The South West Agenda for Asiwaju, SWAGA, has assured the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Bola Tinubu of 12 to 13 million votes, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. A chieftain of SWAGA, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye said Tinubu would replicate President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 feat, when he got 12 million votes from the North. The former Works and Housing Minister, spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today.’ Adeyeye pointed out that the chances of Tinubu becoming the next president of Nigeria are high. He said: “Don’t forget that one of the selling points for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 was…
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The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 gubernatorial election, Ademola Adeleke as an individual who has nothing to offer the people of the State other than making frivolous promises and draw back the progress of the State. The statement which was signed by Kunle Oyatomi, the party’s Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy and made available to the media is in reaction to the statement credited to Ademola Adeleke when he visited Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Wednesday. According to the Oyatomi, Adeleke allegedly stated…
Thugs have attacked Mr Waziri Enwongulu, the Legal Adviser, All Progressives Congress (APC) of Wakama ward, Nasarawa State. Enwongulu, while narrating his ordeal on Saturday in Wakama when officials of APC and stakeholders visited him, said that he don’t know why the unidentified men attacked him and burnt his brother’s house, NAN reports. “It was around 1am today that I heard some voices at my door that I should come out or they will set my elder brother’s house ablaze, including me. “When I came out of the house, I saw four people with knives, cutlasses and big sticks. “They…
Former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attairu Jega, has said the two major political parties in the country have led Nigeria astray in the last 21 years of democratic governance. Speaking at the maiden inaugural lecture of Kwaravisioners Network for Rural Development, in Ilorin the Kwara State capital, on Saturday, Professor Jega advocated creation of new special vehicles to free Nigeria from its present strangulation. Speaking on the theme: “Politics, Governance and Leadership Recruitment in 21st Century Democracy” Professor Jega, who described Nigeria as a failing state, urged Nigerians to work hard to change our ways for…
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader has finally returned to Nigeria. The former Lagos Governor landed in the state Friday evening after months of medical sojourn. Tinubu was in London, United Kingdom, for surgery on his right knee and “rigorous post-surgery physiotherapy,” according to his media office. A statement issued said contrary to rumour, the politician underwent no other surgical procedures and contemplates none in the future. It noted that Tinubu’s recuperation “has been without complication and ahead of the schedule by the attending surgeon”. The update assured that Tinubu has fully recovered from the knee surgery…
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, advised the All Progressives Congress, APC, on who to pick as its next National Chairman. Primate Ayodele said APC should pick from Senator Kashim Shettima, Mallam Isa Yuguda and Senator Tanko Al-Makura as National Chairman. In a statement by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the names he identified would help ensure victory for the APC in 2023. He, however, warned that the choice of a wrong person will dampen the crisis and affect the party a lot. According to Ayodele: “The All Progressive Congress should…
The People’s Democratic Party has thrown open its Presidential ticket to all sections of Nigeria. The Party at its 94th National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday adopted the decision of the Zoning Committee for the North to produce the next National Chairman, while the Presidential ticket can be contested by any eligible Party Member no matter the zone they belong to. The Acting National Chairman of the Party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi who earlier commended the two committees of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and his Enugu State counterpart Ifeanyi Ugwaunyi saddled with the responsibility of Zoning and…
China ordered miners in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production and oil prices jumped on Friday as a record surge in the cost of gas revived demand for the most polluting fossil fuels to keep factories open and homes heated. The rebound in economic activity from coronavirus restrictions has exposed alarmingly low supplies of natural gas leaving traders, industry executives and governments scrambling as the northern hemisphere heads into winter. The energy crisis, which has led to fuel shortages and blackouts in some countries, has highlighted the difficulty in cutting the global economy’s dependency on fossil fuels as world…
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to pursue his presidential ambition in 2023. The former presidential aspirant made the announcement on Friday said he feels ideologically aligned with the party and he is now a card-carrying member. Moghalu, who was a presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in 2019 presidential election before he left the party in 2010 stressed that his desire was to take Nigeria higher and make her the envy of other nations if he becomes the president. “In doing so, I restate…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has given a hint on its presidential flagbearer for the 2023 general elections. The National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu spoke on Friday in Abuja after Prof. Kingsley Moghalu joined the platform. In his remarks, Nwosu said Nigeria needs “servants and dedicated leaders” like Moghalu in the seat of power. “We welcome you proudly because you are a distinguished Nigerian”, the party leader added. He noted that Moghalu “found his way to where he truly belongs”, assuring that the ADC will partner with patriotic citizens to build a better country. The aspirant, a former Central Bank of…
