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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…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 21st of February

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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It gets worse: Obasanjo withdraws from PDP, writes Jonathan, Tukur (READ)

by Oke Efagene Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has written a letter to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, in which he gave notice…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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