A Federal High Court order in Abuja has suggested to the 37 lawmakers who defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, that they should resign their positions as members of the National Assembly.
In what seems to be a twist in the on-going drama in the House of Representatives, the court, on Monday, also granted a perpetual injunction restraining the defecting lawmakers from effecting any leadership change in the lower House. […more]
A mammoth crowd gathered on 27th March to support Ekiti state governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, as he kick-started his re-election campaign in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
The rally was attended by other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, including Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State.
Other governors include Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State and Abubakar Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state. […more]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has instituted a committee saddled with the responsibility of carrying out a major redrawing of constituencies, which may affect representation in the House of Representatives and State Assemblies, has begun.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday inaugurated the committee to redelineate the constituencies nationwide.
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Nasarawa State is crying foul over the inability of the State Independent Electoral Commission to release results of the Local Government election held on Saturday.
The party, while briefing reporters in Lafia on Sunday said, “Results indicate that it won the chairmanship elections in eight Local Governments, but accused the commission of deliberate attempt to falsify those results. more
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in the state after winning the state’s party primaries with four hundred and sixty two (462) votes out of four hundred and seventy Seven (470) votes cast today.
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on or before the 2015 general elections. Jonathan gave this assurance when he received some PDP elders and political officeholders from Kwara in Abuja. He expressed optimism that the PDP would take over the state, saying that the National headquarters of the party would assist more
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared Mr Peter Obafemi to contest the Ekiti State governorship election slated for June 21.
This is contained in a statement issued by the party`s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, on Friday in Abuja.
“After a careful review of procedures, processes and documentation …..more
Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the weekend expressed concern over comments by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state that the party would ‘capture’ the state at the end of his administration come 2016 and wondered if Edo State was a ‘goat’ that must be captured. more
An estimated 25,000 persons from various opposition parties at the weekend defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Owhelogbo community, Isoko North local government area of Delta State.
The defectors who were received by the state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and secretary to the state governor, Comrade Ovuozuorie Macaulay said they returned to the PDP because they believed that the party was more