Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping. Two diplomats said ASEAN member Myanmar was not represented at Monday’s meeting after its military-installed government refused to allow an ASEAN envoy to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested politicians. Military ruler Gen.…
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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has lashed out at Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for allegedly neglecting judicial workers in the state. While urging the governor to attend to the agitations of the judicial workers, the PDP raised the alarm that they are set to embark on another industrial action over the situation. According to the party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei in a statement, despite the contributions of the judicial workers, the state government has continued to neglect their welfare. The party also lamented that the government had subjected them to untold hardship with poor conditions of service. “Dressing…
Leaders of defectors from various political parties including the All Progressives Congress, APC, who decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have apologised to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for erroneously joining forces with enemies of the state to castigate and mock him. The leaders included erstwhile Caretaker Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Council, Hon. Hyacinth Kwegi; a House of Assembly Candidate in the 2019 general elections on the platform of the APC, Hon Ukeyima Mkem; former DGSA, Mr Titus Utuur; all tendered apologies Sunday, November 21st, 2021 at the mega decamping rally held at Naka, headquarters of…
Alhaji Surajo Maikatako, the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) faction led by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa in Zamfara State, has revealed that the faction’s problem with Governor Bello Matawalle’s group is its refusal to believe that nobody can run away from reality. Speaking exclusively with thye media in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday, Maikatako said Matawalle should have been told that some people brought APC to Zamfara State and nurtured its present level. “Governor Matawalle defected to APC because the party has gained enormous relevance in the state and he could not complete his eight years with…
Senator Jibril Walid, a second republic Senator and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence that the determination of the party to find solutions to the ongoing insecurity in the country will make many Nigerians abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fielding questions at the weekend from newsmen at a wedding reception of the son of the National President of Textiles Workers Union, Comrade John Adaji, the BOT chairman noted that Nigerians need a government that is committed to the industrialisation of the country. He assured that the APC would have no option other than…
A one-time confidante to Benjamin Netanyahu began testifying against him Monday in the former Israeli prime minister’s corruption trial in Jerusalem. Nir Hefetz, a former spokesman for Netanyahu, is a key prosecution witness expected to deliver critical testimony in the trial, which revolves around accusations that Netanyahu committed fraud, breach of trust and accepted bribes. The former premier, now opposition leader, denies any wrongdoing. Hefetz left a long career in journalism in 2009 to work as a spokesman for Netanyahu’s government, and in 2014 became the Netanyahu family’s spokesman and adviser. In 2018, after he was arrested in connection with…
A former Governor of Sokoto State and notable member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Attahiru Bafarawa, has officially announced his retirement from politics after 45 years. He governed Sokoto from 1999 to 2007 Speaking in an interview with newsmen, the political heavyweight, who was a PDP presidential aspirant, said he would never contest for any elective office or accept a political appointment. “I don’t have the political will for politics now unlike before. Now, I don’t have that political will. I feel I have done my best based on the opportunity given to me and I am grateful for…
A 2023 governorship aspirant in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, has been shot dead by armed bandits. InfoStride News learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday when the assailants opened fire on travellers along the ever-busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway. According to Daily Trust, he was killed alongside other travellers. The Kaduna State Police Command could not be reached for reaction as at press time. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige could not take calls and he is yet to respond to text messages forwarded to him by the media. However, a Facebook user, Kabeer Gambo Rigasa, raised the alarm…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has condemned the return of one of its members, Hon Onyebuchi Offor, to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Offor, a member of the House of Assembly in Anambra, who represents Ekwusigo state constituency, had before the November 6 governorship election decamped to APC, to support the party’s candidate, Senator Andy Uba. The lawmaker however announced his return to PDP last week, just a week after the APC lost the governorship election in the state. In a press statement, however, the publicity secretary of APC in Anambra State, Mr Okelo Madukife frowned at…
A leading governorship aspirant in Benue State, Mr. Terver Akase, on Sunday pledged to uphold the enforcement of the Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law which was enacted in 2017 by the present administration. Akase, the former Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom, spoke Sunday in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of the state during the decamping ceremony organised to receive new entrants and defectors from other political parties into the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akase commended Governor Ortom for his courageous leadership in protecting Benue’s territory from being overtaken by marauding herdsmen who have killed thousands of…
