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Janeth J December 13, 2015

Shiite Muslims protest Saturday’s death of members in Zaria (PHOTOS)

Members of the Muslim sect, Shiite have taken to the streets of Bauchi, Potiskum in Yobe State and Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State to protest the death of its members following…

Janeth J December 6, 2015

How Bamanga Tukur ‘purportedly’ survived assassination attempt

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, claims to have narrowly escaped being assassinated. In a statement released by his special assistant on Media, Oliver Okpala, on…

Janeth J April 17, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: GEJ wants us to know why he conceded defeat | PDP accuses APC of buying PVCs | Tukur explains why PDP lost the elections | More stories

Jonathan wants world leaders to support Buhari. YNaija Senate is pissed, wants Amendment Bill returned. ThisDay Amaechi will investigate killings in Rivers. Punch Air traffic controllers hold passengers to ransom.…

June 16, 2014

Photo of 486 ‘Boko Haram suspects’ arrested in Abia, Jonathan appoints Tukur Ambassador-at-Large & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo The arrested suspects 486 ‘Boko Haram suspects’ arrested in Abia On a day the police said they had foiled a plot to bomb a church in Owerri,…

January 23, 2014

Dele Agekameh: Tukur as the PDP sacrificial lamb

by Dele Agekameh Perhaps, only the President, for whom he was a cheerleader, will, most certainly, miss him. In the last few months, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been…

January 21, 2014

Demola Rewaju: Tukur out, Mu’azu in, but Jonathan’s ambition remains a PDP problem

by Demola Rewaju With his speech while announcing Tukur’s resignation, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has proven himself as a dependable political ally. He stuck with Tukur until it was painfully obvious…

January 20, 2014

Ex-Bauchi governor, Adamu Mu’azu is new PDP chairman

by 'Jola Sotubo The race for the national chairmanship of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is on and indications have emerged that a former governor of Bauchi, Adamu Mu'azu, has…

January 19, 2014

‘Most politicians are in it for what they can get’ – Pres. Jonathan plays Captain Obvious

by Oge Okonkwo In a sincere admission, President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that many politicians are in politics for want of what the system can do them. President Jonathan…

January 17, 2014

‘We celebrate Tukur’s disgrace from office’ – Alao-Akala opens up

by 'Jola Sotubo Former Governor of Oyo, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has described the resignation of the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, as cause for celebration. Alao-Akala is…

January 14, 2014

‘Resign? No way!’: Bamanga Tukur denies tendering his resignation (READ)

by Oge Okonkwo Contrary to widespread reports that the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur has resigned, the troubled man appears to have chosen to stay on…

January 13, 2014

PDP crisis: NWC members to boycott meeting with Tukur

by 'Jola Sotubo The game seems to be up for the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Bamanga Tukur as the members of the party's National Working Committee…

January 12, 2014

PDP crisis: Jonathan meets governors, others as Tukur knows fate tonight

by 'Jola Sotubo Bamanga Tukur The fate of Bamanga Tukur, embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now hanging in the balance as President Goodluck Jonathan and…

January 11, 2014

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…

January 10, 2014

Opinion: Prophecies can solve all Nigeria’s problems in 2014

by Ayiba Tare Ojukosin If you’re outside Nigeria, you may mistake this as just a denomination’s declaration for the year, but it’s not. These are prophesies expected to come to…

January 2, 2014

It gets worse: Another 2,300 PDP members decamp to APC in Kaduna

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The list of 'defectors' never stops this time with a record breaking exodus again in Kaduna involving 2,300 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decamping…

December 24, 2013

Opinion: Come on Mr. President, Bamanga Tukur is dispensable

by Tosin Fatoyinbo It is instructive to note that Mr. Chairman has failed woefully first to manage the Jonathan-Amaechi debacle and then the nPDP circus that has brought the party…

December 15, 2013

Resign now or face humiliation – Sheikh Gumi warns Jonathan

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, an influential Islamic scholar, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to honourably resign his duty post or face the shame losing in the 2015 election.…

October 22, 2013

PDP crisis: FCTA to demolish sealed-off secretariat of Baraje-led faction

by 'Jola Sotubo Despite maintaining a strong and united front following the recent challenges that have beset them, things only seem to be getting worse for the Kawu Baraje–led faction…

October 21, 2013

PDP crisis: Tukur, Anenih disagree over suitable punishment for Baraje-led faction

by Tutu Akinlabi Following the Federal High Court verdict last Friday which declared the "New PDP" and its operations illegal, the Bamanga Tukur-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party…

October 13, 2013

Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the spirit of unforgiveness

by Obinna Akukwe The bank accounts of fuelers of the enemity continue to grow while the nation lies in depravity. Awolowo never forgave Abiola for betraying him. Azikiwe never forgave…

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…

September 18, 2013

Opinion: The 2015 elections will not be a PDP walk over, here’s why

by Denrele Animashaun Seriously,this is not a moment to gloat, we are staring at the abyss and we are at the crossroads,we have a choice to either continue sinking or…

September 17, 2013

Eric Osagie: 2015 – Drumbeats of war

by Eric Osagie If we survive 2015, we are likely to survive as a nation. Never in the history of this nation have we had this kind of tension, stretching…

September 15, 2013

Same difference? ‘New PDP’ national treasurer rejoins Bamanga Tukur’s faction

by Oge Okonkwo National Treasurer of the New PDP, Tanko Isiaku Gwamma, announced that he has resigned from the National Working Committee of the new PDP with immediate effect thereby rejoining and…

September 12, 2013

Opinion: PDP Crisis is not an overnight development

by Olusegun Adeniyi What the foregoing says very clearly is that nobody should be under any illusion that the current crisis within the PDP is a battle over principles or…

September 11, 2013

PDP crisis: How we tricked Jonathan, Tukur, others into believing ‘fake wedding’ story – Ex-gov. Oyinlola

by Oge Okonkwo Former governor of Osun state and secretary of the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said his group falsely led the authorities into believing they…

September 4, 2013

Opinion: For the PDP, this may finally be the end of the road

by Gimba Kakanda While the division was along a deepening conflict between President Goodluck Jonathan and various state governors, it became a repetition of an old drama with the involvement…

February 28, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan vs Amaechi: In whose interest?

by Senator Magnus Abe The basis for the persecution of Amaechi as an enemy of President Jonathan is that he allegedly wants to be Vice President. I am sure that…

January 21, 2013

Sam Omatseye: Shut up, Orubebe!

by Sam Omatseye If it was by grace and by competence, Orubebe should not be minister. That is why he is taking on Amaechi. He has nothing concrete to go…