Palestine condemned Israeli soldiers for killing two of its nationals, including a child, in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. “It condemns the endless Israeli crimes against the Palestinians in the West Bank without posing any danger to the soldiers,” it said. The statement referred to the killing of a 41-year-old Palestinian near the village of Beita in northern West Bank on Tuesday, and the killing of an 11-year-old boy near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. The statement called on the UN Security Council to take necessary…
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday voided the June 9 judgment by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sacking the executive council of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State. In two judgments on Friday, the appellate court upheld the two appeals filed against the judgment by the High Court of the FCT. The appeals marked: CA/A/359/2021 and CA/A/CV/368/2021 were filed by the PDP and Barrister Uchenna Obiorah. The Court of Appeal, Abuja, held that the High Court of the FCT lacked the territorial jurisdiction to have heard the suit…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to forget 2023. The ruling party told them to bury the thought of returning to power, noting that Nigerians prefer the All Progressives Congress (APC). John Akpan Udoedehe, National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), issued a statement on Friday. The scribe responded to the comment by Atiku that the citizens will support the PDP to win the 2023 general elections. The Wazirin Adamawa spoke on Thursday at the Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt after a meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike.…
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has expressed concern over the continued detention of Comrade Adelana Adesegun by the Lagos State Police Command. InfoStride News gathered that the Chairmanship Candidate for YPP in Shomolu Local Government area of Lagos State, Mr. Adesegun AKA Aluta, was arrested during the recently concluded local council area election held in the state. Adesegun was arrested at the independent National Electoral Office INEC in Yaba area of the state where he has gone with his party loyalists to protest the omission of YPP in the ballot papers in the ongoing LGA election in the state. But…
Following the split judgment of the justices of the Supreme Court on the October 10, 2020, governorship election in Ondo State, the former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Isaac Kekemeke has urged Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State to resign as the party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman. According to Kekemeke, the Caretaker Committee Chairman should throw in the towel to prevent the party from walking on landmine. During the Wednesday judgment, where the election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was upheld after a four-to-three judgment, the seven justices of the Supreme Court agreed the party was…
The United States has expressed “deep concerns” with what it called increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of US and other foreign journalists in China, after correspondents of several international media outlets were reportedly heckled and booed on the streets of Henan province while covering floods. In a statement, the US State Department said that Beijing claims to welcome foreign media and support their work but in reality, its “harsh rhetoric” toward any news it perceives to be critical of Chinese policies, has provoked negative public sentiment leading to tense, in-person confrontations and harassment, including online verbal abuse and death…
Few hours to the ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is uncertainty in the Enugu State chapter of the party. This is following allegations that the materials meant for the Saturday ward congress of the party have been hijacked. Members of the party told the newsmen that some unnamed Abuja politicians had hijacked the process, with results already written. Confusion and tension heightened Thursday evening as stakeholders of the party, drawn from the 17 local government Areas of the state and 260 political wards who were invited for a briefing by the committee members led by Dr.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the split judgment by the Supreme Court on the flawed nomination of Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, shows that there is merit in its appeal against his election as governor. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday, by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party. The statement said, “the party notes that the majority judgement as presented by the Supreme Court did not address the impunity in the action of the Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, in functioning as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while at the same time…
The camp of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor Prof. Charles Soludo, has rubbished the recent court orders declaring Chuma Umeoji as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA ahead of the November governorship election. Most recently, the Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri, had on Wednesday declared Umeoji as the authentic candidate of the Anambra ruling party. High Courts in Jigawa and a few other states have also delivered similar judgements in favour of the Jude Okeke-led faction of the party. The Okeke-faction of the party is challenging the victory of Charles Soludo in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has mourned the passage of Chief Emma Nweze, a former Chairman of the party in Anambra state. In a statement by the PDP national Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, and sent to the media on Thursday, the party described Nweze’s death as a devastating loss not only to the great PDP, but also the nation at large, given his exceptional sense of patriotism towards the stability, unity and development of our nation as well as the entrenchment of democratic tenets of justice, equity and good governance in line with the ideology of the PDP. The PDP…
