A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its planned national convention. Naija News understands that the convention, slated for November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State, is expected to produce new national officers for the opposition party. However, three PDP members, Austin Nwachukwu (Imo […]

In a motion ex parte moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye (SAN), he prayed the court to make the interim order pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed alongside.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its planned national convention. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling delivered on Friday, refused to grant Lamido’s request for an interim order restraining the PDP and the […]

This ruling comes even as another judge of the same Abuja division of the court, James Omotosho, stopped the party's planned convention on Friday.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to grant an application filed by former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, to stop the Peoples Democratic

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC) for a serious deliberation following Friday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja halting its planned national convention billed for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Naija News recalls that Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed disappointment over the court ruling, which ordered the suspension of its planned National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The PDP stated that the ruling by Justice Kolawole Omotosho constitutes an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. It added that the court order does not stop the party from continuing the plans and […]

A former governor of Jigawa State and foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Sule Lamido has dragged the party to the Federal High

A former Governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has dragged the party before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order to halt its forthcoming national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Naija News reports that the convention is expected […]

The court ordered the PDP to do the needful before embarking on the national convention.

The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, upheld a case that waThe court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, upheld a case that was brought before it by three aggrieved members of the party.s brought before it by three aggrieved members of the party.

"However, the PDP states that the judgment of the court does not vitiate its ability to proceed with the processes and activities towards the National Convention to elect new National Officers to pilot the affairs of the Party for the next four years."

Some senior officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for calm and unity, describing the court judgment which ordered the suspension of its planned National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, as both a challenge and an opportunity for introspection. Naija News recalls that Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, stopped […]

Critics say Mr Wike is leading moves to weaken the PDP and other opposition parties ahead of the 2027 Nigerian elections.