The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the forthcoming party congresses will resolve the lingering internal crises in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State. Fielding questions from newsmen on Saturday in Katsina, Abubakar said that he was in the state to condole with the Emir...
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A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists in Sokoto State has urged its leaders in the state to be neutral on all issues and resist all forms of impositions. The group named ‘Concerned PDP Members’, made the charge at a press briefing on Saturday in Sokoto. Speaking...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Over ten thousand members of the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties have defected from their parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State. During the launch of Governor Hyacinth Alia’s state-wide ‘thank you’ tour...
The PDP leadership at Ward M1, Alimosho Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos says the party’s former State Chairman, Otunba Segun Adewale (aka Aeroland) remains a bonafide PDP member at the ward. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Adewale, whose political base is Alimosho ,was suspended...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has attributed all his achievements in office in the last one year to President Bola Tinubu. Governor Alia disclosed this on Friday during his thank you tour to Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency held in Makurdi the state capital. He said every achievement...
The Rivers Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the leadership of the house to discipline Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) for allegedly spreading “falsehoods” on the escalating political crisis in Rivers. In a statement by the leader of the caucus, Rep. Dumnamene Dekor (PDP-Rivers), the caucus alleged...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has dispelled fears in some quarters that the state was under siege, saying that Rivers is peaceful. Fubara made the statement on Thursday during an inspection tour of the 14.6km Omodu-Eberi Road project in Omuma Local Government Area. The governor said that Rivers...
The Ondo State High Court in Akure on Thursday nullified the 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by late Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Delivering judgment, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, described the LCDAs as inchoate and not lawfully created. The court held that it was illegal for a governor to sign...
A National Vice -Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Kamoru Ajisafe, has called on party stakeholders to do everything possible to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the Rivers chapter. Ajisafe, also South West Zonal Chairman of the party, made the call in an interview with the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned an amended money-laundering charge preferred against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Sulaiman, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until July 15. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for trial continuation after the EFCC’s witness, Olom Otane...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the deadline for the sale of forms for its 2024 congresses from June 17 to June 28. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on...
The leadership of Edo chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday announced the expulsion of former deputy governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, from the party. Also expelled was the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the party, Chief Dan Orbih. Shaibu and Orbih were expelled for anti-party activities, according...
The Abia High Court sitting in Umuahia, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed against the State Government by the Okwuta Isieke Ibeku Community, Umuahia for “lacking the capacity to stand”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit was filed by Messrs Onuoha Onyecherelam, Ebere David...
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Yusuf Kadiri, SAN, has called on the electorate to vote for the party come September 21. Kadiri said, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Auchi, Edo, on Wednesday that their votes count because the party’s...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed an immediate audit of the accounts of the 23 local government councils in the state. Governor Fubara gave the directive in Port Harcourt on Wednesday shortly after swearing-in Caretaker Committee Chairmen of local government councils in the state. He said that...
An Ado-Ekiti High Court presided by Justice J.O Adeyeye on Wednesday sentenced one Ojo Ayegbusi to life imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old minor. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Julius Ajibare, in his submissions, said the convict, who faced a lone count charge of rape, perpetrated...
Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-inauguration as president of South Africa earlier today took place after he was re-elected as president by the National Assembly on 14 June despite the African National Congress (ANC) losing its governing majority in the 29 May general election. The ANC only secured 159 seats in the...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has said the party has not suspended Assemblyman Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, a former House of Representatives member. The party said on Wednesday in Benin that the purported suspension was false and misleading. The...
The Court of Appeal, Akure Division, on Wednesday, overturned the verdict of an Osun State High Court which affirmed Prince Abayomi Olubuji of Aga ruling house as the Obalufe of Ile-Ife. Obalufe is the second in Command to Ooni of Ile Ife. Justice Yusuf Bashir, who delivered the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by fleeing Binance Holdings Ltd’s executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, against the National Security Adviser and EFCC. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, dismissed the suit for lack of diligent prosecution. When the case was called,...