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A former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Kebbi State. Speaking on his ambition, the former AGF stated that he had the backing of the people of the state. “INEC guidelines do not allow us to begin any form […]
Another face-off between factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently brewing as expelled members of the party set to hold an emergency meeting at the party’a National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Newsmen recalls that the PDP on Saturday suspended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and other […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has expelled FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and eight other senior members for alleged anti-party activities. The decision was taken today at the PDP National Convention in Ibadan, where the Umar Damagum-led faction also dissolved the party executives in Rivers, Abia, Imo, Plateau and Enugu States. […]
Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South Zone, George Turnah, has condemned the Board of Trustees (BoT) rejection of the resolution of the reconciliation committee, to resolve the internal crisis in the party and ensure the peaceful holding of the 2025 national convention. He has also described the insistence by a fraction of […]
The Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Lukman Olalekan Adeleye, has said public office holders in a democratic system must place service to the people above political party considerations. Adeleye, who represents Odogbolu State Constituency, stated this while featuring on Eagle FM 102.5 Ilese-Ijebu’s Yoruba political programme Oselu Awarawa. He told […]
Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a final order stopping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its 2025 National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State. The convention is billed to hold between November 15 and 16 in the Oyo State capital for the purpose of electing […]
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP in Ekiti State for the 2026 gubernatorial election, has officially received his certificate of return from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The certificate which guarantees the authenticity of the candidate was presented to him by the national leader of the party, Senator Rabiu Musa […]
The infighting in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resulted in the collapse of trust, a founding father of the main opposition party, Alhaji Sule Lamido, declared yesterday. He spoke after the Federal High Court in Abuja granted his request for an order stopping Saturday’s convention of the party. “In this case, if my party loses, I […]
Tension over the 2026 budget stalled proceedings at the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers abruptly adjourned plenary without considering a single item on the day’s Order Paper. It was an unusual development, last witnessed only when the chamber suspended sittings in honour of a deceased member. Lawmakers exchanged heated words in the closed-door […]
For the second time, the Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its 2025 National Convention scheduled to take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring, or recognizing the outcome of the […]
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