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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...

Abia ADC To Take Legal Action Against Abaribe Over Alleged Party Interference

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Abia ADC To Take Legal Action Against Abaribe Over Alleged Party Interference

The African Democratic Congress,ADC, Abia state chapter, has threatened legal action against the senator representing Abia South zone ,Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe,over alleged interference in the affairs of the party in the state. ADC stated that Abaribe who is not a member of the party has been convening party meetings and sponsoring a parallel executive committee against the leadership of the...

Taraba Governor Plans To Join APC On Wednesday

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Taraba Governor Plans To Join APC On Wednesday

Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas has announced that he will join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, November 19. Speaking with journalists on Saturday, the governor confirmed his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party. Governor Kefas said the defection “has to do with the destiny of Taraba people” and indicated that he expects many...

PDP Kebbi Plans To Boycott National Convention

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PDP Kebbi Plans To Boycott National Convention

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Iliya Damagum, has arrived the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, venue of the party’s 2025 Elective National Convention. Meanwhile, the Kebbi State chapter of PDP has announced its decision to boycott the party’s Ibadan national convention. Also, at the venue, governors of Oyo, Adamawa,  Zamfara and Bauchi states, Engr Seyi Makinde, Ahmadu...

Former Abia Governor, Senator T.A. Orji Resigns From PDP

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Former Abia Governor, Senator T.A. Orji Resigns From PDP

Former Governor of Abia State and immediate past Senator representing Abia Central, Senator Theodore Ahamefule Orji (CON), has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after years of active membership and leadership within the party. In a resignation letter dated and addressed to the PDP Ward 1 Chairman in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Senator Orji announced his withdrawal...

PDP Commence Preparations For National Convention Despite Court Orders

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PDP Commence Preparations For National Convention Despite Court Orders

Preparations for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention are continuing in Ibadan, Oyo State, despite conflicting court rulings and internal disagreements over whether the event should proceed. The convention is scheduled for November 15 and 16. The build-up has been overshadowed by divergent judicial pronouncements on the legality of holding the exercise. An Oyo State High Court last week...

Crisis Looms As Wabara, Saraki Disagrees Over PDP Convention In Oyo

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Crisis Looms As Wabara, Saraki Disagrees Over PDP Convention In Oyo

Two former Senate Presidents and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, have disagreed over holding the party’s national convention billed to start tomorrow in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While Wabara, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, said the exercise must go on against the plans of those he said wanted...

Senate Moves To Bans Under-18 Recruitment Into Nigerian Military

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NECA, MAN, NACCIMA Reject Senate’s Proposed Amendment To NSITF Act

The Senate has moved to outlaw the recruitment of persons under the age of 18 into the military as it passed the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025, for second reading. The proposed law, which prohibits the enlistment of minors, aligns Nigeria’s military practices with the Child Rights Act, 2003, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the...

Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Ezenwafor Dismisses Suspension Verdict

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Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Ezenwafor Dismisses Suspension Verdict

Mr Jude Ezenwafor, the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, says the Mr Chidi Chidebe-led State Executive Committee cannot suspend him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Anambra PDP SEC, rising from a meeting, had announced the suspension of Ezenwafor for a period of one month for sabotaging the party in the just concluded...

Fresh Crisis Looms Over PDP Ibadan Convention

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Fresh Crisis Looms Over PDP Ibadan Convention

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as two separate court pronouncements have restrained the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from holding or monitoring the planned Ibadan convention. Despite these clear judicial orders, the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Wednesday, insisting that the convention would...

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