The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advocated the establishment of a National Border Protection Force to secure Nigeria’s borders. At a world conference in Abuja on Monday, the National Chairman, Uche Secondus, said the current situation in Nigeria “is not normal”. He said the Force will include an integrated border protection system and draw personnel and equipment from existing security services. Secondus noted that the initiative would ensure terrorists and bandits who come into the country are detected early. The opposition leader added that the Force should have air, sea, and land capability. Secondus condemned the spate of murder, kidnapping,…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released guidelines for aspirants contesting on its platform for the Chairmanship, Vice Chairmanship and Councillorship positions in the July 24 Local Government election in Lagos State. The party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman and the Caretaker Committee Secretary, Tunde Balogun and Mr Lanre Ogunyemi respectively, made this known in the guidelines jointly signed on Monday. The officials said it was the duty of the party to provide guidelines for its members seeking to contest an election. They noted that the guidelines would without prejudice conform with the provisions of the party’s constitution, the 2010 Electoral Act…
A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain in Anambra State, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has called on the government to consider investing in the Nigerian media industry, describing it as a defender of the country’s democracy. Ozigbo said there was a need for the government to forge a partnership with the media instead of stifling her. In a press release made available to in Awka to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day, Ozigbo congratulated Nigerian journalists for their doggedness, describing them as the defender of the country’s democracy. “Today, I celebrate the Nigerian press for their resilience and commitment to the profession and…
The wife of a People’s Democratic Party Chieftain in Ekiti State, Mrs Abimbola Omotoso, has accused the State government of plotting to frame her husband with ‘phantom’ rape charges. Mrs Omotoso, spouse of the former Lawmaker representing Oye Constituency 11 in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Samuel Omotoso alleged that the government was using a domestic staff that had lived with the family for over five years to achieve the sinister motive. But responding, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Wale Fapohunda, said the matter was being handled by the police and that it would be hasty…
The security meetingheld on Friday and presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari with all the security heads in attendance will reconvene on Tuesday this week, a presidency source privy to the meeting has said. President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Service Chiefs and other security heads met on Friday at the First Lady’s Conference room, Presidential Villa, Abuja. But the source said, “We have not finished, we will reconvene on Tuesday.” The meet came on the heels of escalating security crisis in different parts of the country and many stakeholders for urgent action from the President. Niger Governor, Abubakar Bello,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday raised alarm over frequent attacks on its offices nationwide, saying this could derail the 2023 general elections. The alarm followed yesterday’s attack on its office in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This came as insecurity woes in the country were weekend compounded by the killing of a senior military officer by Boko Haram which attacked a military base in Ajiri village in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. This is even as gunmen killed Kogi State Commissioner for Pensions Board, Mr. Solomon Adegbayo, popularly known Akeweje, in the…
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralphs Nwosu, has attributed the major problems facing Nigeria’s democracy to the alleged ineffectiveness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nwosu, who spoke yesterday after Patrick Obianyo and Anthony Aniebue emerged as chairman and secretary of the Anambra chapter of the party in Awka, claimed that if the electoral umpire had been “more sincere before now with the conduct of credible elections in Nigeria, democracy would have gone beyond the present situation.” According to him, without credible election, democracy is in danger. He said: “If we had got our elections…
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Governor Nyesom Wike in a statewide broadcast to Rivers people, imposed a night curfew at all Rivers State land borders, from 8.00 p.m to 6.00 a.m. The curfew, which took effect from Wednesday, April 28, 2021, was necessitated by the recent security breaches and deadly attacks on security personnel in Rivers State, by yet to be identified gunmen. “We wish to advise that those who have any legitimate need or reason to come into or go out of the State must do so before 8.00 p.m. when the curfew shall come into force daily,” Governor…
Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over the government to the military temporarily in order to solve the security and economic dilemma Nigeria is facing. According to Clarke, the military should take over the government temporarily and get Nigeria back to six States. Clarke, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said that Buhari has the powers under the 1999 to delegate all his powers to the military who will now be charged with the task of getting the country back to six States. “Now I’m going to propose about…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged the support of Nigeria for Mali’s candidate, Mrs Haidara Cisse Aichata, who is vying to become the President of the Pan-African Parliament. Speaking when he received Aichata who paid him a courtesy visit at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday, Gbajabiamila noted that she has the pedigree to win the votes of most member states. “Let me state very clearly and categorically, I see no reason why we will not support you. “As a parliament and as a country, we will put our weight behind you, particularly because…
