All lovers of democracy should take more than a passing interest in the drama playing out in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) involving Nyesom Wike, Rivers Governor and other top guns in the party. Ahead of the PDP presidential primary, Wike was vocal, even boastful, that he was the...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the incessant kidnappings for ransom and killings of people in the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Abraham Catoh, condemned the act on a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Mr. Catoh...
The Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has admitted in evidence, the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) reports. It shows alleged over-voting in favour of Sen. Ademola Adeleke, during the July 16 governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed Alhaji Salisu Lawal-Uli as the new acting Chairman of the party in Katsina State. This is contained in a letter written by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), dated Oct. 26, 2022, and signed by Alhaji...
The presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi on Tuesday defined the ‘deal’ he has with some aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was speaking in Makurdi during a visit to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. Mr Obi said he and the PDP Governors have a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says its ‘covenant with Nigerians’ will not only bring Nigeria out of poverty but also herald an era of prosperity and sustainable development in a PDP government, come 2023. Mr Dele Momodu, the Director, Strategic Communications of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, stated this...
The Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday admitted the documentary evidence tendered by Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, against the declaration of Sen. Ademola Adeleke as the Governor-elect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Gov. Oyetola and APC had on Aug. 5 submitted a petition before the tribunal...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has suspended political activities for the week following the death of Ifeanyi, son of David Adeleke (Davido). NATIONAL ACCORD had earlier reported that Davido, who is a nephew of State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, lost his son...
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has assured that the foreign engagements by the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, will yield unprecedented investment inflow in Nigeria. The Spokesperson of the Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan, gave the assurance in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja....
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has described the appeal court’s judgement which reversed his earlier sack by a high court for defection, as a sound defence of Nigeria’s constitution. Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki while reacting to the judgment of the appeal court sitting in Abuja which on...
The Court of Appeal, on Friday, vacated the High Court judgment sacking Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and his Deputy, Dr Eric Igwe, following their defection to the All Progressive Congress, APC. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsanami, held...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that his government would retool Nigeria’s disaster awareness apparatus if given the opportunity. Atiku, according to his verified social media account (Twitter), said this when he visited Yenagoa, the Bayelsa Capital, to have a personal experience...
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday appeared to withdraw his support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. Mr Ortom accused the PDP candidate of dishonoring him as Governor and working against the interest of Benue residents. His comments came after a group of...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate, All Progressives Congress (APC), says women’s matter will be prioritised if elected the president in the 2023 general elections Tinubu spoke, on Tuesday, at the Voice of Women (VOW) 2022 Conference and Awards organised by Women Radio 91.7FM supported by MacArthur Foundation in Abuja....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state said it had gained another set of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 General Elections. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Adviser to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North),...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A member of Borno State House of Assembly, representing Nganzai constituency, Hon. Mohammed Ali Gajiram has distanced himself from a purported and re-edited video portraying him to have threatened members of his constituency to cast their votes to candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, did not consult him before he picked members of his campaign council from the state. The governor, who spoke at the inauguration of the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council in Port Harcourt,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Armed thugs have reportedly attacked the campaign train of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. The incident which happened on Sunday evening at the Ikoga Junction area of Badagry LGA, left several persons...
Nigeria’s problems are essentially civilizational. Contrary to permutations that the 2023 presidential election will be significantly different from the past ones, it is still niche-carving, cult-following, and primordial sentiments that will produce Nigeria’s next president. The 2023 Presidential Election is upon us and surely it will be peculiar in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As the race for 2023 general election gathers momentum, former Minister of Transport and later Youths and Sports, Yusuf Suleiman has been appointed as the Sokoto State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign Director General. Making the announcement on Sundays at the International Conference Center,...