The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday called for investigation into the alleged attempted murder of Sen. Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Jan. 1 while the senator was inspecting constituency...
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti, Dr Peter Obafemi, has described Gov. Abiodun Oyebanji’s flyover initiative as a misplaced priority. In a statement after a stakeholders meeting of Ekiti indigenes in Lagos on Sunday, Obafemi said that development initiatives in the state should not lack purpose....
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked the rumour that he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and has decamped to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A close aide to the former governor told Channels Television that the rumour is the handiwork of mischief makers,...
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from tarnishing its reputation with unverified claims and unfounded propaganda. In a statement issued by the State Secretary, Mr Yahaya Pate on Saturday, APC advised the PDP to ‘’strive to fulfill;...
The Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has urged Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 President Candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) to stop attacking the reputation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Director of Communications of NYFA (Nigeria & Diaspora), Mr Dare Dada, made the call in...
The crisis in the Edo State local government councils took a different dimension on Thursday. Several persons were wounded as gunmen allegedly invaded the Uhunmwode Local Government Council headquarters in Egor. The chairman of the council, Kenneth Adodo, alleged that the people involved in the shooting were policemen from...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has assured its members that the party remained one and indivisible entity. This followed a report that prominent party members may defect to All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Usman Bello-Suru, gave...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for the billions of naira reportedly saved from the removal of fuel subsidies and investigate the alleged theft of over N25 trillion by APC leaders and government officials. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary,...
A former spokesman and former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the south and not the north, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos , Okupe said it was...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Christmas to promote and strengthen the bond of love and unity. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, also urged Nigerians to care for one another...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicising the recent stampedes in Abuja, Anambra, and Ibadan, where several lives were tragically lost. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, condemned the PDP’s actions, calling...
A two-term member of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Ojezele Osesua, has dumped Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC). Osesua, representing Esan South-East Constituency, announced his defection on Monday in Benin at a news conference held at the APC state secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has described as illegal and unconstitutional, the suspension of the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas in Edo State. Fagbemi said the removal from office or suspension of any elected LG official in the country...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.” PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Wednesday said the budget was anti-people, warning that its implementation would worsen insecurity, poverty, and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi has expelled the National Vice Chairman of the party in the South East, Mr Ali Odefa from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Odefa was suspended from the party on Sept....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the 2024 Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the victory of Gov. Monday Okpebholo. The APC, in a motion, argued by its counsel, Ferdinand Orbih, SAN, on Wednesday, described the PDP...
There was a mild drama on Wednesday in Benin as members of the state government Assets Recovery Committee stormed the 2024 Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to recover a bus owned by the state government. The vehicle, which was a 32-seater-coaster bus, conveyed the counsels to the People’s Democratic...
Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the suspension of chairmen in the 18 local governments (LG) of Edo by the House of Assembly. A statement by Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, the state PDP Chairman on Tuesday in Benin, described the action as unconstitutional, null, and...
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) ) has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the election victory of the Action Peoples Party (APP candidates in the Rivers Local Government (LG) poll held on Oct. 5. The plaintiff, Juboye Abraham, a candidate of the ADP in that election...