The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released a fresh prophecy on the outcome of the Anambra gubernatorial election coming up in November 2021. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, and forwarded to DAILY POST on Tuesday, Primate Ayodele knocked the government and party candidates for being concerned about their votes without considering the safety of the voters. Ayodele advised that the government should make plans for adequate security because there will be cases of kidnapping, hijacking, killing and all sorts of misconduct on the day of the election. He noted that…
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Some prominent politicians in Benue State alongside thousands of their supporters have dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections. Top politicians in the state who dumped the APC on Monday include, Architect Joseph Kyaagba, Chief Joe Akaakar, the Baba Jiro of Egbaland as well as Barrister Michael Gwaza, ACP John Actsu and thousands of their supporters. The defectors were received by the state Governor, Samuel Ortom at the Central Primary School Township, Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state. In a remark while receiving the defectors into the…
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced a plan to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from “low risk” countries and regions to visit the Southeast Asian nation without having to quarantine from next month. “I have instructed the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the Ministry of Public Health to urgently consider within this week to allow, as of November 1, international visitors to enter Thailand without any requirement for quarantine if they are fully vaccinated and arrive by air from low-risk countries,” Prayut said via a televised address late Monday night. The list will initially include at least 10 countries…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should zone its presidential ticket to the Southeast. Ikpeazu explained that the Southeast has not produced Nigeria’s president; hence PDP should give its ticket to the zone. He also noted that zoning the presidential ticket to the Southeast was the right thing to do in the spirit of fairness and justice. Ikpeazu argued that with PDP zoning its Chairmanship to the North, the presidential slot should go to the Southeast. “Our zoning options have been spelt out by the PDP and it says that the chairmanship of…
A former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has declared that he will contest for the office of the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during its national convention slated for October 30 – 31st. He made his intention known late Monday at an enlarged meeting of party members from Kogi State and North Central in Abuja, citing that PDP has been hit with a serious crisis that has made it lose many prominent members. To wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), he said, in the meeting, the PDP should be repositioned which…
The Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Ogunka Adiele, has dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the State. Adiele, a foundation member of the APC, hailed from Ukwa West Local Government Area in Abia South Senatorial District of the state. His sudden defection to the PDP is being greeted with outbursts from stakeholders of the APC in Ukwa West and the entire state. This was disclosed in a release made available to journalists, in Umuahia, on Monday, in respect of the unfolding political events in the party at Ukwa West chapter.…
Chief of US naval operations Admiral Michael Gilday on Tuesday held extensive talks with Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh with a focus on boosting overall bilateral maritime security cooperation in the backdrop of growing Chinese muscle-flexing in key waterways including in the Indo-Pacific. Admiral Gilday is on a five-day visit to India from October 11 to 15. Officials said a range of issues including the regional security scenario, the situation in the Indo-Pacific and ways to further expand bilateral maritime cooperation figured in the talks. After laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, the top American naval commander said…
Reactions have continued to trail last Saturday’s Local Government elections in Plateau State, as some bigwigs of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State, on Monday said they were ready to stand against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in whatever antics they will come up with. InfoStride News recalls that the APC won all the 17 Chairmanship seats, as well as all the 325 councillorship positions at the polls. The election was without fierce contest because the PDP which is the main opposition party did not participate in the election due to the court of Appeal’s judgement which…
Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, countered the claims that Governor Udom Emmanuel is making subtle and clandestine move to defect to the All Progressives Congress. It said people were using it to draw attention to themselves. Speculations were rife months ago in the State that Gov. Emmanuel had concluded plan to join the ruling APC at the centre but he came out to debunk the rumour assuring the people that he would remain in PDP. But just last Saturday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has once again reminded the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) of the imperatives of striking a merger with APC, in what he called the Zikist Model strategy, to win the November 6, governorship poll. Okechukwu, who is also the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) told journalists in Abuja that APGA leaders should know that it is far better to be late than to be the late, insisting that APGA was on the way to losing its first governorship contest in Anambra State after 16…
