An aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 presidential election, Segun Showunmi, has said he wants to join the governorship contest in Ogun State come 2023 but the three-time unsuccessful attempt of Gboyega Isiaka is giving him mixed feelings. InfoStride News reports that Isiaka, fondly addressed as GNI, contested and lost under different political parties in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Isiaka has since joined the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun in the All Progressives Congress (APC), promising that he would not contest against him in 2023. As he clocked 60 today, Showunmi congratulated the Imeko-born politician, commending his…
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A group in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, the Repositioning Group, has debunked claims by a former Governor of the State, Segun Oni, that its members were forming a grand coalition to win the June 18 governorship election. Chairman of the Ekiti PDP Repositioning Group, Alaba Agboola in a press statement said there was nowhere the group met with Segun Oni, or his agents to discuss any grand coalition. Agboola added that after the PDP governorship primary election that produced Bisi Kolawole as the candidate of the party, groupings in the party seized to exist, reasons why…
The Osun State Government has disclosed its knowledge of a purported plan by some elements to impersonate officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service in the state. The state government said the elements had stockpiled the uniforms of the agencies with the intent of using them during the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial primary on Saturday, February 18. This is according to a press statement signed by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, made available to the media in Osogbo on Thursday. The statement said, “We are in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State has vowed to win future elections in the state, beginning with the forthcoming Ngor-Okpala by-election on February 26. Speaking during the inauguration of the State Working Committee (SWC) and State Executive of the party, the state Chairman of the APC, Hon. MacDonald Ebere, told members of the SWC that APC is the ruling party and the Ngor-Okpala by-election is a must win for them . The state chairman said, ”Always be mindful that the opposition party in the state is not sleeping. We are the ruling party and we are going to…
The UK on Thursday (local time) closed Tier 1 Investor visa route to all new applicants from all nationalities with immediate effect over security concerns. Home Office took the action as the route failed to deliver for the UK people and gave opportunities for corrupt elites to access the UK. UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel took decisive action with immediate effect. “I have zero tolerance for abuse of our immigration system. Under my New Plan for Immigration, I want to ensure the British people have confidence in the system, including stopping corrupt elites who threaten our national security and push…
Sixty-nine aspirants are to slug it out in the local government chairmanship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for Friday, February 18 in Adamawa State. The primaries will be held in each of the 21 LGAs of the state, each of the LGAs to accommodate just one winner, meaning that only 21 of the 69 aspirants can be crowned winners. Such winners will get the party’s chairmanship ticket for the main local government election which the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has scheduled for April 9 this year and in which candidates from other political parties will…
Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congresses in Anambra State slated for Saturday, February 19 to Saturday, March 5, 2022, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party directed members of the Caretaker Committee that are interested in contesting for any position to resign. The party’s directive was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by its National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Umar M. Bature. According to the statement, the resignation of members of the Caretaker Committee that are interested in contesting for any position will ensure a level playing field for all contestants during…
Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Edwin Clark, on Thursday, cautioned Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant against contesting in 2023. Clark said Tinubu should go and rest despite coming from the most sophisticated region of Nigeria. Featuring on Arise TV, the elder statesman said he would rather vote for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to become Nigeria’s next President. Clark described Osinbajo as an intelligent man who has what it takes to rule Nigeria in 2023. According to Clark: “I’m not aware of Jonathan running for presidency. I’m a father to him and he has not…
The Niger State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disclosed that candidates for various electives posts in the forthcoming general elections in the state will be determined by the party faithful. The state party chairman Tanko Beji made disclosed at the state expanded Zonal Executive meeting of the party for Niger East Senatorial district. He said contestants will emerge majorly by consensus. Addressing thousands of party faithful from the nine local government areas of the Niger East district, Beji explained that where the option fails, the party will conduct free and fair elections. The councils are Chanchaga, Bosso, Paikoro, Munya, Rafi,…
Russia’s defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases. Moscow announced a partial pullback of forces from near Ukraine on Tuesday. The move was met with scepticism, however, and US President Joe Biden said that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine’s borders. World powers are engaged in one of the deepest crises in East-West relations for decades, jostling over post-Cold War influence and energy supplies as Moscow…
