The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all the 35 available chairmanship seats and 176 out of the 177 councilorship seats in Saturday’s local government elections held in the state. The elections were held across the 16 local governments and the 19 Local Council Development Areas as well as the 177 wards in the state. The main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, had boycotted the election, claiming that the APC is incapable of organizing any free and fair election, devoid of violence. Six political parties that participated are Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Grand…
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The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has discredited the recently concluded local government election in which the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 16 local government councils as well as in 19 newly-created Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The main opposition party had boycotted the election, claiming that the APC is incapable of organizing any free and fair election devoid of violence. The other six political parties however participated in the election. They include; Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All Progressives…
The Women Leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and eight others were on Saturday killed in a motor accident along the Glory Drive of Igbogene area of Yenagoa, the state capital. All victims of the fatal accident were on their way back to Sagbama from Yenagoa, where they had gone to attend a wedding ceremony. InfoStride News gathered from an eyewitness, simply identified as Destiny, that the bus may have entered a pothole along the road and somersaulted with the other vehicles ramming into the Toyota Hiace bus from behind. ”If…
A People’s Democratic Party, PDP 2023 governorship aspirant in Benue State, Mr Terver Akase has revealed that his vision for governance is aimed at prioritizing growth and development in all sectors of the state’s economy. Akase said some of the core areas to be given priority include, wealth and job creation, education, security, agriculture, healthcare provision and infrastructural development, among others. The PDP guber hopeful spoke on Saturday when he featured on a Radio Benue live audience participatory programme “On the Line”. While pledging to build on the successes of the past and present administrations to take Benue to greater…
At least 31 people have been killed and eight more injured as a result of terrorists’ attack on a bus in Mali, a source told Sputnik. According to the source, the attack took place not far from the eastern Malian town of Bandiagara, the Mopti region. The situation in Mali was destabilized in 2012 when the Tuareg militants seized vast territories in the northern part of the country. The conflict escalated even more over the activities of Islamists, forces loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as well as French interference.
Osoba received 11 Nigerian lawmakers who flew to London to wish him a speedy recovery after a knee surgery. Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba says he believes President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2010 Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2021, into law. The former governor said he supported the direct primary method as a means of selecting political candidates as contained in the bill. Osoba said this when a delegation of senators across part lines visited him in London, where he is recovering from a knee surgery. He said the president subjected himself to direct primary in 2019,…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the recent statements credited to Lasun Yusuff, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, which affirmed that the 2018 Osun Gubernatorial Election was rigged was a vindication of the party. The PDP also said the former Deputy Speaker’s confession that the election was rigged through a convoluted rerun was a vindication of what the whole world knew as the truth behind the flawed election. Making this known in a statement signed by its Osun Chairman, Sunday Bisi…
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, presented the 2022 appropriation bill to the Ogun State House of Assembly. During the presentation, Governor Abiodun expressed regret that the implementation of the first full budget of his administration was disrupted with the outbreak of COVID-19. “Amongst other drawbacks, the pandemic constrained our revenue earning capacity thus forcing us to eventually review downwards the budget size in July 2020,” he said. The governor, however, struck an optimistic tone when he told the house that his administration remained committed to recovering from the shock of COVID-19. He assured that…
As February 2022, slated for the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) draws nearer, many aspirants have thrown their hats into the ring to contest for the national chairmanship position of the party. They are not just going around the country to sell their agenda to the party members but espousing various sentiments that may help them to achieve their ambition. Saliu Mustapha, former national deputy chairman of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) is not just one of those eying APC’s national chairmanship office, he is imbued with many attributes that are working in his favour. Young…
More than 200 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli servicemen near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. “227 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with the Israeli military in the districts of Beita and Bayt Dajan near the city of Nablus in the West Bank,” the organization said in a statement. The Red Crescent that the clashes left one journalist injured. Over the last six months, the area of Beita to the south of Nablus has been witnessing clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces. According to media reports, the…
