The crisis in the Kwara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened, following the decision of the caretaker committee to ratify the suspension of 11 members loyal to Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. The 11 members had dragged the party and the state chairman Abdullahi Abubakar to court. The approval of the suspension was contained in a letter by the National Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Senator James Akpanudoedehe, to Abubakar. The letter read in part: “the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee ratifies the decision of the Kwara State Caretaker Committee and upholds suspension of the following…
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Former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Niger State, Comrade Jonathan Vatsa, has lambasted the 9th Assembly of the Nigerian Senate for the proposed bill seeking death penalty for anyone convicted for hate speech. While addressing selected journalists in Minna, the former Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in the state described the move as not only laughable but a direct invitation for anarchy. The APC chieftain advised the 9th Assembly to also propose a bill that will apply for lands in the 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as did for Ruga to be used…
Haiti chief on Wednesday accused a Venezuelan businessman who owns a security company in Florida of travelling to Haiti numerous times as part of a plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moise, who was killed last week. Leon Charles, head of the Haiti’s National Police, said Antonio Intriago of CTU Security signed a contract while in Haiti but provided no other details and offered no evidence. The investigation is very advanced, Charles said. Intriago could not be immediately reached for comment. Colombia’s national police chief has said that CTU Security used its company credit card to buy 19 plane tickets from…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Thursday declared that the North still has four years to rule Nigeria, after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima made the declaration while faulting Southern governors call for a rotational presidency in 2023. Speaking exclusively with the media, Shettima insisted that former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan ruled Nigeria for 14 years in favour of the South, while late Musa Yar’Adua and Buhari would have ruled for 10 years in 2023, hence the North has four years outstanding. Southern governors had demanded that the Southern part of…
A group of elders, under the auspices of Abia Founding Fathers, has stated that the Governorship seat of Abia State should be zoned to the Isuikwuato extraction of Abia North senatorial district ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Abia Founding Fathers made their position known in a communique at the end of an enlarged meeting held in Umuahia, against the backdrop of the continued controversy over which senatorial zone in the State will produce Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s successor in 2023. They stated that they arrived at the decision to ensure equity, justice and fairness in all strata of governance…
Chief Tony Okocha, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has kicked against his former principal, Rotimi Amaechi’s insistence in zoning the party’s governorship ticket to the Riverine area. Okocha declared that Amaechi, who is the current Minister of Transportation, cannot decide where the next governor of the State will come from. Okocha, who was Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, during Amaechi’s reign as governor, said this at the inauguration of the Obio/Akpor LGA chapter of a political pressure group, the Rivers Voice of Freedom (RVF). Okocha said no individual had the responsibility to…
Rochas Okorocha, the Imo West Senator, has lambasted the state Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Okorocha described Uzodinma as a Supreme Court governor and a gatecrasher. The former governor of the state said Uzodinma was never an APC member until the ruling of the apex court in 2019. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemedo, the lawmaker accused the governor of attempting to force those who laboured for APC out of the party. In a statement by Onwuemeodo, the former governor insisted that Uzodinma was reaping where he did not sow. The statement reads: “Governor Uzodinma was never a member…
Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday to determine what is causing hiccups that have lasted for days, according to a statement from the President’s office. Bolsonaro was at the Armed Forces Hospital in Braslia and was feeling well, according to the statement. He was to be under observation for 24 to 48 hours, either at the hospital or at home. Bolsonaro has appeared to struggle with speaking on various occasions in recent weeks and said that he suffers from recurring hiccups. I apologise to everyone who is listening to me, because I’ve been hiccuping for…
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Labour, has lampooned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, stressing that Atiku Abubakar didn’t resign when he decamped while serving with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbodiyan had demanded the resignation of Matawalle for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The spokesman further cautioned banks and other financial institutions to be wary of financial transactions with Matawalle. The PDP insisted that the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, now holds the Zamfara governorship mandate and ought to be accorded the protection and privileges due the office of…
At least 11 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are in the race for the party’s chairmanship position in Enugu State. Among them is Group Capt. Joseph Orji, (Rtd.) a former military Governor of Gombe State. InfoStride News reports that they were introduced during a meeting between the State Caretaker Committee of the party and some other aspirants for different positions from ward to the State level. Apart from Orji, others in the chairmanship race are Barr. Chike Omeje, Amb. Fidel Ayogu, Mr. John Okorie, Dr. Chikelu Obinna, Chiedozie Nwafor, Walter Oji, Charles Chukwu, Timothy Amah, Comrade A. C.…
