Residents headed to the polls in Tokyo on Sunday for a metropolitan assembly vote that could provide clues to how Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his ruling party will fare in a general election expected after this month’s Olympics. Polls opened at 7 a.m. Sunday and will close at 8 p.m. in the battle for power in the 127-seat metro assembly representing the nearly 14 million residents of the Japanese capital. The election comes less than three weeks before the opening of the games, which are strongly backed by Suga, despite widespread concern about staging the global sports spectacle during…
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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has dismissed insinuations of a cold war between him and the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi. Adebayo, the first elected governor of the state said he and Fayemi are together and always consult with one another on how Ekiti can be moved forward and how the All Progressives Congress (APC) can retain power to consolidate on the achievements recorded since returning to power in 2018. Speaking at an enlarged APC stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House, Ado Ekiti over the weekend, Adebayo also dispelled the rumour making the rounds…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Sunday, paraded 49 suspects arrested during the Saturday Oduduwa Republic rally which took place at the Gani Fawehimi Freedom park in the state. CP Hakeem while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters said they were arrested for going against the order which banned such demonstration in the state. InfoStride News reports that the Commissioner was at the protest ground on Saturday where he addressed newsmen saying that Nigerians have a right to peaceful protest. He had said the operatives were on ground to ensure the protest was not hijacked by…
The infrastructural development by Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration will not guarantee the needed victory for the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election in Rivers State. This is according to the National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party, Prince Reuben Favour who spoke after inaugurating a new caretaker committee of the party in the State on Saturday. Favour said the expectations of Rivers people go beyond the construction of roads, saying job creation and human capital development has been lacking under the administration of Governor Wike. He said, “It’s only road that the Governor is concentrating on. If you…
The State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, has lifted the suspension of its Chairman, Hon Tony Aziegbemi. The party had suspended Aziegbemi over alleged gross misconduct. According to the press release made available to the newsmen through the party state Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare; this was done after the working committee meeting called to deliberate on the report of the Investigative Committee set up to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct against the chairman exonerated and acquited him. “The suspension has therefore been lifted, the Chairman, Hon. Tony Aziegbemi will resume his office…
The US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be completed in the next few days, said US President Joe Biden on Friday. “No,” Biden said when asked by White House reporters if the withdrawal completion was days away, Voice of America (VOA) reported. “We’re on track exactly as we expect it to be. I wanted to make sure there was enough ‘running room’ that we wouldn’t be able to do it all till September,” he added, referencing the September 11 deadline he gave for the withdrawal’s completion. Biden has set a deadline of September 11 for the final pullout of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) noted that Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle’s statement that he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to get the Federal Government to end insecurity in his state is a confirmation that APC and its government are responsible for the banditry, terrorism and kidnapping ravaging that state. According to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the confession by Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, that he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to get the Federal Government to end insecurity in his state, reinforces…
Security operatives have dispersed Yoruba Nation protesters who gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos. The protesters stormed the venue in their numbers as the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, was addressing journalists. However, immediately after Odumosu left, the police cannon trucks sprayed water on the protesters. They also fired tear gas at the crowd. The protesters, who fled the scene in different directions, regrouped at the bridge also at Ojota. More to follow..
