Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. In office so long she was dubbed Germany’s “eternal chancellor”, Merkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an era-changing event to set the future course of Europe’s largest economy. A fractured electorate means that after the election, leading parties will sound each other out before embarking on more formal coalition negotiations that could take months, leaving Merkel, 67,…
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A former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Sunday said the plan of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to remain in power in both Federal and State levels till 50 years. He disclosed this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Sheriff, a 3-time Senator who is also a contender for the APC national chairmanship, called on stakeholders of the party to unite in an effort to remain in power after President Muhammadu Buhari’s exit in 2023. He said, “Today, as a party, we are only six years in power, our…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented what it called the unquenchable appetite of Governor Dapo Abiodun for borrowing, saying no reasonable government borrows money to pay salaries and take care of other recurrent expenditures. The PDP said it was worried by the “increasingly disturbing socio-economic realities currently staring the people in the face under the watch of Prince Dapo Abiodun.” The opposition party said it was unfortunate that “since its emergence, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government has steadily conducted the business of governance in a most insensitive manner.” It was said that…
Candidate of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Chikun Local Government, Engineer Salasi Nuhu Musa, has been declared the winner of Saturday, September 25 council election. Declaring the result in the early hours of Monday, the Returning Officer, Dr. Sanusi Gambo, said the PDP candidate, Musa, defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC), chairmanship candidate, Honourable Suleiman Liman by 19,402 to 14,829 votes to emerge winner. He added that from the breakdown of the results, PDP won eight councillors out of the 12 wards in the local government area, leaving APC with four. According to him, “Having secured…
Members of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held parallel congresses across the five geo-political zones in the state. There are five geo-political zones in the state – Ibadan, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso, Oke Ogun and Oyo. InfoStride News recalls that the ward congresses of the party were held across the state on Saturday. Our correspondent however gathered that parallel congresses were held across the state by two camps of the party in the state. The two camps include those loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde and some aggrieved members of the party. InfoStride News recalls that some aggrieved…
Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. The statement from the foreign affairs ministry comes as the new administration has stepped up efforts to open up the country and gain international acceptance following the collapse of the Western-backed government last month. A limited number of aid and passenger flights have been operating from the airport. But normal commercial services are yet to resume since they were closed in the wake of the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of…
Facts have emerged on why the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention Committee on Zoning, held in Enugu, last Thursday, ended in a stalemate. It would be recalled that the Chairman of the Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, after the closed-door meeting, told newsmen that they adjourned to conclude this week, adding that “we had a fruitful meeting”. Speaking further on what transpired at the meeting, a member of the committee, who does not want his name to be mentioned, disclosed that the adjournment of the meeting was because there was a…
Ibrahim Gajere of Peoples Democratic, Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the Kajuru Local Government chairmanship election. The Returning Officer, Dr Ibrahim DanMaraya, announced the results of the election on Sunday, NAN reports. DanMaraya said Gajere polled 14,432 votes to defeat the immediate past LG Chairman and All Progressives (APC) candidate, Cafra Caino, who scored 9,095 votes. Additionally, the PDP won nine councillorship seats, while the ruling APC took one. The Kaduna State lndependent National Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) moved the conduct from September 4 to September 25 over security concerns. Three weeks ago, PDP candidate for Kaura LG election,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its strongest defence of e-transmission of election results, says it has developed adequate structures and processes that can ensure the successful transmission of election results electronically. The commission disclosed this in its “Position Paper No.1/2021 Electronic Transmission of Election” released on Saturday, in Abuja. The commission stated that the available national infrastructures, including mobile network coverage, were adequate to provide for electronic transmission of election results. In the paper, INEC expressed its belief that electronic transmission of results would improve the quality of election results management, while its engagement with stakeholders had shown…
The ward congress exercise of the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Saturday across the 193 wards of the state recorded a high turnout of party members. The exercise, which was conducted on consensus arrangement, was also peaceful across the 193 electoral wards in the state. Executives of the party at the ward level were elected during the exercise, InfoStride News reports. Speaking with newsmen on phone, the state chairman of the party, Engr. Kola Shittu, described the exercise as peaceful and heartwarming. He said disagreements were resolved before the exercise, hence the rancour free and resounding success…
