Justice Bello Kawu of the FCT High Court in Kubwa, Abuja on Friday ruled that Dr Obinna Uzoh of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the duly-elected Senator representing Anambra South. Kawu therefore ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Uzoh within 24 hours as affirmed. Breaking: Court […]
The Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kogi State, Chief Kola Ojo, is dead. A statement by the state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Bode Ogunmola, in Lokoja on Wednesday said that Ojo slumped and died in Lagos Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis. Breaking: Court finally affirms Ikpeazu as Abia […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others will on Thursday, February 13, 2020, be re-arraigned on charges bordering on a N700 million election-related fraud. The case file is currently in Court 1, Federal High Court, Benin City, before Hon. Justice M. G. […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja this morning fixed February 25 ,2020 to decide the fate of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh who has been standing trial on seven counts charge since 2016. Metuh is facing the trial with his company- Destra Investment limited for laundering […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday called for “immediate investigation” into the violence that characterised the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections so as to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. The party, in a statement in Abuja, particularly decried the killing of its Women Leader, Mrs. Acheju Abuh, who was reportedly […]
Chief Damishi Sango, the embattled Plateau Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday formally stepped aside by handing over to his deputy, Mr Amos Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Sango’s resignation was announced by retired Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, the leader of the party in the state. Useni, also PDP governorship […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that there was no mass defection of its members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara as alleged by the State Government. Gov. Bello Matawalle and the state’s PDP executives had on Sunday received large number of defectors from APC in Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of […]
The All Progressives Congress has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party is planning to create confusion in Kogi State ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The APC stated this in a statement on Friday by the Chairman, Publicity Committee of the Bello/Onoja Governorship Campaign Council, Kingsley Fanwo. The Punch reports that PDP had claimed the […]
Mr Chidi Ajaegbu, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for Abia Central Senatorial District in the February polls, on Sunday announced his resignation from the party. Addressing newsmen in Aba on Sunday, Ajaegbu also said that he had decided to quit partisan politics for now to pursue his humanitarian services. He attributed his […]
Mr Musa Wada, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Nov. 16, Governorship Election in Kogi, has described impeachment of the state Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, by the State House of Assembly as illegal and undemocratic. Wada said this in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public Communications Committee of the PDP Campaign […]
Until the last days of the 8th Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu, who represented Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1 in the Assembly, was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having refused to join seven others who he was elected into the Assembly with on the platform of the PDP when they […]
In preparation of the forthcoming elections, about 500 members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State. The defectors who are of Lokoja Local Government Area, said they took the decision to show solidarity with Governor Yahaya Bello, and were received by Mr. Muhammed […]
The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Sen. Binos Yaroe (PDP-Adamawa), has lauded the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari suspending foreign travels by ministers and heads of agencies to enable them appear for their budget defence. Yaroe, who gave the commendation Tuesday in an interview with newsmen in Yola, said the measure would facilitate […]
Ahead of the November governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, Mr Ekos Akpokabayen, Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), South Africa chapter, has urged the party’s leadership to work hard to ensure that it won. Akpokabayen, who has lauded the national leadership of the party for not imposing candidates on the people, told […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the affirmation of the election of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa by the State Governorship Election Tribunal, as victory for democracy. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Monday said it was a triumph of the will and aspiration […]
…’Govt not borrowing any funds for project’ … advises PDP on pragmatic opposition politics The Edo State Government has said the Benin Water Storm Project has not been abandoned, as work on the multi-phased project is ongoing in different parts of the state’s capital. The government also stressed that it is not borrowing any funds […]
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate for the February 23 election, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Peter Obi, have filed 66 ground appeal at the Supreme Court over Tribunal judgement of September 11. Among the 66 ground appeal forwarded by PDP and Atiku, Ground 1 and 2 stated that, the Learned Justices […]
Patrick Okohue A political group, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said that Senior officials in the immediate past government of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be made to provide answers to posers raised by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Nigeria’s controversial […]
Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Otunba Gbolahan Adeyemi, has taken the former governor of the state, Clarence Olafemi to the cleaners for planning to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the former governor’s indication on Sunday in Lokoja to defect to APC was […]
Peter Fowoyo – Lagos A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday fixed September 11 to rule on an application brought by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs. Olanrewaju Otiti, seeking the release of her international passport to travel abroad for medical treatment. Otiti is currently standing trial alongside a former Minister […]