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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and ex-Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He recently announced his defection via a statement posted on X in the early hours of Thursday, and ...

The National Executive Committee NEC of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has released its 2027 election timetable. The Pro-Wike faction of the party recently fixed its presidential primaries for May 23, 2026, and Nigerians have been reacting. In a communique signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has come out to say that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not worried about the party’s shrinking number of governors. He recently had his say while speaking in Abuja during an expanded meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). According to ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the Court of Appeal judgment voiding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2025. Recall that the appellate court recently ruled that the party acted wrongly by proceeding with the convention in ...

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He recently had his say via a statewide broadcast on Friday, and Nigerians have been reacting. Noting that members of his cabinet and the PDP have moved with him to the ruling party, he revealed that ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the newly assented electoral amendment bill exposes the ruling All Progressives Congress’s (APC) fear of defeat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, recently expressed concern over the swift approval of the bill despite widespread opposition ...

PDP Contrary to assurances by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led PDP National Caretaker Committee, the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, remained sealed on Monday. Recall that the committee recently indicated that the office would reopen following engagements with electoral authorities and internal consultations. A PDP faction backed by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken its festering leadership crisis to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) recently held a closed-door meeting with him in Abuja to seek guidance, reassurance and direction at a critical moment for the opposition party. According to Taminu ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party would collapse if he were to defect to the All Progressives Congress. He recently had his say during his end-of-year media chat in Port Harcourt, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he remains ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied claims that he promised President Bola Tinubu that he would hold down the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 presidential election. This comes after Seyi Makinde accused Wike of promising Tinubu that he would wreck the opposition party ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Christmas Eve explosion at a mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the incident is a disturbing reflection of Nigeria’s ...

Former Senate President and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has said that the PDP national leadership is not contemplating any caretaker committee arrangement. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed optimism that Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, might consider defecting to the PDP ahead of his second-term bid. He recently revealed that the party would not hesitate to present Otti as its governorship ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the 2 warring factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a troubleshooting meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting, which is presently underway, has the Tanimu Turaki-led faction and the Nyesom Wike-backed Abdulrahman Mohammed faction. Some of the members ...

Former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would emerge better and stronger from its current challenges. He recently had his say while speaking at the Southern Kaduna PDP Stakeholders’ Summit in Kafanchan, Headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. According to him, no party ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that internal leadership failures, instead of external political pressure, led to the defection of former Osun governorship aspirant, Ademola Adeleke, to the Accord Party. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Accord Party was driven by uncertainty within the PDP. He recently stressed the need to protect his political future and the stability of the state, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

The Osun State Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, has revealed that the recent Peoples Democratic Party convention in Ibadan delayed the state governor, Ademola Adeleke’s public declaration for the Accord Party. He recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he and other founding members of his led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party will not allow individuals who joined the party from other platforms to kill it. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of failing to protect Nigerians at home, on the streets, and in their workplaces. PDP recently blasted the administration’s security record, calling for a review of strategies to make the nation safer. Speaking while briefing journalists in Abuja, the party’s ...