The Kaduna State lndependent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM) has again postponed the local government election for the third time to 4th September, 2021. According to the Chairman of the Commission, Dr Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu, the reason for the last postponement is due to late arrival of the China battery that would power the electronic voting machines. Making the announcement on Monday at a meeting with leaders of political parties and other stakeholders, she regretted the latest postponement, which she said is inevitable. Recall that the election was slated to take place on 14 August, 2021 until the latest postponement was announced,…
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in the state of using the Southeastern security outfit, Ebubeagu, to attack and kill its members. The opposition party made the allegation in a communique issued at the end of its meeting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. The communique, which was signed by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim; the three senators – Sam Egwu (Ebony North), Obinna Ogba(Ebonyi Central), Ama Nnachi(Ebonyi South) – and other party stakeholders, alleged that the state government sponsored attacks on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is taking out its frustration with the Supreme Court judgment in Rotimi Akeredolu vs Eyitayo Jegede over the Ondo State governorship election on the ruling platform. John Akpan Udoedehe, National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), called the PDP an old and hungry hyena wandering aimlessly in the jungle of political wilderness. The scribe, in a statement on Monday, noted that Nigerians know PDP antecedents and will never take its comments seriously. He condemned the opposition for interpreting the laws of the nation in an “ignorant” manner. Udoedehe said…
Philadelphia election officials on Friday voted to reject a Republican lawmaker’s request for access to the city’s voting machines as part of a “forensic investigation” into the 2020 election, setting the stage for a possible legal battle. The board of commissioners, composed of two Democrats and one Republican, voted unanimously not to comply with the request from state Senator Doug Mastriano, an ally of former President Donald Trump who has promoted his false stolen-election claims. After the vote at a public meeting, Chairwoman Lisa Deeley signed a letter to Mastriano saying the city’s 2020 election and 2021 primary were “secure,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, ward congresses held in Enugu State on Saturday has been described as a success. This was made known in a press statement made available by the election committee members, led by their Chairman, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu. He commended the state members of Enugu APC for the success of the ward congress exercise which he said was due to the maturity and cooperation exhibited by the members. He described his committee’s performance as satisfactory, while announcing that the committee had toured the whole of Enugu monitoring the exercise which was free and fair. Arodiogbu stated that…
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has claimed that there was no difference between President Muhammadu Buhari; National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and International fraudster, Hushpuppi. Explaining further, Reno Omokri alleged that while Hushpuppi defrauded unsuspecting people and used the proceed to bride a deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, the source of the billions of Naira Tinubu spent to enthrone Buhari in 2015 and 2019 is yet unknown. Recall that the United States Department of Justice had said an ongoing investigation showed that Hushpuppi allegedly bribed Kyari to arrest one Kelly…
The National leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Saturday Ward Congress in Kaduna State, describing the exercise as transparent and rancour-free. Speaking to newsmen at the Kaduna APC secretariat on Sunday, Chairman of the Congress Committee for the State, Abubakar Adamu Madibbo said, the Ward Congress which took place in all the 255 wards of the state was free and fair. Madibbo said, “The state adopted a consensus model for the congress and it was excellently carried out without any form of violence.” He added, “On our arrival in Kaduna State…
The Niger State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed August 7 to conduct its state congress to elect state officials that will man the affairs of the party for the next four years. Arising from broad stakeholders meeting at the party’s secretariat in Minna, the North Central Vice-chairman of PDP, Mr Dakas Shan, who is also the caretaker committee chairman overseeing the activities of the party in Niger State explained that a Local Organizing Committee (LOC), has been constituted to prepare grounds for a smooth Congress on Saturday. He said members were drawn from the contending parties…
A senior US diplomat urged the U. Security Council on Thursday to press Myanmar’s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, the longer we delay, the more people die. Deputy US Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis said Myanmar is reeling from a surge in COVID-19 cases and faces a burgeoning health catastrophe as a direct result of the military’s brutality and administrative failures since its coup six months ago. The violence and military crackdown that followed have also displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and up to 2.8 million additional people may be facing…
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his state has recorded significant growth because the party is an all-comers affair coupled with its open door policy. He said the people believe in APC administration in the state, hence, the party grew after the 2019 governorship election, according to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mohammed Onogwu, sent to the media. The governor commended party members across the 239 wards of the state over what he described as peaceful and orderly conduct of party ward congress. The statement said…
