Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), has berated Femi Adesina, the Media Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, over what he described as unprovoked and uncivilized attack on the personality of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Bamgbose said that Adesina’s attack on Obasanjo was very perturbing, adding that one would have expected the presidential aide to accord the statesman a certain degree of respect. Femi Adesina had hit out at Obasanjo, asking the former President to mind his utterances as he also contributed to the current chaos in the country. He stated this in a piece…
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For allegedly hobnobbing with the South West Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA), a political platform rooting for the Presidential aspiration of the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, Ekiti chapter, has again suspended two members of the party. The two members, Messrs Kayode Adetifa and Jide Oso, were APC members in Ward 9, Owaye quarters in Ayede Ekiti, Oye local government area of the State. This came barely two months after the Chairman of Ward 8, Ado Ekiti Local government, Mr. Clement Afolabi, was slammed with suspension over similar offence. The Ekiti State Governor, Dr.…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid backed by former President Donald Trump’s administration to invalidate Obamacare, preserving the landmark healthcare law for the third time since its 2010 enactment. The 7-2 ruling declared that Texas and other challengers had no legal standing to file their lawsuit seeking to nullify a law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, that has enabled millions of Americans to obtain medical coverage either through public programs or private insurers. The decision was authored by liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. The justices did not decide broader legal questions raised in the case about…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to tender unreserved apologies to the people of the state over his alleged attempt to con the state. While describing Oyetola as the most deceptive and untrustworthy state executive in the country, it asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor to stop deploying his obsolete act of trickery to deceive the people of the state. Reacting via a press release signed by its Publicity Secretary, Ayodeji Areola, and made available to the media, the party condemned a statement purportedly issued by Ismail Omipidan, the spokesman…
The recently sacked appointees of the Imo State Government sacked by Governor Hope Uzodinma are reportedly working behind the scenes for their reappointment. InfoStride News learnt that some of them are still working effectively with the Governor despite their disengagement over a month ago. Our Imo state correspondent said a handful of them still attend government functions and seem not to accept their appointments have been terminated. However, some of the Governor’s close allies are bombarding him with calls and text messages, begging to be reconsidered for the next batch of appointment. The sacked Commissioner for Education, Prof. B. T.…
Former members of the Taraba State House of Assembly have expressed dismay at the alleged failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government to carry them along in decision making. InfoStride News reports that no fewer than 72 members of the party trooped to the state secretariat located along Barde way in Jalingo, the state capital, to make known their feelings to the party leadership at the way and manner some of them have been relegated to the background despite their massive contributions to the growth of the party. Led by the former member representing Karim-Lamido I…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) before a State High Court in Abeokuta, InfoStride News reports. The PDP is praying the court to restrain OGSIEC and its Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, from meddling in the affairs of the party. The party asked the court to stop Osibodu from recognising a loyalist of late Buruji Kashamu, Leke Shittu, as the leader of the party. InfoStride News gathered that OGSIEC has handed over all forms belonging to the PDP to Shittu, as Osibodu said he was dealing with the authentic faction based on documents submitted…
In order to counter new foreign sanctions, China started with ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy to dissuade G7 member states from imposing new sanctions against Beijing under pressure from the US. It was Chinese President Xi Jinping himself who first introduced China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy. Wolf warrior diplomacy originated from what Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi referred to as Xi’s “great diplomatic philosophy,” reported Newsweek. Moreover, it was Xi himself who bolstered the Chinese public’s sense of nationalism as part of a strategy to further consolidate his power and increase his prestige. In an opinion piece in Newsweek, Jianli Yang wrote that…
Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has mocked the State Governor, Yahaya Bello for inviting celebrities to Kogi unlike his counterparts who invite prominent men for commissioning of projects. InfoStride News recalls that the former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, last week met with the governor where the footballer urged Nigerian youths to support Yahaya’s presidential ambition. Subsequently, the Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho also visited the governor in Lokoja the state’s capital. Reacting, Dino Melaye urged the Governor to emulate his counterparts in other states who usually invite president, governors…
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the possibility of him joining the All Progressives Congress, APC. His comment is coming against the backdrop of his recent commendation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Reno Omokri had commended Buhari for visiting Borno State. He noted that the visit showed that the president was improving and listening to Nigerians. However, the former presidential aide said he commended Buhari because he is objective and not destructive. The former presidential aide, however, vowed to organise another rally to harass the president if he travels to London for medical attention. In a tweet,…
