Category: Politics
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EARLY VOTING MARKS SMOOTH START AT AFOR AGBOLA II, ANAMBRA ELECTIONS
The Anambra governorship election got off to an early and orderly start at Afor Agbola II polling unit in Awka South LGA, where voting began at 8:25 a.m. Residents like 73-year-old Raymond Eze expressed joy in fulfilling their civic duty and urged INEC to ensure every vote counts, fostering election transparency and voter confidence. Young…
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INEC WINS PRAISE FOR EARLY ARRIVAL OF MATERIALS AT ANAMBRA POLLS, PROMISES TRANSPARENT VOTING
Yiaga Africa has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the early arrival of election materials and personnel at polling units across Anambra State. Cynthia Mbamalu, Yiaga’s Director of Programmes, commended the smooth start of voting at Community Primary School, Amawbia, where all materials arrived by 7:34 a.m., ahead of the official 8:30 a.m.…
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PDP CRISIS DEEPENS: FACTION SACKS BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN, CALLS FOR UNITY
The ongoing crisis rocking Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated as the faction led by acting National Chairman Alhaji Muhammed Abdulrahman sacked the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, citing loss of moral authority and political neutrality. This decision came at an emergency meeting of the newly constituted BoT, with Nyesom Wike…
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INEC REPORTS IMPRESSIVE 98.8% PVC COLLECTION IN ANAMBRA AHEAD OF GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra State 98.8 percent have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the Saturday governorship election. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan called this a “significant achievement” facilitated by the extension of the collection deadline and nationwide accessibility at 326…
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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…
