The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new turn as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dragged the party to court over its presidential party held on 28 and 29 May in Abuja. Also listed as respondents are the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. Since …

The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the party would run in the 2023 general election as a united family. Okowa, who is also the Governor of Delta State, told newsmen on Friday at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja that the process of atonement to resolve issues arising from the fallout …

The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed speculations and social media reports that it had disobeyed an Order of Court with regards to its governorship candidate, and that the party does not have a candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the state. In a statement on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo …

There is anxiety in the camp of Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the suit filed filed at the Court of Appeal, Akure by a fellow member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dotun Babayemi. On 8 March. Babayemi was declared winner of a parallel governorship primary conducted at the Children and Women Development Centre, Osogbo, while Adeleke …

On his second time of trying, Senator Ademola Adeleke has won the Osun State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party the winner of the election in the early hours of Sunday. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke …

Supporters of the two leading parties in the Osun State governorship election conducted on Saturday are on edge – each claiming to have gained the momentum – as results came in from across the units in the 30 Local Government Areas. As at 10:50 pm, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was yet to open its election collation centre in …

There is a big chance that I do not know what I am talking about here, and it happens fairly often. I am not ashamed to say I talk a lot of BS. But I think that even when plied with a potent liquor cocktail, there is no chance of me saying that Funke Akindele has anything resembling political capital. …

Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has suspended her acting career following her emergence as Deputy Governorship candidate in Lagos State. The Ikorodu-born producer, popular known as Jenifa, will be contesting under the banner of Peoples Democratic Party together with her principal, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, the Convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement. Confirming her deputy governorship candidacy on Tuesday, the celebrity …

The much-anticipated realignment of political forces has begun in earnest. That which was predicted would follow the outcome of the presidential primaries of the two leading political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – is already upon us! We have seen a gale of defections and carpet-crossing from APC to PDP and vice-versa, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the All Progressives Congress as “a haven for treasury looters” following the alleged connection of a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd.), with the N1.8 billion recovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in a property in Abuja. The party called on President Muhammadu …