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Amid a growing wave of defections threatening its future, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a strategic counter-offensive led by a high-powered reconciliation panel chaired by former Senate President Bukola Saraki. The panel held a closed-door meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja to tackle festering internal […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed former Senate President Bukola Saraki as chairman of a new reconciliation committee aimed at mending internal rifts ahead of its upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for later this month. The development followed a high-level strategy meeting held Sunday night at the Abuja residence of Bauchi State […]
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has assured President Bola Tinubu of his support, as well as that of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Recalling that before joining APGA, the party had a policy of supporting the president and the ruling political party at the center, Soludo reaffirmed that this […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Oluwole Oke, representing Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency of Osun State, has said his admiration for President Bola Tinubu’s leadership style contributed significantly to his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oke said the Asiwaju mentees over the years have done […]
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 PDP governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. It described the suit as speculative and is seeking ₦1 billion in damages. The governors representing states including Adamawa, Oyo, and Bayelsa, are contesting President Bola Tinubu’s March […]
The Ogun State Government has tendered an apology to motorists and commuters plying the 14-kilometre dualized Ijebu-Ode–Epe Road, following public outrage over what many have described as excessive toll charges. The apology comes amid growing calls for transparency and fairness in the tolling process introduced under the current administration. According to a report carried […]
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has warned that the growing frustration among Nigerians could transform the #TinubuMustGo campaign into another mass uprising like #EndSARS if urgent reforms are not made. #EndSARS, was a decentralized social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria that mainly occurred in 2020. The protests originated from a Twitter campaign […]
Amid mounting concerns over recent defections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to hold a high-level strategy meeting between its National Working Committee (NWC) and the PDP Governors’ Forum on May 11, with the aim of curbing the growing wave of defections and addressing internal party disputes. A senior NWC official, who spoke […]
The presidency has dismissed claims that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) were forced, insisting that politicians are joining the ruling party out of their own free will. In a statement issued on Sunday by Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency argued that the current […]
The wave of defections from Nigeria’s opposition parties appears far from over, as more governors are reportedly preparing to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), according to Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule. Speaking on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television on Thursday, Governor Sule hinted that several governors are already in talks […]
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