Some political stakeholders in the southeast have set an agenda for the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra. InfoStride News recalls that Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), was declared winner of the November 6 gubernatorial election by the INEC Returning Officer, Professor Florence Obi. INEC on Friday presented the Certificate of Return to the governor-elect in Awka, the state capital. Speaking on the outcome of the recently held gubernatorial election in the state, on Saturday, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State at the…
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The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that no fewer than 30 million Igbo youths would rebel if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) deny southeasterners of their presidential tickets. Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, said denying a southeastern aspirant the presidential ticket would inarguably deteriorate the condition of the country into a more piteous state. The group threatened that any conspiracy by powers that be to deny the region will be like the result of rejection of ‘Aburi Accord of 4th/5th January 1967’ by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. The National President of…
The Labour party has described Nigerian Governors as enemies of Nigerian democracy. This follows the governor’s position against the amendment of clause 87 in the new electoral act which allows direct primaries for electing candidates of political parties. InfoStride News had reported that the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike had threatened to challenge the Electoral Act in court if President Muhammadu Buhari goes ahead to sign the bill into law. But speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party South-South, Felix Reuben called “on Nigerians to rise against the Governors” who he accused of…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Adedapo Adesina has advised Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, not to allow selfish interest to cause another downfall of the party in future elections. Adesina, who represented Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East federal constituency between 2015 and 2019 made this disclosure while speaking in Ibadan, the Oyo State. He spoke during the 9th year remembrance of his father and former Governor of Oyo State, Lamidi Adesina. Our correspondent recalls that Adesina who was the governor of the state between 1999 and 2003, died in 2012 at…
US President Joe Biden has picked senior Google Health advisor Dr Robert Califf as next chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently, Califf is a professor of medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he previously served as Vice Chancellor and founded the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and works as senior advisor for Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, two divisions of parent company Alphabet. He has led many landmark clinical trials and is one of the most frequently cited authors in biomedical science, with more than 1,200 publications in the peer-reviewed literature. “As the FDA…
A member of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle’ faction of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Bashiru Idris Ataka has swiftly reacted to a statement by Abdulmalik Zubairu Zannan Bungudu which accused the governor of not executing any capital projects worth over 10 million naira since his tenure. Bashiru said the statement was laughable and should be thrown into the bin considering the level of infrastructural development executed by the Matatwalle allegedly running into billions of naira. InfoStride News recalled that a statement by the former federal lawmaker, Abdulmalik Bungudu on Friday had raised concerns that Matawalle cannot proudly identify…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to desist from political gimmicks and deal with the administration allegedly being perpetrated by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by Sunday Bisi, the Osun PDP Chairman and made available to the media, the party disclosed that the call became necessary due to the laborious cum dramatic integrity inspection being conducted on a few school building projects, most of which were completed less than six years ago but are now on the verge of total collapse. While wondering why…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Olumide Aderinokun has said security is not looking good under the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun’s administration. Aderinokun who spoke in an exclusive interview with the media in Abeokuta said he was worried about the rising spate of insecurity in Ogun State, especially the cases of kidnapping in Obada Oko and others. While alluding to the fact that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be capable of securing lives and property, the Akinruyiwa of Owu Kingdom charged Ogun residents to assist Gov Abiodun in that aspect. “I am…
Ali Modu Sheriff, an All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman aspirant says there is a campaign of calumny against him. The former Borno Governor raised the alarm on Friday in a statement by campaign media director, Senator Victor Lar. He condemned a leaked audio where some National Executive Committee (NEC) members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) allegedly wished for his emergence as APC chairman. The ex-Senator, Ali Modu recalled that he drew the attention of the public to a plan to portray him in a bad light. Lar said Sheriff’s opponents were keen on causing “mischief and disaffection” between…
