Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, received hundreds of defectors from the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oyetola, accompanied by his deputy, Benedict Alabi; the party chairman, Gboyeha Famodun, welcomed the defectors who were led by former Special Adviser on Strategy and Planning to former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Funmilayo Olasheinde Mustapha. Other leaders of the APC present at the event are: former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, former deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, Senate’s spokesperson, Senator Ajibola Bashiru among others. Funmilayo, who was a former member Osun State House…
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The Northern Consensus Movement, on Wednesday, insisted that, North Should Retain Presidency in 2023. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, the group explained that the South has ruled for several years beginning from ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, who took over in 1999. The convener of the group, Comrade Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu noted that the North should be allowed to rule for four more years to balance the period of years enjoyed by the South. He said, “We still have a balance of four years. The South combined has held the office of the President since 1999 for 14 years. According…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has described the government of Governor Dapo Abiodun as one that is largely thriving on falsehood, deceit and propaganda, saying “it is uninspiring.” The PDP accused Gov Abiodun of allowing governance to suffer in Ogun because of his struggle to control party structure. In an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Ogun State, Akinloye Bankole, reacted to the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. InfoStride News had earlier reported that parallel congresses were held in Ogun by two factions of the…
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the international community to use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in Afghanistan and support the establishment of an inclusive government in the war-torn country, a day after the Taliban announced an interim government dominated by the top leaders of the insurgent group. Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organisations to threaten or attack any country. I appeal to the Security Council and the international community as a whole to speak with one voice, act together and use all…
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commiserated with the wife, children and other family members of Honourable Tunde Agboola who died on Wednesday. A statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ashaolu, on Wednesday said the deceased served as Commissioner for Commerce and Cooperative during the immediate past administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. The party said it received with rude shock and sadness the death of late Tunde Agboola. It also commiserated with friends and associates of the deceased as well as the entire PDP family in Isin local government area of Kwara State.…
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Okey-Nwosu has raised an alarm over the activities of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, accusing it of coercing politicians in the state to join the party. Nwosu alleged that many politicians in the state have been bullied by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to join the APC and that many were currently being intimidated to move from their parties to APC. The National Chairman who briefed journalists in Awka, on the aegis of Allied Parties, a coalition of political parties supporting the emergence of…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has denied issuing a sit-at-home directive in the Southeastern part of the country ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State on Thursday. There have been reports that the secessionist group, during a broadcast on radio Biafra, ordered residents of the region particularly, Imo State to observe a sit-at-home during the president’s visit in solidarity with its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. But in a statement issued on Wednesday, the Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, IPOB dismissed the…
The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his scheduled visit to the state as a huge mockery on the people of the state. APGA said for the majority of Ndi Imo to see a meaning in the Presidential working visit, Buhari must be taken to the Federal Medical Center, FMC, Owerri, mortuary department and to see for himself, the dead bodies of innocent Imo youths killed by UNKNOWN UNIFORMed MEN (UUM). A statement signed by John Iwuala, the APGA Chairman in Imo said the party wants to know what the President’s visit…
Russia’s emergency situations minister has died during drills, the ministry said Wednesday. Yevgeny Zinichev, 55, tragically died in the line of duty during inter-agency exercises to protect the Arctic zone from emergency situations, while saving a person’s life,” the ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies. The ministry didn’t offer any details about where the incident took place or how he died. Zinichev became the head of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry in 2018. His predecessor stepped down not long after a major fire in a shopping mall in Siberia killed more than 60 people, sending shockwaves throughout…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED), will eliminate the possibility of voting by identity theft using another person’s Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on election day. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this while addressing media executives on Tuesday in Abuja. IVED is the commission’s new voter enrolment and voter verification device. Yakubu said that while working on the register of voters INEC was continuously innovating on how to strengthen the credibility of voter accreditation and result management process during elections in Nigeria. The innovations, according to Yakubu, include the introduction of the machine-readable Permanent…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter, Elder Fred Udeogu yesterday said that anyone wishing Nigerians to have Muhammadu Buhari’s kind as the next President of Nigeria come 2023 needs his psyche to be reexamined. Udeogu made this known while reacting to a statement credited to Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi wherein it was alleged that the governor wished Nigerians to have a kind of Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. The party chairman inferred that it is uncalled for that President Buhari, whom his own state governor, Aminu Bello Masari, and other notable…
