The factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Working Committee in Rivers, led by Mr Nname Ewor, has condemned impeachment notice against the governor and deputy by Rivers House of Assembly. The committee also said that impeachment of Gov. Siminalaye Fubara was not part of the Supreme Court...
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Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially written to the state’s House of Assembly, notifying it of its new majority status. The letter was read on Tuesday by the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, during the plenary on Tuesday in Benin. The letter, personally addressed to the...
Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the State House of Assembly to recall the 18 suspended local government chairmen for effective grassroots governance. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the Edo assembly had in December 2024 suspended the 18 local government chairmen and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State says it will not miss the party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran better known as Jandor, who defected to the All Progressives Party (APC). The Lagos State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, made this remark in an interview...
The 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Adediran, leader of the Lagos4Lagos Movement,...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the idea of a possible future merger, and has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and others to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This was following his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) led government of resorting to overdraft before meeting its obligations. The PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hassan Sanyinnawal, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, inaugurated its South-South Caretaker Committee, saying it is yet to conduct its congress for the zone. The PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while inaugurating the Chief Emmanuel Ogidi-led PDP South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee at the party’s national headquarters in...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that he was ready to work with Mr Peter Obi in order to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, paid him...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, is currently in a closed meeting with Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The reasons for Obi’s visit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor had not been disclosed as at the time of filing this report....
Security operatives in Abuja on Wednesday dispersed suspected political thugs attempting to cause crisis at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters, as the party National Working Committee (NEC) met. A staff member of the PDP national secretariat, who pleaded anonymity, said that the suspected thugs were led by...
Majority Leader in the Edo House of Assembly, Donald Okugbe (PDP – Akoko-Edo II), and three other lawmakers on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The other lawmakers are Bright Iyamu (PDP – Orhionmwon South II); Richard Edosa (PDP – Oredo West); and Sunday Ojezele (LP –...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said it was unfortunate for the APC-led administration to accuse its members of responsible for the rising insecurity in the state. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi said, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin City, that the accusation was an attempt to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, addressing political leaders from the South-South on Tuesday in Abuja, emphasised the critical need for adherence to the rule of law in Rivers State to ensure lasting peace and prosperity. During a meeting with representatives and leaders of the Niger Delta...
Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, against the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In the lead Judgement delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, the apex court dismissed Agboola Ajayi’s...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has kicked off the distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs to 30,000 households across the state. This gesture, according to Tambuwal, underscores the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) commitment to unity, compassion, and community support during the holy month. Speaking at...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to resign within 48 hours, or face impeached. Okocha made the remark in a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said that the Supreme Court judgement...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to comply with the Court of Appeal ruling reinstating APC Local Government chairmen and councillors. The party’s Osun chapter Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Kola Olabisi, made the call in Abuja on Sunday. He spoke at a...
A former lawmaker and civil rights activist, Sen. Shehu Sani, has said his major political interest in 2027 is to see Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna re-elected for a second term in office. Sani, who recently defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to his former political party, All Progressives...