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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar launched a fierce attack on President Bola Tinubu on Monday, 14 September 2026, demanding a forensic audit of federation revenue as petrol pump prices touched 1,470 naira per litre. The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate accused the administration of running an organised system of grand larceny behind opaque deductions from…
The political atmosphere in Rivers State is becoming increasingly competitive ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and allies of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, exchanging remarks over the likely direction of the contest. The latest disagreement followed comments attributed by the ADC to Wike during a…
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate on the Labour Party ticket in the 2023 presidential election, has said he personally advised the former Anambra State governor against joining the African Democratic Congress, describing the platform as unsuitable for Obi’s ambitions. Speaking during an interview on the MIC ON Podcast, Baba-Ahmed recalled that he…
Nigeria’s fragmented opposition parties are tearing at each other ahead of a planned summit to pick a consensus presidential challenger. Factional leaders within the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress have publicly disowned the coalition talks. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde hosted preliminary parleys at the Government House in Ibadan…
Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola declared that the African Democratic Congress will not form alliances with rival political parties ahead of the state governorship election. Speaking in his capacity as the party’s national secretary, Aregbesola ruled out joining any third-force coalition or regional electoral pacts. He insisted that the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Najeem Salam,…
The African Democratic Congress has waved aside a forecast by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will lose the 2027 election, describing the projection as a personal prayer rather than an evidence based assessment. Special Adviser to the ADC National Chairman on Research, Policy…
Old political grudges die hard in Nigerian politics. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed fresh bribery allegations made by his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo claimed Atiku paid five million naira to former Speaker Ghali Na’Abba to trigger impeachment proceedings against him two decades ago. Atiku, through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, accused Obasanjo…
Former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has suspended his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the opposition coalition, citing sustained hostility from former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and his political associates. In a message addressed to ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark,…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and aide to the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has explained that the choice of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as running mate for the 2027 election was intended to demonstrate that Atiku holds no prejudice against the Igbo people. Okonkwo made the…
The African Democratic Congress has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party leadership of keeping former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in custody out of raw political terror. The opposition party claims that Abuja is using state anti-graft and security apparatuses to paralyze the influential northern politician ahead of the 2027 general elections. The…