Russia is not planning an attack on Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Greek TV channel ANT1 in an exclusive interview. “No, the problem is very simple. Russia is moving its forces within its territory and we can move our forces in any direction we want and closer to the areas that could pose a threat [and currently] we see US warplanes landing in Ukraine and US military equipment approaching our borders,” Peskov said, when asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was planning to carry out an attack on Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesperson also criticized Turkey for selling its drones,…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
A lawmaker in Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Usman Zurmi has said he is wondering why Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle should be troubling the number one opposition party in the state, PDP, saying that he became the Governor of the state through the party he is now haunting. Speaking with the media in Gusau, the State capital, the lawmaker stated that the government led by APC in the state does not want to accept any opposition. “I’m really surprised why things are happening this way. The court has given an order that everyone should maintain status quo but the…
A die hard follower of former Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state, Alhaji Aminu Danbuba has revealed that the former Governor Abdulaziz Yari may dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if he didn’t win the national chairmanship of the party. Speaking with Journalists in Gusau, the State capital, the politician said he would not be surprised if former Governor Abdulaziz Yari dumps the APC. According to him, former Governor Yari has not made his intension known to his followers but there was every indication to that effect. “He is our political leader, and whichever…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State has declared that all its aspirants in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State are eminently qualified to govern the State. The Osun PDP through its Director of Media, Olabamiji Oladele, who made this known on Saturday while talking with Journalists in Osogbo, also maintained that all internal crisis that had rocked the party in the past had been settled. Oladele, who revealed that the PDP was on a mission to wrest power from and rescue the state from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2022, added that the number…
Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned against the use of zonal offices of the party in pursuit of a factional agenda in some State chapters of the party. It said the warning became necessary in view of the use of such offices to promote disunity in the party. The body led by the APC Chairman of Borno State, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori observed with dismay that some factional chairmen in some States, such as Enugu, South East Nigeria, had converted the Zonal office, located at Nza street, Independence Layout, Enugu to a place of…
The UK is planning to allocate 99.5 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss plans to allocate another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, in the amount of 75 million pounds, the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office informs, reported Sputnik. The foreign office specified on Saturday that out of the total aid package, 34 million pounds will go to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Truss welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers on Saturday in Liverpool, where they discussed global conflicts and regional crises, including Afghanistan, reported Sputnik. The UK foreign secretary called for…
A socio-political umbrella in the fold of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party National Comrades Forum (PDPNCF) has stated that the founding fathers of the country cannot be happy with the current Federal Government led by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for battering the reputation of Nigeria. The group said that they are grieved that the present APC-led administration, has foisted the populaces more poverty, hardships and sufferings, which according to him, have translated into obvious dangers and myriads of fundamental issues, ranging from security challenges, massive unemployment and economic retardation ravaging the most populous country…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said the newly-inaugurated leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown early signs that it is not different from its immediate past and sacked leadership. Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, in a statement he issued on Saturday stated that the semblance could be seen in the utterances and the direction of the new PDP leadership, which according to him does not portray hope of a refocused opposition party. According to him, PDP’s sole intent was power-grabbing by any means, ignoring the need for genuine…
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State on Friday night rose from a meeting and affirmed Senator Andy Uba as the leader of the state chapter of the party. The leaders of the party made this disclosure in a communique issued at the end of a meeting held in Abuja. The communique was signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of APC in the state, Chief Basil Ejidike. InfoStride News recalls that Uba was the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the just concluded election in the state. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting was attended by Andy…
A group, Concerned Citizens of Like Minds, has rallied support for the former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari for the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. It would be recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced that its national convention will take place in February 2022. Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking on their stance for Yari, Group Chairman Auwal Dalhatu said the erstwhile Governor of Zamfara…
