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A brief airport stopover by President Bola Tinubu in Jos has handed Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a fresh political opening to revisit one of the administration’s most consequential campaign promises and to argue, pointedly, that the president has failed on his own terms. In a post on his verified X account…
Nigeria’s opposition landscape shifted dramaaaaaaatically at the weekend as two major political developments unfolded simultaneously: former New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its national convention in Abuja amid internal divisions and renewed calls for party unity….
The Labour Party has officially zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the southern region of Nigeria, effectively barring aspirants from the northern part of the country. The party’s acting National Chairperson, Nenadi Usman, announced the decision during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, describing it as a firm position adopted by the…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami has been released from custody, with the Kebbi State chapter of the African Democratic Congress confirming his return and welcoming him back to the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Habibu Abubakar Sambo, described the development as the end of a difficult period…
African Democratic Congress chieftain and former presidential candidate Dele Momodu has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general election if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar forms a joint ticket with a prominent southern politician such as Peter Obi or former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Momodu made the declaration on Sunday…
A coalition of opposition figures gathered in Abuja on Thursday to denounce the Electoral Act 2026. Led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the group described the new law as a “death knell” for competitive democracy. President Bola Tinubu signed the Act last week, following a swift passage…
Benin City witnessed a significant realignment in Nigeria’s opposition landscape on Tuesday as Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party’s candidate in the 2024 Edo governorship election, formally defected to the African Democratic Congress, marking another chapter in the fluid dynamics of party affiliations ahead of future polls. The ceremony at the ADC’s state secretariat drew…
An alleged armed attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi and chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City, Edo State on Tuesday has thrown fresh alarm over the safety of opposition political figures in Nigeria, with bullet holes left on the gate of former All Progressives Congress National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun’s…
The Obidient Movement has formally rejected the results of last Saturday’s Abuja Municipal Area Council chairmanship election, declaring the exercise a “brazen assault” on democracy and calling for a full and transparent review of the outcome, even as the group mourns the killing of one of its polling agents during what it has described…
Mounting congestion and administrative pressure at a major examination registration centre in Anambra State have drawn fresh concern from the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who says candidates risk missing the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through no fault of theirs. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, raised the issue…
