Category: POLITICS
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…
Court Clears PDP To Hold Scheduled National Convention
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has cleared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its scheduled elective National Convention on November 15 and 16, 2025. In a ruling delivered by Justice A. L. Akintola, the court granted an interim order allowing the party to hold the convention as planned in Ibadan,…
Protest Rocks PDP National Secretariat As Wike-Led Faction Takes Over
A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, as supporters of the factional acting National Chairman of the party, Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises. The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, vacate the headquarters immediately. Abdulrahman was…
PDP Crisis: Wike’ll Fight, Wahala Just Started – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the current leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose warned that PDP leaders should be ready because the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike will fight them for looking for what he described as the Minister’s “wahala.” In a viral…
PDP Leadership Implodes As Rival Factions Suspend Each Other
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slipped into a full-blown leadership crisis as two rival factions of its National Working Committee (NWC) issued suspensions against each other on Saturday, throwing the party into confusion less than two years before the 2027 general election. The tension began after an emergency NWC meeting in Abuja, where one…
Court Judgment Won’t Stop National Convention – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the judgment of the Federal High Court will not halt its preparations for the forthcoming national convention scheduled to hold in November. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known in a statement on Thursday following the court’s ruling. Ologunagba described the judgment as an…
I’m Under Serious Pressure To Join APC’ – Plateau Gov, Mutfwang
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has said he is seriously being pressured by political figures to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Mutfwang made this disclosure during the weekend at an event held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos. The governor noted his decision to…
Ben Murray-Bruce Defects To APC
A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Murray-Bruce, who was elected to the Senate in 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represented Bayelsa East until 2019. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday, the former lawmaker explained that…
Those Who Accused Me Of Destabilizing PDP, Working For Tinubu Now In APC – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said those who accused him of destabilizing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike said they should commend him for clearing the path by working for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Recently, some PDP chieftains like Governor…