The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State is planning to thwart the September 19, Governorship Election through a frivolous lawsuit. This was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday. He said that his party has credible intelligence that the APC, being aware of its imminent defeat, has resorted to using fringe political parties...

The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary sessions by two weeks. In a statement, the assembly Acting Clerk, Arch. Olatunde Ojo  disclosed that The Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Arc. Olatunde Ojo, in a statement, said  Tuesday, 29th September has been fixed as the new resumption date. It would be recalled that the Senate and the House of Representatives had earlier adjourned plenary sessions on September 15 in July to enable lawmakers...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The internal wrangling wreaking All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Adamawa has taken a new dimension with supporters of the senator representing Adamawa central zone,  Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani alleging that some disgruntled party members were out to disrupt the party in the state. An uproar had ensued on Saturday when some party mostly youths chanted ‘’ Bama Yi-Bama Yi ,’’  in an attempt to snub the senator at the party...

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki’s Camp and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, have been in a war of words over the resignation rumor of the PDP Chairman in the state, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi. On Friday in Benin, the Edo State Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said that the rumor was a hoax. Osagie described the rumor...

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent Contrary to reports that eight members of the  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State House of Assembly have concluded plans to join the All Progressive Congress (APC) to allegedly take over the leadership of the Assembly, APC  lawmakers denied a plot to impeach the speaker. Reports earlier said that the plot to remove the Speaker and his Deputy was concluded after a series of meetings that were held...

The battle over who controls the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State appears to continue to degenerate as former governor Ayodele Fayose warns Governor Seyi Makinde to not interfere in how state chapters of the party are run. Senator Biodun Olujimi and Mr. Fayose lead different factions of the PDP in Ekiti State. Following parallel congresses held on the same day a few weeks ago, each faction produced its own executive members which claimed...

The scheduled hearing of a suit seeking the disqualification of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the forthcoming September 19 election in Edo State, was impeded on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suit which was filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that Ize-Iyamu was not validly nominated as the candidate of the APC. The PDP alleged that the APC candidate did not emerge...

Biodun Olujimi, the Senator representing Ekiti North at the National Assembly, said the Peoples Democratic Party in the state would win the Governorship election in 2022 only if there are justice and unity. Senator Olujimi and the former governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, are battling for the control of the party’s structure in the state. Senator Olujimi had accused the national leaders of the PDP of allowing Mr. Fayose to do whatever he pleases...