By Rafiyat Sadiq The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has dismissed reports suggesting internal divisions within the opposition party, declaring the PDP as united and fully intact. Speaking on Monday during the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party held in …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decades-long association with the party. He attributed his decision to persistent internal divisions and unresolved leadership crises within the PDP. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in Otukpo Ward …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday relocated its scheduled Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. The party attributed the move to the presence of heavily armed police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election while firmly dismissing rumours of a possible alliance with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Obi made the declaration on Sunday night during a live interactive session with his supporters on X (formerly Twitter). He restated …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Ali Bukar Dalori has formally assumed office as the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the resignation of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Addressing members of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday at the party’s national secretariat, Dalori said he accepted the responsibility with humility, loyalty, and a sense …
By Rafiat SADIQ In a dramatic development, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has stepped down as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Though the party is yet to make an official announcement, a senior APC official confirmed the news late Friday, stating simply, “Yes, it is true. He has resigned.” The surprise resignation …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Confusion continues to trail the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party struggles to hold its rescheduled 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting amid an internal dispute over the position of national secretary and the powers of the acting national chairman. The crisis intensified after the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, …
by Rafiyat Sadiq After months of political unrest and tension in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have announced a truce, declaring that peace has finally returned to the state. The resolution followed a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday night, where both …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Obidient Peoples Party and the Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA) are among 110 political associations that have formally submitted applications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be registered as political parties ahead of the next general elections. The Obidient Peoples Party, which has Mr. Barry Avotu Johnson listed as the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Tensions flared at the national secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Tuesday following the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and two senior officials over allegations of financial impropriety. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party announced the immediate suspension of Gabam, National Auditor Nze …
