A socio-political umbrella in the fold of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party National Comrades Forum (PDPNCF) has stated that the founding fathers of the country cannot be happy with the current Federal Government led by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for battering the reputation of Nigeria. The group said that they are grieved that the present APC-led administration, has foisted the populaces more poverty, hardships and sufferings, which according to him, have translated into obvious dangers and myriads of fundamental issues, ranging from security challenges, massive unemployment and economic retardation ravaging the most populous country…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said the newly-inaugurated leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown early signs that it is not different from its immediate past and sacked leadership. Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, in a statement he issued on Saturday stated that the semblance could be seen in the utterances and the direction of the new PDP leadership, which according to him does not portray hope of a refocused opposition party. According to him, PDP’s sole intent was power-grabbing by any means, ignoring the need for genuine…
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State on Friday night rose from a meeting and affirmed Senator Andy Uba as the leader of the state chapter of the party. The leaders of the party made this disclosure in a communique issued at the end of a meeting held in Abuja. The communique was signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of APC in the state, Chief Basil Ejidike. InfoStride News recalls that Uba was the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the just concluded election in the state. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting was attended by Andy…
A group, Concerned Citizens of Like Minds, has rallied support for the former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari for the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. It would be recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced that its national convention will take place in February 2022. Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking on their stance for Yari, Group Chairman Auwal Dalhatu said the erstwhile Governor of Zamfara…
A bipartisan group of US Senators has announced a new bill that would require social media companies to share platform data with independent researchers. According to The Verge, the bill was announced by Democratic Senators Chris Coons (Delaware), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), and also Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio. Named the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), it would establish new rules compelling social media platforms to share data with “qualified researchers”, defined as university-affiliated researchers pursuing projects that have been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the report said. Under the terms of the bill, platforms would be…
Sen. Muhammad Musa (APC-Niger) has joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, promising to re-engineer its internal structure if elected. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen on his plans for the party, assuring also to ensure the supremacy of the party. “It is with overwhelming joy and excitement that I wish to announce that I, Sen. Muhammad Sani Musa will be presenting myself as a candidate for the position of the APC National Chairman. “If giving the opportunity to lead the party, I will completely re-engineer its internal structures and…
The senator that represented Akwa Ibom North East between 2003-2011, Senator Effiong Bob, has assured that despite the myriads of drawbacks bedeviling Nigeria, it would come out of 2023 politics and general elections more united and stronger. He added that Nigeria has a way of navigating through odds unscathed even when people think it’s over for the country. Senator Bob who was the chairman of the 2021 NUJ Evening with the Legends made the remarks in Uyo during the occasion earmarked to honour those who contributed immensely to the development of journalism practice in Nigeria from Akwa Ibom state. Bob,…
Posters of Mallam Saliu Mustapha, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is contesting for the post of National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have surfaced in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. InfoStride News recalls that Mustapha is a former Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Mustapha, who is from Kwara state is one of the political associates that have been supporting Buhari since 2011 when he contented on the platform of CPC. Our correspondent gathered that CPC, Alliance for Democracy (AD) All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance…
Former State Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State central, Chief Cletus Obun has called on Governor Benedict Ayade to sack Dr Betta Edu, and other key officials in the health ministry over alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 and consequently compromising the health of the people of the state. Obun who is a member of the governing board of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, also declared intention to sue the commissioner and health officials for disclosing the health history of his wife to the public against medical ethics. He alleged that the state government had abandoned…
Thirteen Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday. This came on the day Nicaragua severed ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with China. The 13 Chinese planes entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ, with a sortie of two H-6 bombers and a Y-8 electronic warfare plane breaking off and intruding deep into the southeastern ADIZ. The other 10 aircraft were a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, a KJ-500 third-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW & C) plane, and six Shenyang J-16 and two Chengdu J-10 fighter jets, Focus Taiwan reported citing Taiwan’s defence ministry. In response,…
