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Press Statement PDP Planned National Convention Not Vitiated by Court  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. However, the PDP states that the judgment of the court does not vitiate its ability to proceed with the processes and activities towards the National Convention to elect new National Officers to pilot the affairs of the Party for the next four years. Our Party notes the recent judgement of the Supreme Court which affirms the supremacy of a political party in the management of its internal affairs. The PDP therefore charges its members, Chapter and Organs to remain steadfast and focused on preparations towards the holding of the National Convention of our Party  Nevertheless, the PDP as the leading opposition Party in Nigeria committed to the Rule of Law has accordingly directed...

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, October 31, 2025, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, has refused to grant an ex-parte application filed by former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, seeking an order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party, ruling instead that Lamido should show cause within the next 72 hours effective from the date and time of service of this order on them why the prayers of the applicant should not be so granted,”  Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, rather ordered the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that are defendants in the suit to come and show cause why the ex-governor’s reliefs should not be granted. Justice Lifu, who gave the defendants within 72 hours from the date they were served to respond, adjourned the matter until Nov. 6 for hearing. Lamido, in the motion moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye, SAN, had prayed the court to make the interim order, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed alongside. ...

PRESS STATEMENT Ogbuku Dissociates Himself from Media Reports Attributing Purported Arrest to Governor Diri Chief Samuel Ogbuku (PhD), the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has dissociated himself from a recent report in the Media attributing his rumoured arrest to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri. Dr Ogbuku condemned in very strong terms the news report attributed to a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which insinuated a rift between himself and the Governor, and cautioned that there is no rivalry in the APC Family in Bayelsa State. It is also important to clarify that any comments or opinions expressed by anyone on political matters in Bayelsa State should be regarded strictly as their personal views and not as a representation of the views or position of Dr Ogbuku. The attempt to link the governor to political controversies or rumours of arrest is both misleading, mischievous and unnecessary....

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16 pending further notice. Delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, Justice James Omotosho ordered that the convention be halted until the party complies with the statutory requirements of its own constitution, the Nigerian Constitution, and the Electoral Act. The suit was instituted by three aggrieved members of the party — Austin Nwachukwu (Imo PDP chairman), Amah Abraham Nnanna (Abia PDP chairman), and Turnah Alabh George (PDP Secretary, South-South). The plaintiffs asked the court to stop the PDP’s scheduled national convention in Ibadan, where new national officers were expected to be elected, stating that the planned convention violated provisions of the Electoral Act and the PDP’s internal rules. The nine defendants are, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC...

PRESS STATEMENT ADC Opposes Tinubu’s Fuel Tax — Party Says President Must Not Push the People to the Wall The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel because it may further deepen the economic hardship for Nigerians already burdened by the astronomically high cost of living, warning the President not to push the people to the wall. In a statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, the party says while it supports private investments in the energy sector, policies meant to protect such investments must also protect the people and put their interests first. The party also questioned the rationale behind imposing the levy under the guise of protecting domestic production, pointing out that the Port Harcourt refinery, cited as a key component of the government’s local refining strategy, collapsed just five months after a 1.5 billion dollar rehabili...

Secretaries to the Governments (SGSs) of All Progressives Congress (APC)-governed states have resolved to deepen inter-governmental collaboration, strengthen administrative reforms, and promote digital governance as part of ongoing efforts to enhance policy coordination and service delivery across the federation. The resolutions formed part of the Communiqué of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) Quarterly Strategy Meeting of Secretaries to the Governments of APC-Governed States, held from Thursday, 30th to Friday, 31st October 2025, at Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba, Delta State. The two-day session, hosted by the Delta State Government and facilitated by the PGF Secretariat, focused on the theme, “Strengthening Sub-National Governance Synergy for Effective Policy Coordination in APC-Governed States.”  It brought together senior government officials, policy experts, and technocrats from across progressive states. In a joint communiqué signed by Secretaries to the Government...

The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerhovwo Tonukari, has expressed profound appreciation to the Delta State House of Assembly for the passage of the Dual Mode Programme for Colleges of Education in the state.   In a statement on Friday, October 31st, 2025, in Asaba, Prof. Tonukari specially lauded the Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Hon. Charles Emetulu, for his leadership and commitment in championing the bill that paved the way for this groundbreaking initiative.   He described the dual mode programme as a *transformative milestone in the state’s education sector, noting that it allows students to obtain both the NCE and degree certificates concurrently, without the need for affiliation with other institutions.   According to him, “This innovative policy is a game-changer that will significantly enhance access, efficiency, and quality in our tertiary education system. It eliminates unnecessary academic barriers and empowers stud...

