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The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the leadership dispute threatening to fracture the African Democratic Congress, following heated legal arguments over whether courts possess jurisdiction to intervene in the internal affairs of a political party. A five-member panel headed by Justice Mohammed Garba deferred its decision after hearing submissions from all parties in…
The Supreme Court has fixed April 22 for the hearing of an appeal filed by African Democratic Congress National Chairman David Mark, arising from the protracted leadership crisis rocking the political party. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, fixed the date on Tuesday after granting an accelerated hearing…
Prominent opposition figures, including former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, converged at the residence of embattled African Democratic Congress National Chairman Senator David Mark on Tuesday for a closed-door strategic briefing held on the sidelines of the party’s national convention in Abuja. The meeting, focused on…
Amid a tense pre-convention standoff over the use of a private event centre in Abuja, the David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress moved forward with its national convention on Tuesday, after days of scrambling for a venue and fresh accusations of political intimidation directed at the Federal Capital Territory administration. Senator Dino…
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Tuesday from Senator David Mark, the embattled National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as he fights to reclaim his leadership. Mark is seeking a stay of execution on a March 12 Court of Appeal judgment that effectively stripped him of his position. The apex court’s…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) will inaugurate its newly elected state executives on 12 May 2026, despite a deepening rift with electoral regulators. The party announced the date on Sunday, following a series of weekend congresses it described as a victory for internal democracy. This move signals a direct challenge to the Independent National Electoral…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled April 14 for the hearing of a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress under former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, was filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a former deputy national chairman…
The African Democratic Congress has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to restore the names of Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary respectively on the commission’s official portal. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, was filed following the removal of…
The leadership struggle within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) reached a fever pitch on Thursday as a faction led by Nafiu Gombe stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja. Accompanied by Kogi State lawmaker Leke Abejide, the group demanded formal recognition of Gombe as national chairman, claiming the party is under threat…
The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress has deepened further with the emergence of a third faction led by Abia State Chairman Don Norman Obinna, rejecting both the Senator David Mark-led coalition and the group associated with Nafiu Bala. The development comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission delisted the Mark…
