The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), for clogging the wheel of progress in the prosecution of his petition. Atiku told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Wednesday in Abuja that inspite of paying...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, opposed the appearance of subpoenaed witnesses of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to testify. The respondents appeared unsettled when the petitioners called the first subpoenaed witness...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has tasked officials elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform to focus on policies that will make life more pleasant and comfortable to Nigerians. Abubakar, also the PDP 2023 Presidential Candidate, said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Tuesday...
Mr Hyacinth Dajoh(APC-Gboko West) on Monday emerged as the Speaker of the 10th Assembly of the Benue House of Assembly.Dajoh was elected by the lawmakers shortly after the inauguration of the Assembly in Makurdi.He scored 17 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Becky Opin (APC-Gboko East) who polled...
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against Mr Festus Keyamo, the immediate-past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, for filing a frivolous suit against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 25 election. Justice James Omotosho,...
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Hamza on Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that he signed the election results of Nasarawa State under duress. The witness said this at the continuation of hearing of petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and his Party PDP....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to engage in genuine dialogue with organised labour and other stakeholders over petroleum subsidy removal to reach a fair and reasonable solution. The party gave the advice in a communique at a retreat for the elected officials on the...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) witness , Nicholas Msheliza on Friday told the presidential election petition court (PEPC) that the real disaster was at ward collation centres. The witness said this when he was being cross examined by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) counsel, Kemi Pinherio, SAN. The News...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Ebonyi, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, on Friday, said that at least 60 witnesses would be called to prove their case against Gov. Francis Nwifuru’s victory. Counsel for the petitioners, Chief Gordy Uche, SAN,...
President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on Wednesday objected to the admission of some documents sought to be tendered in evidence by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. At the resumed hearing of the...
The Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s achievements in his first term in office was characterised by an increase in poverty and unemployment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP’s Publicity Secretary , Alhaji Hakeem Amode, in...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Sen. Mathew Urhoghide, representing Edo South Senatorial District in the Senate announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday. This is contained in a letter to the Acting National Chairman of PDP, Mr Umar Damagum and a copy made available to newsmen...
) A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, told former Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the right to suspend or expel him if the action is done in accordance with the law. Justice James Omotosho stated this in a judgment he delivered...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday mourned the Founder of Daar Communications and African Independent Television (AIT), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, also known as Ezomo of Weppa-Wanno Kingdom. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in a statement in Abuja, described Dokpesi as an...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A PDP Senator has thrown his weight behind the candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for the position of Senate President ahead of the June 8 Inauguration. Gershom Bassey Senator representing Cross River South in the senate and Chairman Cross River Caucus in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday described the death of one of its chieftains, Jude Obiekwe, as untimely, sad and shocking. Obiekwe, who reportedly died on Friday, was the candidate of the party to the House of Representatives...
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has rebutted allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu–led government had grounded the economy of the state In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Akure, the Publicity Secretary of APC in Ondo State, Mr Alex...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has received a group of former members of the PDP from Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of the state into the ruling APC. The governor received the defectors on Monday at the Government House Lokoja. He expressed appreciation to the defectors for recognising the achievements...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidenrial Candidate in the Feb. 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said that the dismissal of their application for a live broadcast by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was not a setback to their petition against Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect....