There appears to be signs of tension and confusion among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State over the intense rivalry among the factions of the party loyal to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, ahead of the state congresses slated for Saturday in the state. InfoStride News gathered that aspirants loyal to both factions of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and the Former Senator, Heineken Lokpobiri, have indicated interest in the various positions on…
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The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has asked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to be peaceful before, during and after the state congress exercise on Saturday. This is as he appealed to all the members of the party, particularly those that would be participating in the Congress to cultivate the Omoluabi ethos which the state is known for. Governor Oyetola who made this known during the stakeholders’ meeting and press briefing precedent to Saturday’s exercise assured the people of the state of adequate security adding that no stone would be left unturned to ensure peace…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Friday sealed the Salt Lake, which belongs to the senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone, Sen. Obinna Ogba, a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of their state congress. The hotel is the temporal office of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State wherein all members of the party, according to reports would gather to distribute state congress electoral materials that is scheduled to hold at the Peoples Club Event Centre, Abakaliki. Umahi had said the reason for sealing off the hotel that belongs to senator Obinna Ogba…
A delegation of the Taliban will take part in the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, which is being hosted by Russia on October 20, reported Sputnik. The delegation will be headed by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister of the interim Afghan government, Afghan Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, wrote on Twitter. According to his statement, the Taliban plan to hold negotiations with representatives of different countries on issues of mutual interest during their visit to Moscow. The Moscow format meeting is due on October 20. The Moscow format was introduced in 2017 on the basis of the six-party mechanism…
Senators Chris Adighije, Nkechi Nwogu and some groups of elders and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Abia State have protested against the planned state congress of the party slated for Saturday, October 16. They have called on the Caretaker Committee Chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, to recall the Congress Committee already dispatched to Abia State ahead of Saturday’s exercise. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the party stalwarts posited that there would be crisis of unimaginable proportion in Abia APC, if their call was not heeded to by the national…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter has vowed to conduct a credible, fair and violence-free state congress that is slated to hold on Saturday. The chairman of the party, Fred Udeogu, who made this known while speaking with journalists in Abakaliki, said the party is prepared to elect its state leaders that will conduct the 2023 general elections. He stated that the party resorted to using private facilities for its congresses and programmes, because it was aware the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, administration in the state, will not grant its request to use government-owned facilities. Udeogu said…
Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church, has said Nigeria’s president should not be judged based on his region. Bakare said the president should be judged based on his capabilities and not where he comes from. He spoke while addressing State House Correspondents after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Pastor Bakare said the North would have been the richest region, if presidents are judged by their region. According to Bakare, the immaturity of Nigerian politicians is responsible for calls for power rotation. He said: “I’d said it on the 3rd of October. It’s…
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress that is slated to hold on Saturday, the Osun State Congress Committee, on Friday, released an order for the conduct. It was gathered that A 7-member team from the APC headquarters in Abuja saddled with the responsibility to conduct the Congress is already in Osogbo, the state capital for the exercise. The State Congress Committee Secretary, Oluomo Sunday Akere, in a statement in Osogbo, said the congress will be held at the Osogbo city stadium, Osogbo, from 10 am on Saturday. In the statement, participants expected at the congress include five…
Finance leaders from the G20 major economies on Wednesday endorsed a global deal to revamp corporate taxation and pledged to sustain fiscal support for their economies while keeping a close eye on inflation. The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors also said in a communique issued after a meeting in Washington that the International Monetary Fund should establish a new trust fund to channel a $650 billion issuance of IMF monetary reserves to a broader range of vulnerable countries. The finance leaders noted in their statement that economic recovery “remains highly divergent across and within countries” and is vulnerable…
There was confusion, Thursday, as conflicting reports emerged over the choice of the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Signs of disagreement amongst the ranks of party members emerged as the two opposing factions in the Osun PDP resolved to adopt different candidates for the position. The faction of Olasoji Adagunodo, the embattled chairman, unanimously adopted Olagunsuye Oyinlola, a former Osun State governor as its candidate for the Deputy National Chairmanship position, while the Sunday Bisi group nominated Prof. Wale Ladipo as its preferred candidate. In a communique at the end of an extraordinary emergency stakeholders’ meeting…