A bipartisan group of US Senators has announced a new bill that would require social media companies to share platform data with independent researchers. According to The Verge, the bill was announced by Democratic Senators Chris Coons (Delaware), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), and also Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio. Named the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), it would establish new rules compelling social media platforms to share data with “qualified researchers”, defined as university-affiliated researchers pursuing projects that have been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the report said. Under the terms of the bill, platforms would be…
Sen. Muhammad Musa (APC-Niger) has joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, promising to re-engineer its internal structure if elected. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen on his plans for the party, assuring also to ensure the supremacy of the party. “It is with overwhelming joy and excitement that I wish to announce that I, Sen. Muhammad Sani Musa will be presenting myself as a candidate for the position of the APC National Chairman. “If giving the opportunity to lead the party, I will completely re-engineer its internal structures and…
The senator that represented Akwa Ibom North East between 2003-2011, Senator Effiong Bob, has assured that despite the myriads of drawbacks bedeviling Nigeria, it would come out of 2023 politics and general elections more united and stronger. He added that Nigeria has a way of navigating through odds unscathed even when people think it’s over for the country. Senator Bob who was the chairman of the 2021 NUJ Evening with the Legends made the remarks in Uyo during the occasion earmarked to honour those who contributed immensely to the development of journalism practice in Nigeria from Akwa Ibom state. Bob,…
Posters of Mallam Saliu Mustapha, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is contesting for the post of National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have surfaced in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. InfoStride News recalls that Mustapha is a former Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Mustapha, who is from Kwara state is one of the political associates that have been supporting Buhari since 2011 when he contented on the platform of CPC. Our correspondent gathered that CPC, Alliance for Democracy (AD) All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance…
Former State Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State central, Chief Cletus Obun has called on Governor Benedict Ayade to sack Dr Betta Edu, and other key officials in the health ministry over alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 and consequently compromising the health of the people of the state. Obun who is a member of the governing board of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, also declared intention to sue the commissioner and health officials for disclosing the health history of his wife to the public against medical ethics. He alleged that the state government had abandoned…
Thirteen Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday. This came on the day Nicaragua severed ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with China. The 13 Chinese planes entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ, with a sortie of two H-6 bombers and a Y-8 electronic warfare plane breaking off and intruding deep into the southeastern ADIZ. The other 10 aircraft were a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, a KJ-500 third-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW & C) plane, and six Shenyang J-16 and two Chengdu J-10 fighter jets, Focus Taiwan reported citing Taiwan’s defence ministry. In response,…
What started as a rumour has now been confirmed as Dele Adeleke, nephew of Senator Ademola Adeleke, another aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally joined the Osun 2022 gubernatorial race. He was at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja, Friday, to pick the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms for the gubernatorial primaries for the sum of N21 million. It was revealed that Dele Adeleke had been approached to run against his uncle in the next PDP gubernatorial primaries. Dele, who is a financial expert, was the Returning Officer at the 2018 gubernatorial election…
The spokesman of former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) faction, Hon. Ibrahim Danmadami Birinin Magaji, has said that the ruling of the Federal High Court in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, will not stop them from heading to the Court of Appeal in Sokoto State. Addressing newsmen shortly after the judgment, Magaji appealed to the faction’s supporters, saying that the case has just begun. According to him, the judgment that dismissed the suit it instituted challenging the dissolution of its executives by the National Caretaker Committee of the party must come to a reasonable conclusion. Also reacting…
The US sanctions on Iran have not affected India’s Chabahar port project, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to a question from BSP member Ritesh Pandey, the minister also clarified that US sanctions are “not relevant” to India’s Chabahar port project in Iran “at all”. During the Question Hour, Pandey sought to know from the government if US sanctions on Iran had any bearing on India’s project at the Chabahar port, and claimed that the Iranian government is “publicly saying that our Chabahar port project has been miserably delayed” due to sanctions imposed by the…
The Publicity Secretary of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Yusuf Idris Gusau, has commended the ruling delivered by Justice Aminu Bappa Aminu of the Federal High Court, saying that the judiciary stands by the truth over falsehood in the nation’s democracy. According to him, today’s judgment was an affirmation of the leadership of the APC under the National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State, who carefully follows the provisions of the party’s constitution to do the right thing in fairness to all members. “The selfish thinking of some yet to be…