African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described today’s judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, purporting to sack the Senator David Mark-led leadership and invalidate the candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as another desperate attempt to cripple the opposition and deny Nigerians the right...
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Manchester United host Aston Villa in Sunday’s DStv Sports subscribers Premier League Match of the Week, with Senegal’s Nicolas Jackson bringing an added African storyline to Old Trafford as one of five nominees for the October SuperSport African Player of the Month award. Some Premier League fixtures carry the...
The political future of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the leadership structure led by former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and invalidated the presidential primary election that produced former...
By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja The West African Health Organization (WAHO), has commenced efforts to harmonise procedural manuals for health professionals across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with a view to improving healthcare delivery, professional standards and patient safety in the sub-region. President of the Regional Council...
The 11th Statutory Meeting of the Regional Council for Health Professionals Education (RCHPE), ended in Abuja on Wednesday with the election of a new executive committee to run the affairs of the Council for the next two years. In the results of the election announced during the closing ceremony...
The attack on the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in Calabar, Cross River State, has raised fresh concerns over the safety of political actors as activities ahead of the 2027 general elections intensify. Obi’s convoy was reportedly attacked by suspected thugs shortly after...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to protect their votes during the election, insisting that what he described as irregularities in the 2023 presidential election would not happen again. Atiku made the statement on Wednesday while...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has described the massive reception received by its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Sokoto as a sign of growing public dissatisfaction with the administration of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. The party said the large turnout recorded...
The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suffered another legal setback, as the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Senator Adolphus Wabara and seven others seeking recognition of the interim National Working Committee (NWC) led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN). Despite the ruling, the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday departed King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for Abuja after successfully completing his Umrah (Lesser Hajj) in the holy city of Makkah. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday said President Tinubu’s plane took off at...
Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected counterfeit United States dollar printing operation in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, arresting one suspect and recovering bags of fake currency notes and other materials linked to the illegal activity. The breakthrough followed an intelligence-led operation by police operatives...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the Sokoto State Government against continued interference with the party’s campaign activities in the state, declaring that the State Governor would be held personally responsible for any violence against the opposition in his state. In a statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the...
Department of State Services (DSS) has punctured a claim by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that it is recruiting protesters to create disorder in Sokoto State and provide an excuse for imposing a curfew to stop the party’s campaign rally. In a statement on its...
Nigeria’s move towards establishing state police has reached a crucial stage as 28 State Houses of Assembly have approved the constitutional amendment bill seeking to create State Police Services. The National Assembly confirmed on Tuesday that the bill will now be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for final approval...
Sokoto State Government has sealed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential campaign office in Sokoto, barely 24 hours before the party’s scheduled presidential campaign flag-off, sparking fresh political tension in the state. The campaign office was reportedly sealed on Monday evening in an exercise said to have been supervised...
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that there was a coordinated plot to kill him during his recent visit to Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, accusing a presidential aide and the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) of being linked to the alleged attack. However,...
In a follow-up to its earlier statement on the plight of retired police officers, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has again condemned President Bola Tinubu for abandoning them to a broken pension system and forcing them to fight for the dignity and security they earned...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at politicians opposing the Rainbow Coalition, saying those criticising the political alliance lack the capacity to unite even their families and communities. Wike said the coalition, which brings together political stakeholders across the All Progressives Congress...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the toughest phases of Nigeria’s aggressive economic reset undertaken by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are officially over, clearing the runway for an era of pure harvest, nationwide growth and prosperity. He declared that the administration’s painful but necessary economic...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised concerns over the growing threat of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that electoral integrity could be undermined long before voters cast their ballots. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, said the weaponisation...