The Chairman of The Osun Progressives (TOP), Adelowo Adebiyi has called on all delegates to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Saturday’s State Congress to cast their votes for credible party members. Adebiyi also stated that the delegates had a duty for the good of all to ensure that a new set of reliable, responsible and problem-solving officials were elected on Saturday. The TOP Chairman, while speaking at a meeting of the caucus on Thursday, contended that voting for that set of officials was primary in order to guarantee a new lease of life for the party and ensure its success…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Jigawa State has suspended its chieftain, Danladi Auyo, for six months. The party chairman in Auyo Local Government Area of the state, Sale Muhammad Ganuwa, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. He said the APC chieftain was suspended for allegedly attacking the party’s leadership in the state and at the national level. Ganuwa said the party took the decision after a series of consultations with all ward leaders and the party’s caucus. According to him “The party executives agreed with the decision for alleged sabotage on the party activities at state and…
No few than 2,000 members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), from the 14 wards in Ukwa West Local Government area of Abia State, have dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The defectors were led into the APC fold, by the State Deputy Chairman, Chief Ogunka John Adiele, alongside the APC legal Adviser, the LGA woman leader, the LGA youth leader, the Obuzor Ward Chairman of the APC among other decampees in a well attended declaration ceremony held at Obehie, in Ukwa West LGA of the state, on Wednesday. However, adducing the…
Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze. Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential. New rules will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason starting in early November, when a similar easing of restrictions is set for air travel. By mid-January, even essential travelers seeking to enter the U.S., such as truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated.…
The Conference Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged Nigerians to be vigilant. CNPP said this while congratulating Nigerians on the Senate’s decision to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the mode of election, including electronic transmission of results. It described it as “a victory in round one in the renewed efforts by Nigerians to fight for the soul of the country’s democracy,” adding that the battle is not over yet. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, and forwarded to DAILY POST on Thursday, the CNPP noted that “Nigerians unanimously stood their ground…
Former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu on Thursday, emerged as the consensus chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). InfoStride News recalls that the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party had recently zoned the position of the National Chairman to the North. Sequel to the zoning, Senator Iyorchia emerged as the consensus candidate after a marathon meeting of the Northern Caucus of the PDP on Thursday. The meeting was held at the Bauchi State Governors’ Lodge, Asokoro, in the nation’s capital, Abuja. This is coming ahead of the special convention of the party slated for 30th – 31st October in…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has charged residents of Anambra State to ensure the right choices in the forthcoming governorship election. In a statement on Thursday, the rights group challenged the people of the state to safeguard their votes by ensuring that their votes count if they hope to have good governance from November. “We believe that the voters won’t let the political lightning strike them twice devastatingly” the rights group said, just as it accused the governor of Anambra State of ”alleged collusion with the Presidency to probably allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to once…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has assured of the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to securing electoral processes, protection of personnel, critical national infrastructure and materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the November 6, 2021, governorship election in Anambra State. Baba gave the assurance during a strategic meeting with Commanders of Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadrons on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CP Frank Mba. He said the meeting was part of efforts to specifically contain the activities…
India on Wednesday strongly rejected China’s objection to a recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, asserting that the state is an “integral and inalienable” part of India. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said objecting to the visit of Indian leaders to a state of India “does not stand to reason and understanding” of Indian people. “We have noted the comments made today by the Chinese official spokesperson. We reject such comments. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India,” Bagchi said. He was responding to a question on comments by a spokesperson…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from giving effect to the suspension of the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, in a ruling on Thursday, gave an interim order restraining the PDP from acting on the said suspension pending the determination of a motion for interlocutory injunction filed by Orbih. The ruling was on an ex-parte motion marked: M/6750 filed in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/2646 by Orbih, with the PDP as the sole defendant. According to an enrolled copy of the order,…