The Delta State Government has approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs.) Anho Erere Joy as the Acting Rector of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku.  Her appointment, which takes immediate effect, follows the expiration of the tenure of the former Rector. Dr. Anho, a seasoned academic and administrator, is expected to bring her wealth of experience to bear in advancing the institution’s academic standards, administrative efficiency, and overall development. She previously served in various leadership capacities within the institution and has been widely commended for her commitment to excellence and staff development. The government expressed confidence that Dr. Anho will consolidate on the achievements of her predecessor and continue to promote the vision of the polytechnic as a center of innovation and technical excellence.

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged a strong partnership with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to combat unemployment and empower youths across the state. A statement signed by Nelson Chukwudi, Chief Press Secretary to the Rivers Governor, disclosed that Sir Fubura made the commitment while receiving a delegation from the NDE, led by its Director-General, H.E. Silas Ali Agara, during an audience in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Governor Fubara said the partnership would focus on addressing the rising unemployment rate, worsened by migration from rural areas and neighbouring states into Port Harcourt and other cities. “Rivers State is a very unusual state because of the huge economic activities here. We have about three seaports and an airport, so you can imagine the kind of economic activities thriving here. Everybody is leaving the rural area for the urban area in search of a job. The only way we can help is by creati...

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO SERVICE CHIEFS: NO MORE EXCUSES, IT'S TIME TO DEFEAT TERRORISTS AND BANDITS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other criminal activities across the country, emphasising that Nigerians expect results, not excuses. President Tinubu delivered this charge on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, following the decoration of the service chiefs with their new ranks. “We cannot allow the crisis that began in 2009 to persist any longer. I charge you, as the heads of our nation’s armed forces, to carry out your duties with patriotic zeal. “Nigerians expect results, not excuses. I also urge you to be innovative, pre-emptive, and courageous. Let’s stay ahead of those who seek to threaten our peace. Let us deploy technology where necessary,” the President said. The ceremony at the Council Chambers was witnessed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate Presi...

Governor Ademola Adeleke was today, Thursday, October 30, 2025, screened and cleared as a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the August 8, 2026 governorship elections in Osun state. The governor at the Legacy House, Abuja was accompanied by South West Vice-Chairman of the party, Hon Kamarudeen Ajisafe; state chairman of the party, Hon Sunday Bisi; Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye; Special Duties Commissioner, Dr BT Salami; Commerce commissioner, Rev Bunmi Jenyo; Special Adviser on Public Health, Dr. Adekunle Akindele, and members of the National Assembly. A statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor's Spokesperson disclosed that after the closed door screening exercise, Governor Adeleke addressed news men, assuring the public of a united PDP that is ready for victory in Osun next elections. “We have delivered good governance to our people in Osun. Our records and popularity are unrivalled. So we are ready for vi...

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has been honoured with the Outstanding Leadership Award for Excellence in Governance by the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), in recognition of his humility, visionary leadership, and transformative strides in Delta State. The award was presented on Thursday at the PGF Quarterly Strategy Meeting of Secretaries to the Governments (SGSs) of APC-Governed States, held at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba.  The meeting, themed “Strengthening Subnational Governance Synergy for Effective Policy Coordination in APC-Governed States,” brought together SSGs of APC controlled states and high-level state officials to chart strategies for deepening administrative collaboration and governance reforms across the country. Presenting the award to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori,  who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, Mr. Folorunsho Aluko, Director-General of the PGF, described Governor Oborevwori as “a beacon of humility, p...

The Chairman of the Anti Corruption and Integrity Forum, and publisher of Integrity Watchdog Magazine, Comrade Prince Kpokpogri has called on the public to disregard the news that the Managing Director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku was arrested over failed plot to topple the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as a fake news, speculative and handiwork of a fifth columnist.  Prince Kpokpogri gave this caution in a press release where he said he was speaking as a concerned citizen over the spate of falsehood being peddled by Nigerians without cross-checking or fact-checking information before getting involved.  He asked, "When has being interrogated amount to being arrested in a sane environment where people do not read meanings into the professional routine job of security agencies? When has it become a crime to answer questions as a friend to a suspect undergoing investigation?  He further asked, "Who is actually afraid of Samuel Ogbuku over the next Bayelsa...

- By Emeka Nwokocha   Group Photograph of Participants Foremost Food Right advocate in Nigeria, Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC), in collaboration with Delta State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR), with support from ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), on Thursday 22 October, organised an impactful agriculture- centred discourse, tagged: “SWOFON Interactive Forum With MDAs,” at Orchid hotel, Asaba, to round off its activities in commemoration of 2025 World Food Day. The Senior Program Officer at ENVIRUMEDIC, Mr. Lucky Enegide, in his presentation on the overview and objective of the forum, said, “The forum will provide an avenue for smallholder women farmers to interact with duty bearers and key stakeholders in the agriculture sector and push for their participation and involvement in agriculture policies and programmes in Delta State; advocate for an increase in budgetary allocation to priority areas that support smallholder women farmers; and create ...

