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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday turned down former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s request that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, should vacate his post for the South West to take the slot. The Acting National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, at a news conference on the registration of […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
The Presidential Tribunal sitting as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the application brought by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) seeking to be declared as the winner of the April presidential election. The panel of justices, headed by Justice Mohammed Garuba, consequently fixed today for issuance of the pre-hearing report in the petition. […]
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Gombe, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Political tension is mounting in Gombe State as members and followers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have accused Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of sidelining them in his planned appointment of commissioners and other public officers. One of the leaders of the party in the state, Alhaji Garba Abdullahi Gombe, stated this in a press statement […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-East
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
A group of political leaders have begun moves to convince their counterparts in the ruling Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) to dump the party ahead of its national convention in January next year. The group, which consists mainly of young political turks across the various political parties is led by one Chief Mathew Ezema and is […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), INEC Politics, Party Politics
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has read riot act to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for declining the party access to inspect the Biometric Database used during the last voter registration exercise and during the general elections. The party also stated that INEC’s refusal to produce the biometric database has shown the inadequacy […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
ABUJA-AS Muslims across the country join the rest of the world to mark this year’s Eid-El-Fitri, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday urged all Nigerians irrespective of their religion to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his determination to bring about development in the country. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Professor Rufai […]
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Edo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, August 29th, 2011
BENIN CITY — TRAGEDY struck in Benin City, yesterday, when armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted the Chairman/Managing Director of Tomline Industrial Company Limited and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Elder Tes Sorae, after his driver and orderly were shot dead. His wife, who was also shot, is in critical situation […]
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Anambra, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim , SGF The National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party has initiated moves to resolve the factional crisis in its Anambra State chapter, as it set up dates for the various congresses in its Edo State chapter. According to documents from the party, made available to THISDAY, NWC directed […]
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Anambra, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The crisis rocking the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday assumed a new dimension as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at a meeting in Abuja, decried the rising factionalisation in the party. While the party’s NWC called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the allegations of […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has asked the Presidential Election Tribunal to enter judgment in favour of its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari on the grounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has flouted the order of the tribunal directing it to allow the party to inspect the materials used for the April […]