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Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Suspended Over Alleged Sabotage
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Mr Jude Ezenwafor, its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election over alleged sabotage. The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the PDP in Anambra announced this at the end of its meeting held at the party’s office in Awka on Tuesday. The party said that the suspension, which will last for a period of one...
VIDEO: Ex-Abia Councillor Flogged, Detained By Youths Over Alleged Insult To Serving Member
A former councillor in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Mr. Uduma Uguru, popularly known as Makiba, has alleged that he was lured, beaten, and detained by youths of Amaekpu Ohafia over claims that he disrespected a serving councillor in the area. Makiba, who spoke during an exclusive episode of the “Talk Make I Talk Podcast”, recounted how the...
Court Extends Order Permitting PDP National Convention Till Friday
Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has again extended its interim order restraining any interference with the planned National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled for November 15 and 16, in Ibadan. The extension will remain in force until Friday, when the substantive case comes up for further hearing. In his ruling, yesterday, Justice Ladiran Akintola ordered that...
“I won’t Compel My Deputy To Join APC” – Gov Diri
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says he will not compel his deputy, Sen Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to join him in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Diri formally joined the APC on November 3, without his deputy, fuelling speculation that Ewhrudjakpo has been penciled in for impeachment by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, the majority of whom followed Diri to the...
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...
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...
Senate Moves To Bans Under-18 Recruitment Into Nigerian Military
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...
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...
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...
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...
