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The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the PDP has rejected the Appeal Court ruling which favoured the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction as the recognized leader of the party. In a statement by its spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye the faction described the ruling as a “disgrace to Nigerian democracy,” saying it...

Former Minister of Aviation and Chieftain of the peoples Democratic Party, PDP loyal to Ahmed Makarfi has swiftly reacted to the Court of Appeal ruling which authenticate Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the Party. Teh PDP Chieftain described the ruling as a victory for President...

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt will today, decide the authentic national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Senators Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff have tested their legal muscles through various litigations in many courts in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Today’s...

PDP Stalwart Ahmed Makarfi has revealed the condition that will make him run for Nigeria Presidency in 2019. “If my party considers me fit to be its presidential candidate, I would definitely think about it”, he said. He also expressed confidence that he would win at the Appeal court as...

Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has reacted to PDP factional leader Ahmed Makarfi accusation of APC members of starting the rumor that President Muhammadu Buhari was dead. Makarfi had last week said the rumor originated from the camp of the APC. "The APC should point its...

The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, has warned that elected officials who defected to other parties will “pay a political price.” Speaking during the party’s caucus meeting held in Abuja, the former Kaduna State governor said the party...

Ahmed Makarfi, caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday took one Isa Abdullahi and 21 members of Kada-Kada village in Kudan local government area of Kaduna state to an Upper Sharia court in Zaria over alleged trespass. Ahmad Yunus-Abdullahi, counsel to the plaintiff...

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned indefinitely hearing on the Peoples Democratic Party’s leadership crisis. A three-man panel of Justices, led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, suspended hearing on suit to await the outcome of a related case pending before the Port Harcourt...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi, has asserted that the party is keeping as top secret how it will reclaim power from the, All Progressives Congress, APC in 2019. In an interview with Daily Trust, Makarfi expressed optimism that the party...

The Punch has a report claiming that PDP's Ahmed Makarfi, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar may form a new mega party before March 2017. People who are familiar with the move say the Presidency is against this union and has been trying to thwart the efforts of the stalwarts. “The picture will...

Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned hearing into the Peoples Democratic Party leadership tussle till December 15th. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa of the Appeal panel made the ruling on a motion seeking indefinite adjournment of the appeals. Details later... Related...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja is set to deliver judgement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP leadership tussle between the factional chairmen, Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi. The parties are waiting for the court proceedings... Recall that the Supreme Court on November 24, 2016...

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred back to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, all pending cases relating to the dispute over the leadership tussle between the Ali Modu Sheriff an‎d Ahmed Makarfi factions of the Peoples Democratic Party. The appeals which the apex court referred back to the Court...

The Peoples Democratic Party has restated its call for the postponement of the Ondo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, to enable it “screen and select agents for the exercise”. The Court of Appeal, on Wednesday in Abuja, dropped the party’s candidate, Jimoh Ibrahim, and replaced him...

The Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the PDP have accused their counterparts, the Ahmed Makarfi faction, of betraying all members of the party, Punch reports. According to the faction, the Makarfi faction is wooing several APC members to form a new political party. “They (members of the Makarfi...

The PDP faction headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi is about to form a new political alliance in preparation for the 2019 presidency, Today.ng reports. The faction is set to a Strategy Review and Inter-Party Affairs Committee under the chairmanship of Professor Jerry Gana today. The new...

The National caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP led by factional chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Wednesday visited Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Senator Bala Mohammed, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and Dr Reuben Abati today in EFCC custody. A source privy to the visit said...

A ruling of the Court of Appeal expected to be delivered on Tuesday afternoon has been suspended. Court officials told journalists at the court premises that the ruling was suspended following a petition against the judges accusing them of bias. No new date has been fixed for the ruling...

SATURDAY VANGUARD has uncovered the role of former head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida in settling the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The media house is reporting that Babangida summoned Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff and directed them to resolve their differences for...

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, may be reconsidering backing out of peace deal has Court recognized Jimoh Ibrahim as Party's candidate in the forth coming gubernatorial election. Senator Sheriff said he would soon inaugurate a national...