SDP
5 Sep
Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has reacted to an order of the Court restraining the umpire from imposing N10 million and N5 million charges on the nomination for positions of Chairman and Councilor respectively. In an exparte order granted by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) division, Abuja,…
28 Aug
Hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, under the aegis of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), a group within the party, have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in the state.
‘Nigerians will continue to experience hardship unless Tinubu shifts away from neo-liberal policies’
24 Aug
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, in this interview with JOHN AKUBO in Abuja, speaks on some burning national issues
23 Aug
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023, governorship election in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgement, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked SC/CV/654/2024, was without…
20 Aug
The Supreme Court, yesterday, dismissed an application by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi State, Yakubu Muritala Ajaka, urging the court to await outcome
19 Aug
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi State, Yakubu Muritala Ajaka. Ajaka urged the court to await the outcome of his request for a full panel to hear an issue raised in his appeal. Ajaka and his party,…
15 Aug
The Muri/Sam Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to remove the Kogi State Commissioner of Police (CP), Bertran Unuoha, due to the escalating insecurity in the state. Director of New Media/Spokesperson of Muri/Sanu Campaign Council, Isaiah Davies Ijele,…
14 Aug
Only five political parties have started preparation for the September 21 local government polls in Kwara State. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has confirmed and released the candidates of each party for the race. KWSIEC has pasted the list of candidates for Chairmanship and Councillorship positions at its…
13 Aug
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, observers in the November 11, 2023, Kogi governorship, and some Kogi indigenes have condemned
8 Aug
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has described the actions of the Kogi state government and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the Supreme Court Judgement on the November Kogi State Governorship Election. The party also accused the Kogi State Government and the APC of taking to social media on Tuesday, August 6,…
3 Aug
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye, has disclosed that his blueprint would in no small measure transform the state economy and tackle the issue of insecurity in the state. According to Akingboye, who stated this in Akure, the state capital, the…
28 Jul
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Ajaka, says Nigerians can be rest assured that President Bola Tinubu will fix the multifaceted challenges in the country. Ajaka, in a statement on Sunday, stated that President Tinubu, with his wealth of…
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