A Chief Magistrate Court in Lokoja, on Friday remanded a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Austin Okai, in Correctional Centre pending the investigations labeled against him by Directorate of State Security Service (DSS). Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Musa-Mopa, of the Lugard Chief Magistrate Court, gave the order after listening to...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, gave an order joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu to stop his removal as party’s national secretary. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who joined the PDP as 3rd defendant, also made an order joining Mr...
Four leaders of the Imo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order Rep Ikenga Ugochinyere to vacate his seat, having been expelled from the party. The chieftains, in a fresh suit filed by their lawyer, Johnson Usman, SAN, also...
Elders of the Benue chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have cautioned against unguarded utterances on the ongoing political happenings in the state. The elders spoke on Thursday through the Chairman of G14, Dr Laha Dzever, and G9 Chief Elisha Amali during a press conference in Makurdi. The...
The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South Zone, has said its last congress held in Calabar is legal because its National Vice-Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih’s suspension has been lifted. Opponents of the exercise argued that it was not properly convened because Orhih was serving suspension slammed on him...
The embattled National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-East Zone, Chief Ali Odefa, was on Wednesday re-elected for another four years. Odefa was re-elected at the party’s South-East Zonal Delegates Congress held at Okpara Square, Enugu. Also re-elected were Zonal Secretary, James Ugwu, Treasurer, Ochebu Regina,...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has affirmed the expulsion of Mr Ali Odefa, former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)for South-East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the PDP Executive Committee at Odefa’s Ward, Oguduokwor, Oshiri Community in Onicha Local Government, on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Sunday Udeh-Okoye, on Monday, sought to be joined in a suit filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the party, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Anyanwu had, on Feb....
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has swore in the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates winners of the 30 chairmanship and 332 councillorship...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Local Government election conducted last Saturday by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelling it illegal and unconstitutional. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, issued the statement on Sunday in Abuja, describing the election as...
The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day later, the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. More to follow…
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has defied court’s order and conducted the election for the North-East zonal committee members. The party on Saturday in Bauchi State elected Alhaji Babangida Modibbo Umar as the new northeast Zonal Chairman. This is coming barely a day after...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the party’s South South Zonal Congress held on Saturday in Calabar. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the outcome of the Calabar purported congress was...
The re-elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Vice Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, has described the ongoing crisis within the party as self-inflicted. He noted that the party’s constitution had been disregarded in favour of personal interests by a few members. Speaking at the South-South Zonal Congress of the...
Bayelsa governorship candidate of the Labour party in 2023, Udengs Eradiri says Governor Douye Diri is poised to hand over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Eradiri made the assertion on Saturday in a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa. Eradiri,...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in the state. Adeleke voted at Unit 9, Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area at about 7:56a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor arrived at the polling...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state from 5:00a.m., to 5:00p.m., during the local government election on Saturday A statement on Friday by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, quoted Adeleke has reiterating his commitment to peace and security in the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has barred Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from electing its Zonal committee members, and national ex-officio for northeast. The election, which was slated for Saturday, February 22, 2025 became halted following a suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/298/2025. Delivering...
The Osun State High Court in Ilesa has ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, (OSSIEC), to conduct elections for the vacant positions of chairmen and councillors in the 30 local government areas of the South-West state. This court gave the order on Friday, sequel to a suit brought...