Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to take position on the National Secretary and National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party as they meet in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday (today). According to an insider who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, the governors will also discuss matters relating the Rivers State emergency rule, and …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Hon. Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Debo Ologunagba, the PDP NWC stated that it is bound by the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The …

The camp of former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have fractured as state governors, including Oyo State’s Seyi Makinde and Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed, take charge of the party amid the ongoing crisis. A top PDP source revealed to Saturday PUNCH that Makinde and several governors who were once aligned with Wike had started …

The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a climax on Monday as Senator Samuel Anyanwu reclaimed his position as the party’s National Secretary. Security operatives, including police and other agencies, were deployed to Wadata Plaza, the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, to prevent the situation from escalating into violence. Earlier in the day, a group of youth …

The Northwest Progressives Youth, a dynamic and forward-thinking group committed to advancing progressive values in the region, has announced its endorsement of Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru as the next Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement, APC Zonal Youth leader, by Hon. Abdulhamid Umar Mohammed said that Basiru, the former spokesperson of the 10th senate, has …