As the battle for the 2023 presidential ticket thickens, some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the alleged planned defection of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. InfoStride News reports that there have been speculations that the ex-president may dump the opposition party for the APC in a bid to emerge as the platform’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential poll to complete his second term, which he lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The defection rumour was fueled by Goodluck’s constant visit to the State House to…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Ebonyi State Police Command on Tuesday failed to arraign the Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nwoba Chika Nwoba who has been in its custody since Sunday. Nwoba was allegedly abducted by suspected thugs believed to be loyal to some government officials but was rescued by the police. InfoStride News learned that the suspected thugs were not arrested by police but the victim, Nwoba was taken into custody for the alleged circulation of fake news. Meanwhile, Nwoba was brought to the Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Abakaliki by a team of armed Policemen in a white van around…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday has said it is time for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rescue Nigeria from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Makinde, made this disclosure when he received the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who was on a courtesy visit to the state. Wike was accompanied to Ibadan by a former Governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia; former Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives, Chinudom Nwuche and Austin Opara as well as the former Presidential Adviser on Amnesty Office, Mr. Timi Alaibe. Makinde while receiving his guest, explained that the…
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has said he is not afraid to contest for President under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC, with Alhaji Bola Tinibu and the vice president Prof. Yemi Osibanjo. Umahi who declared intention to contest for president in the forthcoming 2023 general election, revealed his preparedness to develop the country, claiming he will start from where President Muhammadu Buhari stopped. Umahi who spoke during an interview with the Channel television on Tuesday said the southeast geopolitical zone is united and deserves to be given the opportunity to rule the nation. The governor who…
US stock indexes fell on Tuesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony that may offer fresh insight on policy tightening and the central bank’s plans to tackle inflation. Powell is set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee at 10 a.m ET for consideration for a second four-year term as head of the Fed, while Lael Brainard is set to appear before the same panel on Thursday for promotion to a four-year term as Fed vice chair. “I believe Powell will stick to his script, as he generally is disciplined enough to do and I’m not expecting anything…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has scheduled its primary election in Ekiti State for January 27, 2022, ahead of the governorship election slated for 18th June, 2022. The party’s National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe gave the date in a statement, titled ‘Revised APC Timetable: Ekiti state governorship primary election holds January 27’. The statement stated, “In accordance with provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines, the All Progressives Congress has released a revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2022 Governorship Primary Election in Ekiti State.…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the decision of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the party to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition was a welcome development. Cornelius Ojelabi, the Chairman-elect of the APC in Lagos State, said Tinubu’s move was the right thing to do. In a statement he signed, Ojelabi said the move was a thing Tinubu’s political family had been expecting for long, NAN reports. “Informing the President of his intention is the right thing to do. “Having informed him officially, now he can then intensify his consultations across…
Chuks Ibegbu, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should not run for President in 2023. Ibegbu said Tinubu and Atiku should drop their ambition due to their age. Speaking exclusively with Journalists, Ibegbu said Atiku, Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should pick a credible presidential candidate from the Southeast. He noted that the rigorous nature of the Presidency wouldn’t allow the likes of Tinubu and Atiku to perform optimally at their age. Ibegbu’s comment is…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of encouraging illegal oil bunkering, describing it as the major cause of the soot shortening the lives of residents of the State. Wike had last Sunday, in a state-wide broadcast, declared those he described as kingpins of oil bunkering activities wanted. Bunkering and illegal crude oil refining activities are on the high rise in different riverine communities in and around Port Harcourt. Wike vowed to publish the names of those behind illegal bunkering activities in Okrika communities, Rivers South-East and Rivers South-West Senatorial Districts and declare them…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Pakistan to come talk and renegotiate the loan programme, if it intends to get the requested three weeks extension to implement prior committed actions. The IMF’s latest demands come in the wake of a request by Pakistan to get a three weeks extension in the process of implementing prior actions it committed to implement before the sixth review meeting with the global lender, scheduled for Wednesday. However, the demands have not been accepted by Pakistan. “When I approached them for extension, they asked to renegotiate the programme,” said Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to take advantage of the ‘brewing crisis’ within the All Progressives Congress, APC, to take over power in 2023. Gov. Wike gave the advice on Monday when he paid a courtesy visit to his Bayelsa State counterpart, Sen. Duoye Diri at the Government House, Yenagoa. He stressed on the need for stakeholders in the PDP to remain united and formidable ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Rivers Governor reiterated that Nigerians were waiting for the PDP to rescue the country from the APC. He said, “I’ve come…
