Oyo: Akala’s loyalists sweep PDP Assembly’s primaries

Despite the late arrival of the officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the national headquarters for the primaries into the 32-seat Oyo State legislative arm, the election was successful with loyalists of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, winning most of the seats. Among those that emerged as winner is Mr. Jimoh Fadipe, the lawmaker who […]

Rumbles in PDP over guber, NASS primaries

MUTTERINGS of disaffection arising from the gubernatorial and National Assembly primaries in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were, yesterday, threatening the fabric of the party. Besides the exit already made by disaffected party members prior to the primaries, there were fresh eruptions arising, ironically, from new efforts to manage the pre-primary rumbles. In Enugu State […]

Akume, 24 PDP members to join ACN

Former Governor George Akume of Benue State and 24 other Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains in the state will today, officially declare for Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. Aside the decamping of Akume and others in Benue State, it was also gathered that moves were on for ACN to receive Senator Jubril Aminu and another […]

Sarah Jibril Asks Court to Stop Atiku

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mrs. Sarah Jibril, has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a presidential aspirant of the ruling party for the April general election. This comes […]

Jonathan, Atiku appear before PDP screening panel

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will today Screen its Presidential aspirants to get the party’s flagbearer for the April Presidential election. Those to appear before the Ambassador  Aminu  Wali led 10 –member  Screening Committee are President  Goodluck  Jonathan, former  vice-President  Atiku  Abubakar ,  Mrs Sarah Jibril and Alhaji  Aminu  Dutsima  from  Katsina  state  and thereafter […]

PDP Presidential Primaries: Police To Deploy Anti-Terrorist Squad

Delegate lobbying shifts to hotels ||  Aminu Wali chairs screening Panel  ||  Determined  to  ensure security in  Abuja as the ruling  Peoples  Democratic  Party (PDP) holds its special  national  convention,  the  Nigeria  Police  Force will  deploy  its  anti-terrorist  squad  to  the  Eagle  Square,  venue  of  the convention  where  the  party’s  presidential  candidate  for  this  April  […]

Marwa Asks PDP to Rescind Decision on Adamawa

Intrigues and manipulation still pervaded the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ad hoc and national delegates election across the states, as one of the governorship aspirants in Adamawa State, Brig-Gen Buba Marwa has asked the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to rescind its decision to cancel the congress and conduct a fresh one […]

PDP urges court to strike out Atiku loyalists’ suit

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked an Abuja High Court to strike out a suit by some aggrieved members, i who want President Goodluck Jonathan barred from contesting the presidential election under its platform. The plaintiffs, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Mr. Dubem Onyia and Alhaji Lawal Kaita, who were said to be loyal to ex-Vice President […]

Why I dumped PDP – Ladoja

Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, weekend, disclosed reasons why he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and opted for Accord Party. This came as he vowed to do everything possible to make his former party be  a forgotten after the April poll. Ladoja, who will  slug it out with his successor in […]

Chime, Nwodo war rages as PDP meets aspirants today

 The Muslim Rights Concern, an Islamic group, has appealed to the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to what is motivating people to plant bombs, arguing that apprehending the culprits alone without addressing the motivating factors will only bring the kind of peace found in the graveyard. Another Islamic group, Ahmadiyya Movement in Nigeria, […]

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