By Abiola Olawale The newly elected factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has assumed office at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat in Abuja. Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, was elected at a National Convention held in Ibadan last weekend. His ascension comes amidst a…
By Abiola Olawale The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dramatic turn on Tuesday as the factional National Executive Committee (NEC) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, announced the expulsion of several key party figures, including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Bala…
By Obinna Uballa The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated dramatically on Tuesday as rival factions clashed at the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, forcing security operatives to fire teargas and triggering a chaotic confrontation between opposing loyalists. Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman, who later addressed journalists inside the…
By Abiola Olawale The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially elected former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as its new National Chairman. Turaki’s emergence at the just-concluded National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, came after a consensus was reached by stakeholders and key governors within the party. Turaki, the…
By Abiola Olawale Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has delivered his acceptance speech after being officially declared the winner of the Anambra governorship election. Soludo, who contested the just-concluded election under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said his victory is a testament to the popular support for his administration's "Solution…
By Abiola Olawale In an early sign of the hotly contested Anambra governorship election's direction, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and incumbent Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has secured a victory at the polling unit of Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Dr. George Moghalu, as initial results begin to surface. The New Diplomat…
By Abiola Olawale The highly anticipated Anambra State gubernatorial election is officially underway this morning, Saturday, November 8, 2025, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences voter accreditation and voting across the 21 local government areas of the state. Millions of registered Anambra voters are expected to head to the polling units to elect…
By Abiola Olawale The internal turmoil rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to escalate, with the party's Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, formally petitioning the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over an alleged violent invasion of the party's National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza. The petition, dated November 3, 2025, accused…
By Obinna Uballa The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday seized control of the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in Abuja, escalating the deepening leadership crisis within the opposition party. The group announced Muhammed Abdulrahman as the new acting national chairman,…