The Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed the death of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that the deputy governor died on Thursday at FMC Yenagoa hospital, aged of 60. The deputy governor reportedly collapsed in his office in Yenagoa on Thursday, December 11, 2025, around 1:30 p.m., and was…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke says his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Accord Party was driven by uncertainty within the PDP and the need to protect his political future and the stability of the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today after formally announcing his defection, Adeleke said he loved…
Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau state, is in the final stages of his impending defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), TheCable can report. TheCable understands that the entire process would be completed before the end of January 2026. Sources within the governor’s camp told TheCable that Mutfwang has made up his mind to leave…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced his defection to a new political party. Adeleke recently resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing internal crises within the party. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, disclosed in statement last week Monday night, that his principal resigned from the party…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing his defection on Tuesday evening, Fubara said the move was in reciprocity for the overwhelming support the state has received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The defection ends months of speculation about whether…
Former minister of state for labour and productivity, Senator Joel Ikenya, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Ikenya announced his decision in a statement issued in Jalingo on Monday, adding that the move was taken in the “best interest” of the…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the national working committee (NWC) and set up a caretaker panel. The caretaker panel was inaugurated on Sunday during a meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) held at the residence of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The 13-member committee is…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has insisted that he is still a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) despite the defection of 16 lawmakers of the Rivers Assembly who are his loyalists from the party to the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC). The 16 lawmakers, including the Speaker,…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has issued expulsion certificates to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and others expelled at the party’s last national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to a statement posted on PDP’s X handle after the ceremony, the certificates were issued at a meeting…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has perfected plans to contest his re-election under the Accord Party (AP), sources revealed. Adeleke in his resignation letter said, “Due to the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect. I thank…