Proposed Muhammadu Buhari University – PDP, CUPP, CACOL condemn Aisha

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), and The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership have expressed opposition to a proposal by the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, to establish a private university to be known as Muhammadu Buhari University. The groups described the proposed university as misplaced. Aisha had, during […]

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Pastors Oyedepo, Enenche, Bassey, Ukpai others join gov Udom, PDP, in victory thanksgiving service (Photos)

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday, held a victory thanksgiving service at the ultra modern Nest of Champions in Akwa Ibom State to celebrate the successful 2019 elections in the state. Some of the dignitaries who joined governor Emmanuel Udom and PDP at the event included, Pastor Oyedepo, Enenche, Nathaniel Bassey, Ukpai and others.

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Kano governorship rerun election results cannot stand -PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its candidate, Abba Yusuf, is the rightful winner of the Kano State governorship election, saying any declaration that does not reflect such cannot stand. In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the party said: “The whole world knows that the PDP and its candidate, […]

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Atiku ‘ll claim his stolen mandate, no other demands from Buhari —PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it is untrue that its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Atiku Abubakar, had made demands from President Muhammadu Buhari. It said it was an absolute falsehood as well as a fabrication allegedly being peddled by the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress that Atiku had made […]

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PDP says Ladi Adebutu is its 2019 Ogun State governorship candidate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clarifies that Ladi Adebutu is its candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Ogun state. This declaration puts to rest all controversies, uncertainties and misgivings regarding the authentic governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun state. Ladi Adebutu was duly elected as the PDP candidate in the primary conducted by the […]

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APC defeats PDP in Kwara, Katsina Bye-elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, defeated its main rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in two bye-elections conducted for Kankiya/Kusada/Ingawa Federal Constituency area of Katsina state and Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency Area of Kwara State, while maintaining lead in Toro Federal Constituency area of Bauchi State. In Katsina bye-election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]

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We will crash the price of fuel if Atiku is elected – PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday, assured Nigerians that its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will crash the pump price of petroleum products if elected President in 2019. In a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP rejected the Buhari-led Federal Government’s “increase of the official prices of diesel and kerosene,” stressing that such will bring more […]

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Former PDP spokesman, John Odey has passed away

Former Nigerian Minister of Environment and one time spokesman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief John Omar Odey has passed away. Chief Odey died in the early hours of Sunday in a Dubai hospital where he was receiving treatment on a cancer-related illness. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Uche Secondus […]

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Atiku Abubakar wins PDP presidential nomination for 2019

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is close to concluding its convention as they have counted the votes cast for each of the candidates as follows: Alhaji Sule Lamido: 96 votes Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso: 158 votes Senator Bukola Saraki: 317 votes Alh Dankwanbo: 111 votes Ahmed makarfi: 74 votes Datti Ahmed: 5 votes Alh Bafarawa 48 votes […]

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Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido other PDP leaders protest Osun guber result in Abuja

Leaders and chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) among whom are the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, led other protesters to INEC office after they had earlier converged at the national headquarters of the PDP in Abuja. […]

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PDP blasts Buhari for congratulating Oyetola

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has strongly condemned President Buhari’s congratulatory message to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Osun State governorship election, Adegboyega Oyetola. PDP said the congratulatory message sent to the so-called election winner by the President has shown that the Presidency was behind the electoral manipulations, outright rigging and bloodletting that […]

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PDP woos opposition parties to beat APC in Osun rerun

Preparatory for Thursday’s supplementary governorship election in Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun to woo opposition parties against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which came second in last Saturday’s election that was declared inconclusive by INEC. PDP candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, had polled 254,698 votes to APC’s Gboyega Oyetola, who polled […]

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PDP reaching out to Omisore, others over rerun

Indications have shown in Abuja, Sunday, that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party might strike a deal with a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore,  in a bid to win the state rerun governorship election slated for Thursday, according to Sahara Reporters. Omisore is the governorship candidate of the Social […]

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APC lost to PDP in chief Bisi Akande’s polling unit

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been defeated in the polling unit of its pioneer national chairman, Chief Bisi Akande. According to Premium Times, Mr Akande voted at his Polling Unit 12, Ward 4, Ita Atewogbade, Ila Local Government Area. At the end of counting of votes, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Ademola […]

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Stella Oduah returns to PDP 3 months after she left

Nigerian senator, Stella Oduah, representing Anambra north, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In June, Oduah defected to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), describing the move as “the beginning of a new political chapter”. But in a statement released by her media office on Friday, Oduah said she discovered that APGA’s ideology is a […]

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2019: Is the PDP not just joking?, By Niran Adedokun

Thoughts about Nigerian politics would always wear you out. And that is regardless of whether you are thinking about the politicians or the electorate. In the colony of politicians, the import of the calling itself is largely centred on what the political actors would gain, that is power and possibly money. Elsewhere, politics, even though […]

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