The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, condemned the killing of Olajide Sowore, a student of the University of Benin and younger brother of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by suspected gunmen. Olajide Sowore, a university pharmacy student was murdered by unknown gunmen last week. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary said, the party laments the daily killing of compatriots across the nation, a situation that had turned the country into a killing field where mindless massacres of citizens have become a routine. He said the party insisted that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Dissatisfied with the conduct of the July 31 ward congress in Ekiti State, a Pro-Tinubu group under the auspices of Southwest Agenda for 2023 Presidency (SWAGA), has dragged the All Progressives Congress to Court, calling for outright annulment of the election. In a Suit Number FHC/AD/CS/21/2021 filed at the Federal High Court, Ekiti State Division, the group also sought an interlocutory injunction stopping the conduct of the local government congress or an order declaring the outcome illegal. The suit deposed to by 36 SWAGA members and contestants in the ward congress on behalf of over 3,650 members of the group…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, issued “shocking prophecies and warnings” to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Primate Ayodele warned that Tinubu’s political existence will soon end as he foresees his political “sons standing against him, betraying him and taking over from him.” He explained that the astute politician’s reign will not exceed 2023 due to the betrayal and uprising that will be raised against him. The clergyman issued the warning in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin. Primate Ayodele, who warned Tinubu many months ago…
The wary China is seeking to strike a common position with Afghanistan’s key neighbour Iran to firm up its growing role in the war-torn country as it waits for the Taliban to form an open and inclusive government that makes a “clean break” from all terrorist groups. China is already coordinating its evolving policy on Afghanistan with its all-weather ally Pakistan and Russia which also share borders with Afghanistan. Beijing, which has kept its Embassy open in Kabul along with Pakistan and Russia, is awaiting the formation of a government by the Taliban to decide on recognising it amidst firm…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s council election, Mr Mathias Siman, has been declared the elected chairman of Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The Returning Officer, Prof. Mande Hosea, said on Sunday in Manchok that Siman won the election having polled 19,505 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Mr Adamu Donatus of the All Progressives Congress who garnered 10,942 votes. “We acknowledged that voting did not take place in some polling units due to Electronic Voting Machine malfunction,” Hosea said. He stated that the rule says that the result can be declared if the total vote cast…
The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stressed the need for the party at the center to reconsider the state for a ministerial appointment. This, they said, has become necessary following the removal of the former Minister of Power, Engineer Saleh Mamman. Mamman, who was the only minister appointed from the state by President Muhammed Buhari, was among the two cabinet members who were recently relieved of their appointments. Making the appeal via the party’s state chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, the party believed the state being an “APC state” deserves “another ministerial…
There was heavy gunshot at the Lapai Local Government area of Niger State on Saturday night following the congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC. InfoStride News gathered that the gunshots which were fired for about 30 minutes marred the congress in the local government. According to reports, the exercise turned violent when delegates supporting different candidates clashed and were engaged in physical fight. The Chairman, Niger State APC Congress Committee, Senator Domigo Obende, while speaking with reporters, called on party members to shun violence of any form during and after the congress. When contacted by newsmen, the state’s Police…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who represented Imo East Senatorial district, has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) as having only succeeded in creating hunger and starvation in the country. Anyanwu disclosed this while addressing Ikeduru PDP leaders at his country home, Amaimo in Ikeduru Local Government of Imo State on Saturday. He expressed the need for members of the main opposition party to come together to look for urgent solution to the menace. The PDP chieftain said, “today, our revered leader, Chief (Dr) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is retiring from active politics having attained 79 years of age. It will be a thing…
Pakistan’s powerful intelligence chief has made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul. That’s according to two Pakistan officials who asked not to be named because they are not authorised to speak to the media. It wasn’t immediately clear what Gen. Faiez Hameed had to say Saturday to the Taliban leadership but the Pakistani intelligence service has perhaps the greatest outside influence over the Taliban. The Taliban leadership had its headquarters in Pakistan and were often said to be in direct contact with the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency. Although Pakistan routinely denied giving the Taliban military aid, the…
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State took another dimension on Saturday when two factions of the party organised parallel congresses. InfoStride News reports that local government congresses of the party were held across the country on Saturday. It was, however, gathered that two factions of the party held parallel congresses in some parts of Ibadan, the state capital. The parallel congresses of APC were held in Ibadan North local government area. Our correspondent gathered that a faction of the party held its congress at Oke Apon in Yemetu area while another faction held their’s at…