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has hit out at former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to mind his utterances as he also contributed to the current chaos in the country. The presidential spokesman stated this in a piece on Friday titled, ‘Nigeria’s Unity and All The Iberiberism’. “And what of Olusegun Obasanjo, a civil war hero. Despite all that he has contributed to the current upheavals by his actions and inactions, words and bile, he says it is idiotic to wish Nigeria disintegration now. Good. “But let us put our money where our mouth is. Let…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says it will not entertain any election conducted without the use of card readers in Jigawa. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the preparation for the conduct of the Gwaram Federal constituency bye-election in Jigawa State. Okoye said this while responding to a question on the act of some electorates who are forcing the INEC officials not to use the card reader for the election. “Some communities intentionally agreed to reject the use of card readers for the conduct of the election, such result will not be counted and…
Ethiopia’s elections are scheduled for Monday June 21, but the onset of fresh attacks on civilians in the Central part of the country now threatens to disrupt the polls. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is seeking a new term. Officials say insecurity and logistical challenges make voting impossible. At least for now, in at least 26 constituencies across the country. Destroyed buildings and looted shops in the central Ethiopian town of Ataye are a grim reminder of the latest bout of ethnic violence which took place mid-April. “There has been a looseness after Abiy came to office, in the name of…
The Osun State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the ward level has suspended the former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Kolapo Alimi. Alimi is a senior legislative aide to the Speaker, Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and a former aide of Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who was governor of Osun State for two terms. His suspension was made known in a letter jointly signed by Elerinsi Ward 9, Irepodun South Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Erin-Osun. APC chairman removed in Enugu over alleged anti-party activities In the suspension letter jointly…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received the report of the screening committee for Anambra governorship aspirants. The panel interviewed fourteen hopefuls on Thursday. They are Andy Uba, Nwokafor Daniel, George Moghalu, Paul Izuchukwuorajiaka, Edozie Madu, Chidozie Nwankwo, Maxwell Okoye. Geoff Onyejegbu, Azuka Okwuosa, Onwa Mokelu, Igwebuikeifeanyi Hygers, Godwin Okonkwo, Ben Etiaba and Onunkwo Obinna. Committee Chairman, Ikechi Emenike presented the outcome at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Emenike said the team approached the task with patriotism and transparency in line with provisions of the constitution and party guidelines. “Politics is a contest. As long…
The PDP Governors’ Forum has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokespersons are his greatest undoing as President of Nigeria. The governors, in a statement by the Director-General of the forum, Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum, on Thursday, said that the current crop of presidential spokespersons are not representing Buhari in a proper manner. The Governors’ Forum was responding to a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu earlier this week. They also criticized him on his position on the ongoing Twitter ban in Nigeria. Recall that Shehu had been responding to a communique put out by the PDP Governors’ Forum on Monday.…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have said President Muhammadu will determine when the party’s proposed national convention would hold. Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Abubakar Bagudu stated this following a late-night meeting of the forum in Abuja, on Wednesday. Bagudu, speaking to reporters on Thursday, disclosed that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the party, briefed his colleagues and informed them that a proposal for the time-table/ schedule of activities leading to the convention was before the president. He noted that once Buhari gives approval, a date…
House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 resolution that cleared the way for the US invasion of Iraq, as the Senate prepared to take up similar legislation. “Nearly 20 years have passed since the Congress passed the 2002 authorization of military force and 10 years have passed since the formal end of the US military operations in Iraq,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. “And yet today, 10 years later, our nation is still operating under an outdated authorization of military force which risks being used, and in some cases has been used, as a blank check to conduct unrelated military…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in an earlier guideline for the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election had scheduled one month, between middle of June and the begining of July for the primary election of all the contesting political parties. In Anambra State, there are only a few political parties that have roots and the ability to win election, despite their number. The political parties are the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC. Currently, the political temperature in the state has heightened, with the already announced dates of the primary…
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah, has allayed the fears that the socio-political crisis currently rocking South East zone would disrupt the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election. Ifeanyi Ubah spoke to journalists against the backdrop of the huge threat from various interest groups that the planned election would not be allowed to hold until the issue of Biafran agitation is resolved. The senator expressed confidence that the current insecurity in the region would not affect the conduct of the polls and that region would be peaceful during the poll. “We are used…