The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic turn as a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) announced the suspension of the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, alongside five other top officials. The development, which further exposes the widening cracks within the opposition party, is reportedly linked to…
Four senators and three members of the House of Representatives have dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). SaharaReporters gathered that Senator Sampson Ekong, who represents Akwa Ibom South, and Senator Aniekan Bassey of Akwa Ibom North-East, formally announced their defection on Wednesday during plenary. …
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) continues to reel from internal strife as its National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended prominent officials, further deepening the party’s crisis. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, have been suspended over allegations of misconduct, including disloyalty and insubordination. In a statement…
Results have started coming in from the polling units in the Edo State governorship election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are locked in a tight contest. SaharaReporters at the polling units in Oredo Ward saw that the APC and the PDP are closely following each other while…
The candidate of the Labour party, Asue Ighodal has lost his polling unit to PDP’s Asue Ighodalo in the ongoing governorship election in Edo Location: PU11, Ward 06, Oredo LGA Results PDP: 41 APC: 19 LP: 32
The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, has raised concerns about internal party loyalty, citing Senator Dino Melaye’s actions during the recent Kogi gubernatorial election. In a recent interview with Daily Trust, Umar Iliya Damagum, addressed remarks made by Senator Dino Melaye, who had referred to the PDP as a…
Three months to the governorship election in Ondo State, no fewer than 12,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state have announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. This came a few days after 29 aides and associates of a former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, announced their defection…
Charles Idahosa, who was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of the Trustees (BoT), has defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. Idahosa, a former ally of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, defected from the APC to the PDP in 2021 along with Governor…
Troops of the Nigerian military, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin, have arrested three suspected gun runners in Zamfara State for alleged banditry activities. One of the suspects, Aminu Ibrahim, is said to be the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Chairman for Birnin Yero Ward in the Shinkafi local government area. PRNigeria gathered from a military…
The Supreme Court on Friday, January 19, 2024 delivered final judgements in the governorship election disputes arising from the 2023 general elections in some states of the federation. ADVERTISEMENT The states in which the apex court delivered rulings include Kaduna, Nasarawa, Gombe, Kebbi, Ogun and Delta. A summary of the judgment shows the All Progressives…
