About 4,000 party members have dumped opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made his known in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday in Abuja. Receiving the decampees, Aliyu assured them of justice and fairness amongst members of APC and called on others who are yet to join to do so. The minister, who described the event as a ‘harvest’ of over 4,000 members, expressed delight that most of the returnees are former…
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress was never prepared to lead the nation when it took over power in 2015. The flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections made the assertion on Saturday during the national convention of the party in Abuja. According to Atiku, the responsibility of restoring the glory of Nigeria is bestowed on the PDP, adding that the victory of the party is the victory of Nigerians. The former VP who believes that the country is currently at a critical juncture, called on all…
Iyorchia Ayu has emerged as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ayu’s emergence marked the conclusion of the PDP’s elective national convention in the early hours of Sunday. The former Senate President went into the elective convention as the consensus candidate of the Northern PDP leaders. However, delegates still cast their ballot for all the candidates despite the consensus. A total of 3,511 accredited delegates to the National Convention were called out to vote. First to be called were delegates from Abia and Adamawa States. Abia has 116 delegates while Adamawa has 118 delegates. According to the…
Iyorchia Ayu, the newly elected National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the party is ready to take back power from the All Progressives congress, APC. Ayu said this after he emerged as the Party’s new chairman in the early hours of Sunday at the national convention in Abuja. Ayu giving quit notice to the APC said: “The PDP is back. We are determined. The other one is a contraption. “PDP did it before, we will do it again. This is a quit notice to the other party. We are taking back the country. We will develop…
Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies (G20) will endorse an OECD deal on a global minimum corporate tax of 15%, draft conclusions of the two-day G20 summit showed on Saturday, with a view to have the rules in force in 2023. “We call on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting to swiftly develop the model rules and multilateral instruments as agreed in the Detailed Implementation Plan, with a view to ensure that the new rules will come into effect at global level in 2023,” the draft conclusions, seen by Reuters, said. The conclusions are to…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday said it is not easy keeping the major opposition party united. Tambuwal, who is also the Governor of Sokoto State, disclosed this at the ongoing PDP national convention in Abuja. He said it was tough to keep PDP together as a big party, with members from across the country and with various interest and desires. He said, “Diverse as we are, it is, however, clear to me that we are at our best when we remember that we must remain focused and disciplined for the sake of…
When in 2017, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike handpicked their choices to serve in the then National Executive Committee, NWC, of the party, few imagined how far they could go in the future. Four years on, the governors have literally taken over the party as they are now, without doubt, the sole determinants of who gets what, when and how. From the get-go, the 13 governors made it clear they weren’t interested in a fierce political contest but in a consensus arrangement that would see them…
A former Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Oyo State, Mr. Ajiboye Omodewu, has emerged as Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. InfoStride News reports that Omodewu emerged at the congress held at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, on Saturday. His emergence was a sequel to a motion for the affirmation of the names of the state executive members of the party which was moved by a member of the House of Representatives, Dokun Odebunmi. The motion was seconded by a former majority leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Subair. The congress was…
Anyim Pius Anyim, ex-Senate President, has announced his intention to run for the presidency in 2023. Anyim says he will contest whether the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) zones the position to the South-East or not. The former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) declared his bid on Saturday. He told reporters that the PDP was being repositioned as the national convention would mark the start of political activities. Anyim said he initially distanced himself from campaign posters and calls by groups because it was early then. The politician said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration needed to concentrate on governance.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit here and the two leaders had “productive discussions” on a range of issues of mutual and global interests. Prime Minister Modi, who is here at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, was accompanied by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his meeting with Macron. “Productive discussions between PM @narendramodi and President @EmmanuelMacron on the sidelines of the @g20org Summit. India and France are cooperating extensively in various sectors. Today’s talks will add momentum…
After a failed attempt by the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to stop the national convention of the party, 3,600 delegates will converge on Abuja, on 30 and 31 October, to elect new leaders for the country’s leading opposition. The convention was initially enveloped in uncertainty until the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, on Friday, dismissed the suit filed by Mr Secondus challenging his suspension and seeking to stop the event. About 21 positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party will be contested for by at least 27 candidates at…
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will be holding its National Convention today at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The venue, which is currently welcoming guests, has been decorated in the colours of the party while the kick-off is awaited. Meanwhile, the Governor of Sokoto State and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the party is hoping to achieve consensus in all the contested positions at the convention. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, Tambuwal said the party had reached consensus in 95 per cent of the contested positions. The positions the party…
Some loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari have alleged that they have been excluded in the scheme of things within the fold of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The loyalists of the President are former members of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC). InfoStride News recalls that Buhari contested as President on the platform of CPC in 2011. The CPC was one of the political parties that metamorphosed into APC ahead of the 2015 general elections. But, some of the loyalists of the President who are in Lagos State have decried the incessant exclusion from…
Senate Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has disclosed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and his group never said election should not hold in Anambra State. Abaribe said fifth columnists are behind the no election order and not Kanu or IPOB. Speaking during a town hall meeting with the leadership and students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Abaribe said Kanu’s lawyers confirmed that the order did not come from their leader. “Who gave the order that there will be no election? IPOB has never said that there will be no election in Anambra.…
Iran slammed on Friday evening the latest U.S. sanctions against its entities as “completely contradictory behaviour”. “A government that talks about an intention of returning to the nuclear deal but continues (former U.S. President Donald) Trump’s policy of sanctions is sending the message that it really is not reliable,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh said in remarks published on the Ministry’s official website. Successive U.S. administrations, he added, have shown their “incapacity” to understand Iran’s realities, Xinhua news agency reported. U.S. pressure will not inflict “the slightest damage” on the Iranian government’s determination to defend the security and tranquillity…
An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ndigbo United Forum (NUF), has warned against interference and disruption of the coming November 6th Governorship election in Anambra State under whatever guise. The group tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible exercise ahead of the November 6th gubernatorial election in Anambra State. The NUF’s warning is coming against the backdrop of the threat and exchange of political brickbats by groups and politicians ahead of the gubernatorial poll in Anambra. In a release by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Chinedu Mba and sent to the media on Friday night, the group…
Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives, has described the dismissal of the suit filed by suspended National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus’ against the party as a victory for democracy. Chinda said neither Secondus nor the PDP won the case, saying that the victory was for all Nigerians. Recall that the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division, on Friday, dismissed a suit by Secondus, challenging his suspension as national chairman of the PDP for lack of merit. Secondus had also prayed the court to restrain the PDP from conducting…
Ahead of PDP National Convention on 30-31st October 2021, the party’s delegates in Kaduna State has been urged to declare their total support and allegiance to El-Kudan as National Youth Leader. In a press statement signed in Kaduna by the Leader of PDP Kaduna Central Stakeholders, Adamu Ahmed Dattijo, said El-Kudan was the best candidate for the office, saying the party’s interest, strength and position would be best served in preparation towards 2023 general election with El-Kudan as National Youth Leader. Recall that the National Working Committee of PDP had zoned the office of National Youth Leader to Kaduna State.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it will not deploy personnel or election materials to the new 86 polling units in Anambra for the state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the commission’s consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on Friday in Abuja, NAN reports. Yakubu explained that the 86 polling units were among the recently converted polling units and did not have any registered voters in the units. He noted that the state would be the first where voting would be taking place in new polling units since the recent…
Paying tributes to noted Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. Rajkumar, 46, died in Bengaluru on Friday following a heart attack. Modi tweeted, “A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor, Puneeth Rajkumar. This was no age to go. The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.