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While the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues heating up at the national level, a number of state chapters of the party have assured National Chairman Bamanga Tukur and President Goodluck Jonathan that the breakaway faction of the party is unwelcome in their states.  In Kogi State, Chairman of the chapter of […]

The breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described National Chairman of the other faction of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as undemocratic and incapable of leading a party of the size of PDP. The new faction, which named members of its National Executive Committee (NEC) just yesterday, also revealed the reason it […]

The breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to reopen its Abuja secretariat sealed at the weekend.  It also described the fracas over the representation of the “former National Executive” of the People’s Democratic Party of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur today at the Ikeja Division of the Lagos […]

Twenty chairmen of state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed beleaguered National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur to continue in the office despite the insistence of the breakaway faction on his removal as one of the many thorny demands for return of peace to the party. The state chairmen met […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all those behind the sealing off of the secretariat of the breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja must be immediately identified and jailed for crass lawlessness and palpable impunity. The Police sealed off the national secretariat recently opened by the Abubakar Baraje faction of […]

Christians in Borno State are worried by the decision of the government of the north-eastern state to demolish more than 20 churches and schools belonging to churches. In addition to sporadic attacks on Christians by the Boko Haram Islamist sect, this demolition exercise, which will begin any moment from now, has left the Christians gravely […]

Unable to curtail the growing influence of the breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Baraje, President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday ordered the sealing of the secretariat just opened by the faction. There had been reports that the Presidency had set up a high-powered security machinery to scuttled the opening of […]

A serious legal crisis is brewing between Bishop David Oyedepo, controversial General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, better known as Winners Chapel, and the Ogun State Government, following a physical assault by the Bishop’s boys on some government officials who visited a school owned by the clergyman over tax issues. The Ogun State Government […]

As if realising the dismal rating of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in the eyes of Nigerians, Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has appealed to Nigerians to bear with his boss because two years are insufficient to turn the country around. Speaking on Friday while delivering a lecture entitled Sector’s Perspective of the Transformation Agenda at […]

National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur today instituted legal action against the faction of the party led by erstwhile Acting National Chairman Abubakar Baraje, further deteriorating a crisis that has defied frantic moves by leading lights of the party for solution.  In the suit before the Federal High Court sitting […]

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has been named by Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma to the multilateral body’s Observer Mission to the Maldives presidential election holding on Saturday, September 7, 2013.  According to a statement of confirmation issued by Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. kayoed idowu, the […]

Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday accused Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu of plotting to take his life. According to Amaechi, Mbu has been desperately seeking information on his private movements from his security details, and only recently redeployed one of his escorts for failing to submit to the […]