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU SIGNS INSTRUMENT OF CLEMENCY AND PARDONS, MOVES SECRETARIAT OF PREROGATIVE OF MERCY COMMITTEE TO JUSTICE MINISTRY President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has executed the relevant instruments of release to complete the process of formally exercising his constitutional power of prerogative of mercy to grant pardon and clemency to specific individuals who were earlier convicted for various offences. Following consultations with the Council of State and public opinion on the matter, the President directed a further review of the initially approved list for consideration in furtherance of the President's discretionary powers under Section 175(1)(&(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Consequently, certain persons convicted of serious crimes such as kidnapping, drug-related offences, human trafficking, fraud, unlawful possession of firearms/arms dealing, etc, were deleted from the list. Others who had been hitherto pardoned in the old list h...

President Bola Tinubu has reversed the inclusion of Maryam Sanda, who was convicted for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, and 140 others from the recent presidential pardon list, following public criticism from victims’ families and Nigerians over the nature of beneficiaries. The president’s decision came less than a month after he extended clemency to 175 individuals, noting that many had demonstrated sincere remorse and exemplary conduct during their time in custody. A new list released by the President’s Special Adviser, Bayo Onanuga, showed that Sanda’s name, along with 140 others, had been removed, leaving only 34 names on the final list. In the previous compilation, President Tinubu granted presidential clemency to 82 individuals, reduced the prison terms of 65 inmates, commuted the death sentences of 7 others to life imprisonment, granted posthumous pardons to 11, pardoned 6 individuals, and honored 4. According to the updated compilation, 15 individuals were granted c...

The gale of defections of sitting state governors is so overwhelming that politicians themselves have been had put interpreting the situation. At the last count, the only states in the south that are yet to jump ship are Abia, Oyo, Osun and Anambra. I am not sure Rivers State can be called a non-APC state. Chukwuma Charles Soludo is still flying the flag of APGA in delicate arrangement that facilitated a cosy relation between him and with Aso Rock. Reacting to the defections the magnitude of which were unknown in the second republic, Seyi Makinde, one of only two governors no longer seeking reelection alongside Bayelsa's Douye Diri, attributed it to the absence of a clear political ideology among the nation’s political actors. He is not alone with that line of perception.  But there are equally other germane interpretations. Dele Momodu is one politician who believes the defections are the product of deliberate cajoling and arm twisting of the major figures in opposition parties t...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has set tentative date of March 2026 to complete and inaugurate the 13.5 kilometer Oyorokoto road designed to link the popular Oyorokoto and the newly discovered Atlantic beaches in Andoni Local Government Area of the State. Briefing newsmen at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean during the inspection of the virgin road on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, Gov. Fubara described the project as the pathway to the blue economy with its enormous resources. The governor who defied the weather to embark on the inspection said the road initially planned to hit the Oyorokoto beach was later extended after another tourists' attraction was discovered at the front of the Atlantic Ocean. The very excited Gov. Fubara seeing the beauty of the ambiance of the Atlantic Ocean said the government intended to tap into the blue economy resort by harnessing the sea front, adding that his administration would create activities around the area to boost the State's econ...

The National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) Worldwide has announced plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of impactful leadership, academic excellence, and student empowerment across Nigeria and beyond. Since its establishment in 1995, NADESSTU has grown into a formidable platform uniting Delta State students under a common vision of educational advancement, leadership development, and social progress.  Over the years, the association has remained a strong voice for students, fostering unity and promoting the values of hard work, discipline, and community service. In a statement announcing the anniversary, NADESSTU National President, Comrade Oweiotu-ebi Oyinkare-ebi Joseph, described the milestone as “a reflection of our shared journey, the challenges we’ve overcome, and the lasting impact we continue to make in shaping the future of Delta youths.” The three-day celebration, scheduled to hold from November 19th to 21st, 2025, at the Maryam ...

ADC: FG Manipulating Food Prices for Political Gains, —Says Government Is Weaponising Hunger While Destroying Local Production The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the federal government's claim of increased local production of food as dishonest, given that many farmers, especially in the northern part of the country, have been displaced by banditry, while those that remained active could not afford the skyrocketing cost of fertilisers and other critical inputs. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party questioned the rationale behind hoarding imported food while millions go hungry, calling it a deliberate weaponisation of poverty for political gains. The party urged a complete overhaul of the country’s agricultural strategy, calling for policies that protect local production, promote food price stability, protect the lives of farmers, and pursue long-term food sovereignty. The full statement read: The African Demo...