Two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in Russia and the Philippines were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, honouring the right to free speech which the prize-giving committee described as under threat around the globe. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were given the award “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia,” Chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen of the Norwegian Nobel Committee told a news conference. “At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face…
Valentine Ozigbo, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, has harped on the need for the peaceful conduct of the November 6 election in the state. Ozigbo also promised a robust security architecture to ensure the protection of lives and properties of the citizens if victorious at the polls. The PDP flagbearer, spoke when he recieved a delegation from the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria, who was in the state to discuss modalities ahead of the November 6 governorship election. This was disclosed in a release sent to Newsmen on Friday. Ozigbo further…
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Musa Danmadami, has expressed palpable fear that the party congress in the state may not hold considering the order from the party’s headquarters. Speaking exclusively with the media in Gusau, the state capital, the APC chieftain said that there has been palpable tension in the state following the rash decision to deny Zamfara APC supporters from performing their constitutional obligations. “We can not say for sure the main problems but we believe that the problems must have arisen from the insecurity situation ravaging the so-called Shari’a state. “Although it is a…
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday counselled the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on who to pick as National Chairman ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Primate Ayodele said PDP should pick either former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Markafi, or former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, as its National Chairman. The clergyman explained that picking either of the two names would boost the chances of PDP returning to power in 2023. In a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatoyin Osho, Primate Ayodele said the opposition party needs a serious and vibrant person who…
A war-of-words has ensued between the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, regarding the security situation in Imo State. Recall that the altercation changed gear on Thursday after the information Commissioner of the State, Hon Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, went on air to blame the PDP for the recent misfortunes that befell the State, especially in the area of insecurity. Reacting to the information Commissioner’s claim , in a release signed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting State Publicity Secretary, Mazi Emenike Nmeregini, he asked Governor Hope Uzodinma-led APC Government to substantiate the claims…
The United States is looking for a competition with China in a responsible way, the White House has said, a day after the two countries agreed to have a virtual leadership summit before year-end. “We’re not looking for a conflict with China; we’re looking for a competition, and we want to do that in a responsible way,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday aboard Air Force One travelling to President Joe Biden to Chicago. A day earlier, White House officials said that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting with Chinese Communist Party…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Wednesday’s Nasarawa State local government council poll. Mr Ayuba Wandai, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, disclosed this when he announced the results on Thursday in Lafia. Wandai said that the APC candidates for both chairmanship and councillorship positions won in all the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. “In this regard and in line with power vested in me as the Chairman of the commission and Chief Electoral Officer of the state. “I hereby declare APC candidates in the Chairmanship election in all the 13 LGAs as winners and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates running for the gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Mr. Valentine Ozigbo’s name was published alongside his running mate, Mrs Azuka Enemo, as gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also in the 18 candidates list published on Thursday were Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Sen. Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The list signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in charge of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee also had Sen Ifeanyi Uba as the candidate of…
The last may not have been heard about the 2019 governorship election in Ogun State and the legal battles that arose thereafter. This is as the former Secretary of the Labour Party, Olaposi Oginni, accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of being involved in bribery to escape being removed by the election petition tribunal, an accusation the governor has denied. InfoStride News recalls that the Labour Party had approached the tribunal to challenge its non-inclusion on the ballot papers used for the governorship election. Oginni alleged that Gov Abiodun met with the Chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun, Abayomi Arabambi and…
The National Working Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, approved the zoning of the party’s next national chairman to the northern part of the country. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the NEC held in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the NEC considered and adopted Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee’s report, ahead of the party’s national convention, scheduled for Oct. 30. The committee had recommended that the current elective National Working Committee (NWC) positions in the party should be swapped between the north and the south.…