By MELVIN KOFFA THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the state executive committees in Enugu, Delta and Rivers states and replaced them with caretaker committees following the defection of the states’ governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision was taken by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by Tanimu Turaki, on […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS SPOKESPERSONS of the APC, PDP and ADC have clashed over the state of Nigeria’s democracy, with sharply opposing views on whether the country is drifting toward a one-party system ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking on Arise Television, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka rejected allegations that the ruling party was undermining […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally issued certificates of expulsion to several high-profile members, including FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and former National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, over alleged anti-party activities. Others expelled include former National Organizing Secretary Umar Bature, former National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, former […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) entered its national convention in Ibadan hoping to project renewal and unity. Instead, the event exposed — and deepened — one of the most destabilising crises in the party’s 27-year history. What was meant to signal a comeback for Nigeria’s largest opposition party has now become a […]
By MELVIN KOFFA FOLLOWING the PDP National Convention in Ibadan, the battle for control of the opposition party is moving to the states. The convention, led by former chairman Umar Damagum, announced the expulsion of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose, and others, and dissolved State Working Committees in Abia, Imo, Akwa […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is grappling with a severe internal crisis, marked by the closure of its national secretariat at Wadata Plaza, a fate the party also faced eight years ago. The latest shutdown followed a violent takeover by suspected political thugs, assisted by police from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), […]
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Tinubu scored a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rivals — Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour […]
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the presidential election results for Ekiti State, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner. According to Professor Akeem Lasisi, the Chief Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, Tinubu secured 201,494 […]