The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said it was satisfied with the current level of preparations for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election The commission, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, vz in Abuja, said that virtually all non-sensitive materials have been delivered in readiness for the election. Okoye appealed for support from all in Anambra to ensure that the election will not only be peaceful, but also free, fair and credible. He noted that the training of ad-hoc staff is also going on as scheduled and INEC is…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee has disqualified three aspirants from participating in the October 30 national convention. Convention Committee Chairman, Ahmadu Fintiri made the disclosure to reporters in Abuja. The screening team submitted its report to the organising committee on Thursday, he announced. Of the 31 candidates that indicated interest for national positions, 27 were cleared, one withdrawn and three disqualified. The disqualified aspirants are Prof. Wale Oladipo, Okey Muo-Aroh and Dr Eddy Olafeso. Muo-Aroh and Olafeso wanted to contest the positions of National Secretary. Fintiri said they were dropped because they filed a lawsuit with the intention…
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has mocked his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Senator Andy Uba, over his inability to flag off his governorship election campaign. Soludo in a press release by the director of media of his campaign organization, Mr C. Don Adinuba, said the delay for the flag off of Uba’s campaign was because he was afraid of meeting the people of Anambra State to answer questions about his past actions. Recall that Senator Uba had twice rescheduled the flag off of his campaign, citing the insecurity in the state, and…
US officials are issuing new warnings about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and possible dominance over health care and other essential sectors in America. The warnings include a renewed effort to inform business executives, academics and local and state government officials about the risks of accepting Chinese investment or expertise in key industries, officials at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center said Thursday. While the center does not intend to tell officials to reject Chinese investment, it will encourage efforts to control intellectual property and…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 governorship aspirant in Benue State, Mr Terver Akase, on Friday said if elected, his administration will utilize the abundant opportunities in Information and Communications Technology, ICT, to create jobs for the youths. Mr Akase said this on Friday when he featured on Radio Benue live interactive programme ‘Area Matter’. The immediate past Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom said ICT remains one of the greatest tools for employment and wealth creation, stressing that youths of Benue State are among the most active people on social media who would gladly embrace the opportunities on…
The newly-elected exco of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State has asked one Barrister Omale Omale to stop parading himself as the consensus candidate of the party in the recently concluded state congress. InfoStride News had reported that the congress, which was held on October 16, saw Austin Agada emerge as chairman of the party after an election was conducted. He emerged during the elective congress of the party held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the inability of the party to have a consensus candidate. Agada, a native of Owukpa, in Ogbadibo LGA, polled over…
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has highlighted the kind of leadership Nigeria needs ahead of 2023 elections. Atiku said Nigeria needs a leadership that can bring about unity to the entire country. The former Vice President expressed the hope that the country would thrive under a leadership that would unify and promote peace. He spoke at the 70th birthday lecture of Engr. Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, with the theme: “Technology: A Missing Link in Nigeria’s Development,” on Thursday. Atiku stressed that Nigeria needs a leader that can restructure the country and reform the economy. According…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has claimed that former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, have indicated interest in contesting in the 2023 presidential election. There have been speculations in the past weeks over the candidates for the next general elections, especially with the issues raised around zoning. Makinde, speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has “eminently qualified” personalities that can lead Nigeria. He also said the only way PDP can be stopped, is if the party is divided internally. “Once PDP governors are able to…
Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its Truth Social” app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out and denied him the megaphone that was paramount to his national rise. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has…
The state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has been postponed again. InfoStride News reports that this is the second time the congress would be postponed. Our correspondent gathered that the congress was slated to hold last Saturday. It was, however, shifted to this Saturday due to alleged falsification of documents and was scheduled to hold this Saturday. Our correspondent, however, gathered that the congress has been shifted again. A member of the House of Representatives, Olaide Akinremi announced the postponement of the congress. Akinremi, who represents Ibadan North, made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday. He…
