbo should not waste his money and the time of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Adeyanju said Ozigbo is not qualified to run for the governorship election of Anambra State. “The PDP candidate in the Anambra election should step…
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The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah has urged the good people of Anambra to remember ‘Cain and Abel’ in the holy bible and avoid bloodshed during Saturday’s governorship election. Kukah disclosed this while speaking in Awka during the ceremony of the signing of the peace accord by candidates for Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. He said, “First of all, I want to thank the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood. His tenacity and commitment. He has made the credibility of the institution he represents quite easy for many of us. Let me use the word follow him and support him.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, said it has constituted a screening committee. The committee according to a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party will screen aspirants for the June 18, 2022, Ekiti State governorship election. The statement which was issued on Thursday named members of the screening committee to include, Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Chairman, Amb. Mrs. Fidelia A. Njeze, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, Arch. Rev. Benson Ezem and Chief Rahman Owokoniran (PDP South-West Zonal Secretary) as member/secretary. He said the screening exercise has been scheduled for Monday, November 8, 2021, at the NWC Hall…
China conducts influence operations, which target cultural institutions, media organisations, business, academic, and policy communities in the US, other countries, and international institutions, to achieve outcomes favourable to its strategic objectives, Pentagon said in its recent report on Wednesday. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to condition domestic, foreign, and multilateral political establishments and public opinion to accept Beijing’s narratives and remove obstaclespreventing the attainment of goals, stated the Pentagon 2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the PRC. CCP leaders probably consider open democracies, including the US, as more susceptible to influence operations than other types of governments,…
Candidates for Saturday’s Anambra governorship election on Thursday signed a peace accord in Awka, the state capital. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was present at the ceremony, which was facilitated by the National Peace Committee. The National Peace Committee, under the Chairmanship of former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) and the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, was also present at the ceremony. Anambra and other southeast states have witnessed several ‘gunmen’ attacks recently, casting doubts on the safety of the elections. The proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB)…
Following the emergence of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded 2021 National Convention, over 170,000 Nigerians in Benue State have applied for the ongoing e-registration of the party. InfoStride News recalls that Ayu, after emerging as chairman at the convention held in Abuja, immediately called on Nigerians to join the party to help rescue the country from “APC misrule”. A few days after, there has been massive defection into the party as Nigerians of all classes rush to acquire membership of the opposition party across the country. The development was disclosed…
Ahead of Saturday’s Anambra governorship election, a Special Adviser to Gov. Willie Obiano, Chief Tommy Okoli, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okoli, a former governorship aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), announced his defection at a rally on Thursday in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. He said he was supporting the candidature of Mr. Valentine Ozigbo and his running mate, Mrs. Azuka Enemo of the PDP, in the election. According to him, he is throwing his weight behind Ozigbo, having x-rayed all the candidates and finding PDP most qualified for…
More than a thousand people blocked several streets in the center of the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, protesting against COVID-19 vaccine certificates and state-imposed restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus. The protesters, mostly women and young people, didn’t wear masks and held up signs reading Say No to COVID Passports, Say No to COVID Genocide in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in Kyiv. The rally comes in response to restrictions that require teachers, government employees and other workers to get fully vaccinated by November 8 or have their salaries suspended. Last week, Ukrainian authorities also started requiring…
The United States, US, government has said it’s paying close attention to Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. It vowed sanctions and visa restrictions on those behind violence during and after the election. The US Embassy, in a statement on Wednesday, said the visa restrictions would be extended to family members of those who perpetrate violence. In the statement titled: ‘Statement on the upcoming Anambra elections,’ the US government urged residents, electoral officers, and political stakeholders to ensure credible, free and fair elections. The statement reads, “The United States looks forward to a gubernatorial election in Anambra State on November…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has pleaded with the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to cancel the week-long sit-at-home order declared in the South-East ahead of November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The rights held firmly that the move may lead to shutting down of millions of businesses a situation that may result in massive joblessness and high crime rates in the Igbo speaking South East of Nigeria. HURIWA asked the IPOB to withdraw the order to stave off the imminent collapse of the South East’s economy. Besides, Also, HURIWA asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo State, has alleged that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s refusal to pay the allowances of soldiers manning checkpoints in the state led to the withdrawal of operatives from the roads. The party in a statement by its publicity secretary, Kennedy Peretei alleged that the soldiers have not been paid for over four months. InfoStride News had earlier reported the exit of soldiers from checkpoints. It was gathered that there were 32 strategic locations in the state where the soldiers used to man to curb the activities of kidnappers and other criminals in the state. According to…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has cautioned all the political actors in Anambra State against rigging the Saturday governorship election in the State. