Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its support behind the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, despite securing a Court of Appeal judgment affirming the nomination of its own candidate. The decision was announced in a statement on Friday by...
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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), headed by National Chairman, Interim National Working Committee (INWC), Barr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has arrived in Bauchi State to attend the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) Democracy Dialogue, scheduled for August 11, 2026. This year’s dialogue, centered on the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the European Union’s (EU) decision to withdraw from observing Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, describing the move as a troubling indication of declining confidence in the country’s electoral process. In a statement issued on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Comrade...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Usman S. Bawa (ABG), has described former governor of the state, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, CON, as a statesman whose seven decades of life and service have left enduring footprints in Kaduna State and Nigeria. Bawa, in...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa (ABG), has condemned the killing of 30 residents of Naridon Village in Kauru Local Government Area, describing the attack as a horrifying act of barbarity that demands urgent and decisive action from governments and security agencies....
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest allegations against him, describing them as a desperate attempt to rewrite history and confer political advantage on his preferred candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election....
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Malam Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political development ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ubandoma’s defection took place in Abuja at the Asokoro residence of Senator Aliyu...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Abia State, Deacon Kelechi Anosike, has unveiled plans to establish two specialised agencies aimed at transforming the state’s informal sector and positioning young people for opportunities in the global digital economy if elected governor in 2027. Anosike...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged candidates contesting in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be prepared to struggle for power. Wike, a national leader of the PDP, stated this during the party’s 109th National Executive...
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has assured voters and stakeholders that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is fully prepared to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election in the state. Speaking with journalists on Friday, ahead of the poll, Omoseyindemi said the...
Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), a move widely seen as aligning with Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent political shift. The defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary...
Plateau State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Garba Biggs, has pledged to serve only one term if elected governor in 2027, saying he would respect the state’s zoning arrangement and complete only the remaining four years allotted to the Central Zone. Biggs made the declaration...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sounded a note of warning to owners of Event Centres, Hotels and other public buildings in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stop offering their facilities for use by illegal organizations include unrecognized political parties. The FCTA noted that allocations of lands in...
Fresh tension has erupted within the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following allegations of attempts to impose a candidate for the Adamawa Central Senatorial District. A pressure group within the party, known as Legacy APC, on Wednesday accused some party leaders of manipulating the primaries...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has been cleared to participate in the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after successfully passing the party’s screening exercise. The screening marks Kefas’ first official vetting by the APC since his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the...
Fresh cracks have emerged within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the appointment of a 13-member interim National Working Committee (NWC) by the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by Senator Adolphus Wabara. The decision, which underscores the deepening leadership tussle within the opposition party, comes in the wake...
A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Sandy Ojang Onor, has officially joined the party’s 2027 presidential race after purchasing his nomination form, pledging to reposition the party for national leadership. Onor, who represented Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Senate...
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), in a move that could reshape the political landscape in the state and beyond. The announcement was made on Saturday at the Government House in Bauchi, where...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over its internal stability following a split judgment by the Supreme Court that upheld the nullification of its Ibadan convention, warning that the development could steer the party into a “dangerous bend.” In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the party described...
National Working Committee (NWC) of the factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the Sokoto State Executive Committee of the party and constituted a caretaker committee to oversee its affairs. The decision, which takes immediate effect, is part of ongoing efforts by the party leadership to strengthen and reposition...