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said the police in the state are aware of plans by Yoruba nation agitators to forcefully reopen Seme border. Seme, an international border with Benin Republic, is in the Badagry area of Lagos. The once ever-busy Seme has remained without activities since 2019 when the Federal Government ordered the closure of land borders. Addressing newsmen on Saturday, Odumosu said one of the missions of the Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold in Lagos today was to “forcefully reopen Seme border like they did in Idiroko recently.” According to Odumosu, the government…
Yoruba nation protesters on Saturday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos where the rally was scheduled to commence. Yoruba Nation A live video by BBC pidgin showed a large crowd gathered at the venue chanting different songs. InfoStride News had earlier reported that armed security operatives on Saturday morning took over the venue ahead of the rally slated for 10am today. However, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu while addressing newsmen at the protest ground a few minutes ago, said Nigerians have the right to peaceful protests. According to him, the security operatives were deployed…
Press Briefing At The National Headquarters Of The Department Of State Services (Dss) Abuja On A Joint Security Operation On 1st July, 2021 At Ibadan, Oyo State In the early hours (about 0134 hours) of today, 1st July, 2021, a joint team of security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. SUNDAY IGBOHO at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State. This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in the place. On approach to the residence, the team came under heavy gun attack by nine (9) men, suspected to be IGBOHO’s guards. Six (6) of them were armed…
China designs to dominate the South China Sea might involve breaking international law of the seas in the region. The call for readiness for “people’s war at sea” last year by China’s Defense Minister, General Chang Wanquan is a case in point. James Holmes, writing in The National Interest said that the purpose of such a campaign was to “safeguard sovereignty” after an adverse ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Earlier, the tribunal of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), upheld the ruling that Beijing’s claims to “indisputable sovereignty” spanning some…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has elected Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, special envoy to former President Goodluck Jonathan, as its governorship candidate. The party’s Governorship Electoral Committee chairman, Chief Anayo Arinze, announced Nwankpo as winner of the primary after the 7051 eligible delegates of the party in attendance gave him overwhelming ‘yes’ voice votes. The Chairman, ADC Board of Trustees, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, urged the Anambra State electorate to rally round their party candidate as his administration would give voice to all including the less privileged. Nwankpo, who recently dumped his former All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, with his supporters for…
Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday, raised an alarm over what they called the harassment and intimidation of opposition governors, “by the Federal Government-led All Progressives Congress, APC”. They raised the alarm against the backdrop of the recent defection of Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, saying he was literally forced to make the move. In a statement signed by Cyril “CID” Maduabum, Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, the state chief executives asked the Federal Government to face the task of ridding the nation of terrorism, hunger and unemployment, rather than dissipating energy…
Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has reacted through his Spokesman, Olayomi koiki following the invasion of his home by the Department Of State Security (DSS). He wrote; “The invasion of my home by Nigerian security operatives and the Department of State Security’s (DSS) announcement that am wanted has made it essential for me to set the records straight for Nigerians and the international community. “Nigerian security operatives invaded my residence in the early hours of Wednesday, 1 July, 2021. The invasion was done without a search warrant. I was not invited for questioning/investigation at any government facility before…
Barely six months after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, the United States President, Joe Biden says his administration has created three million jobs in the country. Joe Biden who made this known on Friday via a post on his verified Facebook page expressed excitement that his administration’s economic plan is working. In two different posts, the president said, “3 million jobs since we took office. Our economic plan is working. “As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, today’s job news brought us something else to celebrate”. The United States will on Sunday mark its Independence Day which was declared…
A former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has said after President Muhammadu sees out his eight years as president of Nigeria, the South should be supported to produce his successor. This came as Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, tasked Nigerians on unity, saying there was hope for a better future under the president. Kashim Shettima stated this on Friday, while speaking at a public presentation of a book, titled: “Standing For The Truth With Courage,” written by Prof. Emeritus Njidda Mamadu Gadzama, the chairman, TETfund Research and Development Standing Committee. He expressed his belief in equity, fairness, and justice,…
The pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Tiwei Orunimighe, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and members of the National Assembly for the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Oruminighe in a statement he signed in Yenagoa on Friday said the feat, which came after many failed attempts, that spanned over 20 years, was worthy of celebration. Describing Sylva as a tactician and silent achiever, the APC stalwart, said when signed into law by President Muhammdu Buhari, the passed PIB would open a new chapter…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus group, The Osun Progressives (TOP), has rejected the Local Government Caretaker Committee appointments made by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Recall that the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye announced names of the Local Government Caretaker Committee appointments in the state’s assembly on Thursday. The group faulted the lists sent to the House of Assembly by Governor Oyetola and described it as “unacceptable”. The chairman of the group, Adelowo Adebiyi disclosed this in a communique after their General Meeting on Thursday. The group said, “while it is truly not possible for everyone…
A group, Independent Leaders Forum (ILF), which exists within the Anambra State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has warned against attempting to impose a deputy governorship candidate on the party’s flag bearer, Mr Valentine Ozigbo. The group said such an attempt may cost it victory in the coming governorship election. In a press statement signed by its leader, Mr Obinna Okafor, the group said it has already uncovered plans by a leader of the party to impose a university professor on Ozigbo, and with a plan ‘B’ of a former lawmaker. The group said, “As lobbying for the…