A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, the Concerned APC Stakeholders has raised an alarm over alleged hijack of the party’s structure by Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, wife of the immediate past Governor of the State, late Abiola Ajimobi and the acting Chairman of the party, Chief Akintola Oke. Chairman of the group, Mr. Olusoji Adelana made this disclosure while addressing journalists on Monday. Adelana told journalists that the duo of Mrs. Ajimobi and Oke have hijacked the structure of the party. He alleged that the duo hijacked the structure of the party by claiming to have…
India and China failed to make any headway in resolving the 17-month standoff in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh with the Indian Army on Monday saying the “constructive suggestions” made by it at the latest round of military talks were neither agreeable to the Chinese side nor Beijing could provide any “forward-looking” proposals. In a strong statement after the 13th round of talks on Sunday that ended in a stalemate, the Army also said the situation along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) had been caused by “unilateral attempts” of the Chinese side to alter the status quo and…
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has described the declaration of winners of Local Government Council elections in the State by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) which the party said was aided by Governor Simon Lalong as an “executive rascality”. The PDP also described the elections as the worst in history of local government elections in the country. The Party advised the chairmen and councillors declared by PLASIEC, “not to celebrate because they were not elected by the people but rather appointed”. InfoStride News recalls that, on Sunday, the Plateau State Independent…
In less than one month, eligible voters in Anambra State will file out to elect a new Governor for the State. There have, however, been controversies over the election as many believe that the election is already threatened. This is because of the spate of violence in the state, which has for months remained sustained. The first real doubt about the election holding first came in March 2021, when some unidentified gunmen stormed the home town of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Isuofia in Aguata LGA of Anambra State and attacked a gathering where he was speaking with young people about his…
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said the Southeast presidential agenda would fail in 2023. Primate Ayodele said the Southeast won’t get its presidential aspiration fulfilled due to betrayal. In a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Primate Ayodele said some Southeast politicians would betray the region’s presidential agenda. The clergyman also pointed out that bad governance was responsible for the killings and crisis in the Southeast. He maintained that no group was responsible for the insecurity situation in the Southeast. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network,…
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday declared that Bola Tinubu is fit and ready for his next political move. Sanwo-Olu made the comment at an event in honour of the All Progressives Congresses (APC) leader. The Lagos helmsmen assured of his predecessor’s “renewed vigour”. The Governor said Tinubu’s return excites the people of Lagos and supporters across Nigeria. “We give glory to God who brought you (Tinubu) back with sound health and stronger vigour. “We give praises to God that the intention of evil-minded people who spread malicious rumour against our leader did not materialise. ”This event shows Asiwaju is…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Saturday held “fruitful” talks with a focus on expanding cooperation in a range of key areas such as health, agriculture, water management, climate change and renewable energy. In his media statement after the talks, Modi said both sides reviewed the progress made under the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership and deliberated on further expansion of overall cooperation in multiple sectors. The two sides also inked four agreements that will provide for deepening of cooperation in areas of science and technology, climate change and skill development. “A year ago today,…
A member of the 8th Senate, Senator Sam Anyanwu, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to be proactive in handling Nigeria’s political and socio-economic flaws. Anyanwu, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who represented Imo East Senatorial District, charged the president to urgently address hunger in the country. He advised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders to stop being clannish over issues affecting Nigerians, advising them to instead look for better ways to address unemployment, high cost of goods and starvation in the society. According to him, “President Muhammadu Buhari’s led APC administration should be aware…
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ahmed Idris Wase, has commended the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) for the peaceful conduct of the 2021 local government elections in the state. The Deputy Speaker specifically hailed Governor Simon Bako Lalong for providing a conducive atmosphere for the will of the electorate to prevail in the just concluded local government election in the state. Wase, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammad Puma, on Sunday, tasked all the new 17 chairmen that won the election to be magnanimous and hit the ground running by providing dividends…
Nigeria’s dominant elite pretend to be practicing a liberal democratic framework of governance for the country, but in reality are devoid of substance and without living up to expectations of its basic principles and tenets, Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Jega said this at the maiden lecture of Kwaravisioners Network for Rural Development, held in Ilorin on Saturday, at the University of Ilorin auditorium with the theme: ‘Politics, Governance and Leadership Recruitment in 21st Century Democracy.’ He said: “Political parties created by the dominant elite, purportedly as the special purpose vehicles for leadership…