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Turaki-led PDP Backs Chairman’s Rescue Call For Foreign Intervention

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PDP Crisis: Turaki-led Bloc Issues Wike, Others Expulsion Certificates

The newly elected National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ini Ememobong, has condemned the police for firing tear gas canisters directly at party officials and journalists during Tuesday’s confrontation at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, on Tuesday Ememobong said the party had anticipated resistance ahead of its planned inaugural National...

44 Federal Lawmakers Demand Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Write President Tinubu

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Release Nnamdi Kanu For Peace To Reign, South-East Senators Beg President Tinubu

Forty-four serving members of the House of Representatives have formally written President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to order the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and initiate a political dialogue aimed at resolving grievances fueling unrest in the South-East. The lawmakers, drawn from various regions across the country and different political parties, signed a two-page resolution calling...

INEC Urges Osun Political Parties To Conduct Credible Primaries Ahead of 2026 Poll

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INEC Urges Osun Political Parties To Conduct Credible Primaries Ahead of 2026 Poll

Dr Mutiu Agboke, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, has urged political parties in the state to conduct their primaries in accordance with the law. Agboke, in a statement by INEC Public Relations Officer, Olurode Musa, on Monday in Osogbo, said the conduct of party primaries in line with the law was important ahead...

Senator Kawu Sumaila Weds NAF Officer in Low-Key Kano Ceremony

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Senator Kawu Sumaila Weds NAF Officer in Low-Key Kano Ceremony

Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South Senatorial District, has married his new bride, Flying Officer Hindatu Isah, in a modest wedding ceremony held in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State. The bride, Hindatu, an officer with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), hails from Rano. The ceremony took place at the residence of her father, Madakin Rano Ada’u Isah...

Ex- Kaduna Gov. Stepped Down As PDP BoT Secretary

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Ex- Kaduna Gov. Stepped Down As PDP BoT Secretary

Former Kaduna State governor Ahmed Makarfi has stepped down as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), saying the party must adhere strictly to its zoning principles to maintain internal equity. His resignation followed the emergence of Kabiru Turaki — a former minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs — as the PDP’s new national chairman...

PDP In Crisis As Wike Faction Struggle Over Control of Party’s National Secretariat 

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PDP Dismiss Lamido’s Call For New NWC Dissolution

The two factions claiming the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are primed for a battle for the control of Wadata, Abuja National Secretariat of the party, today. While the newly elected National Chairman, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has fixed the inaugural meeting of the new National Working Committee, NWC, at the secretariat, the faction loyal to the Federal...

Abia-Born Leader, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, Re-Elected Deputy Mayor In United States

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Abia-Born Leader, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, Re-Elected Deputy Mayor In United States

A Nigerian-born public official, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor (Mayor Pro Tem) of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, securing another two-year term that will run until 2027. ABN TV reports that the announcement was made public on Sunday through a Facebook post by his younger brother, Mr. Peter Agba Kalu, who congratulated him...

INEC Boycott PDP National Convention As Rivers PDP Rejects Expulsion Outcome

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INEC Boycott PDP National Convention As Rivers PDP Rejects Expulsion Outcome

The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Rivers State has described the party’s national convention held in Ibadan on Saturday as illegal and said its outcomes will not stand. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Kenneth Yowika, the Rivers PDP praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for boycotting the convention, saying the move upheld the rule of law and democracy. The...

PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike Camp Reject Expulsion

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PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike Camp Reject Expulsion

The expulsion of notable party leaders at a convention in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Saturday was rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party faction that supports Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. This is even as four state chapters of the party have rejected the outcome of the convention, in what observers see as a revolt against Gov....

Newly Elected Chair Turaki Promises Sweeping Reforms To End Impunity In PDP

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Newly Elected Chair Turaki Promises Sweeping Reforms To End Impunity In PDP

The newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has pledged to lead a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at restoring internal democracy, strengthening party unity and bringing an end to longstanding grievances within the party. Delivering his acceptance speech on Saturday at the PDP national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, Turaki said he was fully...

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