The National Democratic Congress (NDC) of Nigeria has declared its intention to seize power in Aso Rock in the year 2027. On Friday, the group made the claim in an update to its verified X account. Also, contrary to popular belief, the party is not in crisis, it claimed. Following Friday’s closed-door meeting between presidential … Read more
According to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), June 12 is still a watershed moment in Nigeria’s democratic development and political history. According to a statement released in Abuja on Thursday in honour of Democracy Day, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said that June 12 represented the continuing democratic hopes of Nigerians. His … Read more
Sumner Sambo, Director of Politics at Arise News, has stated that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, is unwilling to quit her current job to become former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s running partner. Sambo made the remark on Monday while appearing on The Morning Show, where he discussed current political speculation ahead … Read more
The Peter Obi Media Office has dismissed what it describes as continuous, false, and malicious allegations aimed at misrepresenting Mr. Peter Obi’s governance record as former governor of Anambra State. The POMR specifically cited what it called false claims about Obi’s interactions with Northern Nigerians during his tenure, saying it is regrettable, but not surprising, … Read more
Members of the African Democratic Congress from the Ogun East Senatorial District have sent a petition to the party’s National Secretariat, requesting the disqualification of governorship contestant Otunba Jimi Lawal due to charges of corruption. The petitioners appealed to the Chairman of the Governorship Screening Committee, ADC, National Secretariat, Abuja, on Sunday, urging the party … Read more
Presidential candidate representing the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has declared that he will not withdraw from the competition for any other challenger before to the party’s 2027 presidential primary. He emphasised that Nigeria urgently requires “competent and visionary leadership” capable of reversing nearly two decades of economic deterioration, escalating insecurity, and increasing poverty … Read more
Manuchim Umezuruike, a member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, has defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), months after joining the ruling party. The congressman is reportedly attending the ADC conference in Abuja. Umezuruike, an ally of Governor Sim Fubara during the Rivers State political crisis, … Read more
Hayatudeen Lawal Makarfi, a close associate of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has revealed that the former Kaduna governor is preparing to compete for president in the next 2027 general elections. Makarfi made this known to journalists on Tuesday following Nasir El-Rufai’s trial. He said, … Read more
Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to attend and observe the party’s ongoing convention. due to the ADC’s leadership issue, the electoral umpire has opted to skip the convention. Aregbesola referred to the commission as a “illegal and criminal organization” during … Read more
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has questioned former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s political fidelity after the 2023 general election. Akpabio spoke on Tuesday at the launching of a new NRS building, criticising politicians who, he claims, desert their parties after receiving enormous electoral support. He believes that such activities damage party institutions and political … Read more