What started as a rumour has now been confirmed as Dele Adeleke, nephew of Senator Ademola Adeleke, another aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally joined the Osun 2022 gubernatorial race. He was at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja, Friday, to pick the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms for the gubernatorial primaries for the sum of N21 million. It was revealed that Dele Adeleke had been approached to run against his uncle in the next PDP gubernatorial primaries. Dele, who is a financial expert, was the Returning Officer at the 2018 gubernatorial election…
The spokesman of former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) faction, Hon. Ibrahim Danmadami Birinin Magaji, has said that the ruling of the Federal High Court in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, will not stop them from heading to the Court of Appeal in Sokoto State. Addressing newsmen shortly after the judgment, Magaji appealed to the faction’s supporters, saying that the case has just begun. According to him, the judgment that dismissed the suit it instituted challenging the dissolution of its executives by the National Caretaker Committee of the party must come to a reasonable conclusion. Also reacting…
The US sanctions on Iran have not affected India’s Chabahar port project, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to a question from BSP member Ritesh Pandey, the minister also clarified that US sanctions are “not relevant” to India’s Chabahar port project in Iran “at all”. During the Question Hour, Pandey sought to know from the government if US sanctions on Iran had any bearing on India’s project at the Chabahar port, and claimed that the Iranian government is “publicly saying that our Chabahar port project has been miserably delayed” due to sanctions imposed by the…
The Publicity Secretary of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Yusuf Idris Gusau, has commended the ruling delivered by Justice Aminu Bappa Aminu of the Federal High Court, saying that the judiciary stands by the truth over falsehood in the nation’s democracy. According to him, today’s judgment was an affirmation of the leadership of the APC under the National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State, who carefully follows the provisions of the party’s constitution to do the right thing in fairness to all members. “The selfish thinking of some yet to be…
About 450 youths and members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State have defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The former SDP members were received into the party by the PDP Secretary in Abia, Barrister David Iro, during the commissioning of the developmental projects initiated and completed by the lawmaker representing Umuahia South Constituency at Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Jerry Uzosike, held at Olokoro in Umuahia South LGA of the state. The Deputy Governor of the State, Ude Oko Chukwu, and the Speaker of the…
Some youths in Ogun State have on Friday called on the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to throw his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential race. The group wants Osinbajo to contest the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) regardless of whether or not the National Leader of the party, Chief Bola Tinubu, is gunning for the same ticket. Tinubu, who is considered as a political benefactor of the Vice President, is being rumoured to be eyeing the presidential seat. The group, under the aegis of Ogun Youth Network, noted that Osinbajo, having worked closely with President…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is going to be a hard time for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the country considering how its party members are joining the APC. Aminu Sani Gumel, Chairman Jigawa State chapter of the APC, stated this at the Media Engagement Forum “organized by the state correspondents chapel, held at Manpower Development, Dutse. He stated this in response to the PDP’s claims that the party will take back power in the 2023 election. InfoStride News reported that the PDP had said APC is a failed party and…
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has reiterated his commitment to making Nigeria achieve its dream of a greater and more prosperous country. He said this after paying visits to Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Prince Arthur Eze, a foremost business tycoon, on Thursday. Anyim commended them for their unwavering commitments to the development, unity and prosperity of Nigeria. The PDP chieftain’s visit to the prominent Igbo elder statesmen was part of his nationwide consultation ahead…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says Nigerians should stop putting all blames on President Muhammadu Buhari over some of the problems affecting the country. Chairman, Jigawa State APC chapter, Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel stated this at the Media Engagement Forum organized by the state Correspondents’ Chapel, held at Manpower Development, Dutse. He said Nigerians should have been thanking God for having a leader like Buhari who was concerned to curtail all the problems he inherited. “President Buhari has done a lot for the development of Nigeria and we are lucky to have him as president because if it is somebody…
Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on his victory in last year’s election, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. Donald Trump accused the former Israeli leader of disloyalty, saying he had helped Netanyahu in his own elections by reversing decades of US policy and supporting Israel’s claims to territory seized in war. Trump is still falsely claiming the US election was stolen from him. In interviews earlier this year with the Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, Trump expressed fury at a video Netanyahu circulated online in which he congratulated Biden. Nobody did…