“We are not a party of hooligans” || GEJ hypes PDP in 5 cool quotes

by Kolapo Olapoju At the inauguration of his presidential campaign organization on Tuesday, January 6, President Goodluck Jonathan urged Nigerians to vote for his party, Peoples Democratic Party. At the event held in Abuja, he stated many reasons why the PDP deserves the votes of Nigerians. Below are five quotes from Jonathan’s speech: 1. “You must always... Read More

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January 7, 2015

“Cold-hearted, selfish & indifferent” || This is how Bode George described the Fashola administration

by Kolapo Olapoju A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has described the outgoing government of Lagos, with some unflattering words. George stated that the state had experienced underdevelopment and massive corruption, adding that only PDP can bring the desired change to Lagos State. During a meeting with journalists on... Read More

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January 7, 2015

Buhari visits APC supporters shot by gunmen in Rivers (See Photos)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Several supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were seriously injured when gunmen shot sporadically in Rivers state on Tuesday, January 6. Around 5.30am, unknown gunmen reportedly opened fire on the vehicle of the APC members while on their way to Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign ground at Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government... Read More

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January 7, 2015

We have to stop using and dumping people – PDP Chairman is really worried

by James Sambo As the election draws closer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership is perturbed about the prevailing feeling of disaffection within the ruling party. According to the national chairman of the PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, the party cannot afford to continue its culture of “Use and Dump” politics, which he says, degraded it and what it... Read More

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January 5, 2015

Yet again, APC threatens to form parallel government

by Kolapo Olapoju Months after it threatened to form a parallel government if the elections are rigged, the All Progressives Congress has yet again, reiterated its position. The party says it would congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan if he wins next month’s presidential election free and fair, while also insisting that it will form a parallel... Read More

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January 5, 2015

Don’t mock Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s scathing message – PDP scribe, Olisa Metuh warns

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the recent criticism of President Jonathan by Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Nigerians against attacking the cleric. The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Olisa Metuh says the founder of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu should not be mocked for criticizing the president. Mbaka... Read More

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January 5, 2015

I’ve been invited to join a cult, I refused – Nyesom Wike spills

by Azubuike Azikiwe The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has implored the church to pray against a cultist emerging governor of the state. While speaking at the dedication service of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Sunday, January 4, he said that he... Read More

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January 3, 2015

2015: PDP wants Atiku, Kwankwaso under its large umbrella

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party says it has begun moves to bring back into the fold, some of their former members, which include former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso. The PDP National Secretary, Wale Oladipo, communicated the development on Friday, January 2 at a press conference in Ile-Ife.... Read More

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January 3, 2015

‘Nothing has changed’: I remain a member of the PDP – Gbenga Daniel

by Damilola Jagun Gbenga Daniel, the immediate past governor of Ogun state, has refuted reports which insinuated that he intends to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, saying that he remains with the ruling party. In a statement released through his spokesperson, Ayo Giwa, on Friday, January 2, he described the defection news as... Read More

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January 2, 2015

This Nyesom Wike campaign billboard will contend for the tackiest ever (LOOK)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Just when it seems electioneering couldn’t get any more absurd, we come across this… Somewhere on the streets of Port Harcourt, is a weird campaign billboard featuring – yes, featuring – Nyesom Wike, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Rivers. The billboard, which is courtesy of Henry Chike Worgu,... Read More

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December 31, 2014

Trouble in Ogun PDP as major players plan defection

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state is presently enmeshed in internal conflicts and disagreements, which may see the party lose some of its prominent members in the state. The main character in this episode of inter-party conflict is Chairman of Mobilization and Organization Committee of the PDP in South West,... Read More

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December 30, 2014

Max Siollun: What would Nigeria be like under a President Buhari?

by Max Siollun Politicians face a credibility problem in that they campaign on, and their careers live or die by; promise of unperformed intentions. They also face a wary public that is skeptical about whether they can, or intend to keep, their pre-election promises. Will vested interests and the need to appease godfathers and financiers... Read More

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December 29, 2014

7-days ultimatum! Rivers state elders warn PDP to withdraw Wike as governorship candidate

by Azubuike Azikiwe For some reason, the elders in Rivers State don’t want Nyesom Wike as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. To register their disapproval, they have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the PDP to withdraw Wike, from the governorship race. Speaking on the platform of the Rivers Leaders and Elders’ Council,... Read More

