Former Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Kabir Marafa, says he is not afraid to be expelled from the All Progresive Congress APC. Senator Marafa stated this on Channels Television while responding to the statement issued by Zamfara State youth wing of the APC. InfoStride News reported that the youths accused Marafa of plans to destroy the party in the state through anti-party activities. This is coming following the statement made recently by the former Zamfara Senator challenging the legality of Mai Mala Buni to be APC chairman. Mr. Marafa said he could not be intimidated by anybody or whatsoever…
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There is palpable fear in some parts of Lagos State over the murder of Samuel Kayode popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally. Kayode, a Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), was shot on Thursday at the Agboju area. The event organized by the Oriade Local Council Development Area flagged off the campaign for the re-election of APC candidates in the July 24 local government poll. In attendance were Oriade LCDA Chairman, Ramotalai Hassan; Chairman, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Valentine Buraimoh; party stalwarts and supporters. As proceedings progressed, the sound…
US President Joe Biden has warned Russia of consequences for the ransomware attacks emanating from the country, underscoring the need for Moscow to take action against groups engaged in the crime. Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday about the ongoing ransomware attacks by criminals based in Russia that have impacted the US and other countries around the world, the White House said in a readout of the call. Yes, Biden told reporters at the White House hours after his call with Putin on this issue when asked if there would be consequences to the ransomware attack. I…
The 2019 Governorship flagbearer on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Abia State, Hon Blessing Nwagba, and former Chairman of Ukwa West Local Government Area, Hon Sylvanus Nwaji have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They joined the progressive party alongside Chief Chibuike Onyeukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Architect Anagha Mba. In their separate speeches during their formal declaration ceremony held at the State APC Secretariat in Umuahia,they appreciated the leadership of the All Progressive Congress for the opportunity and privilege given to them to be members of the party. They promised to give…
There is confusion in Ogun State following the widespread rumour that Senator Olamilekan Adeola is planning to relocate from Lagos to contest in the Ogun Governorship election come 2023, InfoStride News reports. Adeola is currently representing Lagos West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, a position he has been occupying since 2015. By 2023, the Accountant turned politician would have completed 20 years as a lawmaker representing Lagos at the State House of Assembly, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. InfoStride News reports that Senator Olamilekan Adeola, fondly addressed as Yayi, has been a lawmaker…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Karimi Sunday, has claimed it will still be the turn of the North to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. From 2011 to 2019, Karimi represented Yagba Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. “Since 1999, the rotation started from the South and ended in the North. It should start from where it ended, as it is the normal practice for a rotational agreement. “Also between 1999 and 2007, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from the South-West ruled for eight years and handed over to Alhaji Shehu Musa Yar’adua, who ruled for two years and…
There appears to be disquiet within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State over the upcoming party congresses of the party. While no official date has been announced for the commencement of the congress, party faithful have, however, commenced preparations for the exercise. Ahead of the Congresses in Rivers State, some members of the party loyal to Senator Magnus Abe and those loyal to the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi are already in disagreement over those who are qualified to contest for positions during the congresses. A chieftain of the party, Innocent Ajaelu who is a…
China said on Friday it resolutely opposed what it said was the United States’ tendency to politicise economic issues, after a major U.S. shares index removed more Chinese stocks following an executive order by the Biden administration. As China’s capital markets continue to reopen, the fact that some Chinese companies are not included on certain indices will not stop international investors from investing in them, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing. The S&P Dow Jones Indices and FTSE Russell late on Wednesday decided to remove more Chinese companies from their indices after an updated U.S. executive order…
The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has noted that ongoing conflicts in various parts of the country may derail Nigeria’s democracy in the run-up to the 2023 elections. The Development Director of the Office, Chris Beecroft said this at the event organised to launch the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Inclusive Security Initiative (PISI) in Abuja on Thursday. The initiative was launched to tackle insecurity, conflicts and violence in the country. Beecroft noted that that there is a raging conflict in every part of Nigeria, with active insurgency in the North East; farmer-herder conflicts are extending across the country;…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has rejected the call by Southern governors that the 2023 presidency be zoned to the Southern part of the country. Governor Yahaya Bello claimed a rotational presidency can not solve Nigeria’s problem, saying it was why former President Olusegun Obasanjo could not solve the problems of the Southwest. He disclosed that the Nigerian 1999 constitution does not recognise rotational presidency. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the governor said Nigerians must be allowed to choose their leaders. The governor stressed that a rotational presidency would not solve Nigeria’s problems, adding that a capable leader can lead…
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has highlighted reasons why Southerners should vote for either the All Progressives Congress, APC, or the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Okupe said Southern politicians should vote for either the APC or PDP if they field presidential candidates from their region. He explained that the only difference between the APC or PDP was their names. The former presidential aide made the call in a post on his Facebook page titled: ‘Political Equation For 2023 Presidency’. Okupe said: “Southern electorates and those from other zones who support the…
The Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Political Matters, Chief Collins Cocodia, has described politicians moving against the transmission of election results to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from the polling units as the real enemies of the country. Cocodia who was reacting to the development on a live program at the State-owned Radio Station, Glory FM 97.1, described the purported move to hurriedly pass the Electoral Act as amended, without the inclusion of results transmission to INEC server as not only undemocratic but callous. He also lamented that at a time other nations…
US President, Joe Biden on Thursday said the US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31, saying speed is safety as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war. We did not go to Afghanistan to nation build, Biden said in a speech to update his administration’s ongoing efforts to wind down the US war in Afghanistan. Afghan leaders have to come together and drive toward a future. Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end US military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country. The effort…
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has urged those calling for the Yoruba Nation to define what it really means. InfoSride News recalls that Yoruba nation protesters on Saturday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, where the rally was scheduled to start. Amid heavy security at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, where the protest was scheduled to commence, the Yoruba nation protesters defiled the operatives, storming the area for the mega rally as earlier planned. Reacting to the development, Prof. Wole Soyinka told BBC Pidgin on Monday that Nigeria must move away from the present political arrangement because…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the suspension of six members of the state House of Assembly, as undemocratic and unacceptable. The opposition party in State said the Assembly leadership reserved no right to suspend duly elected lawmakers whose mandates were still jealousy protected by their constituents. It accused the Assembly speaker, Paul Emeziem, of acting his principal’s script by readily carrying out his (Governor’s) instructions at a mere snap of finger, a situation the party described as unfortunate to the state legislature and Imo people at large. In a press statement signed by…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of a Caretaker Committee, to pilot the affairs of the party in Zamfara State. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said in a statement in Abuja that the appointment was in pursuant of Section 29(2)(b) of the party’s Constitution 2017 (as amended). The Chairman of the committee according to Ologbondiyan, is retired Capt. Umar Bature, while Mr Yusuf Dambazzau is the Secretary. “Other members of the committee are Mr Farouk Rijiya, Mr Barmo Kanoma, Alhaji Muhammadu Gummi and Alhaji Usamatu Aharazu Marafa. “The…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart and President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, for denying her life in a clear desperation to be appointed as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was expressed in a statement on Thursday, by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party. “Nigerians were amused to watch Lauretta Onochie, a nationally known APC front runner, as she spewed falsehood before the Senator Kabiru Gaya-led Senate Committee on INEC in denial of her membership of the APC. “With her lies, Lauretta Onochie, a die…
Gani Adams has stated that Sunday Igboho’s strategy to actualize Yoruba Nation independence is wrong. In his words, Gani Adams said; “I used to behave like him 20 years ago. People would be hailing me right, left and center and my head would swell until I understand the power of Government and I become refined” “You don’t have anything, you’re threatening the Nigeria Military saying if they sent one thousands soldiers to you, only 100 that have juju will escape. Ah! Nigeria Military???” “I asked one of the organisers who was very eloquent why he didn’t join others in Ojota…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has taken to Twitter to ask Buhari eight (8) critical questions concerning the President’s anti corruption campaign. Below are the questions: I ask our President, what has happened to the report on the $43m discovered in an apartment at Osbourne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos ? What has happened to the allegation of award of $25bn contracts without following due process made against Dr. Baru by Dr Ibe Kachikwu? What happened to the DSS indictment for corruption of Magu and the AGF Investigative Panel set up by the President? Who is the owner of LEGICO Shopping…
US President Joe Biden will deliver a major policy speech on Afghanistan on Thursday and an update on the drawdown of troops after a meeting with his national security team on the conflict-ridden country, the White House has said. Tomorrow morning, President Biden will meet with his national security team to receive a periodic update on the progress of our military drawdown from Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. Early tomorrow afternoon, the President will make comments on our continued drawdown efforts and ongoing security and humanitarian assistance to the ANDSF (Afghan National Defence and Security…