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disclosed that actions will be taken against a chieftain of the party, Bode Obanla, for instituting court case against former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, over leadership of the party. According to PDP, the court action against Mimiko by Obanla was a rude shock to party members and leaders in the state as well as an embarrassment to the party. Obanla had on Monday approached the state High Court where he filed a suit to bar Mimiko from assuming the leadership of the party. PDP in a statement by its Publicity…
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has spoken on the purported ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, for 2023 presidency. Tinubu, while fielding questions from State House Correspondents on Monday, shortly after his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, said he is not interested in discussing individuals but himself. He said this after informing the President of his intention to run for presidency in 2023. When asked to comment on Osinbajo and Yahaya Bello and other politicians with similar presidential intentions in APC, Tinubu said, “I don’t want to discuss…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, said it has constituted a committee to screen its aspirants for the July 16, 2022 Osun State governorship election. Hon. Umar M. Bature, National Organizing Secretary of PDP, in a statement on Monday, named members of the screening committee as; Mohammed Adoke Bello, SAN – Chairman, Amb. Sen. Aminu Wali Member; Hon. Mrs. Nnenna Ukeje – Member, H.E. Fidelis Tapgun – Member, Chief Rahman Owokoniran – South-West Zonal Secretary. According to him, the screening exercise is scheduled for Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the NEC Hall of the PDP national secretariat, Abuja at…
West African nations will close their borders with Mali, sever diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to its “unacceptable” delay in holding elections following a 2020 military coup, the 15-state regional bloc said on Sunday. The fresh measures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) represent a significant hardening of its stance towards Mali, whose interim authorities have proposed holding elections in December 2025 instead of this February as originally agreed with the bloc. In a communique issued after an emergency summit in the Ghanaian capital Accra, ECOWAS said it found the proposed timetable for…
The All Progressives Congress has assured that the satanic killings of innocent Nigerians in Zamfara villages by terrorists won’t go unpunished. The party expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families that lost loved ones and also commiserated with the government and people of the state. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, said this in a statement issued Monday, where he assured Nigerians that banditry and insurgency would be crushed. He said the President Muhammadu Buhari government has been steadfast in retooling the armed forces, recruitment of personnel and intensified training to…
A group, the Forum of Enugu 2019 Governorship Candidates, on Sunday, passed a vote of confidence in Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the State. They made their position known while refuting a publication which had asked Governor Ugwuanyi to call his loyalists to order. The Forum said the publication did not emanate from the 2019 Governorship Candidates and did not in any way represent the views of its members. A statement to that effect, made available to newsmen, was signed by Hon. Obioma Nnamani, Coordinator, Forum of Enugu Governorship Candidates 2019, Dr. Gerald Abonyi, Hon. Dr. Afam Ani, Hon. Engr. Chinedu…
Following a meeting on Wednesday at the residence of Senator Abdullahi Adamu in Abuja, the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, governor Mai Mala Buni is to realign the party’s structure in Gombe State. The party structure has been a subject of feud between Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje and governor Inuwa Yahaya. Buni is to lead other chieftains of the party to meet with Goje over the reorganisation of the party structure in Gombe State as soon as possible. The scheduled meeting with Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, was part of the resolutions reached…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has asked the National Reconciliation Committee to disregard whatever was contained in the petitions forwarded to it by the dissenting members of the party called “The Osun Progressives, TOP”. The party, on Sunday, alleged that members of the group – The Osun Progressives, TOP – are already holding meetings with the opposition. The factional chairman of the APC in Osun, Rasaq Salinsile, had demanded that Governor Oyetola should resign from the National Caretaker and Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee since he has declared his intention to contest for a second…
Iraq’s new parliament held its first session on Sunday, nearly three months after Iraqis voted in a general election whose results have been contested by powerful Iran-backed factions. The meeting ushers in what is likely to be a lengthy period of political wrangling among rival groups to choose a new president and prime minister. As leader of the biggest bloc, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion has the upper hand in choosing the new prime minister. But he will have to manage tensions with rival Shiite groups…