Tag: PDP
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Breaking: Cross River PDP Chairman Venatius Ikem Resigns
By Paul Joseph The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barrister Venatius Ikem, has resigned from his position with immediate effect, citing internal divisions, a crisis of direction and leadership challenges within the party. Ikem announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the PDP National Secretary at the party’s…
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‘I Was Never In PDP’ – Akpabio Denies Ever Belonging To Party
By Opeyemi Adelakun Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed a reference to him as a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that his political allegiance had never truly been with the party. Akpabio made the remark on Tuesday during Senate plenary while lawmakers considered a motion in honour of Ibrahim Idris, the…
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PDP Fixes September 29 for Fresh Gombe Governorship Primary
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has fixed Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for a fresh governorship primary election following a Federal High Court ruling that nullified the party’s earlier primary. The party has also cleared former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, alongside Khamisu Ahmed…
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Breaking: Court Orders PDP to Conduct Fresh Gombe Governorship Primary
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct a fresh governorship primary election to determine its candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. The ruling was delivered on Thursday by Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed following a suit filed by Usman Aliyu…
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Ondo PDP Has No Candidates Ahead of 2027 General Election — Ex-Ondo Rep Omogbehin
—Labels politicians parading as PDP candidates as ‘gatecrashers’ AKURE, Ondo State — In a stinging rebuke on Tuesday, former House of Representatives member, Hon. Mike Omogbehin has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) currently has no legitimate candidates for any National Assembly seats ahead of the 2027 general elections in Ondo State. Speaking in…
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Osun 2026: APC, PDP Petitions Challenging Adeleke’s Re-election Formally Displayed
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has formally commenced the legal process arising from the August 15 governorship election with the public display of petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two petitions were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat…
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2027: PDP Backs G-100 Coalition To Unseat Tinubu, APC
By Sunday Ameh The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the G-100, a coalition of 100 opposition figures working to build a united platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The PDP disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong. The…
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Iyabo Obasanjo, Adebutu, others present, as PDP flags off Ogun Central campaign
By Sunday Ameh The Peoples Democratic Party has commenced its 2027 presidential and National Assembly campaign in Ogun Central Senatorial District, drawing large crowds of supporters across the three federal constituencies in the district. The campaign train, led by the party’s Ogun State governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, and its Ogun Central senatorial candidate, Senator Iyabo…
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ADC Candidate, PDP, NNPP Stakeholders Defect to APC in Katsina
By Sunday Ameh Former African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Baure/Zango Federal Constituency, Balarabe Lawal Daga, alongside other opposition political stakeholders, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State. The defectors were drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and ADC. They formally joined the ruling…
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PDP Crisis Deepens as Rival Camps Lay Claim to 2027 Candidate Nominations
By Opeyemi Adelakun The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party has entered a more critical phase, with rival factions now battling over the legitimacy of nomination forms and the authority to produce candidates for the 2027 general elections. What began as a leadership dispute has evolved into a contest over electoral legitimacy, raising fresh questions…
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Lagos PDP Crisis Deepens as Wike Camp Moves to Win Over Bode George
By Opeyemi Adelakun Fresh efforts to heal divisions within the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged on Sunday as allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, extended an olive branch to party chieftain Bode George, urging him to reunite with what they described as the party’s mainstream leadership…
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APC Afraid of 2027 Elections, Wants “Tinubu Coronation” – Uche Secondus
By Paul Joseph Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to weaken Nigeria’s democratic system ahead of the 2027 general elections. Secondus alleged that the APC is afraid of electoral competition and instead prefers what he described as a “coronation” of…