Rep. Kabiru Amadu (PDP-Zamfara) on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila during Wednesday’s plenary. In the letter, Amadu said being a representative of the people and having consulted with his constituency, he has decided to join the APC. Reacting, Rep. Tobi Okechukwu, Deputy Minority Leader, faulted the speaker’s position on the issue, saying he has failed to abide by the provisions of the Constitution by allowing mass defection of PDP lawmakers to APC. Gbajabiamila, however, objected to the statement, describing…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has condemned threat of secession reportedly attributed to the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu on the event that power does not shift to the south in 2023. Shehu Sani, who was reacting to the alleged comment on Wednesday, also noted that the reported threats and intimidation against the North is counterproductive. “Some Northern Governors, groups and respected individuals have expressed the same opinion on the need to rotate power; threatening secession can only alienate them and push them to have second thoughts. “Consultations and building bridges across the Niger is the way to…
In a significant policy statement on the Taliban which is making big gains in its offensive in Afghanistan, China has asked it to make a clean break from all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaida-backed Uyghur Muslim militant group ETIM fighting for the volatile Xinjiang province’s independence. In his media briefing at Dushanbe, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that further spread of the war in Afghanistan, especially an all-out civil war, should be avoided and pitched for restarting of intra-Afghan negotiations to realise political reconciliation and prevention of all kinds of terrorist forces from gaining ground in Afghanistan. The…
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has said that he may not be alive to run for a second term in office. Governor Bala Mohammed said that it all depends on God and not some unnamed men in the State who want to pull him down, adding that he may even run for the Presidency in 2023. Bala said that those he described as “Abuja politicians” from the state have nothing to offer other than hatred and treachery. Bala said that security reports at his disposal indicated that those people were behind the criminality in the state, adding that…
A bailiff of an Ogun State High Court has been reportedly attacked by some persons said to be members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iperu, the hometown of Governor Dapo Abiodun. InfoStride News learnt that the bailiff was in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State to serve a court summon on some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that a councillorship aspirant, Muyiwa Osularu, had dragged the Vice Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ikenne Local Government, Hon Efuwape Olaitan Muhammed, his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Ogun State Independent Electoral…
The major political parties in the Anambra governorship election are battling with internal wrangling. This crisis is throwing up the possibility of a dark horse in the race. InfoStride News looks at the ongoing events in the race. The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) are all grappling with their respective internal crisis. Elections in Anambra State have been a three-horse race, as both PDP and APC have tried and failed to take over the seat from APGA. Anambra is the only state outside the control of either APC or…
There was confusion on Tuesday over the alleged suspension of Rochas Okorocha, Imo West Senator and a former Governor of the State. It was widely reported that the National body of the All Progressives Congress, APC, suspended Okorocha over anti-party activities. The former Imo State governor’s suspension was contained in a letter purportedly signed by APC Caretaker Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni and Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoehede. But after a while, the party reacted to the reports, denying taking such an action against the lawmaker. Akpanudoehede stressed that his signature on the letter was forged. The APC spokesman maintained that…
US President Joe Biden has selected West Virginia’s former health commissioner Indian-American Dr Rahul Gupta as the country’s top drug policy official, according to a media report on Tuesday. Dr Gupta, the top health official at maternal-and-child advocacy group March of Dimes, will be nominated as the next director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Washington Post reported, quoting two White House officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Dr Gupta, a primary-care doctor who led Biden’s transition efforts for the drug policy office, would be the first physician to serve as drug czar if confirmed…
Former Senator Shehu Sani has supported calls by the Southern States for the rotation of power. Senator Shehu Sani who wrote on his Facebook wall on Tuesday said, Southern states have the legitimate and moral rights to demand the presidency. Recall that the Southern Governors Forum penultimate week, in Lagos took a comprehensive review of developments in the country and adopted some resolutions, one of which was that the presidency should be rotated between the South and the North. Specifically, the governors demanded that the next president of the country should emerge from the southern region based on equity and…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday applauded the Senate for declining the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie, an aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, for appointment as National Commissioner representing Delta State, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). InfoStride News had reported that Onochie’s nomination was rejected by the Senate for reasons bordering on potential violation of the Federal Character Principle. The Upper house while confirming Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah, (Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), Saidu Ahmad (Jigawa), Dr Baba Bila (North-East) and Prof. Abdullahi Zuru (North-West) said it was against the Federal Character Principle to have two persons from the…