A group, South East Youths for Equity Alliance (SEYEA), has cautioned fifth columnists and supporters of Governor David Umahi and ex-President of the Senate, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim against escalating the rift between the duo. Recall that the two prominent Igbo leaders who recently declared their respective interests to contest the office of the President of Nigeria in 2023 have been at loggerheads. However, the SEYEA in a statement by its National President, Comrade Ekeh Ifeanyi Chimezie, and forwarded to InfoStride News on Wednesday, warned that the careless destructions of images of the two presidential hopefuls before the public under…
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Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, representing Enugu East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has said outgoing governors have the prerogative of choosing their successors, saying Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s case should not be different ahead of the 2023 election. Nnamani stated this at a media interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the governor is the leader who directs affairs of a political party and in the process chooses who succeeds him but without compromising the electoral processes. The former Governor of Enugu State said the incumbent governor earned his respect for managing his Ebeano political family, which he introduced in…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ebonyi State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and Security agencies to immediately save the life of Linus Okorie who was declared wanted by the Ebonyi State government. The party demanded the immediate abolishment of the cybercrime law and the Ebubeagu Security outfit established by the state government, which allegedly is targeted at PDP members in the state. The state chairman of the party, Mr. Tochukwu Okorie while briefing journalists in Abakaliki, shortly after an emergency stakeholders meeting, said PDP members in Ebonyi are under siege. “The people of Ebonyi State…
Some delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday protested over delegates list in Ekiti State. The delegates protested over the list for the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship primaries. The aggrieved delegates claimed the list was doctored. The PDP governorship primary election is currently ongoing in Ekiti State, with statutory and automatic delegates. Statutory or automatic delegates comprise former governors, former and serving members of the National Assembly and former and serving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) from the state who are still members of the party, including former state party officials. Watch Video: HAPPENING NOW: Drama…
US President Joe Biden has threatened to impose devastating sanctions on Russia if leader Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, but some big companies and business groups are pushing the White House and lawmakers to be cautious. A trade group representing Chevron, General Electric and other big US corporations that do business in Russia is asking the White House to consider allowing companies to fulfill commitments and to weigh exempting products as it crafts any sanctions. At the same time, big energy companies are pushing Congress to limit their scope and time frame. The Biden administration and Congress need to “get the…
The Senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District, Chief Biodun Olujimi, has pulled out of the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Ekiti State shortly after the exercise commenced. Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Olujimi said that her decision to withdraw from the primary was informed by alleged irregularities during the accreditation of delegates. The PDP chieftain said that she could not be part of a political process that had excluded party delegates who are mainly her supporters, adding that the development runs against the tenets of participatory democracy. Olujimi noted the accreditation exercise was…
The crisis engulfing Boris Johnson escalated dramatically after the police began formally investigating allegations he and his staff held parties that broke the government’s pandemic rules. Johnson is battling for his political survival over a slew of reports about events in his Downing Street office, which were held at a time when social gatherings were banned under restrictions meant to curb the spread of coronavirus. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced an inquiry on Tuesday, hours after Johnson’s office confirmed staff had gathered in Downing Street to celebrate his birthday during the first lockdown in 2020. That was the latest…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has hinted at running for the Presidency in 2023. Saraki dropped the hint while reacting to a follower who urged him to rescue Nigeria. In a post on his official Facebook, the former Senate President urged Nigerians to work with him as he pushes for the Presidency. The post reads: “Earlier, I replied to a follower of mine on Twitter, who like thousands of you have been clamouring for a united front to #RescueNigeria. “As we prepare for the journey ahead, I hope we can all join hands to get the ticket of our great…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is yet to take any decision on zoning ahead of the 2023 elections. The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the APC and the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday by his Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Mr. Mamman Mohammed. He said the purported zoning was false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him. Buni warned that the publication of the purported zoning by the APC was just a figment of the author’s imagination that has…
