We are expecting high profile defectors in the next 3 weeks – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said in Abuja Thursday, that it was expecting those it outlined as “high-profile” defectors to rejoin within the next three weeks. The Chairman of the party’s Special Non-Elective National Convention, who is also the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, stated this in a chat with newsmen while inspecting Eagles... Read More

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July 21, 2017

We’re in talks with over 16 political parties to take power back – Makarfi

The Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, has said that the party is in talks with over 16 political parties ahead of 2019 elections. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Makarfi explained that the aim of the discussion is to form an alliance and displace the All Progressives Congress (APC), in... Read More

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July 12, 2017

APC Chieftain urges PDP to rename the party

A Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Girei, has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to rename the party. Girei, who represented Adamawa Central in the Senate, between 1999 and 2003, said renaming PDP was necessary because the last administration and the leadership crisis “spoiled” the party’s name. In a statement made available... Read More

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February 28, 2015

‘Change will only come when we say no to Buhari’ – Actor, Boy Alinco contributes his two cents

by Kemisola Filani Nollywood actor, Bayo Bankole, better known as Boy Alinco, has insisted that change can only occur in the country when the two major political parties are kicked out of government. In a recent chat with YNaija, the comic actor stated that the political situation in the country calls for intense and continued... Read More

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