The former secretary to the government of the federation, Senator Pius Anyim Pius, former governor of Ebonyi State, Sam Egwu and other leaders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi at the weekend alleged plots by Governor David Umahi to launch an attack on its supporters in the state. The PDP chieftains alleged that the party’s teeming supporters in the state have continuously been attacked and harassed by the Ebubeagu group formed by the state government. The party in a communique signed by the former senate president Anyim Pius Anyim, ex-governor Sam Egwu and 35 others and forwarded to…
About 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Action Alliance (AA) have decamped to the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Imo State. The defectors were received into the APC fold by the apex leader of the part in the Owerri zone, Prince Lemmy Akankem. This was contained in a statement sent to the media on Sunday. Speaking while receiving the defectors, the APC leader in the Owerri zone, Pince Akankem, attributed the mass defection to the shared prosperity of Gov Hope Uzodimma’s government. He said, “Your defection and registration into our party…
Reports reaching InfoStride News from Ogbomoso, Oyo State, say the All Progressives Congress (APC) held parallel congresses in some parts of the town on Saturday. Our correspondent recalls that the APC ward congresses were held across the country yesterday. The ward congress in the state is headed by Alhaji Gambo Lawan. It was however learnt that parallel congresses were held in some wards in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area and other parts of the town. Sources told the media on Sunday that the parallel congresses were held by loyalists of a former Governor of the State, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala,…
India’s development partnership with Afghanistan includes more than 550 Community Development Projects covering all its 34 provinces and is aimed at strengthening the country, said Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Pratik Mathur. During a debate on peace-building and sustaining peace on Thursday at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Mathur said: “Our development partnership with Afghanistan includes more than 550 Community Development Projects. It is aimed at strengthening Afghanistan.” He also said that India has always played a constructive role in peace-building processes, especially in its neighbouring countries. “As a democracy, India is conscious of the need to…
The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, has said the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is waxing stronger on a daily basis as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been rejected by the citizens of the state. Jones, who stated this at the APC Ward Congress in Kabba, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state, maintained that PDP is dead and buried in Kogi State. Expressing optimism that the APC will win massively in the forthcoming general elections in the country, Jones stated that the party has continued to grow stronger at the grassroots,…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Peace, Reconciliation and Outreach Committee met with Bianca Ojukwu on Saturday. Ojukwu, the wife of late party national leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu was formerly Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain. The delegation led by an ex-APGA chairman Victor Umeh, included the Anambra House of Assembly Speaker, Victor Okafor. Umeh said that the visit was to reconcile with Bianca ahead of the Anambra election. “We are invoking the spirit of Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu as well as his fatherly guidance and blessings as we embark on this journey”, NAN quoted him as saying. “Bianca has contributed to the wellbeing…
Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President has broken his silence on his repeated invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, stating that as a free citizen, he has nothing to hide. Saraki in a statement by his Media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu said he visited the office of the EFCC on his volition to clarify an issue that the commission may have to raise with him. He clarified that he was not arrested but he made himself available to show he has nothing to hide. Reports not InfoStride News, had claimed that Saraki was arrested for money laundering. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified the reason for having the former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki in its custody. Reports on Saturday had it that EFCC allegedly arrested the former Senate President. But EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Saraki was invited for questioning over allegations of corruption and money laundering. He stated that the immediate past Senate president was in the commission’s custody for continuation of interrogation. Meanwhile, Saraki in a statement explained that he was not arrested but on his own volition went to the EFCC’s office.…
On the eve of China’s Army Day, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday asserted that it is the ruling Communist Party that commands the gun and asked the military to make resolute efforts to become the world’s best army by 2027, on par with that of the US. A key conclave of the Communist Party of China (CPC) headed by 68-year-old Xi last year finalised plans to build a fully modern military on par with that of the US by 2027. By the year 2027, which marks the centennial of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China will…
Ahead of 2023 general elections, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has stressed the importance of All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress as foundation for election victory in Delta State and Nigeria in general. He expressed delight in the peaceful conduct of congresses across the entire local government councils in Delta State, describing conduct of participants as most responsible. In a statement which he personally signed and made to the media in Abuja, the lawmaker noted that there was a mass turnout of people, which he believes, was signal to the party becoming a dominant party in Delta State within a…