Former governor Seriake Dickson dumps PDP, joins a new party

Senator Seriake Dickson, former Governor of Bayelsa State, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a newly registered political platform, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), describing the move as a step toward building a credible opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former governor announced his defection on Thursday at a press […]

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Uganda’s Museveni, 80, will seek re-election, says party

Uganda’s ruling party said Tuesday that the country’s long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls due early next year. The 80-year-old had been widely expected to try and extend his almost four-decade rule over the east African country. The opposition has faced a mounting crackdown ahead of the general election in January, with […]

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‘Everybody was afraid to spray money including me’ ―NIDCOM chair, Abike Dabiri shares experience at a party (Video)

Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa took to social media on Saturday, April 20, to share her experience about Naira spraying concern at a party in Lagos. In a video shared on her Instagram page, she said, “Just coming from a birthday party, and guess what? Everybody was afraid to spray. “But […]

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Having retired from politics, I can’t return to your party ―Obasanjo Tells PDP Leaders

Ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday January 22, told leaders of Peoples Democratic Party who visited him that he can never return to the opposition party where he was elected as Nigeria’s President for two terms. Obasanjo renounced his membership of the party, when he fell out with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in the buildup […]

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2019 will be keenly contested but opposition party will win -The Economist

Research unit of The Economist Magazine, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), has predicted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming 2019 presidential election. EIU stated this in its latest country forecast overview on Nigeria that was obtained yesterday according to Thisday. The EIU, […]

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