Iran slammed on Friday evening the latest U.S. sanctions against its entities as “completely contradictory behaviour”. “A government that talks about an intention of returning to the nuclear deal but continues (former U.S. President Donald) Trump’s policy of sanctions is sending the message that it really is not reliable,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh said in remarks published on the Ministry’s official website. Successive U.S. administrations, he added, have shown their “incapacity” to understand Iran’s realities, Xinhua news agency reported. U.S. pressure will not inflict “the slightest damage” on the Iranian government’s determination to defend the security and tranquillity…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ndigbo United Forum (NUF), has warned against interference and disruption of the coming November 6th Governorship election in Anambra State under whatever guise. The group tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible exercise ahead of the November 6th gubernatorial election in Anambra State. The NUF’s warning is coming against the backdrop of the threat and exchange of political brickbats by groups and politicians ahead of the gubernatorial poll in Anambra. In a release by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Chinedu Mba and sent to the media on Friday night, the group…
Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives, has described the dismissal of the suit filed by suspended National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus’ against the party as a victory for democracy. Chinda said neither Secondus nor the PDP won the case, saying that the victory was for all Nigerians. Recall that the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division, on Friday, dismissed a suit by Secondus, challenging his suspension as national chairman of the PDP for lack of merit. Secondus had also prayed the court to restrain the PDP from conducting…
Ahead of PDP National Convention on 30-31st October 2021, the party’s delegates in Kaduna State has been urged to declare their total support and allegiance to El-Kudan as National Youth Leader. In a press statement signed in Kaduna by the Leader of PDP Kaduna Central Stakeholders, Adamu Ahmed Dattijo, said El-Kudan was the best candidate for the office, saying the party’s interest, strength and position would be best served in preparation towards 2023 general election with El-Kudan as National Youth Leader. Recall that the National Working Committee of PDP had zoned the office of National Youth Leader to Kaduna State.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it will not deploy personnel or election materials to the new 86 polling units in Anambra for the state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the commission’s consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on Friday in Abuja, NAN reports. Yakubu explained that the 86 polling units were among the recently converted polling units and did not have any registered voters in the units. He noted that the state would be the first where voting would be taking place in new polling units since the recent…
Paying tributes to noted Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. Rajkumar, 46, died in Bengaluru on Friday following a heart attack. Modi tweeted, “A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor, Puneeth Rajkumar. This was no age to go. The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.
Organising Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Umaru Fintiri on Friday, said 3,600 delegates are expected to vote during the October 30th People’s Democratic Party National Convention. This was expressed in a statement by his press secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, Governor Fintiri said the convention will adopt open secret balloting during the process. He also announced that positions being contested for have been streamlined with only three still being negotiated. Fintiri noted that the Appeals Committee has upheld the disqualification of those earlier declared ineligible and used the opportunity to commend the National Working Committee of the party…
Senate Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has advise people to drop their fears over the forthcoming governorship poll. The lawmaker gave the advise against the backdrop of attacks in the State ahead of the November 6 exercise. He spoke on Thursday at a rally for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Valentine Ozigbo at Atani Central School in Ogbaru. Abaribe charged citizens to apply their rights, noting that security agencies were working to ensure peaceful election. The Senator stated that what Anambra and South-East needs is proper leadership, not “champagne drinkers and confused people as governors”. He said many can attest…
Uche Secondus, suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday lost his bid to stop the party’s planned national convention. The Appeal Court dismissed an interlocutory suit by Secondus aimed at stopping the convention. PDP’s national convention is scheduled to hold on Saturday (tomorrow). However, a three-man Appeal Court Panel sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, dismissed the suit. Reading the judgment, Justice Gabriel Kolawole described the suit before it as an after-thought and abuse of the court process. The court blamed him for not acting when his ward and local governments suspended him until now. It…
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has dismissed claims of returning to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Melaye, who defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2018, said he has no plans of returning to his “vomit.” Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former lawmaker described the APC as a disaster that has caused Nigerians pain since coming to power in 2015. He said: “No reasonable human being will go back to his vomit, the APC is a disaster. For every human being, there is a journey of life. “You will definitely pass through your…
