Category: Politics
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PDP BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS UP RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE TO UNITE WARRING FACTIONS AHEAD OF NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has established a high-powered reconciliation committee to heal internal rifts threatening party unity. BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, announced the committee following an emergency meeting in Abuja amid tensions sparked by the recent appointment of Abdulrahman Mohammed as acting National Chairman, which led to a security…
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JUDICIARY URGED TO SPEED UP POLITICAL PARTY DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY
Dr. Gabriel Nwambu, Director-General of the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has called on the judiciary to expedite the dispensation of justice regarding political party affairs. Speaking amid ongoing challenges in Nigeria marked by insurgency and political instability, Nwambu stressed the judiciary must avoid issuing frivolous court orders that undermine democratic processes.…
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PDP FACTIONAL CHAIRMAN ABDULRAHMAN MUHAMMED CANCELS NOVEMBER NATIONAL CONVENTION AMID LEGAL BATTLE
Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammed, the factional acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially cancelled the party’s elective national convention scheduled for November 15, citing ongoing legal disputes. His announcement came in Abuja, backed by the Nyesom Wike-led faction of the National Working Committee (NWC). The cancellation follows a Federal High Court judgment…
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PDP NORTH CENTRAL REJECTS FACTION’S CLAIM TO SUSPEND NATIONAL CHAIRMAN DAMAGUN, WARNS AGAINST CRISIS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North Central Zone has disassociated itself from the purported suspension and removal of the party’s National Chairman, Malam Umar Damagun, by the Sen. Anyanwu-led faction. PDP North Central spokesperson Francis Orogu described the crisis as an avoidable political crisis and urged strict implementation of pending NEC decisions to…
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KANO GOVT SEES OVER 100 MEMBERS OF APC JOIN NNPP, COMMENDS GOV. YUSUF’S DEVELOPMENT STRIDES
In a notable political shift, over 100 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area, led by woman leader Hajiya Sabuwa Tarai, have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu A Kibiya, warmly welcomed the defectors. According…
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PDP CHIEFTAIN LAGA ADEOYE URGES PEACE, INTERNAL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AHEAD OF NATIONAL CONVENTION
Lagos PDP chieftain Prince Laja Adeoye has appealed to party leaders entangled in legal battles to withdraw court cases and resolve conflicts internally before the party’s National Convention scheduled for November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan. Adeoye emphasized the importance of unity and peace among party members, urging them to embrace the PDP’s constitutional mechanisms for…
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GBENGA OLAWEPO-HASHIM VOWS TO DEFEND MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY, ACCUSES APC OF PLOTTING ONE-PARTY STATE
Former presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has sounded the alarm over what he describes as a grave threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking from Doha, Qatar, where he attended a worship convention, Hashim accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating a coordinated effort to undermine opposition politics and install a one-party civilian dictatorship. Hashim strongly…
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PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS RIVAL FACTIONS SUSPEND EACH OTHER IN LEADERSHIP BATTLE
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plunged further into chaos on Saturday as rival factions within its National Working Committee (NWC) took turns suspending each other, escalating the bitter leadership crisis. Led by National Secretary Sen. Samuel Anyanwu and backed by Minister Nyesom Wike, one faction suspended the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum, along with five…
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CUPP PRAISES PRESIDENT TINUBU’S ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE GAINS, CALLS FOR CONTINUED FOCUS ON CONNECTIVITY
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has officially commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the impressive progress made in road infrastructure nationwide. Mark Adebayo, CUPP National Spokesperson, shared this in Abuja after an independent inspection tour that included the Abuja-Lokoja-Benin Road and other key projects. The CUPP steering committee, which traveled across major zones…
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT HALTS PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION, RESTRAINS INEC FROM RECOGNITION
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring or recognizing the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention scheduled for November 15-16 in Ibadan. Justice James Omotosho’s judgment held that the PDP did not comply with essential legal requirements for conducting the convention. The suit that led…
