Politics

PDP SINKS IN DEEPER CRISIS AS GOVERNORS, BOT BACKTRACK ON NEC MEETING The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be sinking into deeper crisis as the party’s governors and the Board of Trustees (BoT), on Monday, backtracked on the Tuesday, May 27 date earlier fixed for the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Rising from a joint meeting of in …

PDP SHUNS SEALED SECRETARIAT, HOLDS MEETINGS AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS Following the closure of its national secretariat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has convened its meetings at alternative locations ahead of its crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) session scheduled for Tuesday. The party’s National Caucus gathered at the Bauchi State Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, while the Board of Trustees (BoT) …

BREAKING: FCTA SEALS PDP NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday sealed off the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over alleged violations relating to land use and unpaid ground rent. Located at Wadata Plaza, in the highbrow Wuse Zone 5 district of the capital, the PDP’s national secretariat was sealed this afternoon …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, SLAPPED BY WIFE IN PUBLIC This is the shocking moment Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, slapped the French President after the two were reportedly seen “bickering.” The couple were preparing to disembark the presidential plane when Brigitte’s hands hit Macron in the face as they arrived in Vietnam for a tour in Southeast Asia. The Élysée first denied …

2027: MINISTER’S EYEING GOVERNORSHIP SEATS,At least five ministers in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Executive Council contested for the governorship seats in their respective states in 2023. They are Ahmed Idris Malagi, the minister for information; Nentawe Yiltwada Goshwe, minister for humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction; Adegboyega Oyetola, minister marine and blue economy; Bello Matawalle, minister of state for …

2027: APC FRETS AS ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, EL-RUFAI, OTHERS UNITE AGAINST TINUBU As the coalition drive to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 continues to gain momentum across the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress seems unsettled. Some bigwigs in the opposition political parties and aggrieved members of the APC are currently teaming up ahead of the election, aiming at …

CHAOS ERUPTS AS JIGAWA DELEGATES DISRUPT ATIKU, OBI COALITION MEETING A high-level coalition meeting involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and others descended into chaos as delegates from Jigawa State disrupted the proceedings. The ongoing coalition meeting at the Abuja Continental Hotel, organised by the National Political Consultative Group (North), …

CONFUSION AS NATIONAL SECRETARY, NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY ISSUE CONFLICTING NOTICES ON HOLDING OF PDP NEC MEETING The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to escalate as Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the party’s national secretary, and Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the national Publicty Secretary, issued two different notices on holding of the NEC meeting of PDP. While Samuel Anyanwu issued …

PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS WIKE WITHDRAWS FROM PEACE DEAL, BLAMES OYO, ENUGU GOVERNORS FOR PARTY CRISIS The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn from all previous agreements aimed at resolving the Peoples Democratic Party’s internal disputes, in the ongoing crisis within the party. In a statement titled “PDP Crisis: My Position”, personally signed by the …

LET ALL 36 GOVERNORS ADOPT TINUBU, OUR COALITION WILL DEFEAT HIM – EX-SGF, BABACHIR LAWAL Babachir Lawal, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, was Secretary to the Government of the Federation ( SGF) during the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Lawal is a member of the Contact and Mobilization and Finance Committees of the Coalition being led by former vice-president and …