See Governor Rotimi Tweets after being held up by Nigerian Security Forces.

Check out tweets from Governor Rotimi Amaechi while he was being held up at Odudu, a border town by Ondo and Ekiti State.

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose emerges PDP guber candidate

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governorship candidate in the state after winning the state’s party primaries with four hundred and sixty two (462) votes out of four hundred and seventy Seven (470) votes cast today.

Mr. Fayose will now square off with the current governor, Kayode Fayemi in the Ekiti governorship election slated for June 21.

Sanusi's Suspension: Nigerians Are Losing Objectivity In Reacting To Issues - PDP

A Former Acting Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode Ojomu, has bemoaned the increasing trend of partisanship in the way issues are addressed in Nigeria, saying that people are losing objectivity in their reactions to issues.

Mr Ojomu said that people were supposed to be nationalistic in looking at issues.

"Issues that we are supposed to be nationalistic about, we are too partisan and political about it and we have lost our objectivity to look at things the way they appear. It is a public problem in Nigeria," he said on Wednesday, while giving his opinion on the suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi. 

Atiku Abubakar finally dumps PDP for APC

Press Statement by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Turaki Adamawa and former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria on his Resignation from the PDP and his Joining the APC.

In 2006, as a result of my firm stand in defence of our constitution and our democracy, my supporters and I were pushed out of our party, the Peoples Democratic Party, a party that we worked tirelessly with other compatriots to build as a vehicle to restore democracy to our country.  We later returned to that party in 2009 when a new leadership of the party and the country promised a new direction, a direction of inclusiveness, of internal democracy, of an end to impunity, adherence to the rule of law and respect for the dignity of members and Nigerians.

Kema Chikwe Elected As PDP National Women Leader

Kema Chikwe, rapper Naeto C's mum has been re-elected as the National Women Leader of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. She was formerly the Minister for Aviation and one time ambassador to Ireland. 

PDP disappoints Oyinlola, Appoints Solomon Onwe as Acting National Secretary!

The Chairman has directed that the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Solomon Onwe should resume duties as the Acting Secretary of the party immediately. In the statement, the Chairman pointed out that his action was “pursuant to the powers conferred on the National Chairman of the party by Chapter V Section 35 (1), 35 (1)(b) as well as section 36(2) of the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party, (as amended).”

The statement continued that  Onwe “shall by this directive conduct all correspondences of the party, issue notices of meetings of the National Convention, the National Executive Committee, the National Caucus and the National Working Committee as stipulated in the Constitution of our great Party.”

Tukur made it clear that the “directive takes immediate effect and is hereby communicated to all the levels and offices of the Party.”