Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said he will not contest the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections himself even as he announced that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal is now final. Yadav also said his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, who broke away from the SP to form the Pragatisheel Samajwadi party Lohia (PSPL) will get the due honour from his party. “Our alliance with the RLD is final. Seat-sharing is to be finalised,” he told PTI in an interview. The RLD enjoys support among farmers of Western Uttar Pradesh and is on the same…
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Valentine Ozigbo has said that he does not have a godfather in the Anambra State governorship race. Ozigbo said the only godfather he would have had were the same ones he fought and defeated in the court to retrieve his governorship ticket, after they tried to take it away from him. The candidate was reacting to his consistent mention of the former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi in his speeches, who has also been rumoured to be his godfather. The former chairman and chief executive of Transcorp, who spoke…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed confidence that the maturity and unity of purpose exhibited by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the just concluded national convention is a pointer that the party has overcome its challenges and is poised to rescue Nigeria from bad governance come 2023. The Governor disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the Makurdi Airport on his return from Abuja after a successful PDP National Convention. Governor Ortom maintained that Nigeria being a country of diverse ethnicity and religion can develop only when there is unity but the All Progressives Congress, APC-led…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2021 governorship election, Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba, has denied being involved in the kidnap of a sitting governor, eighteen years after the incident. Dr. Chris Ngige, a former governor of Anambra State was reportedly kidnapped by a click of political godfathers on July 10, 2003, and kept somewhere in Awka, the State’s capital for over 12 hours. Years after, Senator Andy Uba, who was a close confidant of the then President, Olusegun Obasanjo and a member of the Uba family, holding a huge political relevance in the state, says…
Chairman of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) committee, Gambo Lawan has said Saturday’s state party congress was conducted with the approval of all the committee members. Lawan made this disclosure while speaking with journalists on Monday. InfoStride News recalls that the state APC congress was conducted on Saturday at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke-Ado Ibadan. The congress was conducted and supervised by the secretary of the committee, Mr. Abdullahi Bello and other members of the committee as the chairman was not allowed to leave his hotel room on Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that hoodlums had allegedly laid siege on…
As the G-20 Summit in Rome came to a close on Sunday, the leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies said they are looking forward to meeting again in Indonesia in 2022 and in India in 2023, while New Delhi asserted that it will continue to represent the voice of the developing world and protect the interests of humanity. In its Rome declaration, the G-20 leaders also said they look ahead to Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics 2022, as opportunities for competition for athletes from around the world, which serves as a symbol of humanity’s resilience. “We thank the international…
Chuks Ibegbu, the immediate past spokesman of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended ex-Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, for declaring interest to run for the seat of Nigerian President in the coming 2023 general election. Infostride News reported that Senator Anyim, had on Saturday, while declaring his intention, said he will contest whether the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zones the position to the South-East or not. The former President of the Nigerian Senate told reporters that the PDP was being repositioned as the national convention would mark the start of political activities. Anyim, who was also…
The newly elected Enugu State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Udeh has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its pledge to rescue Nigeria. According to Udeh, before rescuing Nigeria, PDP should first account for the uncountable underdevelopment obstacles the party embedded in the system, prior to their exit from power in 2015. In a press statement in Enugu, on Sunday, Udeh said he closely observed the PDP convention which held on Saturday at Eagle Square Abuja where speaker after speaker lampooned the APC and claimed that they want to rescue Nigeria. He blamed the current…
Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has released names and positions of all the newly elected executive members of the party. InfoStride News recalls that the party had its state congress on Saturday in Ibadan, the state capital. The congress was held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke Ado, Ibadan. Our correspondent gathered that the emergence of the executive members was sequel to a motion moved for the endorsement of the names by Hon. Dokun Odebunmi. The motion was seconded by a former majority leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Subair. The party has however…