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has called on aggrieved regions clamouring for secession to jettison the idea as the country is better together than separated. Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, made the call in his message, at the Special Ramadan Prayer, “Tafsir” Lecture, held at the Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday. According to him, the war drums some people are beaten will result in the disintegration of the country like Sudan and Iraq. He further said the country is yet to recover from the effect of the civil war, adding the country can not…
Watchers of the political goings on in Osun State believe that next year’s governorship poll in the state presents a golden opportunity for the current Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola to settle their old scores. Aregbesola is the immediate past governor of the state. And, since Oyetola succeeded him in 2018, there has been no love lost between them. The two leaders had on several occasions denied that there is any rift between them, but their actions and body language reflecting through their supporters and loyalists show that they are not on one…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has warned candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming local government election in the state not to take the electorate for granted. Makinde gave this warning while meeting with chairmanship and vice chairmanship candidates of PDP in the May 22 local government election. He advised the candidates not to take the electorate for granted. The governor, who pledged his support for the candidates in the election, said that the candidates must work hard for victory. Makinde, who addressed the candidates Saturday evening, urged the candidates to ensure adequate service delivery when…
A chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot rule Nigeria again due to crisis of trust and confidence. Alao who was the gubernatorial candidate of AD in Oyo State in 2019, noted that the PDP has failed Nigerians, hence it cannot take over the power in 2023. InfoStride News recalls that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had last week said during the inauguration of South West Zonal Executive of PDP that PDP would not only deliver the entire region but would take over…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday charged the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to immediately invite the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to name politicians in the All Progressives Congress, APC, that are behind the acts of terrorism and banditry ravaging the country. The major opposition party in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kolas Ologbondiyan stressed that “there is self-professed evidence that Senator Akpabio is privy to certain terrorism-related information which he must be made to share with the DSS as well as other security agencies.” The statement read: “Our party’s position…
An All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Chieftain in Lagos State, Olusegun Idowu has said Nigeria will be better for it, if the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu becomes the next president in 2023. Idowu, founder of Omoluabi Eko Initiative, a support group in APC, said Tinubu’s ability to work with brightest minds would surely come to play, when he becomes the country’s next president. He explained that Tinubu’s experience, while he was in the private sector would come to play when he emerges the president. “Asiwaju worked as a treasurer in Mobil Plc, and that alone means he knows how…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has promised workers that when given the mandate by the electorates, it will ensure a conducive atmosphere. This promise was contained in a press release signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Areola Jacob Ayodeji on the occasion of the 2021 Workers Day celebration and made available to the media in Osogbo. The party, which commended the steadfastness, zeal and relentless service of the Nigerian workers towards the stability and development of Osun State and Nigeria, described the workers in the State as the true essence of a genuine nation…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted President Muhammadu Buhari has the capacity to end the insecurity in Nigeria. The party made the comment in reaction to the communique by governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on incidents across the country. John Akpan Udoedehe, the National Secretary, in a statement said the APC shares the concerns of all well-meaning Nigerians. The scribe warned against politicising the situation, adding that citizens’ duty to Nigeria should outweigh party affiliation. Udoedehe said PDP governors receive security briefings and should know that divisive rhetorics can only embolden the criminals carrying out cowardly acts.…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has urged Nigerian youths to organise themselves and kick out the All Progressives Congress, APC, from power if they are dissatisfied with the party. Fayemi said Nigerian youths should vote out APC rather than relocating to Canada and other foreign countries. The Governor spoke during his address at ‘The Platform’, an annual programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre yesterday. Fayemi said rather than relocate to Canada, youths should stay back and help Nigeria become a better place. The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, also cautioned youths against creating anarchy in the country.…
The national caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is currently in session in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The meeting holding at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s lodge, Asokoro, has in attendance Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Aminu Tambuwal, and Ishaku Darius, governors of Delta, Sokoto, and Taraba state respectively. Also in attendance are Prince Uche Secondus, national chairman of the party, Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Senator Tanimu Aduda. Also in attendance are former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and chairman of the…