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December 29, 2014

“If anybody says Buhari is not a threat, that person is deceiving Jonathan” – That’s what this Bayelsa PDP boss is saying

by Iyobosa Omoregie According to a PDP chieftain, anyone who says Muhammadau Buhari is not a threat to the re-election bid of Goodluck Jonathan, is merely misleading the president. Peoples Democratic Party leader in Bayelsa State, Chief Jude Tabai, has described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Buhari, as a huge threat... Read More

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December 29, 2014

We hear Tom Ikimi is trying to go back to the APC

by Kolapo Olapoju It is rather rare in saner climes to see politicians of different ideologies defecting from one party to another, but where party ideologies are hardly defined and political leanings are tilted towards the highest bidder, cross carpeting is a common, and seemingly normal occurrence. According to the grapevine, we hear that... Read More

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December 29, 2014

Election violence: Jonathan and Buhari should caution their supporters – Sule Lamido

by James Sambo Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and Major General Muhammadu Buhari, of inciting Nigerians to violence, by their electioneering actions and inaction. According to Lamido, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, are directly and/or indirectly encouraging their supporters to make... Read More

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December 29, 2014

‘Nigerians are afraid’: APC rallies stakeholders against post election violence

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress on Sunday called for a sit-down between the party and the Peoples Democratic Party to discuss ways in which election and post-election violence could be averted in 2015. According to a statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said it had taken steps,... Read More

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December 28, 2014

Buhari doesn’t care about you – PDP chieftain tells Christians

by James Sambo Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has advised Christian communities across Nigeria, to avoid being carried away by General Muhammadu Buhari’s recent romance with the faith. According to him, Buhari’s desperation to get elected as president is behind his “overture to the... Read More

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December 26, 2014

‘You spent N30billion on APC campaign’ | ‘You’ve got no proof’ – Amaechi & Wike are at it again

by Azubuike Azikiwe The political feud between Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Nyesom Wike, may just not abate anytime soon. The recent allegations by the latter against the former, will certainly elongate the lifespan of their rivalry. Wike, a former Minister of State... Read More

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December 25, 2014

Why we can’t investigate PDP’s N21billion fundraiser – INEC

by Kolapo Olapoju The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that it has no power to investigate the Peoples Democratic Party and donors at the N21.27 billion fundraiser for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign. According to the Commission, it only has the jurisdiction to prosecute any party, person or company that violates any part... Read More

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December 24, 2014

2015: Agbaje and Obanikoro reconcile after PDP meeting (See Photos)

by Kolapo Olapoju Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, and former Minister of state for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, have settled their differences. The pair have been at loggerheads since the governorship primaries of the PDP, which Obanikoro lost to Agbaje, with the former alleging irregularities in the voting process. However, at... Read More

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December 23, 2014

Mimiko assured GEJ of South-west votes, but can’t control Ondo PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju A few days ago, Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko assured President Goodluck Jonathan of cleaning out the entire South-west in the 2015 presidential elections, but apparently, Mimiko doesn’t even have full control of his house. Very recently, some politicians of the Peoplea Democratic Party in the state warned Goodluck Jonathan that... Read More

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December 22, 2014

“Rivers has no money to fund APC” – Gov. Amaechi denies ATM tag

by Azubuike Azikiwe Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has categorically denied funding the All Progressives Congress with state resources. The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party had alleged that Amaechi was using the state’s resources to sponsor the APC campaign which they say have led to state finances being insufficient for carrying out development projects.... Read More

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December 22, 2014

Mass defection: 4000 PDP members cross carpet to APC

by James Sambo Over 4,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto, have defected to the All Progressives Congress. The new members were received into the APC fold in Isa by the state governor, Aliyu Wamakko on Sunday, December 21. During the ceremony, he said: “APC is the party... Read More

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December 22, 2014

APC, PDP throw verbal jabs over GEJ’s N21billion election fund

by Kolapo Olapoju The ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, and opposition, All Progressives Congress, are once again, engaged in a verbal altercation over the recent fundraising of the PDP, where N21.27 billion was raised for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election. The Buhari Support Organization, the umbrella body of all support groups for the Presidential candidate of... Read More

