…that Goodluck Jonathan is running for president in 2027.Wike dismissed claims by the Turaki-led faction that Jonathan is their presidential candidate, calling the move a form of fraud.Wike said he maintains a good relationship with Jonathan and urged reporters to check INEC's official candidate list.

…Sunday Dare, made the position known in a statement on Tuesday. 8. The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has endorsed the G-100, a group of 100 opposition stalwarts driving the process of creating an all-opposition front to challenge President Bola Tinubu of the APC in the 2027 presidential elec…

…of APC Presidential Campaign Council members The ruling did not recognise Kabiru Tanimu Turaki or his associates as the national leadership of the PDP. But it handed the Turaki camp an important appellate victory which could strengthen its wider fight with the faction aligned with Minister of the Federal Capital Territ…

…making him the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. Mustapha, who is also the Turaki of Ilorin Emirate, announced his resignation from the APC earlier in the day, citing recent developments within the party in Kwara State. In his resignation letter, he said he made the decision after consultations with political st…

…argued that the party’s leadership dispute remains before the courts, adding that Taminu Turaki, SAN, should not be described as an expelled member of the PDP. However, in a statement signed by its chairman and secretary, Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor and Chief Hilary Otsu, the Edo PDP faction dismissed Aziegbemi’s position, sta…

…the list, despite being presented to INEC as the presidential candidate of the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Goodluck Jonathan rose swiftly from civil servant to president of Nigeria, beginning as deputy governor of Bayelsa state and later becoming governor. Photo out as Okowa takes De…

…prominent politicians, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, whom the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party claimed to have presented to INEC as its presidential candidate, did not make the final list. Senator Ned Nwoko was also absent. These and many other major developments are the trendin…

…nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan, submitted manually by the Kabiru Turaki-led PDP factionThe Turaki camp said it chose manual submission after INEC refused to release electronic access codes needed for online filingThe PDP faction's spokesman accused INEC of bias and warned of legal action if a conflict…

The Turaki-led PDP interim committee submitted Goodluck Jonathan's presidential nomination and other candidates' names to INEC manually on FridayINEC refused to provide electronic submission access codes, saying it does not recognise the Turaki-led interim leadership of the PDPThe committee warned INEC against publishi…

…that I embark upon this reflection on the life of Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, CON, Turakin Keffi. Rather, I do so with the consciousness that our earthly existence is but a fleeting interval measured by the ceaseless revolutions of day and night. Within that brief span are compressed the labours, triumphs, disappoin…

…Democratic Party (PDP) Interim National Working Committee, under its Chairman, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, in what appeared to be the party’s first high-level consultation following the Federal High Court judgment on a suit instituted by the party…

…EFCC, challenging the Federal High Court’s ruling of August 27, 2025. Justice Turaki Adamu of the Federal High Court had initially granted the EFCC’s ex parte application freezing 124 bank accounts linked to Achimugu, the founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, and restrained banks from allowing outward transac…

…different in the camp of the Interim National Working Committee (INWC) led by Dr Tanimu Turaki. The fate of candidates who purchased the PDP’s nomination forms and emerged victorious in the Turaki-led faction’s primaries is said to hang in the balance due to INEC’s refusal to recognise the faction. The Turaki-led PDP s…

…a suit filed by Adolphus Wabara-led PDP board of trustees demanding INEC recognise the Turaki factionThe Wike-backed PDP faction, which challenged the court's jurisdiction, successfully joined the suit and contested the plaintiffs' legal standingThe court's ruling carries significant implications for the Turaki faction…

…candidate for the 2027 election. Days later, the rival faction led by Kabiru Turaki announced former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.The development comes days after Wike said the PDP would find it difficult to win the presidency unless it first resolved its lingering internal crisis. "It will…

…that George, a former PDP deputy national chairman, is aligned with the Dr Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee, backed by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. George has been a fierce critic of Wike and his actions regarding the PDP since the beginning of the leadership crisis in the party. Olalemi, who spoke on th…

…eighth defendant (PDP). The development, however, generated some confusion in court. Mr Turaki, the factional national charman of PDP; Professor Jerry Gana, among others, were in court for the Friday's proceedings.

…Salim Ibrahim, seeks an order of the court compelling INEC to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP on its official website. The BoT and the PDP filed the fresh suit. The plaintiffs sought an order directing the electoral umpire to forthwith update its records and publish o…