While addressing journalists in Abuja during the south-east zonal executive committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) killed people during its past congresses. The former governor decamped from the PDP to the APC in 2016. “In all democracy, there’s […]
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After abandoning his seat in the midst of All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) believes it’s only a matter of time before Dino Melaye joins its fold. The opposition says it is anticipating the defection of the senator representing Kogi west who’s no longer comfortable among his own. Melaye caused a […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken Ramalan Yero, former governor of Kaduna, Nuhu Somo Wya, former minister of state for power, and two others into detention. They were detained on Wednesday by the Kaduna zonal office of the EFCC over the N700m campaign funds released by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before […]
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A former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adedayo Adeyeye, who lost Ekiti governorship primary election to Kolapo Olusola, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement released on Tuesday to announce his defection, Adeyeye said leaving the PDP “was not an easy decision to make”. He said: “Expectedly patriotic leaders […]
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The Federal High Court in Benin has ordered that the Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, be remanded in prison custody if he failed to perfect his bail. The court had on Thursday granted the Orbih and Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the 2016 governorship candidate, bail in the sum of N10 […]
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A former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Metuh, fell at a federal high court in Abuja on Monday, during the continuation of his “fraud” trial. Mr Metuh is facing trial on a seven-count charge for alleged diversion of N400 million. He received the money from the office of the former National […]
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Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali-Modu Sherrif, on Thursday, avoided journalists after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was held inside the President’s office. On arrival at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the meeting at about 2.40pm, Sherrif had promised to speak […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship and councillorship election in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Returning Officer for the election, Danjuma Baye-Luka, announced the results on Sunday morning in Zonkwa. He said Elias Maza of the PDP scored 55,643 votes to […]
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Olabode George, a former Vice Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lost his son. Dipo George died at 42 in the early hours of Thursday in a Lagos hospital. He was said to have suffered a protracted illness before his demise. Moshood Salvador, the state’s party chairman issued a statement after paying […]
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Mr Dayo Adeyeye, a governorship aspirant in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary, says he is defecting to another party in order to realise his ambition of providing rapid development in the state. Adeyeye, who polled 771 votes out of the 1,986 cast during the primary, made this known on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti. […]
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