Ahead of Anambra State governorship election, Yiaga Africa, an election watch group has said that about 76,104 voters in six local government areas of the state state may not vote come Saturday. The group said about 76,000 voters who got registered during the Continuous Voters Registration in the state could be disenfranchised because of delay in getting their voter cards from the Independent National Electoral Commission. Yiaga’s deputy board chairman, Ezinwa Nwagwu, mentioned that violations of the electoral code of conduct, election violence threats and volatility of the state resulting from the secessionist group, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra’s threat to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and the two leaders held extensive deliberations on the strong bilateral relations and reaffirmed commitment to maintain the close strategic partnership. Modi, who is here at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi to attend the G20 summit, was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and other officials during his meeting with Merkel. “PM @narendramodi and Chancellor Merkel met on the sidelines of the Rome @g20org Summit. There were extensive deliberations on India-Germany relations. The…
Prince Mohammed Kadade Suleiman, the 25-year-old man who emerged as the National Youth Leader of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the just concluded convention, has met with the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. InfoStride News had reported that Prince Mohammed, an indigene of Kaduna State was announced the new PDP National Youth Leader at the party’s convention which took place in Abuja on Saturday through to Sunday morning. The youth leader-elect who was at Saraki’s home in Abuja on Sunday, thanked the former lawmaker and others who supported his ambition to assume the position. Saraki, in a video shared…
Newly-elected National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has hinted that the party under his leadership will focus on youths and women inclusiveness to improve the party’s fortunes in the country. He spoke Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Abuja while addressing Benue delegates and PDP stakeholders at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro after his emergence in the just concluded National Convention of the party. Senator Ayu explained that young people play pivotal roles in winning elections and urged PDP faithful to reach out to as many as possible, stressing that big names matter but should…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the election of 25-year-old Mohammed Kadede Suleiman as the National Youth leader of the People Democratic Party, PDP. Suleiman emerged as the National Youth Leader at the party’s national convention which held in Abuja. Saraki in a thread via his Twitter page pledged to support the 25-year-old leader even as he described his emergence as the highlights of the PDP national convention. Speaking with Suleiman, Saraki asked him to make a difference with his position and ensure youths support him. “ One of the major highlights of yesterday’s #PDPConvention was the election…
The Anambra State Police Command has denied reports circulating on the social media, said to be a confessional statement made by a gunman arrested by police operatives in the State. In a report being circulated on the social media, an alleged gunman with the name Elijah Okoh, who hails from Ebonyi State, but resides in Okpoko was said to have confessed to collecting an initial N5million from the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Andy Uba to kill and create an atmosphere of insecurity in the State. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Anambra State Command, DCP Aderemi…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, exchanging pleasantries and showcasing a spirit of camaraderie. In a series of photos tweeted by the PMO India, Prime Minister Modi is seen meeting Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “On the sidelines of the @g20org Rome Summit, PM @narendramodi interacts with various leaders,” the PMO said in the tweet. In the pictures, Modi is seen walking with Biden in a half embrace, apparently sharing a light chitchat.…
About 4,000 party members have dumped opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made his known in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday in Abuja. Receiving the decampees, Aliyu assured them of justice and fairness amongst members of APC and called on others who are yet to join to do so. The minister, who described the event as a ‘harvest’ of over 4,000 members, expressed delight that most of the returnees are former…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress was never prepared to lead the nation when it took over power in 2015. The flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections made the assertion on Saturday during the national convention of the party in Abuja. According to Atiku, the responsibility of restoring the glory of Nigeria is bestowed on the PDP, adding that the victory of the party is the victory of Nigerians. The former VP who believes that the country is currently at a critical juncture, called on all…
Iyorchia Ayu has emerged as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ayu’s emergence marked the conclusion of the PDP’s elective national convention in the early hours of Sunday. The former Senate President went into the elective convention as the consensus candidate of the Northern PDP leaders. However, delegates still cast their ballot for all the candidates despite the consensus. A total of 3,511 accredited delegates to the National Convention were called out to vote. First to be called were delegates from Abia and Adamawa States. Abia has 116 delegates while Adamawa has 118 delegates. According to the…
Iyorchia Ayu, the newly elected National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the party is ready to take back power from the All Progressives congress, APC. Ayu said this after he emerged as the Party’s new chairman in the early hours of Sunday at the national convention in Abuja. Ayu giving quit notice to the APC said: “The PDP is back. We are determined. The other one is a contraption. “PDP did it before, we will do it again. This is a quit notice to the other party. We are taking back the country. We will develop…