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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor announced his defection at a stakeholders meeting held at…
16 Rivers lawmakers, Speaker, defect from PDP to APC
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Amaewhule announced the…
PDP Issues Expulsion Certificates To Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday issued expulsion certificates to 11 party chieftains, including the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. On November 15, the opposition party had…
Adeleke dumps PDP, blames party’s national crisis
Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, citing persistent leadership turmoil at the party’s national level. In a statement shared on his…
Wike-backed PDP faction sues INEC, police
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national…
Atiku officially joins ADC
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the coalition-backed party he is expected to align with ahead of the 2027 elections. Atiku made…
Police Cordon Off PDP National Secretariat Amid Leadership Crisis
The police have cordoned off the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the clash between two factions of the party on Tuesday. Our correspondent,…
Police fire teargas as PDP factions clash in Abuja
Violence erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party National Secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, on Tuesday, prompting police to fire teargas to disperse supporters amid a leadership dispute between rival…
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…
Former President Jonathan’s minister Kabiru Turaki elected PDP national chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected Kabiru Turaki, the former minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, as its national chairman. The election took place on Saturday during…
PDP dissolves party structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Rivers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the dissolution of its structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, moved the motion…
Court halts PDP convention over Sule Lamido’s ‘exclusion’ from chairmanship race
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has made a final order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its national convention scheduled to take place in Ibadan,…
INEC presents certificates of return to Soludo, deputy
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued certificates of return to the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, and his deputy, Onyekachukwu Ibezim. The certificates were presented to them by…
Court stops PDP from conducting national convention
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its scheduled national convention pending the hearing and determination of the…
Court orders PDP, Damagum to follow convention timetable, adjourns case to Wednesday
The Oyo high court in Ibadan, the state capital, has adjourned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention suit to Wednesday. Last Monday, the court ordered PDP and Umar…
