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BREAKING: Ologunagba faction appoints Yayari Mohammed as PDP Acting National Chairman
Following the suspension of Illiya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Debo Ologunagba group National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman. The development is contained in a statement signed by the just-suspended, National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba. The appointment which takes immediate effect is…
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BREAKING: Court restrains PDP NEC, BoT from removing Damagum as Acting National Chairman
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the party’s national convention scheduled for…
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INEC dismisses allegations of BVAS machine smuggling in Edo as baseless
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims of smuggling Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines into its Edo office, describing the allegations as unfounded and lacking any merit. The All Progressives Congress (APC), in a petition submitted to INEC on October 10, accused members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of secretly bringing BVAS machines and voter registration…
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BREAKING: PDP crisis deepens as faction suspends Damagum, Anyanwu
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken another dimension as two factions have emerged and suspended each other. At first, the Damagum led faction suspended the National Legal Adviser, Adeyemi Ajibade, and the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and set up a committee to probe their alleged misconduct and insubordination. Similarly, the Ajibade faction countered by suspending…
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PDP suspends National Spokesman, Legal Adviser over alleged misconduct, insubordination
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended its national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba. PDP also suspended the national legal adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. The party suspended the duo over alleged misconduct and insubordination. A statement signed by the PDP National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom also noted that the PDP national working committee has directed that the…
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Governor Fubara to challenge Appeal Court ruling at Supreme Court
By Kunle Sanni Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has announced plans to take his legal battle to the Supreme Court following the recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision delivered by a three-member panel on Thursday,…
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LP Caretaker Committee to appeal judgement upholding Abure as National Chairman
The Chairman, Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, has said her committee would appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja which upheld the Julius Abure-led leadership. Usman in a statement she personally signed on Tuesday said she met with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Governor Alex Otti, and Senator Darlington Nwokocha (Secretary,…
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Fubara sponsored APP in Rivers LG Polls- Wike alleges
A former governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike has accused his successor Siminalayi Fubara of sponsoring the Action Peoples Party (APP) in the just-ended local government election in Rivers state. Governor Fubara had days ago sworn in local government chairpersons in Rivers State. APP won 22 of the 23 chairmanship positions in the election. The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Court declares Abure LP National Chairman
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has declared Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party. Delivering judgement, Justice Nwite affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi convention that produced the national leadership. Justice Nwite further ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Abure as the legitimate chairman, overriding the Commission’s…
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I’ve no regret working against PDP in 2023- Wike
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said he has no regret working against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, denied engaging in anti-party activities by refusing to support Atiku Abubakar, the then PDP presidential candidate. He defended his decision, saying it was taken for the sake of justice…
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