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stated that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not on the table. Speaking at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov said, “The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” Anadolu Agency reported. The publication further reported that the Russian Foreign Minister said they are in contact with the Taliban and that it is extremely important that the Taliban fulfil their promises. However, last week, Lavrov also stated that no country is in hurry to officially recognise the caretaker government…
The Chairman of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ward congress committee, Senator Oker Jev, has promised the party members of the provision of a level playing field as the exercise progresses. The ward congress committee chairman disclosed this at the party state secretariat on Saturday after a brief meeting with party stakeholders. Jev, whilst speaking to the journalists at the end of the meeting, explained that the party has taken measures to encourage stakeholders to work together towards ensuring a victorious outing in the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state. On the issue of factions within the party in…
Not less than fifteen All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts in Gombe State have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) together with their supporters. Speaking to thousands of PDP supporters in Gombe on Saturday, former Deputy Governor, John Yoriyo, who defected to PDP, said he wasn’t impressed with the happenings in the APC. “It’s obvious that the APC has failed in Nigeria, especially in the area of security,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Yoriyo was a deputy governor under former governor Danjuma Goje, now a senator representing Gombe central. He said the PDP remains the…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has disclosed that he’s confident of winning the November 6 governorship election. According to him, candidates of other political parties in the race were not his match. Soludo stated that he was confident that he would win the election, adding that his target was to meet the one million votes mark. The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was speaking to his supporters during the flag-off of the campaign of his party, APGA at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Saturday. Soludo said: “I…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, Adamu Bature, has noted that something urgently must be done in the country to awaken the political consciousness of Nigerians in coming out to vote during elections. Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday over the low turn out experienced in most polling units during the chairmanship and councillorship poll in Chikun Local Government Area, the PDP chieftain lamented that the development has shown that Nigerians were no longer interested in the democratic process of electing elective officers to positions in the country. InfoStride News went round in most…
India has told China not to shift goalposts and confuse managing the border affairs and restoring peace at the frontiers with the larger issue of the resolution of the boundary question, which is dealt with by different designated mechanisms. After the standoff erupted in eastern Ladakh in May last year, India has consistently maintained that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential for the overall development of relations between the two countries. Besides being neighbours, India and China are also large and emerging economies and it is not unusual to have differences and problems”, Indian envoy to China…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Sen. Andy Uba on Friday night failed to join other candidates to defend their manifestos. A socio-political group, Kwechiri Unity Forum in conjunction with Rise TV had held the debate for all the 18 governorship candidates in the state, for the November 6 election, to present their programmes to the people. The debate, entitled: “2021 Anambra Governorship Election: Face the Voters”, was attended by only five candidates. Those in attendance were candidates of; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Mr Valentine Ozigbo, Accord;…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has charged the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to create room for resolution of the crisis within the party. Governor Makinde made this statement on Saturday. Our correspondent recalls that some aggrieved members of the party had last week passed a vote of no confidence on Makinde. The aggrieved members accused the Governor of hijacking the party. The aggrieved members among whom were a former House of Representatives leader, Mulikat Adeola-Akande, former Deputy Governor, Azeem Gbolarumi and other stalwarts of the party vowed to work against the governor in the 2023…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun, Sunday Bisi, has advised members and party officials within the local government areas in the state to work for the success of the ongoing PDP ward congress in line with the objectives of the party. In addition, the chairman reminded the party faithfuls that the congress is another opportunity to choose fresh hands who will lead the PDP in the various wards throughout the state. Sunday Bisi further stated that the ward congress would provide a very solid foundation which is a non-negotiable goal that ought to be achieved. In his…
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, (YOSIEC), has slated Saturday, October 30, 2021 as date for the conduct of bye-election in two wards of Geidam Local Government Area in the state. This was announced on Saturday by the chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mamman Mohammed at a stakeholders’ engagement on how to conduct a bye-election to fill in the gap created after the death of two Councillors in Geidam Local Government in line with the provision of the state’s electoral act. “On Friday, 4th June, 2021, a sad report for the death of two Honorable Councilors in Hon. Hassan Bukar…