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Future of our party in your hand, PDP tells Convention Zoning Committee

Tunde Opalana 15 August 2025 0

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday inaugurated members of its National Convention Zoning Committee with the charge that effective handling of their assignment will make or mar the future of the party. The committee is tasked with the responsibility of fairly and

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Breaking: PDP Inaugurates Elective National Convention Committee

Tunde Opalana 14 August 2025 0

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday inaugurated members of the Zoning Committee ahead of the November 15,16 elective national convention scheduled for Ibadan The zoning committee is headed by the governor of Bayelsa State , Senator Douye Diri with governors Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Caleb […]

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PDP: We have governors fit to fly presidential flag in 2027 — not wooing Jonathan or Peter Obi

Tunde Opalana 14 August 2025 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has a pool of seasoned politicians, including performing governors, capable of leading the party’s presidential campaign in 2027. Debo Ologunagba, PDP national publicity secretary, said this on Wednesday during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja. He dismissed reports that the party is courting former president

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Audu Ogbeh, former agriculture minister, dies at 78

Awwal Owolabi 9 August 2025 0

Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019 and former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has died at the age of 78. In a statement issued by his family on Saturday morning, they said the PDP chieftain passed away peacefully in the early hours of the day. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind […]

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‘Please come back to PDP’ – Bala Mohammed urges Peter Obi

Awwal Owolabi 8 August 2025 0

Mohammed Bala, governor of Bauchi State, has urged Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Bala made the call on Friday while addressing Obi and his supporters at the Bauchi state government house. The governor, who chairs the […]

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Dino Melaye resigns from PDP, cites leadership failure

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2025 0

Dino Melaye, former senator representing Kogi West, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s failure to provide credible leadership and deliver good governance to Nigerians. In a letter dated July 4, 2025, and addressed to the PDP chairman in Ward 1, Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA of Kogi state, Melaye said his […]

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Peter Obi will return to PDP, run for President in 2027, says Ali Modu Sheriff

Awwal Owolabi 29 July 2025 0

Ali Modu Sheriff, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Peter Obi will be the party’s presidential candidate in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, the former governor of Borno State said he is convinced that Obi and the PDP are “a perfect match”. Obi, who was PDP’s vice-presidential candidate […]

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Osita Okechukwu: PDP, not APC, mortgaged Nigeria’s future

Tom Okpe 28 July 2025 0

Osita Okechukwu, a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—not the ruling APC—that mortgaged Nigeria’s future. His comment comes in response to criticisms by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of “fiscal vandalism” following the National

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Fayose: PDP may come fourth in 2027 — party has lost its structure

Awwal Owolabi 26 July 2025 0

Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its soul and risks finishing fourth in the 2027 general elections. Fayose, a former member of the G5, made the claim during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he painted a grim picture of the party’s current state. […]

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2027: PDP zones presidential ticket to south, shifts convention to Ibadan

Awwal Owolabi 25 July 2025 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South — reversing its 2023 decision to allow an open contest that led to Atiku Abubakar’s emergence. The decision was reached during the party’s 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, following intense consultations and recommendations from the […]

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Sule Lamido: I’ll support any 2027 arrangement that can save Nigeria

Promise Eze 23 July 2025 0

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, says he is ready to support any political arrangement — within or outside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — that can secure Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking with journalists in Kano on Tuesday, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs said saving the country must come before […]

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Four PDP Senators defect to APC over ‘party crisis’

Tunde Opalana 23 July 2025 0

Aniekan Bassey, Eking Sampson, Francis Fadahunsi and Olubiyi Fadeyi, four senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, read their defection notices during Wednesday’s plenary. Bassey and Sampson represent Akwa Ibom North East and Akwa Ibom South,

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‘The soul of PDP has been hijacked’ — Ex-Reps member Maduabum joins ADC

Tunde Opalana 21 July 2025 0

Cyril Maduabum, a former Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum and two-term federal lawmaker, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The defection, which took place over the weekend, adds fresh momentum to the ADC’s coalition drive as it continues to attract disenchanted politicians from mainstream parties. In a […]

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We’ve not taken official position on coalition – PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 July 2025 0

…Says party focused on unity, national convention By Tunde Opalana The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from a purported call on members of the party to join the newly formed political coalition. This is in response to a call on Tuesday by the Atiku Abubakar led ex- members […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos Forms Strategic Coalition with African Democratic Congress (ADC)

Ihesiulo Grace 3 July 2025 0

In a significant development, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its formal alliance with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition. David Mark has been appointed as the interim chairman of the party, succeeding Ralph Okey Nwosu. The ADC was officially designated as the party of the new coalition during […]

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Street Renaming: PDP accuses Lagos govt of stirring ethnic tension, rejects move

Vincent Afolabi 1 July 2025 0

The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the state government against actions capable of fuelling ethnic tension, warning that the recent renaming of some streets could undermine unity in the state. The party specifically condemned the renaming of the popular Charly Boy Street in Bariga, which was recently changed to […]

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Who is your National Secretary?,  Yakubu asks PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 June 2025 0

…party meets with INEC seeks soft landing    By Tunde Opalana Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  Professor Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday asked  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to clarify position on who is the actual occupant of its National Secretary office. Yakubu expressed dismay at the confusion created by the party over the […]

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Killing over 200 in Benue, horrifying chapter in Nigeria’s history – PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in very strong terms condemned the gruesome massacre of over 200 Nigerians including children in Benue State describing it as another horrifying chapter in the history of the nation under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. The PDP lamented the reports of how terrorists and bandits invaded […]

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Bayelsa PDP commends Tinubu, Supreme Court, Wike, others for sustenance of democracy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 June 2025 0

By Aherhoke Okioma The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has identified President Bola Tinubu, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, as defenders of democracy. The acting chairman of the party, George Turnah, in a statement by his media assistant, Kelvin Loveday- Egbo said Tinubu, Wike, the […]

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PDP to Nigerians on June 12: Resist Tinubu, APC’s one-party state plot

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of the June 12 Democracy Day to re-awaken and strengthen their resistance to what it described as the anti-democratic designs of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly the plot to foist a despotic one-party regime in Nigeria. The PDP […]