Category: Politics

…Eddy Olafeso optimistic of victory …Ajayi receives royal blessings By Miracle Ogunde The riverine community of Ese Odo in Ondo State came alive as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Agboola Ajayi was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm from residents. In a show of solidarity, Ese Odo residents turned out en masse to welcome their “Son of…

The ongoing rift in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified as loyalists of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar are now pushing back against Ambassador Umar Damagum’s continued role as the acting national chairman. They argue that Damagum’s position as acting chairman, which was originally intended as a temporary solution, has now exceeded its scope.…

The Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), a pressure group within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 2027 presidential ticket of the party is the major reason some PDP leaders want the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum to step down. The group in a statement jointly signed by its National Secretary, Alhaji Tasiu M.…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has achieved a comprehensive victory in the recently concluded local government elections across Kano State, winning all chairmanship and councillorship seats in each of the 44 local government areas. Sani Malumfashi, Chairman of the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), announced the results at the commission’s headquarters, declaring NNPP the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined a request for an ex parte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed, to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The group approached the court for an order to hold the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has distributed about 55,859 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the November 16 governorship elections. National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said in a statement that collection of the PVCs will not be shifted to local government offices of the commission. The…

In a video that went viral on social media on Monday evening, an unidentified man was seen in a shrine, raining curses on any electorate that will vote the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Ondo State governorship election slated for November 16, 2024. Starnews NG reports that the man who spoke in Ikale…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have reportedly agreed to settle for a new national chairman from the North-Central region, sidelining the current acting chairman, Amb. Iliya Damagum. The search for a consensus leader comes as the party seeks to navigate ongoing internal struggles and stabilize ahead of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, proposed…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has declared his support for the state governor, Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office, regardless of what his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would do to him. Fayose stated this at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, during the commissioning of De-Head/ Faglo Road and electrification project that…