The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has continued to fester as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declined to recognise the new national leadership of the party. Members of the National Working Committee, NWC emerged from the party’s National Convention held between November 15 and 16, 2025, held in Ibadan citing […]
The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted to the courts, with the faction led by Kabiru Turaki (SAN) filing a suit seeking an order to compel the Nigeria Police Force to unseal the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The Wadata Plaza headquarters of the opposition party has been under lock and […]
Worried by the recent violent attack on the member of the Zamfara House of Assembly by some aggrieved people in Dansadau, many of his loyalists have concluded that they will leave the ruling PDP for another one where their dignity will be protected. They also expressed their regret over their earlier resolve to go for […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of deepening economic hardship and fiscal disorder, warning that the 2026 budget proposal represents not reform or recovery but the institutionalisation of suffering under the guise of macroeconomic statistics. In a statement released Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the […]
By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba Finally, after nine months of waiting, the Supreme Court gave a verdict on the Rivers State emergency rule suit filed by some States against the federal government. Delivery of the judgment itself stands as the first victory for constitutional democracy. The action was filed by governors of eleven PDP controlled States on […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, 19th December 2025, hosted factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at an interactive meeting to strengthen compliance with the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and the Commission’s regulations ahead of forthcoming elections. Addressing party leaders at the meeting held on Friday, 19 December 2025, the INEC Chairman, […]
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday suspended the working committee of the party in 14 states. This was disclosed in a communique issued at the end of the NWC meeting held in Abuja. The acting National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Haruna Mohammed Jungun who […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the Tinubu administration of absurdity. The party said in the past one week, series of event have portrayed the federal government as inconsistent. Comrade Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the party in a statement on Thursday questioned the disparity between […]
The Governor of River State, Siminalaye Fubara has stated that while he was a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that brought him to power in the State, he was not inside, but at the balcony. Governor Fubara made this known, Wednesday night, while he visited the Party National Secretariat, Buhari House, Abuja […]
BY EDWIN PHILIP Hon Farida Umar, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said the leading opposition party in Nigeria is not factionalized under the leadership of Hon. Tanimu Turaki SAN, who was elected alongside other executives during the recent national convention in Ibadan. She made this known while addressing […]
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tanimu Turaki, SAN has said that the major focus of his leadership is to achieve peace through genuine reconciliation of all stakeholders in the party. He spoke at the opening season of the 83rd meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) in Abuja on Wednesday. The […]
Former chairman of Vegetables Sellers Association of Zamfara, Alhaji Isah Haruna, has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state as being afraid of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC). While speaking with our Reporter in Gusau, he attributed the persistent call for the removal of minister of state, Defence, Bello Matawalle to […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Monday’s judgement by the Supreme Court on the power of the President to declare a state of emergency in a state as a very dangerous trend in the nation’s democratic process. A full panel of the Supreme Court early yesterday delivered a split judgment (six to one) in […]
The Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) has told the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan not to underplay the importance of technology to successful, free, fair and credible election in the country. The party insisted that the deployment of technology is the answer to credible election and that Nigerians will not […]
Edo state government has opened its audited records around how money was channeled towards a controversial project executed by ex-governor ,Godwin Obaseki, saying he took the sum of N25 billion bond to finance the hotel he later allegedly sold to one of his cronies for peanut. This revelations was contained in a video posted by […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “soldier on” amidst the party’s ongoing internal crisis. Obasanjo gave the charge on Saturday when he hosted the faction’s National Working Committee (NWC) at his residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The […]
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Tanimu Turaki has applauded the importance of chairmen of the party across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to repositioning the party. He said PDP will leverage in the competence, versatility and relevance of the chairmen in their respective states to […]
The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has denied knowledge of speculated move by Governor Bala Mohammed from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to PRP. A statement signed by the State Secretary, Wada Abdullahi and made available to journalists in Bauchi on Wednesday indictated that the PRP is not eager […]
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday suffered a major blow ahead of the 2027 general election as two of its governors, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and Ademola Adeleke of Osun states dumped the party. Fubara joined the All Progressives Congress, APC while Adeleke pitched his tent with Accord Party. Governor Fubara disclosed his decision to […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted sharply to the defection of Rivers State Governor , Siminalayi Fubara, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as a “self-inflicted injury.” In a statement released on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the opposition party dismissed Fubara’s claim that he lacked protection within […]