The People’s Democratic Party and its candidate at the September 28, 2016 Edo gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, have lost their bid at the Court of Appeal for a continuation of the halted ballot recount. The Court, sitting in Benin City, threw out the appeal, which included a request by the petitioners that the time spent […]
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Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), on Saturday re-echoed his support for a two-party system, and declared that it was the best option toward deepening democracy. Babangida spoke in Minna, when the Strategy and Inter-Party Affairs Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presented its report on how to move the party forward, to […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resolved its leadership crisis soon to enable it take up responsibility as a viable opposition. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in Abuja on Tuesday, the party said there was need for PDP to be vibrant to […]
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Tony Anenih, a former board of trustees’ chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told the former ruling party to forget about the presidency until the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari is over. Speaking when the leadership of the Jerry Gana strategy review and inter-party affairs committee visited him in Abuja, Anenih said it […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned a police report alleging the involvement of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers in bribing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The chairman, PDP National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, said the alleged recovered money displayed by the police reminded him of the actions of magicians. Speaking on […]
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The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has welcomed the Inspector-General of Police panel investigation report which uncovered the bribing of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials by the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike to the tune of N360m of which the sum of N110m has been physically recovered from the […]
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The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Andy Uba, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uba disclosed this on Wednesday during a news briefing at his country home in Uga, Aguata local government area of the state. The lawmaker said that he joined the APC at the […]
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A former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki has blamed Nigeria’s current economic travails on the unpreparedness of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Turaki, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja, noting that the economic condition of the country would have been better, if ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was re-elected into office in 2015. He […]
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Godswill Akpabio, minority leader of the senate, has said some senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have made up their minds to join the opposition the party after the crisis rocking the PDP is resolved. The former governor of Akwa Ibom state urged governors elected on the platform of the the Peoples Democratic […]
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The Action Democratic Party (ADP), a new political party whose members are reportedly drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and a number of other political groups, has submitted requirements for registration to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Yagbayi Sani, “national chairman of the party”, […]
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