On the 27th of September 2018, Ademola Adeleke, the Senator currently representing Osun-West Senatorial District under the aegis of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) contested against Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressive Congress(APC) in the state’s 2019 gubernatorial elections –which was marred with excessive irregularities and chaos – where the latter was declared winner after…
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Nigeria Decides: Tinubu Dumps Buhari? Proclaims “Atiku is my Friend”
As the 2019 presidential election lies barely 72 hours away, the rulling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been thrown into shock following the proclamation by thier National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the opposition party PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is his friend. Tinubu had surprisingly posed for a photo-op with PDP supporters and…
#EtiOsaDecides: Follow LIVE updates from the Eti Osa House of Reps Debates
Follow live proccedings of the Eti-Osa House of Representatives debate organized by Media Room Hub in conjunction with BBC Pidgin and Pulse Nigeria will be happening today, Monday, February 4, 2019. The debate is taking place at the Civic Centre, Lekki, Lagos with candidates Olubankole Wellington (Banky W), the candidate of the Modern Democratic Party…
Why Atiku’s Peter Obi Pick Divided South-East – Thisday Newspaper
How promise of vice presidency to multiple candidates caused a storm Igbo leaders demand agreement on single term It has emerged that the immediate pushback by South-east leaders against the choice of their kinsman, Mr. Peter Obi, as running mate to the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s election, Alhaji Atiku…
2019: Atiku Abubakar Emerges PDP Presidential Flag Bearer
Former Vice- President , AlhajiAtiku Abubakar will slug it out with Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 Presidential elections after emerging as the the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate for the 2019 election. He emerged at the PDP primaries that held at theAdokiye Amesiamaka Stadium , Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Sunday. At the convention, Atiku…
Panic grips Presidency as Saraki dumps APC
The defection of Senate President Bukola Saraki from APC to PDP didn’t come as a surprise to many. Infact many saw the handwriting boldly writien on the wall but could not be sure that Nigeria’s number 3 man could muster the courage to dump the rulling party. The Presidency and the party leadership were rest…
APC Chairman Adams Oshiomhole Says Defectors Have No Electoral Value
The Chairman of the All Progressive Party APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has reacted to the mass defections from the party after 15 high ranking senators and 37 House of Representatives members defected from the party. The Chairman insisted that he will not lose sleep over the defectors while maintaining that those who defected lacked electoral…
37 House of Reps Members Dump APC for PDP, ADC
As the mass defections from the APC continues, 37 House of Representatives members have dumped from the rulling APC to the PDP and Obasanjo’s ADC. 33 members or the green chambers moved to the main opposition People’s Democratic Party PDP while 4 members defected to the African Democratic Congress ADC. This comes as the APC…
Mass Defections Begin as 14 Senators Dump APC for PDP
On Tuesday, 14 APC senators dumped the rulling party for the opposition PDP. This was announced by the Senate President Bukola Saraki of Tuesday’s plenary. The senators who dumped the APC and joined the PDP are: Barnabas Gemade (Benue) Dino Melaye Shaaba Lafiaji (Kwara) Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara) Abdulazeez Nyako (Adamawa) Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo) Usman Nafada…
“I am yet to leave Broomcity FC” – Senator Shehu Sani clears air on leaving APC
Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani has clarified on reports that he has left the rulling APC. The Kaduna senator was wildly reported to have abandoned the APC to the PDP but he chose to refute this claim in a rather comic manner. In his funny response, he refers to APC as the ‘Broomcity FC’ and PDP…
Femi Fani-Kayode explains why APC Minister Dr. Chris Ngige openly campaigned for PDP
Why did Chris Ngige campaign for PDP? by Jerry King Nwobodo @JerryDKingTP During the APC campaign rally in Ado-Ekiti organized to mop up support for APC governorship candidate in the State elections coming up on Saturday, 14th, July, 2018, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige was caught campaigning for the opposition party PDP. He…
Nigeria’s Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Declares For President
Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar today declared his intention to run for president in the 2019 presidential elections under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Vice President announced his intention to run in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday. The former Vice President said his decision to make the announcement…
Nigerian Police Disrupts PDP Rally Meant To Receive 7000 APC Defectors In Kano
Reports reaching us indicate that an armed police detachment in over ten vehicles stormed the venue of a PDP rally in Kano meant to receive about 7000 APC defectors. The rally was scheduled to kick start by 3:00pm but the intervention of the policeman disrupted the proceedings. According to an eyewitness : “The fully armed…
PDP records sweeping victory at Enugu LG elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has swept the 14 chairmanship election results released by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) in Saturday’s local government election. The party also swept all ward councillorship positions in 11 Local Government Areas also announced by the commission. The Chairman of ENSIEC, Dr Mike Ajogwu, announced the results at…
Nuhu Ribadu regrets delving into Nigerian politics — still hunted by corrupt politicians
Former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is regretting ever joining politics. the former head of Nigeria’s anti corruption agency said he is still being hunted by the corrupt politicians he brought down during his tenure as EFCC chairman. The former EFCC chairman was the keynote speaker at a national stakeholders’ Workshop on the Recovery and Management…