Saraki said he’s happy most people in Lagos are aware of the Lagos4Lagos movement. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has received hundreds of disgruntled members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC faction known as the ‘Lagos4Lagos Movement’ under the leadership of Olajide Adediran defected to the PDP on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Liberty Place, Ikeja, Lagos. Recall that the Adediran faction held a parallel local government congress at different locations in the state in September. Following the faction’s congress, which was disregarded by the Mai Mala…
The opposition party advised party leaders, stakeholders and members nationwide to note the change of date accordingly. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the swearing-in of its newly elected National Officers from Thursday, December 9, to Friday, December 10, 2021. Governor of Adamawa State and Chairman, National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC), Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri announced this in a statement on Saturday, December 4, 2021. In the statement titled “Change of Date for the Presentation of Certificate of Return and Swearing-In Ceremony of the Newly Elected PDP National Officers”, the opposition party advised party leaders, stakeholders and members nationwide to…
Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, has promised to unite the All Progressives Congress, APC, if elected as the party’s National Chairman. Modu Sheriff assured that he would unite all aggrieved APC members and treat them with respect if he becomes National Chairman. He gave the assurance during his visit to the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, where he declared his intention to run for the seat of APC National Chairman. The former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, said Bello was a high-ranking APC member, hence his visit. “If I become the chairman, this party will be…
A former governorship running mate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 election in Cross River State, Ekpo Okon has dumped the party. Okon is returning to PDP where he was state chairman up till 2015 when Senator Liyel Imoke was governor. He held sway as commissioner in two different ministries during the administration of ex-Governor Donald Duke. PDP chairman in the state, Venatius Ikem confirmed that they will hold formal reception for Okon and others on Monday at the party secretariat in Calabar. Ikem also confirmed that former APC stalwarts like former deputy speaker at the state House…
A senior US Senator in a meeting this week urged Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to remove tariffs and barriers to trade on pulse crops. Republican Senator Steve Daines represents the state of Montana in the US Senate. Montana is a leading pulse-growing state of the United States and certain tariffs imposed by India, Daines says has been hurting farmers from his state. “With Montana being the number one producer of pulse crops in the nation, and India being the largest consumer of pulse crops in the world, it’s a critical market to open for Montana,” he…
Senators Jibrin Barau representing Kano North Senatorial District and Ibrahim Shekarau representing Kano Central Senatorial District have alleged that the attack on campaign office of the 2023 governorship hopeful, Jibrin Barau by thugs on Wednesday night was politically motivated. They alleged that the factional Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Ganduje’s Commissioner for Local Government and three Chairmen of LGAs were behind the attack. In a 3-page petition dated 2nd November, addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, the petitioners drew the attention…
Mr Francis Nwaze, Special Assistant to the Gov. David Umahi on Media and Publicity, has described the reports making the rounds that his principal is making contacts to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as fake. Nwaze made this known in a press statement he singed on Friday. He noted that the publication that Umahi wants to return to PDP is fabricated false report and should be disregarded. “The attention of Ebonyi State government has been drawn to a mischievous publication made in some sections of the media that Gov. Umahi is making contacts to return to PDP. “Ordinarily,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, mourned the death of elder statesman and former President of the Senate, Senator Joseph Wayas. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party described the late Wayas death as a monumental national loss. He said, Wayas was a very courageous democrat, an exceptional statesman, who made personal sacrifices in standing for justice, equity, rule of law and true federalism in our country, both as a political leader and a private individual. Kola noted that as a commissioner in the old southeastern state, member of the Constituent Assembly and later the President of the…
The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has berated the All Progressives Congress-led federal government for allegedly failing in all three promises made to Nigerians including fighting insurgency, corruption and fixing the economy. The Governor expressed his disappointment on Friday at the presentation of the 2022 appropriation bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly. Governor Wike said the country has never had it worse than it is today since the Nigerian civil war in 1967. He said, “under their watch, we have witnessed two economic recessions in quick successions with devastating economic consequences on the states and living standards of…
The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday. This comes after Sherman met European External Action Service Secretary-General Stefano Sannino in Washington for two days in a row for talks that separately focused on China and the Indo-Pacific, discussing issues including Beijing’s human rights abuses, Taiwan and the coordination on infrastructure development projects in the region, Kyodo News reported. “We see our approach and the EU’s approach to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as complementary…