The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said they would prefer the two leading parties in Nigeria, present younger candidates with female running mates during the 2023 general elections. Laing stated this in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, during her maiden visit. She cautioned Governor Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to cement their legacies on a positive note by ensuring peaceful elections in Rivers State. According to Laing, the UK would deny visas to Nigerians who disrupt 2023 elections. On her preferred choice of candidates, Laing said: “My ideal candidates would be two…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has said it is constrained to react to the undemocratic, unconstitutional, unacceptable and regrettable behaviour of some of its members yesterday. The party said being an organized and democratic entity, governed by a constitution and all its are expected to get a copy and acquaint themselves of the content. The Edo State PDP publicity secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare said the party views very seriously the issues of suspensions of its members and elected officials. He said the method of removing party leaders, officials and members was clearly spelt out in the constitution.…
A proposal to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters advanced in Congress on Tuesday even as one key Republican announced opposition and another suggested the former president could become a witness. The Democratic-backed proposal won approval in the House of Representatives Rules Committee, setting up a planned vote in the full House on Wednesday. The party-line vote in the committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, came hours after Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a Trump ally, announced his opposition. In the Senate, Majority…
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) says it will conduct elections in the 17 local government areas of the state in October. Mr Fabian Ntung, PLASIEC Chairman who made the disclosure on Monday in Jos, said that the timetable and guidelines would be officially released on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. “By the powers conferred on us by the laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act 2010 as amended, we are duty bound to start preparations for the next elections. “The elections would be for chairmen and councillors in all the 17 local governments of the state,”…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus is on the last lap of his tenure, however, his second term ambition is already tearing his party apart, InfoStride News’ findings reveal. With about 12 chairmen in less than 20 years, the PDP chairmanship position appears to be the hottest. Due to different factors, Secondus has so far had a smooth tenure until recently when his time is winding down and the question of the second term is coming up. Last month, a vote of confidence was passed on Secondus during the emergency NEC meeting of the PDP. The…
The youth wing of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned the Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and his All Progressives Congress (APC) against any attempt to rig the July 24 local government elections. The PDP Youth Leader in Ogun State, Hon. Lukmon Ajomale said this while speaking with InfoStride News in Abeokuta on Tuesday. PDP youths, under the aegis of the Lado Youth Vanguard, had gathered at the party secretariat in Abeokuta to receive over 2,000 new members into their fold from Abeokuta South. Ajomale, who said the party is ready for the local government polls, said the youths…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State got messier on Tuesday as a congress called by some leaders of the party in Egor Local Government Area of the state suspended the chairman and secretary of the party in the council. The suspended chairman and secretary of the party are Manfred Ekundayo and Moses Osarumwense respectively. They were said to be those involved in anti-party activities which may have led to the Gov Godwin Obaseki at loggerhead with the state excos. Addressing members at the party secretariat, Assistant Secretary of the party in local government, Ikponmwosa Eguavon,…
President Joe Biden has appointed Neera Tanden, who withdrew from consideration to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget after strong opposition from Republicans, to be a senior adviser, the White House said on Friday. Neera Tanden, a former adviser to President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has been serving as president of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a left-leaning think tank. Tanden will focus on healthcare issues, preparing for “different contingencies that could arise from the Supreme Court’s consideration of Republican lawsuits seeking to undo the Affordable Care Act,” the White House…
The Senator representing Oyo North District, Abdulfatai Buhari, has said that comments of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on the agitations for restructuring in certain parts of the country, were his personal opinion and not that of the Senate. Ahmad Lawan had on Thursday last week at the Presidential Villa, Abuja told journalists that the southern governors calling for restructuring should start the process from their various states instead of directing such agitations at the federal government. But, Buhari, while fielding questions from journalists at a briefing purposely done to shed more lights on a motion raised against the killing…