US and Russia held “substantive and professional” talks on arms control and other strategic issues, the State Department said in a statement. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman led a delegation of US officials in a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov, the first in a series of “integrated Strategic Stability Dialogue” talks arranged in June at President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reported on Wednesday. These strategic talks come as Russia is amassing military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons, including an unmanned stealth torpedo powered by a…
Anambra State Association of Registered Voters (ASARVOTE) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist some parties from participating in the November governorship election. The demand was contained in a statement on Thursday by Jezie Ekejiuba and Sylvester Odife, President and Secretary respectively. The organisation listed All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP). ASARVOTE based its call on the multiple litigations against the candidates after the disputed primaries. The party noted that INEC has been duly served these court orders and counter court orders. “It is the inalienable right of every…
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said insecurity under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is the worst in the past 70 years. Atiku made the remark while lamenting over the state of insecurity and economic hardship in the country under the current government. Addressing reporters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Atiku said the PDP has plans to correct such errors. The former Vice President said PDP would implement policies that would correct the insecurity, economic, and unemployment challenges in the country. He urged Nigerians to give PDP another chance in 2023. According to Atiku:…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has lost its Secretary, Muiz Dosunmu Shodipe. Taofik Gani, the Publicity Secretary, made the announcement in a statement. The spokesman described Shodipe’s demise as a great loss. The party noted that the occurrence may slow the reengineering of the platform in Lagos. Gani said the PDP has submitted to the will of God and prayed for the repose of the departed. The chapter further prayed for the family to have the fortitude to bear the loss. The party directed all her flags across the state be flown at half-mast and organisation of special…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order a forensic investigation into reports that the United States, US, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, linking Abba Kyari, head of IGP Intelligence Response Team, to international fraudster, Abbas Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi. PDP said Buhari should order the Inspector General of Police to hand over Abba Kyari to the FBI, if found wanting. The party said the revelation of the involvement of Kyari as a receiver of proceeds of international fraud is worrisome, disturbing and a stain on Nigeria’s integrity. In a statement by its…
Qin Gang, the new Ambassador of China to the United States, arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday to assume office. “The door of China-US relations, which is already open, cannot be closed. This is the trend of the world, the call of the times, and the will of the people,” Qin Gang told media upon his arrival, as quoted by Global Times. He also noted that bilateral ties have come to a “new critical juncture”, facing many challenges. Qin is the 11th Chinese ambassador to the US. Prior to his ambassadorship, Qin was Chinese vice foreign minister. His predecessor, Ambassador…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that its ward congresses will be held on 31st July, 2021, to elect party executives. In a statement signed by the National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, on Thursday in Abuja, the party said preparation has been concluded for the exercise on Saturday. The statement said: “This clarification is against the backdrop of personal opinions being expressed by some individuals on the status of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC ) and its capacity to conduct the Congresses following Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment.” The statement added…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Mrs. Omowunmi Ohwovoriole, has said that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s victory at the Supreme Court is a reflection of the people’s mandate. Recall that the court on Wednesday in Abuja, upheld the governor’s victory in the state’s October 10, 2020, governorship poll. Reacting, Ohwovoriole, who is the Chairman, Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara, said this on Thursday in a statement. She said the outstanding performance of the governor during his first term in office made his second term possible. “This explains why the people of the state went into…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has urged a political group – The Osun Progressives (TOP) to remove its doubt on the Congress of the party, beginning on July 31. The party assured that the Congress will be conducted peacefully, and transparently for everyone in the APC. This was made known in a statement signed by the party’s Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Kunle Oyatomi on Thursday. The party noted that those who take pleasure in criticising the leadership of the Party and government are creating confusion. He said, “The Osun Progressives, as it’s known, should be…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. Governor Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, said the apex court in the land has put a legal seal on the popular choice made by the people of Ondo State at the October 10, 2020 election. Fayemi urged the Ondo Governor to be magnanimous in victory and let the triumph serve as motivation for better service delivery to the electorate who gave him a second mandate in office. He…