Northern Communities residents in the South-East geopolitical zone have declared that peace would remain elusive to Nigeria until an Igbo man or woman is allowed to become President. The Northern communities under the aegis of AREWA communities in Igbo land who addressed a press conference in Umuahia, Abia State, said that Igbo should be allowed to succeed President Muhamnadu Buhari in 2023 in the spirit of equity and justice and fairness. According to them, it is now time for power to shift to South East as that will help to engender peace and national cohesion. “The unity of this country…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained that it temporarily suspended the activities of Zamfara Ward Congress Committee because it received intelligence reports on it. Sen. John Akpanudodehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), gave the explanation in a statement on Monday, in Abuja. Akpanudodehe said this, while reacting to comments made in a section of the media by one of the party’s chieftains in the state. “Our attention has been drawn to uninformed and misguided comments by Sen. Kabiru Marafa regarding APC Ward Congresses held in Zamfara on Saturday Nov. 13. “While the APC will…
Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have slurped noodles together in Beijing. They’ve shared deep thoughts about the meaning of America during an exchange on the Tibetan plateau. They’ve gushed to U.S. business leaders about developing a sincere respect for each other. The American president has held up his relationship with Xi as evidence of his heartfelt belief that good foreign policy starts with building strong personal relationships. But as the two leaders prepare to hold their first presidential meeting on Monday, the troubled U.S.-China relationship is demonstrating that the power of one of Biden’s greatest professed strengths as a…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has begun recruiting lawyers to defend the victory of its candidate, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo from being stolen. Sofa said the move was to defend its mandate from the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, who has promised to contest the result of the just concluded election in court. Former National Chairman of APGA, Senator Victor Umeh who stated this at a press briefing at Aguluizigbo in the Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, derided the APC candidate, saying that Anambra State was not Imo. Umeh who described…
Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George to end his rift with Bola Tinubu, APC National Leader. Igbokwe said George should stop attacking Tinubu and admit that the latter is better. He pointed out that the former Military governor of Ondo State needs to stop wasting his time and effort on political division with Tinubu. Igbokwe made the call in a Facebook post he titled: “Let us reconcile Asiwaju and Bode George.” He urged prominent personalities in Lagos State to broker peace between…
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the recently amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2021. InfoStride News had reported that the Bill is receiving resistance from governors on both the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Governors are uncomfortable with the direct mode of primary election, which they believe would make them lose relevance. But in a statement on Sunday, Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of the APC urged the President not to throw away the baby with the bath water.…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Anambra State chapter on Sunday, sacked its public secretary, Mr. Okelo Madukaife for allegedly involving in anti-party activities. The State Chairman of the party, Mr. Basil Ejidike who made this known during a press briefing in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said Okelo had no power to congratulate Soludo for winning the just concluded Anambra Governorship election. According to the Chairman, Okelo was suspended in June this year, stressing that he has no reason to be parading himself as an official of the APC. He lamented that Okelo recently appeared on a national television to…
The Osun Progressives (TOP), a caucus in the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola to desist from threatening the newly elected ward and local government officers of the party. The newly elected ward and local government officials were elected in the recently concluded congresses of the party in the State. Adelowo Adebiyi, the TOP Chairman in a press statement made available to the media revealed that the Governor and leaders of his group, IleriOluwa have embarked on an attempt to compromise and threaten party executives. The party executives, Adebiyi revealed, were plaintiffs in the…
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has reiterated that it has unshaken confidence in the ability of the governor-elect of Anambra state, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to raise the bar in the governance of the state, which stands out in the comity of states. In a statement by its National Chairman, Ozonkpu Victor Ike Oye, and forwarded to the media on Sunday, while thanking the Anambra electorates for voting in APGA and its governorship candidate, Professor Charles Soludo, the party emphasised that the choice of Soludo was made out of the resolve to present a candidate that is fit and…
Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday filed her candidacy for vice president in the May 2022 elections. Carpio, 43, sent a representative to the Commission on Elections to file her candidacy as substitute vice presidential candidate under the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) that she joined earlier this week. Carpio will be the running mate of presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of former President Ferdinand Marcos. In a resolution on Saturday, Marcos’s party Partido Federal ng Pilipinas adopted and endorsed Carpio as its candidate for vice president in next year’s elections. This…
Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi and eight other female aspirants have indicated interest to contest the Ekiti State governorship poll slated for June 18, 2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Others include Mrs Olumide Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi from Ido/Osi Council Area of the state, Chief Mrs Arogundade Olutoyin from Ekiti East Local Government and Princess Adekemi Adewunmi from Efon Local Government. Others are Mrs Cecillia Ebiesuwa (Emure Council), Mrs Adewumi Adesoye (Ado), Mrs Titilayo Owolabi Akerele (Ikole), Mrs Modupe Asaolu (Ekiti South West) and Mrs Deborah Alo ( Ido/Osi). The nine female aspirants were…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the schedule of activities preparatory for Ekiti and Osun 2022 governorship elections. By 2022, the incumbent governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, will serve out his first term of four years in office, while his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi would have concluded his second tenure of office, hence, both states will face fresh elections. In the official notice which was signed by the National Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe on Sunday and sighted by the media, the party has announced that sales of…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that until Owerri zone is allowed to be at par in the governance of the state like her Orlu and Okigwe zones counterparts, the message of unity will be viewed as deceitful and meaningless. Anyanwu described the recent 4th annual Egbu declaration as an expression of people’s firm belief in equity, justice and fairness for good governance in the state. While charging the people to remain formidable in their bid to enthrone political sanity in 2023, he also appealed to leaders from other zones to key into…
Ex-Senate President,Bukola Saraki, has described the direct primary process passed by the National Assembly as the best for political parties if properly done. He, however, warned that the controversy generated by the passage of the direct primary process must not be allowed to scuttle the electoral bill. He spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 9th memorial prayer for his late father, Olusola Abubakar Saraki, held at the family’s residence, Iloffa Road GRA, Ilorin. The two-time governor of Kwara State, said “the most important thing is for President Muhammadu Buhari to assent the electoral bill…
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau chief Chen Ming-tong on Thursday said that China will not try to attack the nation’s remote islands while President Tsai Ing-wen is in office. Taiwan’s intelligence chief made the remark during a question-and-answer session at the Taiwanese legislature, reported NHK World. Chen ruled out the possibility of a China-Taiwan armed clash elsewhere during her term. Regarding the possibility of China’s military attack on Taiwan, Chen said possible scenarios include China’s occupation of remote islands, blockade of the sea and a saturation attack that overwhelms Taiwan’s defense capabilities, reported NHK World. Chen was specifically asked about media…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, says the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections. This, he said was for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria on Sunday. He said, “For the strategic interest of the party and the nation, the PDP must zone its presidential ticket to the North in 2023.” Usman said that the party must give the ticket to the North for fairness and equity. “For justice and equity, the North…
Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has vowed never to let go the outcome of the just concluded Anambra governorship poll. Uba said he will use all legal means to recover his alleged stolen mandate. The APC candidate said this while addressing party stakeholders in a meeting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Saturday. InfoStride News had reported that a former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. But the APC candidate, Uba came third according…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday conducted its ward Congress with Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa also conducting his own parallel Congress in the state. InfoStride News reports that Marafa’s faction began its parallel Congress very early in the morning and ended at about 12:00 noon without any security challenge. At the same time, the faction led by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle also conducted its own Congress without any problem. The Chairman of the committee sent from the party’s national headquarters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, described the Congress as acceptable and fair, saying that the…
Weeks after the All Progressives Congress (APC) state and local government congresses held across the country, the camp of the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari has been hit with a fresh crisis. Yari’s camp had in February collapsed into the faction of Senator Kabiru Marafa after the national leadership of the party intervened in a protracted leadership crisis of the party in the state. The factional crisis between Marafa and the ex-governor was largely responsible for the party’s loss at the 2019 governorship election in the state to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the incumbent governor,…
Ahead of the virtual summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden next week, Beijing on Saturday asked Washington to stop support for Taiwan’s independence, and said the two countries should meet halfway to repair the bilateral ties. Xi will hold a virtual meeting with Biden on Tuesday morning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Saturday. The presidents will exchange opinions on China-US relations and issues of common concern, Hua said. Xi and Biden have so far had two lengthy phone conversations this year as part of an effort to ensure stability in one…