The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has denied giving the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) N500million when he was in government. Rochas Okorocha, in a statement signed by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, claimed the current administration in the state, were rattled by his television interview on Sunday night. According to the former Governor, he intelligently explained how he managed IPOB in the state, to ensure peace throughout his eight-year tenure. “Senator Okorocha had talked about how he released N250m on two occasions totalling N500m, for an empowerment programme for Militants in the oil areas of Ohaji,…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to shut down Nigeria over the “arrogance” of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Comrade Williams Akporeha and Comrade Afolabi Olawale, National President and Secretary in a statement said NUPENG is deeply saddened with the violent turn of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) peaceful protests by the “dictatorial and despotic regime of Governor Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna State.” They urged the Federal Government to immediately call on El-Rufai to order “before his arrogance and power drunk ego further push the situation into horrendous calamity as he has been doing in…
The chairman, Progressive Governor’s Forum, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has appealed to governor Nasir El-Rufai to take all the necessary steps to ensure the resolution of all disagreements with the Nigeria Labour Congress in the larger interest of citizens in Kaduna State. The chairman and governor of Kebbi State, in a statement, said, “As Progressive Governors, we share the vision of Kaduna State Government of reforming all our Local Governments to make them more efficient and consequently the pivot of critical development initiatives.” The APC governors appealed to the NLC leadership to recognise that the burden of leadership at this point…
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to hold the No. 2 position in the White House, will headline a virtual summit hosted this week by the leading Asian American Democratic political action committee, organizers told Reuters. Kamala Harris’ attendance at the AAPI Victory Fund’s first-ever “Unity Summit,” which will be announced on Monday, bolsters the group’s effort to harness an unprecedented surge of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters in the 2020 presidential election. In addition to the vice president, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will speak at Wednesday’s event, which…
A former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Mr. Kunle Olatunji, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win at least 22 local government areas in the forthcoming local government elections in the state, if the party is allowed to participate. Olatunji said this while addressing journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Iyaganku, Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has fixed Saturday, May 22nd 2021, as the date for the conduct of elections…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has described the boast of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State that it will win the next gubernatorial election as fallacy, deceptive and a figment of their imagination. In a statement from the party’s Directorate of Publicity, Research and Strategy, signed by its Director, Barr Kunle Oyatomi and made available to the media in Osogbo, the party said that Osun PDP and its agents were on a frolic mission and their dream can be best described as mirage. The APC claimed that the achievements made by the Gboyega Oyetola administration…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting held in Ibadan, was a waste of time, with no substance. Recall that PDP Governors had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria and convene an emergency meeting on insecurity. They also advised Buhari to immediately send an Executive Bill to the National Assembly to amend the constitution to devolve more powers to states. This, they said, would help states work out modalities for proper policing and also help to improve general security architecture. But reacting, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary APC…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria and convene an emergency meeting on insecurity. This was contained in their communique after a meeting on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The parley reviewed the state of the nation, steps to advance the conversation on the worsening security situation and the economy. The governors advised Buhari to immediately send an Executive Bill to the National Assembly to amend the constitution to devolve more powers to states. They said this would help states work out modalities for proper policing and also help to improve general security architecture.…
President Joe Biden expressed optimism on Thursday that a deal could be reached on infrastructure spending after he held a meeting with a handful of Republican senators in a quest for a bipartisan compromise on his more than $2 trillion plan. Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who led a group that floated a smaller $568 billion infrastructure bill, as well as Senators John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, Mike Crapo, Pat Toomey and Roger Wicker met with the Democratic president in the Oval Office. “We had a very, very good meeting,” Biden told reporters at the White House after the talks concluded.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied releasing a timetable for its Congresses and National Convention. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Monday. “Our attention has been drawn to obviously coordinated and syndicated misinformation being circulated in some sections of the media on purported plans and timetable for Congresses and National Convention of the APC. “This is the handiwork of political jobbers parading themselves as media sources. “The media, party members and indeed the general public should be wary and completely disregard the misinformation, antics and schemes of…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the jubilation by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over the defection of some members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) means he is politically irrelevant. The Governor made the claims in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri. The APC in Rivers State on Sunday received some defectors from the PDP and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Some of the defectors include: the immediate past Commissioner for Urban Development and Rural Planning, Reason Onya, and former Commissioner for Agriculture, Charles Nworgu. Both served…