The Edo State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi has given reasons why the party is confident of victory at the ongoing Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. On Arise News on Monday night, Aziegbemi said that the petition presented by the party, challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of the 21 September …

Senator Ned Nwoko has said he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because he had trouble working with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and ex-governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Nwoko officially announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on 31 January. The Delta North lawmaker cited deep divisions and factionalisation within the PDP as the primary reasons for his decision to leave …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)  has described the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a political platform that is gradually going into extinction amid its perennial leadership crisis. APC urged Nigerians to ensure that the PDP did not return to power following the alleged rot it left behind after ruling the country for 16 years The appeal was made …

A fight has broken out at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, where a meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) is taking place. The altercation began when a party chieftain, Sunday Ude-Okoye, was denied access to the meeting. Acting National Chairman of the party, Ambassador Umar Damagum is presiding over the meeting. Early callers …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has criticised Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the recently signed 2025 state budget, labelling it a “budget of looting” due to what it described as wasteful and dubious allocations. Governor Aiyedatiwa signed the N698.6 billion budget into law a week after its passage by the state House of Assembly. The budget allocates N265.04 …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has said that it has uncovered a plan to unleash armed thugs, disguised in the party’s branded attire, who would carry out sporadic shootings in the state with the intent to cause chaos and crisis. In a statement on Monday in Benin City, the state capital, the Publicity Secretary of PDP Caretaker …

Political parties in the country have raised concerns over the coming into power of United States President Donald Trump, expressing fear that his flurry of executive orders might have affected African countries, including Nigeria. Since his inauguration on Monday, Trump said Washington could impose tariffs on major trading partners; including Canada, Mexico and China, as soon as 1 February. He …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the death of his elder brother, Mr Sunday Makinde. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the nation and Oyo State had lost a rare gem with the demise of Makinde. Ologunagba described the deceased as a …

Witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday gave testimonies on how irregularities allegedly marred the 21 September 2024, Edo State governorship election in three local government areas of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election held across the 18 local government areas …

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 …