Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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A lawmaker in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rasheed Kashamu, who represents Ijebu North Constituency I, has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his decision on Monday during a House session. Kashamu said he left the PDP because of serious disagreements and divisions within the…
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the chairman, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, on Saturday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over matters believed to be connected to the 2027 general elections. Turaki and his entourage who stormed Obasanjo’s residence on Saturday about 11:40am entered a closed door meeting with…
The national leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, have urged former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, to calm down and support efforts to stabilise the party. This appeal came after Lamido’s recent interview with BBC Hausa, where he criticised how the party is managing its leadership crisis and talked…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says the defection of some state governors to other political parties will not stop Nigerians from choosing the leaders they want in the 2027 elections. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Contact and Mobilization Office in Jos, El-Rufai said that while some…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), plunged deeper into chaos on Monday after two rival groups announced separate National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. The showdown follows a bitterly disputed national convention held in Ibadan on Saturday, where supporters of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde…
Nigerian politician, businessman, and social reform advocate, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has left the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said his decision was “a strategic and patriotic step to help rebuild Nigeria’s unity and hope.” Ajadi announced his resignation from the NNPP on Monday, November 10, 2025,…
The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Engr. Bayo Dayo, has revealed that he left the party he led for eight years due to what he described as indiscipline and lawlessness within the party. Engr. Dayo stated that he decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) because of the…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) extended congratulations to Governor Dapo Abiodun on his confirmed electoral victory in the March governorship election of the previous year, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday. In a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Akinloye Bankole, the party acknowledged the court…
Details of the encounter between Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum have surfaced. Read Also: Tinubu: why S’Court can’t admit Atiku’s CSU evidence Recall that in the wake of the political turmoil that erupted in Rivers State on Sunday night, the PDP governors paid a courtesy…
Governor elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party are scheduled to convene today to meet with Nyesom Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State and the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The PUNCH has reported that an attempt by 24 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach the…
