PDP

October 17, 2017

Why PDP must win the Presidency in 2019 – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must win the 2019 presidential election. Speaking on Tuesday when he received Raymond Dokpesi, an aspirant for the party’s national chairmanship position, at his residence in Abuja, Jonathan warned members of the party not to make the mistake of making wrong choice of national working... Read More

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October 17, 2017

“I will never return to the PDP” – Obasanjo

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said he has no intention of returning to his “vomit”; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said this to newsmen after he met with the National Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, behind-closed-doors. The meeting was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, which lasted for one... Read More

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PDP

October 16, 2017

Falsehood will not help you win the 2019 election, APC tells PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday, urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rethink its strategies of returning to power in 2019. The ruling party said deliberate falsehood will not help the PDP attain its mission. Highlights: According to APC, Nigerians are not gullible and can differentiate between a party that brought the country to... Read More

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October 13, 2017

PDP is still suffering from the shock of defeat – Abdulsalami

Former military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar has said the Peoples Democratic Party has refused to play its role as a credible opposition. Abubakar said this when he was visited by Raymond Dokpesi, a chairmanship aspirant of the party, in his residence in Minna, Niger state. What he said: Abubakar said the PDP was still suffering from... Read More

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October 11, 2017

“We handed over a buoyant economy to the APC” | PDP faults Buhari’s $5.5bn loan request

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s fresh external loan request of $5.5 billion pending before the National Assembly for approval. In a statement on Wednesday, by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Prince Dayo Adyeye, the party accused the President of mortgaging the future of the unborn generation of Nigerians through... Read More

APC, party politics, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari

October 9, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why Nigeria urgently needs a political party

According to Wikipedia, a political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters’ interests. Here in Nigeria, the reverse is the case as what... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

APC, NPN, party politics, PDP, political parties, UPN

October 7, 2017

Dele Momodu: How APC may help PDP redeem itself

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, this headline may sound somehow bizarre but that is the reality on ground in our country today. In the name of Almighty God, let us remember and be assured that nothing is impossible. Providence has a way of playing its own game which ordinary mortals may find difficult to... Read More

2019 Elections, APC, nigeria, opinion, PDP, Politics

October 6, 2017

The Big 5: Patience Jonathan slams EFCC with N2bn lawsuit; Tiwa Savage takes major L for gender based comments; and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: It’s payback time for former first lady Patience Jonathan. She has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with a N2billion human rights enforcement lawsuit. What could the EFCC have done to deserve this mind-boggling lawsuit? Find out all the details, here.... Read More

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October 6, 2017

Top government officials are “stealing” to aid Buhari’s second term – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, alleged that top government officials are “stealing” public funds so as to aid President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign. The PDP specifically pointed to the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru as being involved. ‎Addressing... Read More

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October 5, 2017

$25bn contract scam: Treat NNPC boss like Dasuki, others | PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the $25 billion contract scam involving the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. The PDP warned Buhari against shielding Baru and others involved in the alleged scam. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Prince Dayo... Read More

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PDP

October 5, 2017

2 PDP Reps defect to APC

Two members of the House of Representatives, Zephaniah Jisalo (AMAC/Bwari federal constituency, FCT) and Yusuf Tijjani (Okene/Ogori-Magogo federal constituency, Kogi) have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Highlights: The duo informed the House of their defection in separate letters read on the floor by the speaker, Yakubu Dogara. They... Read More

APC, party politics, PDP, Yusuf Tijjani, Zephaniah Jisalo

October 1, 2017

Nigeria at 57: We must continue to work for the unity of our country – PDP

Opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 57th Independence anniversary. In a statement issued in Abuja by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party called on Nigerians as well as the government to continue to work for the unity, peace and progress of... Read More

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September 29, 2017

Why they are desperate to end my 2019 Presidential ambition – Fayose

The Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has said the imminent defeat of President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election in 2019 is the major reason the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government is harassing and intimidating his aides and associates Background: Less than two hours after the governor officially declared his intention to run... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Governor of Ekiti, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 29, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: I will reveal why I lost in 2015 at the appropriate time – Jonathan | You are living up to your status as APC’s attack dog | Fayose tells EFCC | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. I will reveal why I lost in 2015 at the appropriate time – Jonathan – YNaija Despite exit from recession, Nigeria’s economy still vulnerable – FG – YNaija Those who consume fake news should be punished alongside those who disseminate it – Femi Adesina – YNaija You... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, EFCC, Goodluck Jonathan, PDP, Presidency, recession

September 28, 2017

Jonathan advocates delegate system for the PDP

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, while receiving members of the Forum of former speakers of State Houses of Assembly, who visited him in Abuja on Thursday, advised the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to adopt statutory delegates in the party’s next constitution amendment. Highlights: He stressed that the review was necessary for the internal selection... Read More

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September 28, 2017

We are disturbed by Fayose’s ‘agbero’ brand of politics – Kashamu

Senator Buruji Kashamu (Ogun East) Thursday, chided the governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose for his 2019 presidential bid, describing the governor as a joker. Highlights: Kashamu said, He is a confusionist and number one destroyer of the party because how on earth would somebody who agreed with other party chieftains that the presidential ticket of the... Read More

