Estimated Reading Time: 1Usman Baba, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, has won the bye-election for Sabon Gari constituency in the Kaduna state house of assembly. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, declared Baba as the winner of the[Read More…]
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‘PDP grieves over #TwitterBan because they can no longer share fake news’ – Garba Shehu
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says the opposition People’s Democratic Party PDP is only aggrieved about the Buhari Administration’s Twitter suspension because they can no longer share ‘fake news’. Shehu made the comment as part of reactions to the PDP[Read More…]
#Twitterban: PDP Reps stage walkout
Estimated Reading Time: 2Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives have staged a walkout over the refusal of the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, to grant their prayer on the Federal Government’s Twitter Ban. Gbajabiamila had earlier asked relevant committees of the House to investigate the matter within[Read More…]
PDP Lawmakers move to sue the federal Government over twitter ban
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to lift the ban on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, or it will take legal action against the government as soon as possible. The PDP caucus described the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria[Read More…]
Malami’s prosecution order is illegal, null and void – PDP says
Estimated Reading Time: 1The People’s Democratic Party has faulted the order by the Attorney-General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to arrest Nigerian Twitter users. Malami had earlier instructed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in[Read More…]
Twitter ban is a barbaric attempt to prevent holding Buhari to account – PDP
Estimated Reading Time: 2“Barbaric and vexatious” is how opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party has described the Federal Government’s decision to suspend Twitter operations in the country. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had on Friday announced the suspension of Twitter alleging that the social media platform was undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.[Read More…]
PDP asks Governor Hope Uzodimma to resign over “failure” to ensure the security of lives
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Imo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, to resign over his “failure” to ensure the security of lives and property in the state. There have been attacks on government facilities in Imo and other states of the south-east[Read More…]
Buhari inherited a stable, united Nigeria – PDP replies APC
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed it handed over a stable and united Nigeria to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. The PDP said this Wednesday in response to an accusation by the APC that it inherited a failing country with heightened insecurity challenge.[Read More…]
PDP alleges attack, killing, labelling of Its members in Ebonyi
Estimated Reading Time: 4The Peoples Democratic Party has raised the alarm that its members in the Ebonyi State Chapter of the party are being attacked, harassed and killed. The party stated that those behind the atrocities are sponsored by agents of the state government. This was disclosed in a statement[Read More…]
Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke returns to PDP
Estimated Reading Time: 1The former Governor of Cross River State Donald Duke has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee in Cross River State, Effiok Cobham, disclosed this on Wednesday at a press briefing in Calabar. Duke, who spoke with journalists that[Read More…]
