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PDP Slams Court Judgement On National Convention, Describe As Assault On Democracy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, (yesterday) describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. However, the PDP states that the judgment of the court does not vitiate its ability to proceed with the processes and activities towards the National Convention...
Abian, Ukonu Obasi Elected Councillor In UK
An indigene of Abia State, Ukonu Elisha Obasi, has made history as he emerged the new Councillor for St John’s Ward in Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Kent, United Kingdom. According to the official results announced by the Returning Officer, William Benson, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, Obasi, who contested under the platform of the Liberal Democrats, secured a decisive victory...
Opposition Slams Tinubu Of Forcing Defections Using Public Resources
Opposition parties have accused President Bola Tinubu of using public resources and anti-graft agencies to pressure opposition members into joining the All Progressives Congress. The parties stated that the APC was on the verge of collapse following the recent wave of defections from opposition parties into its ranks. In separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, spokespersons for the Peoples Democratic Party, New Nigeria...
“I Am Joining APC For The Sake Of Bayelsa Progress” – Gov. Diri
Ahead of his formal reception into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 3, Bayelsa Governor Senator Douye Diri stated his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was made in the state's best interest. Speaking at the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day in Yenagoa, Diri said the move, though not fully understood by some, aims at unity and...
PDP Crisis Deepens As Makinde Bloc Regroups, Ortom, Fayose Support Wike
The deepening crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party has further widened, as former governors Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) have thrown their weight behind the Nyesom Wike-led faction of the party’s National Working Committee. This development comes as loyalists of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and other governors regroup to remobilise support and challenge the Wike camp ahead...
ADC Pledges Free, Fair, Credible Primary Ahead Of Ekiti 2026 Poll
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress in Ekiti State, Ilesanmi Omolayo, has assured party members of a free, fair and transparent primary election to select the party’s candidate for the June 20, 2026, governorship election. Omolayo said the primaries, scheduled for November 6, would be conducted through the direct mode across the 177 wards in the state. He appealed to...
Fayose Support National Chairman’s Suspension, Calls For Repostioning
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that recent developments within the Peoples Democratic Party indicate that there is no hope of the party returning to power for now. Fayose, who on Saturday backed the suspension of the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, by a faction of the party, also congratulated the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central),...
Govs Battles Wike’s Camp Over Forceful Take Over Of Party’s Control
The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working Committee, led by the party’s...
Anyanwu Writes INEC, Introduces Abdulrahman As New PDP Chair
The suspended National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, urging the commission to recognise Mohammed Abdulrahman as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP. The crisis rocking the main opposition party worsened on Monday when Abdulrahman, accompanied by Anyanwu and a handful of other loyalists,...
YPP Expels Rep Uzokwe Over Anti-Party Acts, Urges Tinubu To End ‘Excuses’ On Insecurity
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has expelled Hon. Uzokwe Lovepet Ifeanyi Peter, the lawmaker representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, over alleged gross misconduct and anti-party activities. The decision was announced in a communiqué issued after the party’s 28th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, held Monday at its National Secretariat in Abuja....