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December 22, 2014

The APC can’t produce an emperor as governor – Amaechi takes a swipe at PDP

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stylishly taken a subliminal swipe at the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, by saying that his party, All Progressives Congress, cannot produce an emperor as governor of the state. According to Amaechi, the APC will win the governorship election of the state, and the... Read More

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December 21, 2014

Make it rain: N21 billion made at Jonathan’s re-election fundraiser

by James Sambo On Saturday, December 20, at the re-election fundraiser for President Goodluck Jonathan, over N21 billion was raised. Businessmen, multinational organisations, and governors, make up the list of donors at the Peoples Democratic Party Fund Raising Dinner, which was held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tunde Ayeni, kick-started... Read More

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December 20, 2014

Drama in Ekiti as 19 APC lawmakers form new Assembly

by Kolapo Olapoju The 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have formed a parallel assembly at a remote location. The APC lawmakers also suspended factional Speaker Dele Olugbemi and the six Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers, who sat to impeach de facto Speaker, Adewale Omirin. The... Read More

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December 17, 2014

The only thing that changed is his dinner suit – The gloves are off, PDP attacks Buhari

by James Sambo After months of political machination and subliminal attacks, the running mates for both the ruling Party, Peoples Democratic Party, and the opposition, All Progressives Congress, have been revealed. The gloves are finally off and the some of the tactics usually employed during electioneering has seemingly commenced in full force. The PDP has... Read More

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December 16, 2014

Obasanjo does not love Nigeria, he wants to destroy the country – Kashamu

by Damilola Jagun Buruji Kashamu has again, rubbished Olusegun Obasanjo’s newly released autobiography, ‘My Watch’. The Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Kahsamu, has described former President’s book as a literature “filled with lies”. Kashamu had initially gone to court to prevent Obasanjo from releasing the... Read More

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“We are not a party of hooligans” || GEJ hypes PDP in 5 cool quotes

“Cold-hearted, selfish & indifferent” || This is how Bode George described the Fashola administration

Buhari visits APC supporters shot by gunmen in Rivers (See Photos)

We have to stop using and dumping people – PDP Chairman is really worried

Yet again, APC threatens to form parallel government

Don’t mock Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s scathing message – PDP scribe, Olisa Metuh warns

I’ve been invited to join a cult, I refused – Nyesom Wike spills

2015: PDP wants Atiku, Kwankwaso under its large umbrella

‘Nothing has changed’: I remain a member of the PDP – Gbenga Daniel

This Nyesom Wike campaign billboard will contend for the tackiest ever (LOOK)

Trouble in Ogun PDP as major players plan defection

Max Siollun: What would Nigeria be like under a President Buhari?

7-days ultimatum! Rivers state elders warn PDP to withdraw Wike as governorship candidate

“If anybody says Buhari is not a threat, that person is deceiving Jonathan” – That’s what this Bayelsa PDP boss is saying

We hear Tom Ikimi is trying to go back to the APC

Election violence: Jonathan and Buhari should caution their supporters – Sule Lamido

‘Nigerians are afraid’: APC rallies stakeholders against post election violence

Buhari doesn’t care about you – PDP chieftain tells Christians

‘You spent N30billion on APC campaign’ | ‘You’ve got no proof’ – Amaechi & Wike are at it again

Why we can’t investigate PDP’s N21billion fundraiser – INEC

2015: Agbaje and Obanikoro reconcile after PDP meeting (See Photos)

Mimiko assured GEJ of South-west votes, but can’t control Ondo PDP

“Rivers has no money to fund APC” – Gov. Amaechi denies ATM tag

Mass defection: 4000 PDP members cross carpet to APC

APC, PDP throw verbal jabs over GEJ’s N21billion election fund

The APC can’t produce an emperor as governor – Amaechi takes a swipe at PDP

Make it rain: N21 billion made at Jonathan’s re-election fundraiser

Drama in Ekiti as 19 APC lawmakers form new Assembly

The only thing that changed is his dinner suit – The gloves are off, PDP attacks Buhari

Obasanjo does not love Nigeria, he wants to destroy the country – Kashamu

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