The Progressive Youth Vanguard (PYV), a pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mai Mala Buni to resign. The Yobe Governor faces multiple battles. While scores of members are in different courts to demand his removal, others have picked holes in his asset declaration form. The APC has asked members to desist from taking the party to court and explore internal dispute resolution mechanisms. The leadership announced that it would collate all cases and report to the National Executive Committee (NEC). “The party is already compiling the list. We will inform the NEC…
Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Sir John Ngbede has said, the party is now stronger and more coordinated with Governor Samuel Ortom as its leader. Mr. Ngbede made this disclosure on Tuesday at the secretariat of the party when he received the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Terver Akase, who was in his office to seek the permission of the State Working Committee (SWC) to enable him commence consultations with party stakeholders ahead of the 2023 governorship election. While acknowledging the involvement of the State Working Committee in all decisions that have been taken…
A Japanese court has summoned North Korea’s leader to face demands for compensation by several ethnic Korean residents of Japan who say they suffered human rights abuses in North Korea after joining a resettlement programme there that described the country as a paradise on Earth, a lawyer and plaintiff said Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t expected to appear in court for the October 14 hearing, but the judge’s decision to summon him is a rare instance in which a foreign leader was not granted sovereign immunity, said Kenji Fukuda, a lawyer representing the five plaintiffs. They are…
The Enugu State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Ben Nwoye was on Tuesday arrested by the police. InfoStride News learnt that the chairman was arrested over an alleged petition by former Senate President, Ken Nnamani. The party’s crisis took another dimension after the ward congress of the party in the State, with parallel exercise conducted in the 260 wards. The development was replicated in the last Saturday local government congress. It was gathered that 20 policemen stormed the secretariat of the party in the State shortly after Nwoye held the swearing-in of the 17 local…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the unprovoked attack on its secretariat by suspected political thugs in a desperate attempt to scare party faithful from an important event scheduled to hold on the premises on Tuesday. The party, while describing itself as a major stakeholder in the affair of Osun, which is committed to maintaining law and order, stated that the assault on its Secretariat was an act of cowardice and desperation taken too far. In a statement made available by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Ayodeji Areola, they described those who carried…
The Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the protector of people of the Southeast, who is needed to guide Nigerians in the right path of democracy. Ohanaeze’s Deputy Secretary-General, Dimm Uche Okwukwu recalled that Tinubu was a fair leader who appointed Igbos into his cabinet during his administration as Governor of Lagos State. In a statement he signed and forwarded to the media on Tuesday, Okwukwu said Tinubu is needed for the unification of the Southern bloc. Okwukwu also wished the APC National Leader a quick recovery from…
Leaders of North Central Renaissance Movement (NCRM) have appealed to the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure they zone their 2023 presidential tickets to the region. They stated that the move would be in the interest of fairness and justice in the country’s political system. Speaking in a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Chairman of the group, Dr. Nghargbu K’tso, said, “The time has come for other geo-political zones to support the North Central in its aspiration of producing the next President of the country.” He said the zone would not accept national chairmanship…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure. Blinken was speaking on Tuesday at a joint news conference with Qatar’s top diplomats and defence officials. He said the U.S. has been in contact with the Taliban in recent hours to work out arrangements for additional charter flights from the Afghan capital. Blinken said the Taliban have given assurances of safe passage for all seeking to leave Afghanistan with proper travel documents. He said…
The Kaduna Local Government elections have come and gone, but residents have said that the experiences, setbacks, gains and lessons learnt will linger on for a while. The elections which held on Sept, 4 2021, was postponed three times. The poll which was earlier scheduled to hold on May 15, 2021, was postponed to June 5, 2021. The postponement followed a series of complaints from stakeholders that, they were not given the mandatory 90- day notice before the commencement of the election. The Acting Chairman of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) then, Alhaji Ibrahim Sambo said, ” the commission…