Atiku leads other PDP chieftains, members in protest to INEC headquarters (Photos)

Chieftains and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) wearing black clothes staged a protest in Abuja over the outcome of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The protesting PDP members were led by the party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, the party’s chairman Iyiocha Ayu, Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal and […]

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PDP will retrieve presidential mandate ―Melaye

Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (PCC) has vowed to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election that returned the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as President-elect. Speaking on Wednesday evening through a statement by the spokesperson and Director, Public Affairs of the campaign committee, […]

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Tinubu asks court to stop PDP, LP from halting results collation

Former Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu together with his party, have filed a lawsuit to restrain the two main opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) from following through on their threat to ensure that the continuous announcement and collation of results grind to […]

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PDP, LP, ADC ask Nigeria’s INEC chair to step aside, demand fresh election

At a joint press conference, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) have demanded a fresh election, saying the February 25 presidential election has been “irretrievably compromised”. LP National Chairman, Julius Abure; the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; as well as their ADC counterpart, Ralph Nwosu, made this […]

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Dino Melaye fell down at PDP campaign rally, mocking Tinubu (Video)

Former Nigerian Senator from Kogi State and the presidential spokesperson for the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar/Ifeanyi Okowa campaign council, Mr. Dino Melaye, has mocked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu by repeatedly falling to the ground. The incident happened on Tuesday during the party’s presidential campaign event at the Stephen Keshi […]

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PDP G-5 govs did not endorse Atiku ―Ortom’s Media aide

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Terver Akase, has debunked reports which claimed that the G-5 governors has endorsed the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 elections. An online report claimed that the PDP G5 Governors […]

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Tinubu denies meeting PDP’s G-5 governors in London

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that reports linking him with a meeting with the five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) popularly known as G-5 were unsubstantiated and ‘evil intentioned.’ There had been media reports of Tinubu’s purported marathon meeting with the PDP governors in London, […]

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Dogara dumps APC for PDP at Lagos rally

Serial defector and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dogara was received into the party during the presidential campaign by the party’s presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos State. This […]

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There is discrepancy in your name, ancestry, age, EQ, you speak like someone under the influence ―PDP replies Tinubu

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, to address concerns about his “name, age and educational qualification, because it a ”huge baggage to the APC.” PDP said this while responding to a comment by Tinubu that the opposition party is dead. In a statement released […]

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PDP is Poverty Development Party, I wonder why they still exist ―Tinubu

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described the People Democratic Party (PDP) as a ‘Poverty Development Party’ and wonders why the party is still in existence. Tinubu stated this during a political meeting on Sunday, September 4. He wondered how and why the PDP still exits, despite its alleged failure […]

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Appeal Court dismisses suit seeking to remove Adeleke as Osun governorship candidate of PDP

A suit seeking to remove Osun governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been dismissed by an appellate court. The high court judgement which affirmed Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for last Saturday’s governorship election, has been upheld by […]

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PDP is flogging APC in Osun, Deji Adeyanju says and warns about where rigging may occur overnight

As results of the ongoing governorship election in Osun State continue to trickle in, a socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is beating the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adeyanju, however, cautioned the PDP against an early celebration. In a tweet, the rights activist said all focus must be on Ile […]

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Actress Funke Akindele is Lagos PDP deputy governorship candidate, Nigerian celebrities congratulate her

Following the confirmation of Nollywood actress Funke Akindele as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2023 general election, some Nigerian celebrities have congratulated and wished her well. Akindele in a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday, announced that she was the running mate to the PDP governorship […]

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Former Nigerian Minister, Godsday Orubebe dumps PDP

Nigeria’s former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has resigned from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation follows the emergence of Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In a letter dated June 20, Orubebe, a native of Burutu in Delta State, hinged his […]

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The Peter Obi Tsunami APC and PDP are Underrating, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi is inspiring a powerful, social media-enabled, youth-led political tidal wave that will radically change the contours of the 2023 election. But APC and PDP operatives, still inebriated with the overconfidence of the size and deep pockets of their parties, are sniggering at the suggestion that Peter Obi’s Labour Party […]

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Lessons from the APC, PDP Primaries, By Onikepo Braithwaite

I’m sure that Nigerians, at least, I know that I have, learnt several lessons from the recently concluded PDP and APC Party Primaries. Here are a few lessons that I learnt. Lesson 1: Cash is King Firstly, that ‘Cash is King’! Section 121 of the Electoral Act 2022 (EA) which criminalises bribery and corruption in […]

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Nigerian Senate leader, Abdullahi dumps APC for PDP

Nigerian Senate leader, Mr. Yahaya Abdullahi, has defected from the ruling All progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Kebbi State. Abdullahi’s special adviser on media and publicity Muhammad Jamil Gulma who was reported to have confirmed the defection said: “The Senate Leader Dr Yahaya Abdullahi will on Wednesday by 9 am leave […]

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In saner climes the President would personally address the nation over Owo massacre ―PDP

Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said, it’s appalled by the ‘lame and disconnected’ press statement released by the presidency following the killing of over 50 persons in a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo state on Sunday, June 5th. In a statement released on Monday June 6 by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP […]

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Oyo State deputy governor defects from PDP to APC

Mr. Rauf Olaniyan, the Oyo State Deputy Governor, announced on Sunday, that he had defected to the All Progressives Congress. He announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party was made in his private office, Ojoo, Ibadan, while addressing journalists. Mr. Olaniyan came after weeks of speculations that he was going to leave the party […]

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