The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has warned that joint security operations targeting the strongholds of Boko Haram and ISWAP are needed to decimate the terrorist groups, otherwise the security situation in the Northeast region will continue to escalate. The governor said the coordinated military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force should target…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed have forcefully entered the National Executive Committee (NEC) Hall of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, as tensions escalate between rival party factions. GISTSMATE MEDIA had earlier reported that the Samuel Anyanwu and Tanimu Turaki-led factions were preparing to hold separate meetings…
There is currently tension at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over attempts to hold parallel meetings. The National Working Committee (NWC) elected in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, and the faction backed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had fixed meetings for today. Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary…
Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that his leadership will hold its inaugural National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Mr Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the FCT Police Command…
Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke may have to seek an alternative platform for re-election in 2026, Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Engr. Kamoru Ajisafe has stated. He said this is because the PDP cannot nominate a candidate for the governorship poll owing to internal crisis. Ajisafe, while featuring on a private radio…
President Bola Tinubu said his administration’s economic and institutional reforms are designed to equip Nigerian youths with globally competitive skills to secure their future. “Our goal is to use education to drive down poverty,” Tinubu said when he received the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. Special Adviser to…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as an irresponsible madman who belongs in the zoo. Mr Obasanjo, while speaking at Mr Fayose’s 65th birthday held in Lagos during the weekend, had lambasted the ex-governor over their disagreements over the years. In a press statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, special assistant…
Oyo State lawmaker, Hon. Dele Adeola, representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency, has applauded Governor Seyi Makinde for the successful hosting of the national Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, describing him as a trailblazer whose leadership continues to set new standards within the party and the state. Adeola said the seamless and widely commended…
The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kizito Bonzena, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). He revealed that 15 other PDP members of the House of Assembly have also submitted letters to defect to the APC. The…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has summoned an emergency meeting of its national executive committee (NEC) and board of trustees (BoT) for Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the PDP national secretariat in Wadata Plaza in Abuja. A notice signed by Samuel Anyanwu, an ally of Nyesom…