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Umar Damagum will remain as the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The decision was reached at the opposition party’s 98th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday, April 18, at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.   Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the party, said …

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, attended the PDP’s national caucus meeting in Abuja this evening, April 17.   The meeting comes ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting, …

Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected under the Labour Party (LP) have formally defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is the ruling party in the state.   The letters of defection of the six lawmakers were read during plenary by the Speaker of the …

Gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi.    According to reports, Aziegbemi was abducted shortly after a meeting with the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki in Benin City on Friday, March 15.   Although the state police authorities are …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike maintains he is still a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   Despite the calls for his expulsion, the FCT minister who sat for a media parley on Friday, March 14, stated that he is an advocate of …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, has expressed hope that the next president of Nigeria will be a woman.    Damagum said this at the PDP International Women’s Day 2024 celebration at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Friday, March 8.   Damagum who was …

State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have compared Nigeria to Venezuela saying the leadership of President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government should not let the economic situation in the country get any worse.   Venezuela for years has been plagued by as persistent …

Fubara said he was first promoted by God, who touched the hearts of the leaders and members of the PDP to present him for the governorship election he won. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has attributed his success in life and the eventual elevation in his political journey to the …

A 37-year old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, has died from bullet wound sustained during a gun battle between the police and kidnappers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.   Confirming this development to newsmen, the spokesperson of the Ogun state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, said as a result of the engagement, nine out …

The chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos chapter, Philip Aivoji has been abducted.   Aivoji was abducted on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while returning from a stakeholders meeting in Oyo state convened by Governors Seyi Makinde and Ademola Adeleke.   His abduction was confirmed by the State PDP Publicity Secretary, …