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Ihedioha vs Uzodinma -TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

Ihedioha vs Uzodinma: TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

March 4, 2020 6:26 am

A coalition of leaders of conscience in the country, under the aegis of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria has vowed to drag the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the United Nations, UN, United States of America, United Kingdom, African Union, European Union among others, over its refusal to review the judgment that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Imo State Governor.

The coalition faulted the court, saying its decision has cast serious doubt over the integrity and sanctity of the Nigerian Judiciary.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday night, hours after

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Tinubu

I’m In 2023 Race To Retire Tinubu From Politics – Bode

February 29, 2020 1:12 pm

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George has vowed to  truncate the rumoured 2023 presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In this interview with TUNDE THOMAS, George who is also a member, PDP Board of Trustees urged Tinubu to watch it, adding that 2023 may end Tinubu’s political career if he joins the race.

“One of the main reasons I’m joining the 2023 race is to stop Tinubu. If the presidency is zoned to the South-West in 2023, and Tinubu  enters the race I …

Imo Guber: Anxiety As PDP, APC Await Supreme Court Review

February 28, 2020 1:52 pm

There is palpable tension among members of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as leaders of the two political parties and the people of Imo, await the decision of the Supreme Court on a suit filed by Emeka Ihedioha, seeking a review of the apex court’s judgment on the state’s governorship election.

The Supreme Court fixed March 2 to hear the application, which was originally slated for hearing on February 18.

In a unanimous judgment on January 14, the apex court nullified the election of Ihedioha who was the candidate of the PDP in the …

PDP

Nigeria Sliding Into Bankruptcy – PDP

February 28, 2020 9:06 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the country is at a crossroad and sliding into bankruptcy due to the inept leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Federal Government.

The National Chairman, Uche Secondus, stated this at the opening of an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the opposition party, in Abuja, yesterday.

Secondus said while the populace were groaning in pains, the government is  heaping more pains on them through multiple taxation and increase in Value Added Tax (VAT).

“Amidst the frightening insecurity accompanied by mass killings that has set fears on the people, what you …

Olisa Metuh

Breaking: Metuh Guilty Of ₦400m Money Laundering

February 25, 2020 7:09 am
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday found the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, former Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh guilty of ₦400 million money laundering.

Ruling on the first count in his judgement, Justice Okon Abang ruled that a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, unlawfully transferred the sum of N400 million to the defendants in November 2014.

Abang held that Metuh and his firm. Destra Investments Limited reasonably ought to have known that the sum of N400 million paid to them formed part of the proceeds of the unlawful activity of the ex-NSA because they had no form of a …

Matawalle

Zamfara’s Governor Matawalle To Join APC

February 24, 2020 4:21 am
Zamfara’s Governor Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party will switch political allegiance to the All Progressives Congress soon.

Former governor of the state and three-term Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima confidently said this in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Yarima, who as governor appointed Matawalle to run the Ministry of Local Government said the political switch is in the works and is ‘most likely”.

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“Yes. We are working and we are talking. Every politician tries to get more people to their party especially governors. If I can have governors with

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PDP

$100m Funds: Natl Assembly Must Probe Buhari Now – PDP

February 22, 2020 3:02 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to save the nation by immediately undertaking a forensic probe of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, following fresh reports of clandestine plots by the Presidency to pillage the looted funds repatriated by the United State.

The U.S. had  revealed its opposition to plans by the Buhari government to hand about $100 million the American authorities said was stolen by former dictator Sani Abacha to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state.

But the PDP, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the recent revelation of huge corruption …

PDP Reacts To Monguno, Kyari Tussle Over Natl Security

February 18, 2020 6:32 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the allegations by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd)

Monguno in a circular from his Office on Monday accused Chief of Staf (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari of hijacking the coordination of security leadership.

He accused Kyari of sidelining him in making strategic decisions in national security operations.

PDP, reacting in a statement by its National Publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said Monguno’s statement had validated its position that President Muhammadu Buhari had abdicated the responsibilities of his office.

The opposition party further reiterated its call on

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Bayelsa: BMO Demands PDP Apology To CJN

February 18, 2020 4:36 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leaders should apologise to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Mohammed over the invectives they poured on him, the Supreme Court and the judiciary whenever court decisions went against them.

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) made this call in reaction to PDP’s muted response to the Supreme Court decision that awarded the Bayelsa governorship election to the party after invalidating the electoral victory of David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and …

Oshiomhole

PDP Issues Stern Warning To Oshiomhole To Avoid Bayelsa

February 14, 2020 4:58 am
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over the comments he made on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa State Governorship election.

Oshiomhole, earlier on Thursday while reacting to the sacking of APC’s David Lyon by the apex court, had insisted that Lyon was democratically elected and vowed that “Nobody will be sworn in on Friday as the new governor in Bayelsa State.”

However, in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary, PDP described Oshiomhole’s comment as an empty and inconsequential …

Imo

Imo PDP, APC Clash In Counter Protest

February 13, 2020 9:01 am

Imo State was today thrown into confusion as the two rival parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress clashed over the January 14 Supreme Court judgment.

Reporters who took stock of the protest said the rally took off at the popular Ugwu Ekwema along Egbu road and ended at the fire service roundabout where members of APC intercepted the PDP supporters and threatened a showdown.

The PDP protest, according to our reporter, was the third since the supreme court judgement that ousted Chief Emeka Ihedioha as the Governor of Imo state.

Charles Oputa, the founder and national

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Oyo

Oyo APC Lacks Knowledge Of Good Governance – PDP

February 10, 2020 2:55 pm

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop celebrating the maladministration represented by the immediate past government of Abiola Ajimobi.

The party, in a statement yesterday, by its Publicity Secretary, Akeem Olatunji, said APC is a party of individuals with little or no knowledge of what good governance entails, noting that in the last eight months, every right-thinking resident of Oyo State has been full of praises for the well-thought-out policies and programmes of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration.

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According to the …

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