The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 17-member Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the Benue chapter of the party for the next 90 days. The acting National Chairman of the party, Mr Umar Damagum, who inaugurated the committee in Abuja, urged the members to...
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Daughter of a Benin High Chief, Gabriel Igbinedion, Ms Omosede Igbinedion, has formally tendered her resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Igbinedion announced her resignation in a letter dated Aug. 11, which was addressed to Mr Lucky Edosomwan, Chairman of...
Edo State Government has accused Comrade Philip Shaibu, of impersonating Marvellous Omobayo as the deputy governor of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare on Monday in Benin. The state government alleged that Shaibu had been...
An explosive device has been detonated at the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The explosion which reportedly occurred at midnight shattered the glass on the window near the impacted area. The Rivers State Police Command has deployed two security vehicles and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the forthcoming governorship election in Edo will be a referendum in favour of the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Ologunagba described the fellowship,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is reviewing the various concerns about the Supreme Court judgment that granted fiscal autonomy to Local Governments (LGs) in the country. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this during a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba was...
The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has deepened as the Dr Mustapha Inuwa-led faction went ahead with its congresses, despite an alleged Court Order. Reacting to the development, a chieftain of the party, Alhaji Ahmed Aminu-Yar’adua, said that the exercise was not acceptable...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit some of his policies to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians. George, who gave the advice while addressing a new conference on state of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The intra party crisis in the main opposition party, the Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a dangerous dimension with the suspension of Senator Gabriel Suswam, Terngu Tsegba, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba and Professor Nicholas Ada from...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the newly constituted Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to be independent and transparent in its conduct of local government elections. Chairman of the PDP in Anambra, Mr Chigozie Igwe, gave the advice on Thursday in Awaka in reaction to the...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has withdrawn from participation in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections slated for Aug. 31. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Bello Usman-Suru, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Having made a wider...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku, “this evening tweeted the absurd: he warned security...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Edo State Government has not received any rice from the Federal Government or Dangote Foundation. Olu Martins, Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council for Edo, said this at a news conference on Monday in Benin. Martins denied...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain in Ondo State, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed wholly for the economic challenges currently facing the country. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South Senatorial District at the Ninth National Assembly, stated this in an interview with...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the on-going protests in the country clearly confirms the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s insensitivity towards Nigerians and the very precarious situation in the country. The National...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his failure to address the nation despite the crippling nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest by Nigerians. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba. Hon. Ologunagba...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for sponsoring attacks on its members in the name of peaceful protests. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris, made the allegations at a press briefing in Gusau on Friday. Idris further alleged...
The Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the nationwide protests by some groups did not reach the north-western state because of Gov Dauda Lawal’s good governance. Its acting Chairman, Muktar Lugga, stated this on Friday in Gusau while reviewing the #EnfBadGovernance protests that...
Three out of the four opposition members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kebbi House of Assembly have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that defectors are: Umar Na’amore, Argungu Constituency; Hashimu Usman, Yauri Constituency and Yusuf...
A High Court in Makurdi on Tuesday, dismissed two applications filed by former governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom stopping the Benue Government from probing him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov Hyacient Alia constituted two commissions of inquiry to investigate Ortom. Irked by the decision...