When was trying to win the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon famously told his chief of staff that he wanted Communist leaders—in the Soviet Union, in North Vietnam—to think that the U.S. president was a mad man, that he was capable of doing pretty much anything up to and including the use of nuclear weapons. Fear of an unpredictable, erratic leader would bring the Communists to the negotiating table and render them more conciliatory. Nixon’s was, of course, a calculated craziness. “When the wind is southerly,” Tricky Dick certainly could distinguish “a hawk from a handsaw,” as Hamlet famously put it.…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday called for the immediate resignation and prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, going by allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he superintended over massive looting of funds in the apex bank. The party made the demand in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Thursday. It called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately invite Godwin Emefiele for questioning over allegations by the National Secretary of the illegal APC National Caretaker Committee, Senator John Akpan Udoedehe, that the…
The Borno State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has brought to the notice of the public that materials meant for Saturday’s congress of the party have been hijacked by a group. The State PDP secretary, Yusuf Dikko disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Maiduguri on Wednesday. He disclosed that a complaint had already been sent to the party’s zonal and national headquarters on the matter. Dikko blamed the problem on the former governorship candidate of the party, Alhaji Mohammed Imam and the immediate past state PDP chairman, Alhaji Zannah Gaddama. “We have forwarded complaints to the…
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has insisted that the Southern part of Nigeria has qualified people to rule the country. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said power must shift to the Southern part of the country in 2023. Ajayi, who spoke exclusively to the media was reacting to a remark by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on the North producing President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF spokesperson had said the North was not ready to relinquish power in 2023. Baba-Ahmed had said the heavens would not fall if the North produces the next president, stressing that those against…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Governor Dapo Abiodun in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area have taken to the street to protest the alleged substitution of their names as executive officers in the recent APC ward and local government congresses. The Abiodun loyalists on Wednesday besieged the Ijebu-Ode Local Government secretariat, chanting, “Say no to kangaroo exco.” InfoStride News reports that the APC faction lamented that their list of party executive officers elected during the congress had been substituted for another. With placards, the protesters from the 11 wards of Ijebu-Ode threatened not to accept any other party…
The United States has cancelled the plan of Including India or Japan to the recently created security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific popular as AUKUS. On September 15, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the trilateral security alliance AUKUS under which Australia would get a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. “The announcement of AUKUS last week was not meant to be an indication, and I think this is the message the President also sent to (French President Emmanuel) Macron, that there is no one else who…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, has hinted on what could happen to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the party, if former President Goodluck Jonathan declares to join APC. Adar, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Sokoto State, stated that Jonathan might grant Tinubu a good run for the APC presidential ticket if he joins the party. The APC chieftain, furthermore, pointed out that Tinubu stood a better chance to clinch the APC ticket because the party has the majority in the Southwest. Speaking on Arise Television, Adar said the…
The spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has stated some conditions for a politician from the South to emerge as the next president of the country. Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed beckoned on Nigerians to see beyond religious and ethnic sentiments during the 2023 general elections. He stated the demands by the southern governors that the region must produce the next president was not presented properly. “You cannot threaten us with violence and intimidation. We can read the constitution; we know what it takes to be the president. You have to score at least 25…
Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, has announced that he remains an active member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ahmed disclosed this in a Facebook message. He, further, admitted that he belongs to political platforms such as the Abuja Round Table Group and the Rescue Nigeria Project, RNP. The RNP is a forum made up of like-minded Nigerians drawn from all political persuasions. The body seeks to focus on the conversation about Nigeria’s future and reframe the leadership selection process in the country. The former PDP Governor who vacated office in 2019, was…
Popular socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has accused Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of campaigning for the presidency even from his sick bed in London. The ex aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan made the remark in a tweet. He further accused President Muhammadu Buhari of mis-governing Nigeria from London. The former presidential aide wondered why Nigeria gained independence from Britain following the actions of Buhari and Tinubu. He tweeted: “Bola Tinubu is campaigning to govern Nigeria from London. Buhari partially misgoverns Nigeria from London. “With the reality of this fact, why did we gain…
Special representatives of Pakistan Russia and China agreed with the Taliban to maintain contacts at the recent consultations in Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “An agreement was reached to maintain constructive contacts in the interests of Afghanistan’s peace and prosperity, and regional stability and development,” the Sputnik news quoted Russian Foreign Ministry. The statement added that the Taliban emphasized their special focus on promoting relations with Russia, China and Pakistan. This comes as the 76th UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened began the high-level week started on September 21. The United States and all other major countries around…
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has announced that Nigeria can’t risk having another tribalistic leader like President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. NEF Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, made the remark while stressing that Nigeria’s next president should not be tribalistic as Buhari. Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria needs a President who will act in the “opposite direction” to Buhari. The NEF spokesman disclosed this on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ breakfast programme. He further said that some Nigerians including those within the All Progressives Congress, APC, are not happy with Buhari. “The nation needs a leader that would do…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has announced his position on the defection of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress, APC. El-Rufai stated only APC leaders who brought Fani-Kayode back into the party could explain why they allowed him. He disclosed his position while responding to journalists who asked for his response on Fani-Kayode’s defection at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. According to El-Rufai: “I don’t comment on the decisions and actions of the leaders of the party. They have the job of running the party and they have to make the judgment…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the refusal of the Buhari Presidency to reveal the names of sponsors Boko Haram and other terror groups in Nigeria. The opposition said Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) government are giving the impression of “official cover for terrorists and bandits pillaging the nation”. In a statement on Tuesday, PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan lambasted the government for saying it would not reveal the identity of terror masterminds. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had exposed the names of six Nigerians funding Boko Haram in a list of more than 50 individuals and entities.…
Hon Austin Okezie Meregini, a stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the southeast, has advised Igbos to hold their leaders responsible for the developmental backwardness of the region, rather than blaming President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Meregini, who disclosed this in a statement made available to the media on Tuesday, regretted that elected political leaders from the region receive huge sums of allocation from the Federal Government but have failed to live up to the expectations in the development of the southeast and her people. He expressed disenchantment on the alleged mismanagement of tranches of bailout funds and the…
EU chief Charles Michel accused the United States of a lack of loyalty after Australia cancelled a mega-contract with France to buy US nuclear submarines. “The elementary principles for allies are transparency and trust, and it goes together. And what do we observe? We are observing a clear lack of transparency and loyalty,” the European Council chief told reporters at the United Nations. Michel said that he found it difficult to understand the move by Australia, the UK and the US. “Why? Because with the new Joe Biden administration, America is back. This was the historic message sent by this…
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Honourable Lawal Adamu, has advised the newly elected councilors to begin projects that have a direct impact on the common man. Addressing elected councilors on the platform of the PDP at an event to roll out areas of priority, he urged them to always listen to the voice of people within their jurisdiction, and always adhere to their needs. He urged the councilors to be proactive in addressing issues that would “have a direct impact on the people at the grassroots who elected them, ” He charged them to…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State said the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will enjoy the full backings of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) if he declares interest to contest the presidency in the 2023 general elections. According to Sule, Vice President Osinbajo is a sellable material, assuring that the ruling party would convincingly support his presidential ambition. Speaking when Osinbajo’s supporters under the auspices of Progressive Consolidation Group, who have endorsed him for the presidency in 2023 visited him in Lafia on Monday, he said, “Our concern is how we will sustain the party beyond President Buhari.…
Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that it is disappointed in the action of some aggrieved members of the party. The party made this disclosure while reacting to a vote of no confidence passed on Governor Seyi Makinde by some members of the party. InfoStride News recalls that some aggrieved members of the party had on Monday said that they had passed a vote of no confidence in the governor. However, the PDP while reacting, said that it was disappointed in what the aggrieved members did. The party, in a statement made available to the…
Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, the Imo West Senator, has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the dangers of not zoning its presidency to the Southern part of the country. Okorocha warned that APC would be divided if the party fails to zone its presidential candidate to the south. He spoke at an event organized by the Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ. The former Imo State Governor said the North has produced a President, hence it’s only logical and sensible for the APC to allow the South in 2023. According to Okorocha: “There’s no…