Deep into the gruelling negotiations over President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy package, when it seemed that bickering among Democrats would never stop, Speaker Nancy Pelosi let everyone in on a little secret. This, she confided quite publicly to reporters some time ago, “is the fun part. The grind of legislating, treacherous for some, a sport for others, and often unsuccessful in the slow-moving Congress, is where Pelosi resides, exerting relentless drive to advance Biden’s roughly USD2 trillion package Friday through the House, sending it now to the Senate. The House vote, with just one Democrat opposed, boosts momentum for…
Police officers and some civilians on Saturday scuttled the abduction of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Nasarawa, Umar Nasiru. In a statement on Sunday, Public Relations Officer, ASP Rahman Nansel said the incident occurred at about 8:10pm. The spokesman noted that a distress call was received that six gunmen were in an active operation. They invaded Nasiru’s residence at the Bukan Kwato area of Lafia, the state capital. Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi mobilised patrol teams around the axis to the scene. Nansel said the officers and courageous members of the community jointly foiled the attack. The assailants…
Lawal Usman, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, on Sunday said Governor Nasiru El Rufai is killing the All Progressives Congress, APC, gradually in the state. Usman said it was obvious that the PDP will take over the state in 2023 going by recent developments. Usman, also known as ‘Mr LA’, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the current All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration in the state had failed the people, especially with its policies. “The Gov. Nasiru El Rufai led administration has been killing the APC gradually in the state with…
Famous Nigerian singer, Davido has announced his decision on the use of the N200m contributed by his friends and fans. Recall that the 30BG singer took to his Instagram page few days ago asking his friends and colleagues to send N1m each to him. At first, Davido mentioned he needed N100m to clear his Rolls-Royce at the port. However, he surpassed the amount as he received 200m in the last 48hours. The singer, giving update on his Instagram page, announced that the N200m received will be donated to orphanages across the country. He also donated a personal sum of N50m…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared an end to the leadership war between Sunday Bisi and Olasoji Adagunodo that has caused disunity in the party. Making this known in Osogbo during a chat with the media, the party Chairman, Sunday Bisi stated that the party is no more divided and aggrieved members have been successfully reconciled. Bisi also stated that the party is now ready to dislodge Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the governorship seat. According to the PDP Chairman, “As you can see, the PDP is very peaceful and…
A group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Nigeria4Nigeria Youths Alliance (APCN4NYA) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the party from the North are morally bound to support the presidential bid of the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2023. That is the highpoint of the statement, issued by Secretary-General, Mr. Oludayo Ogunjebe in Abuja. According to the group, the contributions of Asiwaju Tinubu to the formation, growth and progress of the APC was too massive and difficult to be ignored by stakeholders in the build-up to the forthcoming poll. The…
Pakistan’s telecom regulator has for the fourth time lifted a ban on TikTok following assurances by the popular Chinese video-sharing platform that it would control “immoral and indecent contents. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had banned it in July after complaints that it was uploading and disseminating immoral contents. PTA has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to control immoral/indecent content, the regulator said on Friday. According to the PTA statement, the authority had last blocked access to the application on July 20 and since then, it had been communicating with the TikTok management on the…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has extolled the leadership qualities of the first indigenous Governor-General and President of Nigeria, the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was the most prominent advocate of African nationalism. In a statement by Media Adviser to Valentine Ozigbo Campaign Organisation, Aziza Uko, a copy of which was made available to The Guardian, Ozigbo described the late Azikiwe as an enduring example of a generational leader whose “legend remains unmatched” decades after his death. “Zik of Africa embodied what we would expect…
Fears that the much expected national convention of All Progressives Congress (APC) may not hold this year emerged recently when Senator Kabir Marafa raised further constitutional huddles against the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). Marafa had, in a press conference, chided the CECPC for rushing the Zamfara State congress, stressing that the attempt to overlook Section 85 of the Electoral Act 2010 showed that Buni and his group wanted to ground the party. The Zamfara-born former lawmaker faulted the CECPC for failing to comply with the stipulations of the Electoral Act in organising the state congress…
Plateau State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) officials. The confirmation was contained in a resolution of the House at its executive session on November 15, 2021, following the receipt of a communication from the governor dated November 12, 2021, requesting their confirmation by the House. In a statement, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Sabastine Hommuk, the resolution indicated that, given the bad state of the House of Assembly Chambers and with no alternative facility yet provided for the House sittings, the executive session became imperative. According…