In a major setback for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the party from holding its 2025 National Convention, scheduled to take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. The court, led by Justice Peter Odo Lifu, also barred...
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Newly elected chairman of Lau Local Government Area in Taraba State, Peter Julius, has vowed to transform rice production and livestock farming in the region by linking local farmers with major rice producers across Africa. Julius spoke on Saturday shortly after he was declared winner of the Saturday’s November...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed its confidence in the leadership of the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, declaring that the party remains “united, formidable and focused” as it prepares for its elective national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has blamed the challenges faced by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the suspended National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and five members of the National Working Committee of the party. A statement by...
The internal leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) announcing the suspension of National Chairman Umar Damagum and five other top officials for one month. On Saturday, during an emergency meeting in Abuja, the faction, led...
Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the recent court order stopping the party’s planned national convention, describing the decision as a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. Recalled that the Federal High Court in Abuja had restrained the...
Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down an application by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its forthcoming national convention. Lamido, through his counsel Jeph Njikonye, SAN, had filed an ex-parte motion requesting the court to issue an...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo – Following the perfected plans by Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas to defect from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), the state chairman of the APC, Ibrahim El-Suldi, has disclosed that the state’s government house his party has been yearning for...
Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara in the House of Representatives, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, restrained the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas,...
Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday lauded the effort of Dr Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence and Sen. Abdulaziz Yari for their unwavering support to the party in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Yusuf Idris, APC Publicity Secretary...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has postponed the screening of aspirants for the 2025 Elective National Convention. The screening exercise, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 was put to hold due to unforeseen circumstances. Chairman, NCOC/Executive Governor of...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has declared an end to factional politics within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, urging the newly elected state executive members to embrace unity, forgiveness, and collective responsibility as the foundation for rebuilding the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has firmly rejected allegations of forgery and signature falsification made by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, describing them as “false, baseless, and misleading.” In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, BoT Chairman,...
In a major political development, northern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as their consensus choice for the party’s national chairmanship ahead of the Nov. 15 National Convention in Ibadan. The...
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, has declared unwavering support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distancing himself from the recent resignation of Governor Douye Diri from the party. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, just hours after Gov. Diri publicly announced his departure from...
Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elder statesman and Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Chief Bode George, has expressed deep surprise over the defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling the move unexpected and puzzling. Speaking during a live appearance on Politics Today...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not recognise the voice of his people. The governor, in a broadcast to the Enugu people on Tuesday morning, announced that he had quit the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was initially slated for Wednesday, October 15. This update was shared by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. According to Ologunagba, the decision...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has issued a strong warning to elements within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) allegedly plotting to disrupt the party’s upcoming National Convention. Speaking in Abuja after the inaugural meeting of the PDP National Convention Transportation Sub-committee, which he chairs, Makinde urged aggrieved members to...