PDP
20 Nov
Senate Minority Leader and key member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus, Senator Abba Moro, has reiterated the party's commitment to restructuring and regaining its electoral strength. Speaking after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly caucus meeting on Wednesday, Moro addressed concerns about the party’s recent setbacks and ongoing efforts to prepare for…
20 Nov
Cross River chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kick-started reconciliation and consultation process, as part of efforts to rebrand the party in the state. The consultation process commenced with the visits to critical party stakeholders in Cross River South Senatorial District by the newly-inaugurated acting Chairman, Chief Austin Edibe, and members of the State…
20 Nov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has tasked Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to extend the recently announced three-month tax holiday for civil servants in the state to one year. The party also wanted the governor to release the outstanding bonuses approved for local government workers, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Teachers, and parastatal…
20 Nov
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the results of the poll released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
19 Nov
The leadership of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos Central Senatorial District says it has begun moves to re-awaken the structure of the party and unite stakeholders in the district. The Vice Chairman, PDP Lagos Central, Mr. Hakeem Olalemi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Olalemi said that the leaders had…
19 Nov
Forty-eight hours after Saturday's governorship in Ondo State, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the result of the poll released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. While disclosing that the outcome of the poll will be contested at the election tribunal, Ajayi lamented that before the…
19 Nov
Ebonyi State government, yesterday, berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its comment on the inauguration of the Chuba Okadigbo Airport runway last week by the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, after its upgrade, describing the comment as childish.
19 Nov
Nigerians are praying hard for the pains inflicted on them by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to end by 2027, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared.
18 Nov
The Ogun State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condemned the conduct of the 2024 Local Government election, in which the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious by sweeping all the 20 chairmanship and 236 councilorship seats. Speaking against the backdrop of the just-concluded local government election, which turned violent in…
18 Nov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will be having a more detailed review of the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State and its outcome. The party said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Sunday. Ologunagba said that the party would take appropriate action in the defence…
18 Nov
Nearly a year after Lucky Aiyedatiwa mounted the saddle as the governor of Ondo State, following the demise of his boss, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the helmsman of the sunshine state was declared winner of Saturday’s Ondo governorship election...
17 Nov
The Nigeria Police Force says it has deployed personnel to forestall any post-election crisis after the Ondo State off-cycle governorship election held on Saturday. Mr Abiodun Alabi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) made this known while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Akure on Sunday after the result of the election was announced…
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The Joint Security Task Force in Imo State, also known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over 20 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation.