Amid the tensions that erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, the newly elected National Chairman of the PDP, Taminu Turaki, called on United States President Donald Trump to intervene and “save democracy in Nigeria.” Turaki made the appeal while addressing journalists at the party headquarters following attempts by …
Former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, has stepped down as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, insisting the party must uphold its zoning formula to preserve internal equity. His resignation followed the emergence of Kabiru Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, as the party’s new national chairman …
A fierce struggle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a boiling point on Tuesday as two rival factions, one led by newly elected National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and the other loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, converged on the party’s national secretariat in Abuja for …
Commotion broke out on Tuesday at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, Watada Plaza, when police fired teargas to disperse supporters of two rival factions engaged in a heated confrontation. Trouble started after groups loyal to former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) …
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has scheduled emergency meetings of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) for Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The meetings come amid one of the party’s most severe internal crises in recent …
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ready to accommodate “displaced politicians” joining from other parties amid the rising wave of defections. Ndume stated this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025 (121st Posthumous Birthday Celebration) in Abuja. The event, themed “The Power of Pan-African Unity: …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan at the weekend, describing it as a “carnival of shame, lawlessness and impunity.” In a statement issued on Sunday, the APC Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, faulted the decision of the faction loyal to Governor Seyi …
Controversies have continued to grow following the absence of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, over the weekend. While the convention went ahead despite conflicting court orders, the absence of three PDP governors, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, and Agbu …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom and Rivers will no longer be functioning after the Party dissolved them following a decision concluded at the Party's Saturday's National Convention held in Ibadan. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, moved the motion, saying the move was necessary to validate executives elected through …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory; Samuel Anyanwu, the party’s suspended national secretary; and Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state. The decision was taken at the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday. Also removed from the party were Umar Bature, …