Senator Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to run for Presidency in 2023. Okorocha announced his intention on Wednesday in a letter to the Senate President which was read by Ahmad Lawan at plenary. The lawmaker said he will address a world press conference on Monday 31st January 2022 to officially declare his ambition to contest the presidency. Okorocha is a senator representing the Imo West senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The letter read, “With 2023 elections drawing near as the days go by, our citizens are concerned about the quality of persons to run…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kano State has called on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje not to use Hanifa’s murder as an avenue to extort school proprietors in the state. The state PDP Chairman, Shehu Wada Sagagi, in a statement, said despite the need to reform the private education sector, the state government must follow due process under the law establishing the Kano Private School Board which regulates the activities of all non-public schools in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the state government had revoked the licence of all private schools in the state, following the killing of Hanifa Abubakar…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Zamfara, Tukur Umar Danfulani has said nothing would snatch power from the ruling party in the state. He made the assertion during a workshop for APC members in the state. Danfulani explained that the world has seen APC in the state being divided but that the perception was not true as people claiming to factionalize the party are not authentic card carriers of the party. “Even though we do not mind, our doors are wide open for sincere people that are ready to join our great party,” he remarked. The chairman…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the capacity of governorship aspirants in the state on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to perform when elected. Governor Ortom gave the remark Monday, January 24th, 2022 at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi during an expanded meeting with the aspirants. The meeting which was attended by the State Working Committee of the PDP, Assembly Members, members of the Executive Council, other appointees of the Governor also had members of the G-14 and G-9 in attendance. The Governor explained that given the credentials and antecedents of the guber aspirants,…
The Osun State Government have raised alarm over plans by some individuals to discredit it by engaging in campaigns of calumny against the person of the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. The state government disclosed this in a statement signed and made available to journalists by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor. The government said it was compelled to raise the alarm after a tip-off on plans by unscrupulous elements to cause distractions in the state and discredit the governor. The statement said, “The public is hereby advised to ignore such stories whenever they are out, as…
Russia and China oppose the politicisation of sport and demonstrative boycotts ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in an address to his country’s athletes. The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott, citing concerns over human rights in China. Putin plans to attend the Olympics and to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. I consider the main goal of these competitions to attract as many citizens as possible to sport and the strengthening of friendship…
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communications, has disclosed the shortest way the southeast can produce the president of Nigeria. Dokpesi disclosed that Atiku Abubakar, a Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential aspirant is the shortest way Igbos can produce a Nigerian president. The media mogul disclosed this while addressing journalists on Monday in Abia State. Dokpesi disclosed that Atiku would be 80 years soon. He said Atiku is running for the presidency to rescue Nigeria from its challenges. According to Dokpesi: “Atiku is the surest bet; he is the shortest cut to a southeast presidency. The truth is that he will be…
The Ekiti State chapter of the Grassroots Movement for Change (GMC), has cautioned Governor Kayode Fayemi against using state apparatus to favour his “choice candidate”. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary will be held on Thursday ahead of the June 18 election. A statement on Monday by the GMC, noted that any attempt to subvert the wish of the people will be resisted. The Secretary, Ademola Ogunrombi, said Fayemi has enjoyed a relatively peaceful tenure and should not be involved in any act that might cause violence in the state. The scribe demanded that the people be allowed to…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday, tackled the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over its refusal to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his 2023 presidential bid. The group further noted that Tinubu deserves Afenifere’s support in view of his active role in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, who expressed shock over the decision of pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, in a statement said the leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has shown signs of refusal to support Tinubu, as the group kept mute, two weeks after Tinubu declared intention to contest…
The Chairman, Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Gbenga Famodun, has boasted that victory is certain for the party in the coming gubernatorial election in the state. According to him, as a core politician, all the indices have been indicating that victory was sure for the APC. He said this on Monday while the state youths wing from the three senatorial districts declared support for the re-election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. His words, “We foresee nothing but absolute victory at the polls. And we are very confident about it. I am a core politician and we…
Britain’s High Court is set to rule Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can take his fight against US extradition to the UK Supreme Court. The decision is the latest step in Assange’s long battle to avoid being sent to the United States to face espionage charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of classified documents more than a decade ago. Just over a year ago, a district court judge in London rejected a US extradition request on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh US prison conditions. US authorities later provided assurances that the WikiLeaks…