PDP Rift Widens as Wike Issues Public Dare

  FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has thrown down an extraordinary public challenge to rival groups within the Peoples Democratic Party, daring them to open an official party bank account and run a formal secretariat if they truly believe they are the authentic leadership of the party. Speaking during a live media session in Abuja on…

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Olabode George Blames APC, INEC for PDP Peril

  A divergence of perspectives has emerged among senior opposition figures regarding the source of Nigeria’s escalating pre-election turbulence, with contradictory assessments appearing within hours from two prominent PDP leaders. The discord highlights internal analytical fractures as the party confronts institutional challenges ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle. Olabode George, the former Deputy National Chairman…

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PDP NEC Fixes 2027 Presidential Primary for May 23

The Peoples Democratic Party has formally commenced its 2027 electoral preparations with the release of a comprehensive primary election timetable, setting its presidential nomination contest for May 23, 2026. The decision, reached during the party’s 106th National Executive Committee meeting held Wednesday in Abuja, signals an attempt by the Nyesom Wike-aligned leadership to consolidate control…

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Leadership Disputes Drive Tambuwal From PDP to ADC

Aminu Tambuwal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and two-term Governor of Sokoto State, has formally severed his 23-year association with the Peoples Democratic Party, announcing his defection to the African Democratic Congress in the early hours of Thursday. The move, disclosed via a statement posted on his X account at approximately 12:30 a.m.,…

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Fifteen Adamawa Lawmakers Quit PDP Amid National Crisis

A major political shift unfolded in Adamawa State this week as fifteen members of the state House of Assembly formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, pointing to deep-seated divisions within the party’s national structure that have persisted for years and eroded its unity. Speaker Bathiya Wesley made the disclosure during Wednesday’s plenary session, revealing…

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