India and the United States have called on the Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a terrorist safe haven, as officials of the two countries concluded their joint dialogue on counterterrorism. Reaffirming counterterrorism cooperation as an important pillar under the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, both sides pledged to further expand cooperation on law enforcement, information sharing, exchange of best practices, and strategic convergence on counterterrorism challenges, a joint statement said on Thursday. During the two-day meeting here on October 26 and 27, the US reiterated its commitment to stand together with the people and the government…
Supporters of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Ogun State have said a former House of Representatives member from Edo State, Patrick Obahiagbon, is not qualified to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) appeal panel to review the recent state congresses in the state. This, the group said, was because Obahiagbon attended the Governor Dapo Abiodun factional congress held at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta. Recall that Abiodun and Amosun had on October 16 held parallel state congresses, producing separate party officials in Ogun. At the Abiodun congress, InfoStride News observed that Obahiagbon went on stage, speaking in support of…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has disclosed that the visit of four People’s Democratic Party governors to Ondo State was to woo Dr. Olusegun Mimiko back to the party. Tambuwal who stated this shortly after a closed-door meeting with Mimiko at his Ondo town residence in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state emphasised that the visit was to re invite him into the PDP as the party moves to rescue the country ahead of 2023. InfoStride News had reported that the four PDP governors led by Chairman of the party’s Governors’ and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal,…
Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Isa Bio has dumped the All Progressives Congress party. He defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bio, also a former Minister of Transport, defected on Thursday, alongside his supporters at his Gure/Gwasoro ward in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. InfoStride News reports that Bio, refused to go along with Dr Bukola Saraki when the former Senate President decamped to the PDP from the APC prior to the 2019 general elections. Welcoming Bio to the PDP, the Kwara State Publicity Secretary of the party, Tunde Ashaolu, in…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, on Thursday, urged the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to reconsider its stand towards the Anambra State election scheduled for November 6, 2021. The appeal followed a declaration of a one-week sit-at-home beginning from November 4 to November 10 by the IPOB over the non-release of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking at a special prayer rally in Enugu, the Enugu State Chairman of PFN, Bishop Goddy Madu said that any attempt to stop the election would throw up anarchy and would not be in the best interest of the people. He also took…
Amid the rising tensions between the United States and China, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday (local time) said that the threat from Beijing is growing “every day,” and confirmed the presence of American troops on Taiwanese soil for training purposes. In an interview with CNN, Tsai said Taiwan, which is located fewer than 200 kilometers (124 miles) away from China’s southeastern coast, was a “beacon” of democracy that needed to be defended to uphold faith worldwide in democratic values. Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan despite the island’s self-governance for over seven decades. Meanwhile, Taipei continues to counter the…
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commenced its electronic membership registration and revalidation exercise in the state. The Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, who flagged off the exercise at Ibom Hall, Uyo, the state capital, urged the party faithful to take advantage of the exercise which he said would put an end to rigorous procedure posed by the analogue method. He appreciated the party for introducing the innovation to ease registration of members and announced the donation of smart phones to all the wards in the state to assist those without smartphones in the registration…
The Osun State House of Assembly has charged the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) to be more tolerant and up-and-doing during the conduct of local government elections. This charge was given by the Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Taiwo Olodo on Wednesday at the ongoing budget defence at the House of Assembly. While appreciating the efforts of the commission and its members in the discharge of their civic obligations and undertakings, Olodo assured that the Assembly would give the necessary support for their success. He added that it was the responsibility of everyone to play their part actively…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that its planned national convention would hold. PDP’s Chairman Board of Trustees, BoT, Walid Jibril, said the convention would hold despite the suit challenging the event by the party’s suspended National Chairman, Uche Secondus. The Rivers State High Court restrained Secondus from parading himself as the party’s chairman. But, Secondus vowed never to withdraw the suit challenging his removal from office. He had challenged PDP to stop all forms of preparation for the convention pending the hearing of his case in the Court of Appeal. However, Jubril urged Secondus not to make the…
Some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Anambra State have vowed to steer clear of the forthcoming governorship election over constant threats from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. InfoStride News reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, often relies on corps members for the conduct of elections in all parts of the country. They are often used as Presiding Officers, PO and Assistant Presiding Officers, APO 1, 2 and 3 in most polling units during elections. But sequel to the tension currently rocking Anambra State following moves by IPOB to halt the election, corps members serving in…