Some results of the APC Kwara State local government congress elections held on Saturday have started trickling in. The results showed that those elected as chairmen through consensus arrangement include, Suleiman Tejidini (Ilorin West), Shehu Yahaya (Asa), Ambali Hakeem Jaji (Ilorin South), Lawal Habeeb (Ilorin East) and Olumide Ibitoye (Irepodun). Reports reaching newsmen in Ilorin from Baruten, Irepodun, Patigi, Edu, Moro, Kaiama and Offa, showed that the exercise was hitch-free as party delegates affirmed their consensus lists. Muhammed Kabir, an official of INEC, who monitored the process in Ilorin, described the exercise as peaceful. Also reacting, the state chairman, caretaker…
Irregularities have allegedly marred the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held across Adamawa State on Saturday. Complaints of how election materials were handled characterised the exercise in the municipal local government areas of Yola North and Yola South, with party members crying foul and alleging that the materials fell into the hands of people who should not have them. The Chairman of the local government congress committee, sent to conduct the sharing and dispatching of sensitive materials, in the state, Professor Umar Katsayal and his team were almost lynched as angry youths demanded election materials for…
Five out of 25 local government areas of Niger State have disagreed over the adoption of consensus candidates as proposed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC for the Chairmanship position in the state. The state APC Congress Committee Chairman, Senator Domingo Obende who disclosed this to newsmen in Minna, said elections would be conducted in the affected councils at 10am on Sunday. However, he said five Local Governments have agreed on consensus for other positions in their LGAs. He also ruled out the imposition of candidates on the people, since stakeholders in the state have already agreed to zone…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the India-Russia friendship has stood the test of time and asserted that the two countries together can help bring stability to the global energy market. In his virtual address at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) being held in the Russian city of Vladivostok, Modi noted the “robust” cooperation between the two countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, including in the vaccination programme. Lauding President Vladimir Putin’s vision for the development of the Russian Far East, he said India will be a reliable partner for Russia in realising the vision. Noting…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna State chapter, on Thursday evening condemned the postponement of elections in 4 Local Government Areas of the State. Recall that less than 12 hours to the conduct of elections in the 23 LGAs of Kaduna State, KAD-SIECOM announced the postponement of elections in four Local Governments (Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Kajuru and Zangon Kataf) areas of the State. KAD-SIECOM cited security threat as the main reason for the postponement. However, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in a statement by Abraham Alberah Catoh, State Publicity Secretary, PDP, wondered “why the Commission has decided to deceive the…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola has said that stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State have adopted consensus for the local government party congress in the state. Recall that the APC, according to the timetable released, will have its local government congress across the nation on Saturday. According to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Congress is to pick officers of the party which should not be a battleground. He assured the party members of adequate security in the state during the congress and urged them to shun violence. “As all the speakers have said, we have adopted consensus in our party for…
The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Congress Committee has warned members of the party against conducting parallel congress in the state on Saturday. The Chairman of the five-member committee, Wale Ohu, disclosed this when the committee met with the local government congress electoral committee members, who would conduct the congress across the 20 local government areas of Ogun. Ohu warned that the party would not hesitate to sanction anybody engaging in anti-party activities. According to him, the list of the ward executive members were given to the committee by the from Abuja, saying the committee would work…
Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has charged officials that would be handing the local governments’ congress to be free, just and fair to all aspirants. The Caretaker Chairman in a statement through his spokesman, gave the charge on Friday as the party prepares to elect local government officials across the country on Saturday. Buni equally charged aspirants across the 774 local government areas to respect the rules of the game and embrace the spirit of sportsmanship in the outcome of the congress. He noted that the exercise, which is a family…
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as its fighters battled forces loyal to the vanquished republic in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul. Baradar is one of the three deputies of the Taliban’s Supreme Commander Haibatullah Akhundzada, and was the main signatory of the peace deal with the Trump administration in February 2020 that laid out the roadmap for the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan. He also held secret talks with Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns late last month…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its timetable and schedule of activities in early preparation for the June 18, 2022 Ekiti Governorship Election. In a statement on Thursday by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of PDP, said, besides the timetable, the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the Sales of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from Monday, September 13 to Thursday, September 30, 2021. He said October 5, 2021 is the last date for the submission of forms. According to the statement, the NWC has also fixed the Screening of Aspirants for Monday, October 11, 2021. He added…