The members of the Rasaq Salinsile faction of the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC), and The Osun Progressives (TOP) have stormed the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command in a peaceful protest. The protesters are warring against the attack on the convoy of Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior in Osogbo last Monday. The protesters were led by Rasaq Salinsile, the Osun APC factional Chairman and Adelowo Adebiyi, the Chairman of The Osun Progressives (TOP). Salinsile, while addressing the media, said the position of the Osun Police Command on the attack was absurd and unbelievable adding that as bonafide…
The Christian Politicians in the Nineteen Northern States within the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja demanded that the presidential ticket of the ruling party should have a Christian President or Vice President from the north in the 2023 general election. The group also asked that the party should choose a Christian from the north as party National Chairman or Deputy National Chairman. At a meeting of the Northern Christian politicians held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja, members expressed happiness that the APC has finally fixed the 26th of February 2022 for its National Convention. The…
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife has upheld all the ward Congresses conducted under the leadership of Olasoji Adagunodo-led executive of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judgment also re-confirmed Barrister Wale Ojo as the acting Chairman of Osun PDP. The Sunday Bisi-led Osun PDP had asked the court to set aside a November 22, 2021, judgment recognising Ojo as Osun PDP chairman. Details later …
The Zamfara State Government has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to former governor, Abdulaziz Yari, to remove its billboards in the state or risk them being demolished. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Regional Planning, Alhaji Anas Abdullahi, during a press briefing in Gusau, the state capital, on Wednesday. He said that he had served the faction with an eviction letter to remove their billboards or face the full wrath of the law. Abdullahi explained that there was no APC faction in the state, claiming that the party being led by…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will urge her G20 counterparts to work towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries and ensuring they have the resources needed to support an equitable recovery, a U.S. Treasury official said on Tuesday. Yellen is due to participate virtually in the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies on Thursday and Friday. The U.S. Treasury official laid out U.S. priorities for the meeting, which comes as COVID-19 Omicron variant cases are receding in many wealthy countries but are still rising in many developing countries. Host country…
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has cautioned leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that if the party doesn’t get things right ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nigeria will be in trouble. Lamido spoke on Monday, during a meeting of the members of the National Working Committee (NWC), of the party with past Governors and some zonal leaders of the party in Abuja. The former Jigawa State Governor harped on the need for the party to be properly organized, saying “if we lose power, Nigeria may likely come to an end.” Lamido noted that,…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has alleged that some lawmakers collected the sum of 10, 000 US dollars to frustrate the planned impeachment of the state Deputy Governor, Mahadi Aliyu Gusau. This was disclosed during a press conference at the state House of Assembly by the chairman, committee on information, Shamsudeen Hassan Boko. He said the House has commenced a thorough investigation on the matter. The chairman said two of the lawmakers accused of collecting the bribe have made confessional statements that the opposition party gave them the money. “The opposition sent one of the lawmakers to give me…
A chieftain and former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress in Imo State, Mazi Jones Onwusoanya, has lamented the outcome of the concluded FCT council election in Abuja Municipal Area Council on Saturday. InfoStride News recalls that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Saturday’s FCT Council polls in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Christopher Zakka, was declared the winner of the elections. Zakka polled a total of 19,302 to defeat his closest rival, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Murtal Usman, who polled 13,240 votes. But Mazi Onwusoanya, in a statement issued to…
Osun State government has refuted claims that there was a plan to assassinate the Minister of Interior and former governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. InfoStride News had reported that the Rasaq Salinsile faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Tuesday alleged the discovery of a plot to kill Aregbesola. Abiodun Agboola, Osun APC Publicity Secretary, had said the alleged plot to have Aregbesola killed involved an ambush to be laid for his entourage as they visit the Iwo Federal Constituency on Tuesday. He was quoted as saying, ”We say by default because the plan…
Canada will donate over $7 million of lethal weapons and assorted support items to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Canadian government said in a statement on Monday. The weapons include machine guns, pistols, carbines, 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, sniper rifles, and various related equipment,” the press release said. Canada has authorized the provision of additional military assistance to the government of Ukraine to further help the Ukrainian security forces defend against Russia’s “unwanted and escalating aggression” against Ukraine. The press release said that Canada stands resolute in its support of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and continues…