The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Samuel Anyanwu seeking to be recognised as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mohammed Umar, the presiding judge, struck out the suit on Tuesday after U. C. Njemanze-Aku, counsel to Anyanwu, informed the court that his client’s tenure as PDP …
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed concern over moves by the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing the action as a direct assault on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. MOSOP warned that removing the governor could destabilise the state and undermine progress recorded in addressing …
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to resign his appointment and focus on what he described as his “obsession with Rivers State politics.” Basiru made the call in a statement issued on Monday, insisting that Wike has …
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said his political career would suffer serious damage if Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara secures a second term in office. Wike made the remark on Saturday while addressing stakeholders at a meeting in the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Decision taken ahead …
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to nullify the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/250/2025, was filed by the PDP faction, its …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and its members for standing with the party during what it described as an attempt by anti-democratic elements to seize its National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC), led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu …
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 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 …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports circulating on social media alleging that he donated a brand-new Toyota SUV to Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer who clashed with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over a disputed piece of land in Abuja. Atiku, in a statement issued Thursday through …
The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his allies of trying to destroy the party and weaken opposition politics in Nigeria. After its 18th General Meeting, the Forum issued a communiqué expressing full confidence in the Acting National …
