THE opposition Democratic People’s Party (DPP) yesterday hailed the sentencing of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, to 13 years imprisonment in the United Kingdom (UK). The party said that the judgment was a vindication of its long-standing allegation that Ibori looted Delta State for eight years. On its part, the Delta State government said […]
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned former military president and presidential aspirant on the party platform, General Ibrahim Babangida, against incessant attacks on happenings within the party. Reacting to a statement credited to the Media Assistant to the former military president, Prince Kassim Afegbua, which was published in […]
April 12, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, Fidelis Soriwei and Femi Makinde The Action Congress of Nigeria on Wednesday said it had uncovered a plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to destabilise the South-West geo-political zone as part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to contest the 2015 presidential poll. The ACN, in a statement in Lagos […]
Replacement for former president and immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo would emerge through consensus. The secretary, BoT Senator Walid Jibrin dropped the hint yesterday even as he allayed fears that Chief Obasanjo’s resignation would upset the party’s machinery. The former president had resigned on Tuesday […]
THE presidency, on Wednesday, reacted to the suggestion by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the National Assembly should impeach President Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly accepting a gift of church renovation from a private contractor, admonishing the opposition on the need to be more responsible in its utterances. A statement by the Special Adviser […]
By Rotimi Ajayi, Emeka Mamah & DAUD OLATUNJI LAGOS — Less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo resigned his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the leadership caucus of the party has started brainstorming on who could suitably fit into the shoes of the ex-President. […]
Action Congress of Nigeria has asked the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan for admitting openly that he solicited “a bribe” from a foreign construction company, in violation of the Constitution that he swore to uphold. In a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party […]
The newly elected National Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Thursday, stormed Kebbi State to muster support for the party’s’ candidate in Saturday’s rerun governorship election, Alhaji Usman Saidu Dakingari. The visit to Kebbi is the first major assignment that the recently elected national executives of the PDP […]
The founding national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has finally dumped the party and formed the United Peoples Grand Alliance (UPGA.) He had voluntarily halted the leadership dispute in APGA and discontinued all court actions to that effect, after what he described as soul-searching meeting with political associates from […]
Abuja – Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of FCT, Mr Michael Zuokumor, said that 10,000 policemen would be deployed to monitor Saturday’s PDP National Convention in Abuja. Zuokumor, in a statement in Abuja, said the Police would be assisted by other security agencies to ensure hitch-free convention. He said the team, comprising police mobile […]
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