“I am pleased to announce to you that the nomination fees has been reduced from N25 to N15 million.”

Chief Olabode George urged all warring parties in PDP to sheathe their swords “even though Ayu behaved like a village headmaster in running the affairs of the party”

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR Senator Bassey Edet Otu was born on 18 October 1959 to the family of late Elder & Mrs. Edet Okon Otu of Adiabo in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.Bassey Otu grew up in his home city of Calabar and in Jos, Plateau State, where his father had been […]

The former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha, on Tuesday said he withdrew from the 2023 governorship race under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to pave way for a consensus governorship candidate of the PDP to emerge.

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Amb. Umar Illiya Damagun has said he was stepping into the position to act as chairman “to fulfil all righteousness” because of a court order restraining Dr Iyiorchia Ayu from parading himself as National Chairman.

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“So, if you do anything, I’ll pepper you,” he added. “You see how I peppered them now? Are they not the ones suffering it now? Ayu said nobody can suspend him, but today he has packed up from the office,” Wike said.

Dauda Lawal unseated incumbent Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle in the March 18 governorship election.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed its National Vice Chairman (North), Amb. Umar Illiya Damagun as Acting National Chairman.

Ayu was replaced by the Deputy National Chairman, (North) Umar Iliya Damagum.

Mr Charles Aniagwu, the spokesperson for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), says the purported suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu is illegal. Aniagwu said this in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, saying that those behind the suspension were ignorant of the provisions of the party’s constitution. He said […]

“President Buhari believes Asiwaju’s warmth, friendliness and generosity has set the pace for a network of friends, home and abroad, that will shape his presidency with requisite expertise to guide the economy, and consolidate on the investments of past leaders, particularly in people-first development and infrastructure.”

Among the stakeholders are members of the Igyorev ward of the PDP where the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Iyiorchia Ayu hails from. 

“Whether they are dispensing cash or not. The pictorial evidences are to be forwarded to Congress headquarters to be us assess the activities of Commercial banks before the NEC meeting by 1pm to enable us take a final decision on tomorrow’s planned industrial action.”

“I didn’t hide my feelings: I said if this fellow (Tinubu) becomes the President, I will lose my interest politically.