Rivers State politics took a dramatic turn on Friday as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, led 15 other lawmakers out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking one of the biggest legislative defections in the...
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Osun State’s political landscape shifted on Tuesday as Governor Ademola Adeleke formally severed ties with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), deepening the turmoil already gripping the party at the national level. In a resignation letter dated November 4, 2025, and delivered to PDP leaders in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2...
A faction within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has openly urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to dump the party and pitch his tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting the switch would be in the state’s best interest. The group, drawn from PDP members across Plateau’s...
Strong indications have emerged that former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel may dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he has urged Nigerians to ignore all biases and massively support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to solve the challenges currently facing the country. Emmanuel, who stated this...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Tinubu’s newly submitted ambassadorial nominees, describing the list as “scandalous” and a stark reflection of the President’s values. The opposition party accused the administration of elevating individuals with questionable reputations and “integrity deficits” to positions meant to...
Coalition of lawyers and civil society organisations has handed the Nigeria Police Force a strict 24-hour deadline to reopen the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja or face immediate legal action. The coalition—made up of Lawyers for New Nigeria (LNN), Good Governance Initiative Coalition (GGIC) and the...
Contrary to reports that the Ekiti governorship primary election was postponed due to logistics issues by a PDP faction loyal to the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied that the such correspondence did not emanate from the office of the Secretary to...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki. It would be recalled the Turaki, while addressing the press on Tuesdays, over the crisis ravaging his party, called on US President,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its planned reception for Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, which was initially slated for Wednesday. In a statement released Tuesday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said a new date would be announced in due course. Kefas had earlier made...
Internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Tuesday as a faction of the National Executive Committee (NEC) led by Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed announced the expulsion of several top party figures, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and Zamfara State Governor Dauda...
Newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, has requested police protection ahead of what could become a tense showdown at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists after a visit to the FCT Police Command, Turaki said his team intends...
A major confrontation broke out on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as two rival leadership factions clashed in the presence of high-profile party leaders. The tension stemmed from a power struggle between the Taminu Turaki–led National Working Committee (NWC) and a parallel faction...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike-supported faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Muhammed Abdulrahman, has announced emergency meetings of its National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) for Tuesday. A notice released on Monday by the suspended National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, stated that the meetings will...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has no choice but to accept ”displaced politicians” from other parties in the wake of rising defections, Sen. Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has said Ndume said this at the Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025(121-Posthumous Birthday Celebration)themed “The Power of Pan-African unity,...
A former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has been chosen as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His emergence followed the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, where delegates drawn from 17 states voted to fill key leadership...
Newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, used his acceptance speech to reassure party members that the trust they have placed in him “will not be taken for granted.” Turaki clinched the chairmanship at the PDP’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, where...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, host of the 2025 PDP National Convention, has said he is confident the gathering will mark a turning point for the party’s national future. Makinde made the remark on Saturday while welcoming delegates to the convention at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. He...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the expulsion of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, the factional secretary of the party, Samuel Anyanwu, Austine Nwachukwu and Dan Orbit over alleged misconduct and indiscipline. The motion for their expulsion was read by the former BoT Chairman,...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically dissociated and distanced itself from the purported report of the BoT reconciliation committee being circulated in some section of the media. Chairman of PDP BoT, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this in a statement issued by the party...
Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its national convention, ruling that the event cannot go ahead until former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, is allowed to obtain a chairmanship nomination form. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Peter Lifu held that...