Ahead of the February 26 convention, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied zoning party positions. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator James Akpanudoedehe, while addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, said the committee has not taken a position on zoning. He described the report in some sections of the media that various party positions had been zoned as falsehood. The secretary said, “We are also here to rebuff the fake news going round the social media that we have zoned party offices, we are yet to meet on the issue of zoning.” However, in…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has announced the timetable for its national convention. The schedule of activities was adopted in Abuja on Wednesday at a meeting of national leaders. A statement by John Akpan Udoedehe, the national secretary of the party said the Interim Report of the National Reconciliation Committee will be received on January 31. “Consideration and adoption of Reports of State Congresses – 02/02/2022; Inauguration of the State Executives – 03/02/2022”, it read. “Sales of forms to aspirants vying for national offices will commence at the secretariat on February 14; the Deadline for…
Some Nigerians on social media have bashed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after he was seen in a video promising to pay the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of Nigerian students. Tinubu, who last week revealed his ambition to run for president in the 2023 election, said his party will crush poverty and make lives easier for Nigerians. However, his promise has sparked outrage among Nigerians who aired their opinion Wednesday on Facebook. “In this century a Presidential aspirant talking of paying WAEC fees. Affliction will not rise again in Nigeria,” Olamobisi Robert…
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed March 8 and 14 to deliver judgments in the multiple suits filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the sack of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe from office on account of their defection from its fold to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the dates after counsel in the suits marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 920/21 and FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1041/21 had adopted their briefs of final arguments for and against the suit. In an originating summons marked FHC/ABJ/CS/920/2021, the PDP had principally urged the court to…
Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times, was released from prison Wednesday after spending four years behind bars for a 2016 protest. Leung was a prominent independence activist and the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, a pro-independence group in the city that was outspoken about localism and the need to preserve a distinct Hong Kong identity. In 2018, the 30-year-old activist was convicted of assaulting a police officer and rioting during what is now known as the Fishball Revolution. The unrest began when authorities attempted to crack down on unlicensed…
The Chief Whip of the Nigeria Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has said he was not desperate to contest for the 2023 presidency despite having the capacity to campaign and lock horns with anyone. The lawmaker and former governor of Abia State said this on Wednesday while speaking with the Senate Press Corps at the National Assembly complex Abuja. He revealed that he visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night but not in connection with his presidential ambition. He claimed the presidential contest would be a collective decision of Nigeria as well as party zoning. Kalu, who is a member of…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State led by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa has tasked security agencies to tackle the growing activities of thugs in the state before it becomes uncontrollable. The appeal was made in Gusau by the publicity secretary of the faction, Bello Bakyasuwa during a press conference. Bakyasuwa said he was specifically appealing to the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah to take adequate measures to tackle the trend of thuggery creeping into the state and threatening the peace of the state. He alleged that hired thugs had already begun to attack opposition political parties…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has warned a presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, to be wary of erstwhile Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Ngei Abe. Eze warned that Eze is not a man Tinubu can trust alleging he diverted over N4 billion meant for road projects in his area. The APC chieftain issued the warning in response to comments by Abe disparaging the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Abe was recently alleged to have taken a veiled swipe at Amaechi, chiding him against coming close to the Presidency; hence he does not love stealing money. Speaking…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Shehu Madaki, has slammed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over his promise to pay the WAEC fees of all Nigerians if he becomes president. InfoStride News recalls that Tinubu was seen in a video making the promise to Nigerians. Madaki, who was not happy over the promise made by a personality like Tinubu at a time when Nigerians are facing security challenges, poverty and lack, further noted that Tinubu does not know the problem confronting Nigerians,…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the State Department said. Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will move on to Berlin to meet with allies, and on Friday will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva. The hastily arranged trip aims to show U.S. support for Ukraine and impress on Russia the need for de-escalation. White House press secretary Jen Psaki underscored the urgency. We’re now at a…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of Nigerians will be paid if elected president in 2023. Tinubu said this in a viral video with some party members in attendance. “Your children’s West African examination fees is paid by us so that no one no matter how poor is left behind,” he said. “The symbol of my camp is breaking shaft, we break the shaft of poverty, ignorance. ” Highlighting the problem of banditry, Tinubu noted that the country needs peace and stability in order to…
The former Director-General of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that his decision to resign was as a result of the tyrannic posture of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said following the announcement that the national convention of the party will hold on February 26, party leaders must ensure the new leadership of the party that will emerge at the Convention will be tolerant to criticism and be democratic. Lukman, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said since the news filtered out on Monday about his resignation, many party leaders, friends, family members and…
Ahead of the Ekiti governorship primary election scheduled to hold on January 27, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday screened all the governorship aspirants in the State. The Ekiti State governorship election screening committee chaired by Senator Domingo screened all the aspirants at the national secretariat of the Party in Abuja. Those screened are: Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, former Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, Mr. Femi Bamisile and a former Commissioner for Public Utilities, Mr. Bamidele Faparusi, Mr. Kayode Ojo, Mr. Oluwatoyin Olusola and Mr Ademola Popoola. However, it could not be confirmed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will withhold timetable for the 2023 general election pending when the Electoral Act amendment bill is passed into law. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the first quarterly meeting with political parties for 2022 in Abuja. According to him, the commission was looking forward to a speedy passage of the bill before it will release the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the much-anticipated elections. He said, “On the Electoral Amendment Bill currently before the National Assembly, the commission is encouraged by the Senate…
Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr, delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow, President Joe Biden said Monday. It’s time for every elected official in America to make it clear where they stand,” Biden said. It’s time for every American to stand up. Speak out, be heard. Where do you stand? Major holiday events included marches in several cities and the annual Martin Luther King Jr service at the slain civil rights leader’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where US Sen. Raphael…
The Osun Progressives (TOP), a caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has debunked the ongoing rumour that it has aligned itself with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Earlier on Monday, a video was circulated on social media where the Osun State PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi had stated that the PDP was a friend of the TOP caucus. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Adelowo Adebiyi and made available to the media on Monday, Adebiyi maintained that there was no need for an alliance with the PDP or any other party in the State since…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has cautioned Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against vying for the Presidency in 2023. Yerima Shettima, National President of AYCF, said Nigeria needs younger and vibrant leaders to saddle the country’s leadership position. Speaking with the media, Shettima, who described Tinubu as kingmaker, noted that kingmakers don’t become kings; hence he should jettison the idea. He urged the former Lagos State governor to play an advisory role in moving Nigeria forward rather than becoming the president. According to Shettima: “We need more younger and vibrant elements to champion or…
Ikechukwu Tabansi, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain in Anambra State has told the people not to expect much from Charles Soludo’s first year as governor. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor will be sworn in on March 17. Tabansi noted that infrastructure and economic situation might affect Soludo’s programmes and policies. The politician said the poor state of roads and others were factors that could slow down the speed of the incoming government. “In spite of building an airport, it was wrong for the present administration to neglect other sectors, especially the roads. “In addition to…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo says it is deploying the sum of N10bn to ensure that an Igbo man emerges President of Nigeria in the 2023 general elections. Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he led other executive members on a visit to the leadership of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF). According to Isiguzoro, the Ohanaeze has mapped out N10bn to support any of the candidates that emerged from whichever party, be it APC or PDP. He explained that the best thing to do was to interface between the South East and the…
Canada has terminated its sourcing contract with Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp following allegations about forced labour, the country’s public services and procurement department said on Tuesday. Malaysian factories making products ranging from medical gloves to palm oil have increasingly come under scrutiny over allegations they abuse foreign workers, who form a significant part of the manufacturing workforce. Canada had paused imports of Supermax gloves in November, saying it would determine its next steps after receiving an audit report over the firm’s labour practices. “Based on the seriousness of the allegations and expected timelines for the final audit results, the…