Category: POLITICS
Osun PDP Shelves Guber Primary Over Leadership Crisis, Warns Adeleke May Leave Party
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun says Ademola Adeleke may withdraw from seeking the party’s ticket for the 2026 governorship election unless the ongoing national leadership crisis is resolved in a manner recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and within its timelines. Addressing journalists on Monday, Sunday Bisi, chairman of the PDP…
Wike-Led PDP Faction Expels Makinde, Bode George, Others
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party took another fiery turn on Tuesday as the factional National Executive Committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ratified the expulsion of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. The NEC also expelled…
Turaki-Led PDP Regains Control Of Party Secretariat After ‘Police Teargased’ Serving Governors
The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has finally regained control of the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza Abuja after face-off with expelled members. Turaki’s faction clashed with the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday. The factions clashed while attempting to hold important…
PDP Loses Another Governor To APC On Convention Day
Another State Governor has announced that he will officially join the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing renovation of the Jolly Nyame Stadium—the proposed venue for the defection ceremony—Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas said his decision to switch parties…
Convention: PDP Dissolves Party Structures In Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Rivers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its national convention in Ibadan, has dissolved the entire party structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers states. The decision was confirmed as host governor Seyi Makinde moved a motion to ratify and approve elected executive committees of the PDP at various levels in states and zones…
BREAKING: PDP Expels Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State; Samuel Anyanwu, former secretary of the party. Chief Olabode George, former National Vice Chairman of the party (South) moved the motion for the expulsion at the ongoing convention in Ibadan, Oyo State capital….
I Feel So Sad Dragging PDP To Court Over 2025 National Convention – Sule Lamido
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, on Tuesday said he felt so sad dragging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his exclusion from the 2025 national convention of the party. Lamido, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that even though a restraining order has been issued against…
Again, Court Stops PDP From Holding 2025 Convention, INEC From Recognizing Outcome
For the second time, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from holding its 2025 National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from supervising, monitoring or recognizing the outcome of the National Convention where…
Vote Buying Dominated Anambra Election – Yiaga Africa
A non-profit organization, Yiaga Africa, has said that the just concluded Anambra State governorship election was dominated by vote-buying. The Director of Programmes of the group, Cynthia Mbamalu, made this statement on Monday, while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored by Hifox News. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the…
BREAKING: Wike’s PDP Faction Postpones Ekiti Guber Primary Election
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed the Ekiti State gubernatorial primary earlier scheduled for Saturday, November 8th, 2025. The party said the primary election was postponed due to logistics issues. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu. The letter…