The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State on Monday raised alarm over tension in the State House of Assembly, following the purported impeachment of the Speaker of the House, and the apprehension in Langtang North LGA, where the incumbent chairman has not been allowed to settle in office despiteContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau state has responded to the recently concluded Local Government elections that were conducted in Plateau state which also excluded the participation of the party after the Appeal Court sitting in Jos gave the go-ahead for the said elections. The party through its State PublicityContinue Reading
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, June 30, staged a peaceful protest at the National Assembly; calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, Onochie’s nomination had sparked thunderous outrage from the opposition lawmakers and someContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, December 27, slammed allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party and other commentators that Nigeria was tilting towards becoming a failed state. According to the APC, despite claims by naysayers and partisan doomsday predictions, Nigeria was nowhere near a failed state. This was contained inContinue Reading
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus on Thursday, December 17, led other members of the party to stage a peaceful protest in Abuja to press their demands over the rescue of the kidnapped Katsina schoolboys. 1st News gathered the PDP Chairman joined hundreds of women and youths whoContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, December 13, condemned the gruesome attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, by bandits, leading to the reported deaths and abduction of scores of students. This was contained in a communique issued by the PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan. The PDP said it is standingContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is rattled by the recent visit of some of its governors to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to PDP’s criticismContinue Reading
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said he wants to be a martyr who will be sacrificed to achieve the much-sought Igbo presidency. Umahi made the declaration on Tuesday, November 17, in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen, noting that only martyrs make sacrifices for the peoples’ interest in difficult times. The governor, who confirmedContinue Reading
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, is all but set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was confirmed by Chief Elias Mbam, a chieftain of the APC in Ebonyi. 4wardwego reports that Mbam had urged Gov. Umahi to move ahead with his plansContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves to regulate social media in Nigeria. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday, November 5, described it as unconstitutional; anti-people; as well as an attempt to silence Nigeria. Ologbondiyan said that the attemptContinue Reading