Tukur Quits Politics

BAMANGA Tukur, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has retired from partisan politics. Tukur announced the decision on Tuesday, September 15, at the BMT African Garden, Abuja, while delivering at a lecture entitled: “Enhancing Capacity Development For a …

Presidential Race: Who Wins?

Nigerians will decide who will lead the nation for the next four years as they cast their ballots in a hotly contested presidential election between President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party and General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, the two leading candidates …

2014: Year of Political Activities

THE year 2014 promised to be an eventful one in Nigerian politics. It did not disappoint; more so because it preceded the year 2015 which had been slated for Nigerian general elections. As expected there were several political moves, mudslinging and horse-trading in the political firmament. The year …

2015: PDP’s Carrot and Stick Approach

The People Democratic Party is wielding both the stick and carrot in its attempt to mend its fences to be at a vantage position for the 2015 elections by wooing former President Olusegun Obasanjo to its side as well as suspending Bamanga Tukur, former national chairman for anti-party activities …

PDP’s Game of Survival

– After suffering factionalisation and defections to the opposition All Progressives  Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party is now fighting back […]

Mu’azu’s Burden

– With his appointment as the new national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, former Governor Adamu Mu’azu of […]