The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the list of ambassadorial nominees submitted to the National Assembly for approval, saying it contained names of many people widely perceived negatively by Nigerians and the global community. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the party, Ini Ememobong, in Abuja on Saturday. In addition … [Read more…]
The simmering leadership crisis in the Enugu chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) assumed a new dimension on Friday after Barr. Steve Oruruo declared that both a subsisting court judgment and the PDP Constitution have conclusively settled the question of who leads the party in the state. Addressing journalists at a press briefing, Oruruo … [Read more…]
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress, months after leaving the All Progressives Congress. The former governor registered with the ADC and collected his membership card at the party office in U/Sarki Ward, Kaduna State. Recall that on March 10, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory … [Read more…]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress in Adamawa State, signalling a major development in Nigeria’s opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The registration took place on Monday, following Atiku’s announcement to ADC supporters and stakeholders in Adamawa over the weekend. Abdul Rasheeth, an … [Read more…]
There was heightened tension in Abuja on Wednesday as armed police operatives sealed off the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza, Garki. The security personnel, deployed in multiple patrol vans, took positions around the complex in the early hours of the day, restricting movement in and out of the premises. … [Read more…]
Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State have been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the factional National Executive Committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to reports, the expulsion was ratified on Tuesday after the heated … [Read more…]
Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman of thePeoples Democratic Party (PDP), has postponed the party’s inaugural National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to Wednesday. Mr Turaki, a former minister of special duties, announced the postponement while addressing governors, members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), and other stakeholders who had already gathered at the party’s … [Read more…]
Violence broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja, forcing police to fire teargas to disperse supporters amid an ongoing leadership tussle between rival factions of the party. Chaos broke out at Wadata Plaza as Governor Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed, and the Turaki-led executive arrived, triggering clashes with police and supporters of … [Read more…]
The newly elected chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has pledged to ensure that power returns to the Nigerian people. Turaki, while giving his acceptance speech after the swearing-in of the new officers at the end of the Elective Convention of the PDP in Ibadan, early Sunday morning, November 16, assured that … [Read more…]
The Elective National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) currently ongoing in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ratified the expulsion of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from the party. Also expelled from the party alongside Wike were former Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and the embattled suspended National Secretary … [Read more…]
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the Anambra election, Dr. George Moghalu, has rejected the result of the November 8, 2025 poll in which incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking to journalists in his Nnewi office on Sunday, … [Read more…]
Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr John Chuma Nwosu, has reacted to the return of incumbent Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of yesterday’s gubernatorial poll in Anambra State, describing it as a win bought with cash. He described the election as a national embarrassment, noting that in almost every polling unit, … [Read more…]