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    Politics PDP Crisis Lingers On, As Court Begins Annual Vacation

    The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might linger till September this year. The nation’s judiciary will, on July 10, begin its annual vacation, which will last till September 11. Some members of the party have expressed the fears that the time honoured 90-day grace period...
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    Politics Sheriff, Makarfi Support PDP Governors' Resolution Amidst Crisis

    The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led executive and the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) – have expressed their support for the resolution reached by the governors to reunite the party irrespective of the Supreme Court ruling on the leadership crisis. The Sheriff-led...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Sheriff Kicks As Dokpesi, Others Float APDA

    Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Pary, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has kicked against the floating of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA). Sheriff who spoke through the national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Bernard Mikko, told Leadership Newspaper that the...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Makarfi Wins At Supreme Court

    An application filed by Ali Modu Sheriff, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking the court not to hear the appeal of Ahmed Makarfi, national caretaker of the party has been dismissed by Supreme Court on Monday. Makarfi had a filed an appeal at the apex court to...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Fani-Kayode Prays Over Supreme Court Judgement

    Former Minister of Aviation and cheiftain of the Peoples Democratic party, Party has prayed to God to grant the Makarfi-led faction of the party victory at the Supreme Court hearing today. The Supreme court will today deliver judgement in a suit to determine the authentic leadership of the...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Sheriff, Makarfi Get Judgement On Supreme Court Case Today

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and the sacked National Caretaker Committee of the party led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi will get judgement over whether the latter group can file an appeal at the Supreme court in the name of the party. The Sheriff’s group had...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: I Am Ready To Decamp, If Sheriff Wins At S/Court - Fayose

    Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party if the Supreme Court ruling does not favour the Makarfi-led caretakercommittee in the leadership face-off with Sherrif. According to Channels TV, Fayose said this to newsmen on Tuesday while reacting...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Makarfi Tells Ambitious Followers to Defect to Other Parties

    The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP has advised its ambitious followers to defect to other parties to contest for political offices. Spokesman of the Makarfi Group Prince Dayo Adeyeye said this directive was given because of a plot by the Sheriff leadership to frustrate those it described as...
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    Politics Tension In Umuahia As S/Court May Impeach Governor Ikpeazu Today

    Tension mounting up in Umuahia the capital city of Abia state ahead of Friday’s judgement by the Supreme Court on the Abia State governorship tussle. Uche Ogah, a candidate who lost in the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is accusing Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of allegedly...
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    Politics PDP Crisis Continues As Supreme Court Postpones Hearing

    The legal battle over the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party is set to continue for a while as the Supreme Court has adjourned its hearing of the matter until May 25. The nation’s highest court had on Thursday resumed hearing on the application filed before it be the National...
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    Politics Confusion As Makarfi, Sheriff Factions Sell Forms for Lagos LG Elections

    Confusion has hit the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the forthcoming local government elections as Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff-led factions issued form for aspirants. The local government elections is scheduled for July 22, 2017. However, some...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Jonathan is Capable of Bringing Modu Sheriff to Order- Stella Oduah

    Nigeria's former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah has backed former President Goodluck Jonathan to solve the current crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a n interview published by Vanguard, she said it's a normal thing for disagreements to happen in the PDP as they're like a...
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    Politics Makarfi to Modu Sheriff: Stop Jumping About, You're Not the Original PDP Chairman

    Factional PDP Chairman Ahmed Makarfi, has asked his opponent, Ali Modu Sheriff to stop parading himself as the real chairman of the party. According to a statement by the faction's spokesperson, Dayo Adeyeye, Makarfi remains in charge of the party’s affair until the Supreme affirms the Appeal...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: I Am Not Planning To Suspend Jonathan, Others - Sheriff

    ‎The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has said that National Working Committee (NWC) of the party will not suspend some of its bigwigs including former President Goodluck Jonathan as being speculated. He said his regime would not condone impunity...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Sheriff Is An Impossible Character - Fayose

    Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has reacted to the walk-out by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff during the reconciliation meeting on Thursday headed by former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The PDP Governor's forum Chairman said there is no amount of attempt that will make that will make Ali Modu...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: Why I Walked Out On Jonathan, Others - Sheriff

    People’s Democratic Party, PDP chairman, Senator Modu Sheriff on Thursday stormed out of a meeting organized by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to solve the leadership crisis plaguing the party. Senator Sheriff said he walked out on former President Goodluck Jonathan at a stakeholders' meeting...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: What Jonathan Said After Sheriff Stormed Out Of Meeting

    Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that nothing would stop the People's Democratic Party, PDP from getting out of the crisis and regaining power in 2019. Mr. Jonathan said this in response to walk-stage out by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his faction during the stakeholders' forum in...
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    Politics PDP Senators Want Modu Sheriff, Makarfi to Resign as Party Chairman

    The PDP senate caucus don't want Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi to contest as the party's National Chairman any more. After a meeting, the caucus' spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said the senators want the duo to step down after presenting their speeches at the planned convention of...
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    Politics PDP Reconciliation Suffers Setback As Sheriff, Makarfi Trade Words

    Few days after Senator Sheriff and Makarfi-led faction signed an undertaking with the PDP national reconciliation committee, led by Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state, to cease, the two groups have renewed hostilities. The cause of the latest crisis is the decision of Ali Modu Sheriff...
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    Politics PDP Crisis: I Have Confidence The Party Will Return To Power Soon - Jonathan

    Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will resolve its crisis and become stronger again. Jonathan, while receiving the report of the Governor Seriake Dickson-led PDP reconciliation committee, at his country home, Otuoke, Bayelsa...
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