Politics

PDP Logo Buoyed by the victory of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Osun Governorship Election on Saturday, Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the party, has said the next target is how to win the presidential election to take over Nigeria’s seat of power, the presidential …

Atiku Abubakar (middle) The spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied reports that his principal took ill and had to be assisted into his car after last week’s governorship rally of the PDP in Osun State. An online newspaper, not THE WHISTLER, had shared …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday made last minute effort to drum up support for Demola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the party in Osun state. The election will be held in  less than 24 hours. Senator Adeleke is squaring up with Governor …

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, has warned Nigerians against electing former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the president of Nigeria in 2023. He made this known in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. The lawyer accused Atiku of being desperate, saying that “PDP cannot be …

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians in the southern divide not to judge Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima based on religion. He said competence should be yardstick for voting them into office during forthcoming 2023 presidential election. He urged Nigerians to vote …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagso State has said the nomination of Funke Akindele as deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, underscores the unseriousness of the party. Spokesman of the party, Mr. Seye Oladejo said this in a statement after Funke Akindele confirmed her entry into politics. He stated …

Peter Obi The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Calistus Okafor, has said that Peter Obi is not yet the presidential candidate of the party. Okafor stated this during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, where he accused Obi of “spending millions” on senior advocates to intimidate him …

Ifeanyi Okowa, Iyorchia Ayu, Atiku Abubakar The loyalists of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, are reportedly seeking the immediate resignation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as a condition to end the party’s infighting and support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar at the forthcoming 2023 general …

L-R: Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike The immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Ologbondiyan, admitted on Friday that Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his vice-presidential running mate in 2023 has plunged the PDP into “turbulence”. Ologbondiyan, however, stated that the party’s leadership …

Soludo wearing local fabric at inauguration Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra State, has banned all markets and parks executives from collecting revenue in the state for the government. The governor’s chief press secretary, Christian Aburime in a statement on Thursday, said his principal gave the directive at a one-day town …