Tag: PDP
Aondoakaa emerges PDP Consensus Governorship candidate in Benue
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus…
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Updated: Makinde-backed PDP appoints Turaki as national chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), backed by Seyi Makinde, Oyo governor, has appointed Kabiru Turaki as the chairman of the…
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed dumps PDP for APM
“After careful consideration and wide consultations with leaders and stakeholders across the country, it has become clear that our efforts…
Ogun 2027: PDP’s Adebutu joins governorship race
Describing himself as a law-abiding citizen and loyal party member, Adebutu stated that his decision to once again seek the…
No vacuum! Wike’s loyalists assert control of PDP
Mohammed said that the apex court’s ruling dealt solely with the legality of the Ibadan convention organized by the rival…
Confusion rocks PDP as rival BoT statements contradict each other
With no unified interpretation emerging, the PDP now faces renewed uncertainty over its national leadership structure, further intensifying one of…
“No more faction, there is only one PDP, ” Wike celebrates Supreme Court judgement
Wike also dismissed the relevance of some defectors who exited the party during the crisis, describing them as politically insignificant,…
Judgment day as Supreme Court decides fates of PDP, ADC leadership crises
The Supreme Court is also considering a related appeal seeking to lift restrictions placed on the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Judgment day for ADC, PDP as Supreme Court takes final call on Thursday
Nigeria’s Supreme Court will deliver judgments on Thursday, April 30, in two important political cases involving the African Democratic Congress…
PDP crisis deepens as Wike faction pegs presidential form at ₦50m
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has…
Shekarau dumps PDP, set for dramatic return to APC
Former Kano State governor and ex-Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Wike storms PDP National Secretariat, gives order to Mohammed-led NWC members
he Minister dismissed claims by smaller political groups, positioning themselves as leading opposition voices, insisting that performance at the polls…
Supreme Court fixes date as PDP leadership crisis heads for final showdown
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed April 22, 2026, to hear two critical appeals filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led…
Oyo lawmakers blow whistle on impeachment plot against Gov. Makinde
In a coordinated response to circulating rumours of an alleged impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde, key members of the…
Opposition heavyweights storm Abuja as PDP, ADC hold secret alliance talks
Top figures of Nigeria’s opposition bloc on Wednesday convened in Abuja for a high-level closed-door meeting, fuelling speculation of a…
Wike declares: ‘PDP crisis over!’
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike likened politics to a game of football rather than a…
Why I ran back to PDP after few weeks in APC – Ombugadu
Ombugadu, who contested the 2019 and 2023 governorship elections on the PDP platform had recently announced his defection to the…
No more opposition in Ogun Assembly as PDP lawmakers join APC
The 26 member House of Assembly has therefore become a one party legislature with the defection of the PDP lawmakers
Embattled PDP faction drags INEC-recognised leadership to S’Court
“We have taken this battle to the Supreme Court for the determination of all the issues relating to the leadership…
Wike-backed PDP faction affirms Mohammed as National Chairman
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has…
PDP remains most structured party in Nigeria – Ikpeazu
Ikpazu sated this in his opening remarks at the 10th Elective National Convention of the PDP backed by Minister of…
INEC officials storm PDP Convention in Abuja
He also named other senior officials such as Director of Election and Party Monitoring, Joan Arabs; Director of Legal Services,…
Ex-Lagos Guber candidate Funso Doherty dumps PDP
The former candidate revealed that he had earlier written to the President of the Court of Appeal, urging the court…
Wike dismisses Supreme Court move, insists PDP convention will hold
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described as “baseless” the decision by a faction of the Peoples…
PDP will be on 2027 election ballot, Turaki assures
Speaking on defection of PDP members to other political parties, Turaki noted that the exit of high-profile members—including former presidents,…
No betrayal from Tinubu, presidency must stay in South – Saraki
“Tinubu didn’t have the say that they claimed he had. He was not part of the people who took the…
Oyo 2027: Ajadi clears PDP screening, makes Makinde’s final shortlist for governorship ticket
Sources within the party disclosed that Ambassador Ajadi was among the aspirants screened on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as the…
BREAKING: Court orders arrest of factional PDP chairman, Kabiru Turaki
This development adds to the ongoing leadership crisis within the PDP, as different factions continue to lay claim to key…
2027: Turaki-led PDP speaks on endorsing President Tinubu amid reconciliation
The Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has addressed speculation about a possible endorsement of President Bola Tinubu…
APC strengthens grip on FCT with Bwari Area Council chairman
Gabaya said that his decision was reached after fervent prayers, wide consultations, and followed strict compliance with all constitutional provisions…