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February 21, 2017

PDP crisis: ‘I did not endorse Sheriff’ – Jonathan

by Dolapo Adelana In furtherance of efforts to resolve the internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met with members of the party’s ministers’ forum. According to Leadership, the meeting which was held at his Maitama residence in Abuja was well attended. Jonathan while reacting to media reports... Read More

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October 3, 2016

Aggrieved Delta APC members dump fetish objects at state secretariat

A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has allegedly placed fetish materials at the secretariat of the party in the state. A calabash containing eggs, white native chalk tied with red pieces were some of the fetish objects found at the secretariat on Monday. According to TheCable, one of the factions... Read More

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September 20, 2016

PDP crisis: Sheriff, Makarfi factions meet

Following the ongoing crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff faction met with the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction on Tuesday in Abuja, The Punch reports. The meeting was held to discuss ways to bring an end to the seeming unending crisis in the party. Some members of both factions attended the meting which... Read More

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September 7, 2016

Boko Haram factions clash in Borno

There has been a fight between the two Boko Haram factions in the north-east, AFP has reported. In August, ISIS had named the son of Boko Haram’s founder, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi as the new leader of the deadly sect. However, Abubakar Shekau who had not been heard from for a long time had released an... Read More

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August 17, 2016

How PDP’s national convention fell apart

The Peoples Democratic Party convention which held on Wednesday was a topsy turvy affair. The convention was supposed to hold at the Sharks Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, but the party was unable to access the venue which was sealed off by the police in obedience to a court order. Hence, the... Read More

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Leave me out of ‘PDP controversies’ – Metuh

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has demanded to be left out of the controversies bedeviling the party, as he is focused on his health and trial. Metuh said that the suit filed by the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the party to stop the August 17 national... Read More

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BREAKING: Kogi Speaker resigns, immediately replaced

The speaker of the Kogi state House of Assembly, Hon. Momoh Jimoh has resigned. The speaker’s resignation is coming on the heels of a long leadership tussle which the Assembly has been embroiled in. Following Jimoh’s resignation Hon. Umarf Imam has been appointed as his replacement. The House was thrown into crisis early in February... Read More

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‘There are no factions in PDP’ -Ekweremadu is living on another planet

Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu today denied that the PDP has two different factions. This was contained in a statement signed by Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Uche Anichukwu. The statement said what exists in the PDP is people with varying interests, which... Read More

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Is this the end of the NLC, as Nigerians ignore it?

During the swearing in of the Ayuba Wabba faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state, who is a former National President of the NLC, made a statement that rings true now more than ever. Oshiomole had said: “It must be obvious to you by now, Comrade President, that the... Read More

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NLC, FG meeting on fuel price ends in deadlock

A four-hour meeting between the federal government and organised labour to discuss the hike in fuel price, on Monday night, ended in deadlock. The government tried to put a spin on it, though. According to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who spoke to newsmen after the meeting on Tuesday morning,... Read More

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October 11, 2013

PDP crises: Double blow for ‘New PDP’ as INEC withholds official recognition

by Adeola Balogun The attempt by the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Abubakar Kawu Baraje to seek official recognition from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been shot down. The “New PDP’ received a major blow after its attempts to be heralded as the original and official... Read More

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September 23, 2013

Jonathan, Sambo, others taken to court over contempt charge

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday, September 30, 2013 hear an application seeking to join President Goodluck Jonathan, nine key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as the party in a contempt suit . The information was contained in the hearing notices served on them last week by the court’s... Read More

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September 11, 2013

More governors, lawmakers set to join ‘new PDP’ – Gov. Nyako

by Tutu Akinlabi Amidst preparations for peace talks among warring factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a major stakeholder in the new PDP, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, has said that more PDP governors and lawmakers would soon pitch their tents with the Kawu Baraje-led faction of the party. The governor who disclosed... Read More

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September 11, 2013

PDP crisis: Rebel governors are frustrating peace moves – Presidency

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to the Presidency, the failed efforts to resolve the crisis tearing apart the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) should be blamed on the governors who now belong to a splinter group now referred to as the “New PDP”. Stakeholders in the Presidency have stated that the peace moves being repeatedly made to... Read More

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September 3, 2013

‘This is what we want’: Aggrieved PDP governors make their demands known to Jonathan

by Adeola Balogun Peace still seems to be an elusive goal for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as there is yet no end in sight to the turmoil within its walls. Instead of laying down arms, the aggrieved governors have made their demands on President Goodluck Jonathan by giving four conditions for resolution. They presented... Read More

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September 2, 2013

PDP crises: Jonathan holds closed-door meetings with OBJ, governors in Abuja

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly held two separate high level meetings yesterday. The president first met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and then with 16 governors of the party with the aim of finding solutions to the problems that led to... Read More

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August 31, 2013

It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)

by ‘Jola Sotubo One major aim of this year’s Peoples Democratic Party convention, which began today, was to make peace between the many warring factions within the ruling party. Unfortunately however, this aim was not realized as the exact opposite took place. The PDP has been divided into even smaller fragments as former Vice President,... Read More

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2 APGA factions battle for supremacy in Abia

by Oge Okonkwo Every reconciliatory move between the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Umeh, and Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, may be futile as the two rival state chairmen are currently engaged in a battle for supremacy. Still holding tight to his position as the authentic chairman of the state chapter of... Read More

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