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro. He accused the Federal Government of being responsible for the escalating tension and violence in Anambra State, and the South-East generally. Isiguzoro said the Government was paying for hastily proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organization in 2017. He, however, said “the recent lip services of crafty politicians who are…
The Taliban government has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan in a surprise move that could weigh on an economy struggling with a cash crunch and further isolate the country. The move came as the Taliban were pushing for the release of billions of dollars of reserves overseas, which was frozen by the U.S. and its Western allies since the group swept into the power in August. Without these reserves, Afghanistan has been effectively shut out of the international financial system. The militant group has ordered the public, including shopkeepers to businessmen, to conduct all trade in afghani…
Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa State, has blasted the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it is a party that cannot conceive of good governance in the country. Speaking last night while featuring on Trust TV’s Daily Politics, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, explained that the All Progressive Congress (APC) was formed to only grab power in the country. He further explained that the APC lacks the character and capacity to bring the needed development to Nigerians in all spheres of life. According to Lamido, “All they (APC) say is PDP is dirty but they are poaching on…
The presidential campaign poster of former Senate President Bukola Saraki has emerged. Newsmen sighted Saraki’s presidential campaign posters at Berger roundabout in Abuja on Tuesday. The poster was tagged: “Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki for president 2023, Saraki is coming 2023- Door to Door.” Carrying the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the poster was sponsored by Umar Farin Gado Kazaure, the Director General of Saraki is coming 2023. The posters emerged a few days after the PDP concluded their national convention in Abuja. Iyorchia Ayu was elected as the National Chairman of the PDP.
Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu has criticized the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. Moghalu said the tactics used by IPOB harms the people of the South-East greatly. In a series of tweets, the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said the sit-at-home order by IPOB was a challenge. He accused the government of failing to handle the issue of IPOB properly. According to Moghalu, rather than rely on force, the government should opt for negotiation. Moghalu urged the people of the State to file out and perform their…
The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has been advised to face governance rather than embark on needless window shopping for cheap endorsements for his second term ambition from unwilling members of the public. This advice was contained in a statement signed by Oladele Bamiji, the Director of Media of Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and made available to the media on Wednesday. The PDP wondered why Oyetola would think that harassing different unions and organisations would save him from the looming electoral disgrace out of office that will confront him in 2022. The Osun PDP accused…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has admitted conspiring for the removal of the embattled former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus. Recall that following an internal crisis that recently rocked the opposition PDP, stakeholders of the party had called for the removal of Secondus as chairman of the party. InfoStride News recalls that a High Court in Rivers on August 24 granted an interim order, restraining Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party. The move led to the recently concluded National Convention of the Party which saw the emergence of…
The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans. The White House is announcing the new plan on Tuesday, which officials say is an unprecedented focus by the federal government on reducing the risk of suicide through awareness and training campaigns and new regulations to increase the availability of gun storage products. The plan calls for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, Homeland Security, the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs and the Department of Transportation’s emergency medical…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Tuesday’s attack on the University of Abuja by suspected bandits. Suspected bandits had on Tuesday, raided the UniAbjua staff quarters and abducted four staff members and some children in the institution Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party in a statement on Tuesday, described the attack as cowardly and demanded an unconditional release of the victims. It described as shocking, the attack, and wondered why such a banditry attack should happen just within a distance of 16 kilometres from the Aso Presidential Villa, with all security operatives presence in the presidency. The…