The leadership of Imo All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has asked Gov Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to find ways to stop the killing in the state or resign if he is unable to provide adequate security to the people he is governing. The opposition party said security of lives and property is paramount to the people, calling on Gov Uzodinma to rise up and combat increasing insecurity in the State. APGA said,” Indeed, Imo State has become a fiesdom of killings as no week passes without one killing or the other with accusing fingers pointing at the infamous unknown…
A Northern group, Arewa Youth Alliance for 2023, has thrown its weight behind the presidential aspiration of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The youths noted that Tinubu was the best presidential material in 2023. The group’s coordinator, Hon Lawan Bello, said the managerial skill, technical know-how, and national appeal of Tinubu put him in the best position to rule Nigeria in 2023. Bello said the group would ensure that the former governor becomes president in 2023. He urged all political parties in Nigeria to adopt Tinubu as the sole candidate for Nigeria. In a statement…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Imo State chapter, on Thursday, expressed worry over the silence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the mindless attack which led to the untimely death of two prominent traditional rulers in the State, leaving many others severely wounded. The ruling party under the leadership of Hon. Macdonald Kelechi Ebere said, “Our party has observed with great concern the silence of the political oppositions in the face of these reckless attacks on innocent citizens of the State. “We are further worried that the same opposition will not hesitate to rise in critic against government and…
A Swiss court has dismissed Google’s bid to block the award of a government cloud computing contract worth up to 110 million Swiss francs ($119 million) to rival bidders. “In an interim decision, the Federal Administrative Court rejects Google’s request to grant suspensive effect to its appeal. The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics may therefore conclude the public cloud contracts with the selected tenderers,” the court said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision may be appealed to the Swiss supreme court. The government had awarded the contract in June to Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Alibaba, Swiss media…
Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) on Thursday, vowed that nothing would stop it from conducting the Local Government elections on Saturday October 23, 2021, in the remaining two local government areas. The election was earlier postponed due to security challenges. In a statement on Thursday by the KADSIECOM chairman, Dr. Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu, he noted that residents in those local government areas were free to vote for any candidate of their choice. According to her, the election would hold between 8.00am to 4.00pm in Zagon Kataf and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The statement further said…
The screening committee set up to screen the candidates jostling to be members of State Executive of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State says it has disqualified all the aspirants eyeing the post of State Assistant Youth Leader. The committee made this disclosure on Wednesday. InfoStride News reports that the APC State congress has been fixed for this Saturday. The congress was earlier scheduled to be held last Saturday but was postponed due to alleged irregularities. The screening committee has, however, said that it has disqualified some aspirants. The committee noted that it also disqualified four out of the…
Since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigerian governors remain one of the main power blocs in the country and ahead of the 2023 elections, governors in both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are once again moving to strengthen their position. Through the control of party structures in their respective states and funding of the party, governors decide the direction of their parties. The inclusion of section 87 in the electoral amendment bill, is generating a buzz, as many believe it could be an attempt by the federal lawmakers to checkmate the powers of…
The Kwara State factional group of the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, warned that the ruling party may be heading towards electoral defeat in the 2023 general elections. The factional state APC Deputy Chairman, Chief Sunday Oyebiyi, handed the warning at a press conference in Ilorin, the state capital. Oyebiyi, described Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as “a liability and dangerously navigating the party back to Egypt instead of the promised land that the ‘Otoge’ revolution had in stock for Kwarans.” The group assured the people of the state that there will definitely be light…
Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is traveling to Europe for the first time since a bruising government crackdown on his tech empire, according to Hong Kong media reports. The 57-year-old billionaire is in Spain after a stop in Hong Kong, according to a report in the Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post. Ma is abroad for a series of business meetings, including a tour of the agricultural industry and environmental technology in Spain, the paper said. An Alibaba spokesperson declined to comment on Ma’s whereabouts, referring queries to his foundation. The foundation didn’t immediately respond to an…
The newly elected state Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chris Finebone has reacted to the emergence of a parallel executive committee of the APC in the state. Finebone threatened that the party will get security agencies to arrest ” impersonators” in the party. The threat comes a day after party members loyal to Sen. Magnus Abe held an event in Port Harcourt where they declared that Ben Golden Chioma had been elected as the Chairman of the party in the state through a parallel Congress. They, however, did not disclose the date or venue for…