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labour, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release. Myanmar flag It was the harshest punishment yet among the seven journalists known to have been convicted since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February. Fenster, the managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, is facing additional terrorism and treason charges under which he could get up to life in prison. The…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the just-concluded Anambra State governorship election, Andy Uba has been asked to apologize to popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele after losing the election. Uba had engaged in a war of words with Primate Ayodele, Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, prior to the election. The governorship candidate had blasted the clergyman who asked him not to contest in the election. Primate Ayodele had made it known that Uba does not have God’s backing in the election and any attempt to contest will lead to a mere waste of resources. Reacting, Uba had…
A chieftain of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the just-concluded Anambra governorship election, Sen. Andy Uba, to rescind any decision rejecting results of the election. Metuh, who was former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, also urged Uba not set the stage for a prolonged litigation over the outcome of the election. He made the appeal in a statement by his Special Assistant, Ebiloma Abdullahi, in Abuja on Friday. Recall that Andy Uba had rejected the election results, saying he was surprised that the APGA, a weak party, won the election…
Anambra State Governor-elect, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming support at the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. In a statement he posted on his official Facebook page on Friday after he was presented with the Certificate of Return as Anambra Governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Soludo promised that the mandate given to him will be deployed for the good of the state and humanity at large. He wrote: “I have just received my certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “Thank you Ndị Anambra…
A group, Progressives for Umaru Tanko Almakura and APC Youth Alliance, has cautioned the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) that the candidate elected to the position of National Chairman can make or mar the fortunes of the party in the 2023 general elections. The group, in a statement jointly issued by Mallam Yusuf Idris Amoke and Comrade Abdullahi Maikano, Spokesman and Coordinator, Kaduna State Chapter, said that the general election would be a watershed in the political history of the nation, adding that the leadership and stakeholders of the party whose decisions during the forthcoming National Convention will…
China in Friday said it was in “close communication” with the US to facilitate the first virtual summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden and hoped that Washington will work with it to bring the bilateral ties back to the “right track of sound and stable development.” US officials said last month that they had reached a tentative agreement with China to hold a virtual meeting between Biden and Xi before the end of the year, as part of an effort to ensure stability in one of the world’s most consequential and fraught relationships. While some…
He was one of 3 historical figures, whose destinies were intertwined. The other 2 were Awolowo & Ajasin. Ajasin was born 1908, Awolowo 1909 & Olagbegi 1910. One year separated each other. When Prince Olateru Olagbegi was 6yrs old in 1916, he was taken before the famous Oracle in Owo, where it predicted that in 25yrs time he would be Olowo. He would reign for 25yrs & deposed for 25yrs before coming back on the throne. Now true to the Oracle (1916), in 1941 after 25yrs, Prince Olateru Olagbeji was crowned Olowo of Owo. He reigned for 25yrs till he…
A group, South-East APC Presidency 2023, has advised Senator Andy Uba, candidate of the All Progressives Congress at the just concluded governorship election in Anambra State, not to challenge the outcome of the poll in court. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Returning Officer, Professor Florence Obi had Wednesday declared Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the November 6 election. In a statement signed by its Coordinator, Dr. Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagau, and issued to the media on Friday, the group warned Senator Uba not to allow himself to be misled by dangerous…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 66,239 fresh voters have been registered in preparation for the 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun and the 2023 general elections. This disclosure was made by Tope Ayeleso, INEC Head of Operations in a chat with journalists in Osogbo during the week. Ayeleso, who explained that the registration exercise was still ongoing, stated that it will be on till May 2022 after which the Permanent Voter Card will be issued prior to the election. Referring to the introduction of the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) machines, the INEC Head of Operations stated…
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday warned members of the party to desist from making unauthorised utterances or statements about the zoning of the governorship ticket in the state for the 2023 elections. The warning is on the heels of recent publications regarding the zoning of the party’s ticket for the 2023 governorship election. A statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Tunde Ashaolu, in Ilorin, warned its members and supporters to refrain from actions and statements capable of causing disharmony within the party. “As expected in a democracy, individuals have the…
The Taliban have asked the former Afghan Air Force pilots to return to the country and said that general amnesty has already been announced, reported local media. “There will not be any security threat for these pilots in Afghanistan. General amnesty has already been announced. They can come back and serve here,” TOLOnews quoted the Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid as saying. After the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, reports emerged stating that the Afghan security force members had managed to flee to the neighbouring countries. However, tens of thousands of Afghan soldiers were still on the run and…