2019 presidency, Ahmed Makarfi, Ayodele Fayose, Buruji Kashamu, party politics, PDP

September 27, 2017

PDP 2019: Fayose out, Atiku in?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The definitive ‘No’ said to Ayo Fayose by the PDP could mean the chances of a ‘Yes’ to Atiku has just got better. Fayose, the current Governor of Ekiti state, has submitted a formal request indicating his interest to pick the PDP’s presidential nomination for 2019 General elections. He has, however,... Read More

Story of the day

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September 26, 2017

2019 Presidency: Gov Fayose writes PDP

The Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose has written to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to officially make known his his intention to run for the 2019 Presidential election. Posted on Twitter (@GovAyoFayose) on Tuesday, the letter indicates his need for support to actualise his dream of returning the party to Aso Rock. The letter from reads in... Read More

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September 26, 2017

Presidential ticket has been zoned to the north…can’t be altered | PDP replies Fayose

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose that the zoning of the Presidential ticket to the north still stands. What happened: Fayose had earlier this year announced his wife intention to run for the Presidency in 2019. He had boasted that he would collect power from President Muhammadu Buhari. The... Read More

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September 22, 2017

“I have not for once gained one single thing from PDP” – Ifeanyi Ubah

The Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah Thursday, says he has not gained anything from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Antecedent: The PDP suspended him for one month for allegedly making “disparaging allegations” against the party over the conduct of the Anambra governorship primary election which he lost to Oseloka Obaze. The PDP... Read More

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September 21, 2017

[The Presidential Blog]: This is the only sensible reason Ali Modu Sheriff is meeting with Osinbajo

Fresh reports have it that ousted PDP leader, Ali Modu Sheriff landed Aso Rock at about 3.30 pm to meet with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. About an hour later, APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun also joined in the meeting. You know how it is with closed door meetings. We currently have zero knowledge of what... Read More

The Presidential Blog

Ali Modu Sheriff, APC, defection, John Oyegun, Osinbajo, PDP

September 21, 2017

Just In: PDP queries Kashamu, suspends Ubah

The Peoples Democratic Party said it has suspended Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Ifeanyi Ubah. PDP National Caretaker Committee in a statement on Thursday said a query has also been issued to Buruji Kashamu, a senator from Ogun state. The committee said Ubah was suspended for making allegations against the party over the Anambra governorship... Read More

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September 21, 2017

The anti-corruption war of the FG is lopsided – Wike

The Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike has described the anti-corruption war of the Federal Government as pretentious and intended to silence opposition in the country. Delivering the keynote address of the 12 General Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion at St Paul’s Cathedral, Port Harcourt, yesterday, the governor queried how politicians, who decamped from... Read More

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September 20, 2017

PROFILE: The many lives of Aisha Jummai Alhassan

by Wilfred Okiche Every four years in May since 1999, the political elite gathers at Eagle Square, in the nation’s capital to witness the swearing in of the man (never woman) elected to the office of the President of the Federal Republic. It is twenty months till the next presidential inauguration. The journey to this... Read More

Thinking Through

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PDP

September 19, 2017

Accept your ineptitude, stop blaming a superficial opposition, PDP tells APC

In the light of the happenings in the Southeast, following the launch of the Operation Python Dance II exercise and the crisis that followed, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop shifting blames and solve the problems inherent in the polity. This is in reaction to a... Read More

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PDP

September 18, 2017

Osun APC can’t survive the “electoral hurricane” come 2018 – PDP

The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sarafa Isola, has said that All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state cannot survive the “electoral hurricane” coming in 2018. Highlights: The governorship election will be held before the expiration of the second tenure of Rauf Aregbesola in 2018. Chief... Read More

APC, Osun 2018, Osun State, party politics, PDP

September 16, 2017

‘Thousands of Sheriff’s loyalists join APC’

Supporters of the ousted factional leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, in Delta, today, reportedly joined the opposition All Progressive Congress. According to The Nation, the over 14,000 loyalists were by the former deputy national chairman of the PDP, Cairo Ojougboh – a former member of House of Representatives; also a former... Read More

APC, delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, party politics, PDP

September 14, 2017

Ekiti PDP petitions Makarfi, rejects imposition of Fayose’s deputy

The Ekiti State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has written a petition to the National Caretaker Committee, rejecting the imposition of a candidate for the governorship election in the state. Recall that the deputy governor of the state, Prof. Olusola Eleka, had been announced as the consensus candidate of the party. The petition, which was signed... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Gov Fayose is attempting to impose his deputy to cover up his illegalities | Ekiti youth vow to resist consensus candidacy

Reacting to reports that the governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, and subsequent confirmation of same of his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as his successor under the platform of the pPeoples Democratic Party (PDP), some youth in Ekiti East Local Government Area, have said they will resist the alleged imposition of a candidate on the electorate. Rising... Read More

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September 10, 2017

PDP will win in 2019, but has to address current trends first – Oduah

Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North) has said opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had not learnt from its past mistakes. She said at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja and recalled that impunity, imposition, disregard for members and other acts of irregularities in the party’s activities led to its losses in the... Read More

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