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July 21, 2013

Tonnie Iredia: Behold, the PDP of violence and anarchy

by Tonnie Iredia No one has faulted its claims of being the largest political party in Africa. It accommodates everybody -the rich and the poor; geniuses and illiterates, philanthropists and…

July 17, 2013

PDP crisis: President Jonathan and Tukur meet in Abuja

by Rachel Ogbu Bamanga Tukur To solve the internal problems in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) once and for all, President Goodluck Jonathan and PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur…

July 8, 2013

PDP convention: Atiku’s name missing on delegates’ list

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will not vote in the Peoples Democratic Party forthcoming national convention as his name is not on the list of delegates submitted to the party from…

June 20, 2013

PDP crisis: Bamanga Tukur can afford to breathe again

by Rachel Ogbu It looks like the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur who was asked to resign last week might have dogged the bullet thanks to an INEC…

June 19, 2013

NGF crisis: How we voted against Jang – Gov. Lamido opens up

by Akan Ido Sule Lamido, the governor of Jigawa state has revealed that nine Peoples Democratic Party governors voted for Rotimi Amaechi in the disputed June 4 Nigeria Governors Forum…

June 18, 2013

Enough is enough: Jonathan asks Tukur, PDP NWC to resign

by Rachel Ogbu There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan has asked for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, and other members of the PDP National…

June 14, 2013

PDP war of words: “He is a political prostitute” – Gov. Wamakko; “He is ignorant and lacks discipline” – Tukur

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch Suspended Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko and the PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur have both engaged in a classic political verbal war causing more flames…

June 13, 2013

Enough is enough: Jonathan moves to resolve PDP crises

by Akan Ido Reports say the Presidency has set up a committee to look into the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party and come up with concrete solutions to them.…

June 10, 2013

Desperate measures: PDP forces its workers to take oath of secrecy

by Rachel Ogbu National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur| credits: gongnews.net In a recent move by the Peoples Democratic Party to control the flow of information in and outside…

May 27, 2013

It gets EVEN worse: PDP suspends Rotimi Amaechi

by Isi Esene The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has turned up a new gear as the National Working Committee in its emergency meeting earlier today resolved to suspend…

May 19, 2013

Analysis: 10 reasons why GEJ may have declared #SOE in Adamawa

by Akan Ido The decision by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to State of Emergency in three states namely Borno, Yobe and Adamawa has been lauded by many with others, especially…

May 14, 2013

Gbenga Olorunpomi: Blood everywhere and the tonic in the APC manifesto (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi In one week, the murders we have witnessed can only be compared to the genocide taking place in Syria at this point. And we are not officially…

May 6, 2013

“The governors are against all of us…” – Jubril Aminu speaks out

Jubril Aminu’s name rings a bell within and outside Nigeria. The reason is simple: he has served for over 40 years in many strategic positions in Nigeria and abroad, making…

May 2, 2013

Opinion: When governors sneeze…

by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed "It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive." - Winston Churchill An amusing report in one of the dailies last week claimed that…

April 27, 2013

Cleaning house? PDP chairman, Tukur sacks 16 aides including son, and former IG of Police (DETAILS)

by Rachel Ogbu Bamanga Tukur Former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro and 15 other aides of the PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur were fired on Friday. Okiro had served as…

April 10, 2013

“Rumours by meddlesome interlopers & political jobbers with no fixed address”: PDP denies Anenih, Tukur rift

by Isi Esene The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party Olisa Metuh has described those spreading rumours of a conflict between the Party's Board of Trustees Chairman, Tony…

March 22, 2013

“No minister will get cleared without a PDP membership card’ – Bamanga Tukur

by Rachel Ogbu PDP-National-Chairman-Dr-Bamanga-Tukur Henceforth all ministerial nominees must be card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party else they will be denied ministerial appointments, the party’s national chairman, Bamanga Tukur has…

March 9, 2013

Nasir El-Rufai: 2015: The Naked dancers and the two year marathon

by Nasir El-Rufai As all parties gear up towards 2015, we need to ask: Is President Jonathan capable of participating in the election without deliberately dividing the country along…

March 3, 2013

APC governors donate mattress, pillows to Aso Rock… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola He said "for instance, Sarah Jubril, the Mama One Vote herself, is the president's special adviser on ethics. I laugh in dollars. Please what is the actual…

March 2, 2013

Dele Momodu: Now that our President can sleep well

by Dele Momodu An insomniac President would always make costly mistakes. In this case, this is not even a regular case of inability to sleep. There are traces of paranoia,…

February 14, 2013

2015: Buhari is not stepping down – CPC; APC will be torn to rags by ambition –Tukur

by Isi Esene Spokesman for the Congress for Progressive Change, Rotimi Fashakin has maintained that former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) holds no intention to relinquishing his ambition…

January 31, 2013

What friction? PDP denies rumours of rancour between governors and President Jonathan

by Isi Esene The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied any friction between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors elected under the party's platform. It also maintained that the National Working…

January 20, 2013

You are a failure, Obasanjo tells Rochas Okorocha

by Akan Ido Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has described the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as a political failure. Obasanjo said this in Abeokuta yesterday at the grand finale…

January 18, 2013

“The PDP is bigger than you” – Tukur warns governors who boycotted peace meeting

by Rachel Ogbu A very upset Peoples Democratic Party, chairman, Bamanga Tukur warned governors under the party umbrella yesterday January 18, that they were not bigger than the party after…

January 17, 2013

U-turn? PDP makes effort to save ousted party secretary, Oyinlola

by Akan Ido The political intrigue playing out within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues, the party has called on an Abuja Federal High Court to stay the execution of…

January 16, 2013

Opinion: If Bamanga Tukur sinks, so will President Jonathan

by Garba Shehu To achieve their dream, one of two things must happen: either that the sitting President, Dr. Jonathan does the right thing by staying out of the race...…

January 15, 2013

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

by Isi Esene The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified yesterday as the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur directed former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to step down…

January 14, 2013

Bad marriages – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze What I find interesting is that the current leader of the"geographical expression" has now deemed it fit to let us know that though the marriage is bad, it…