By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Incumbent governor and flagbearer of the Accord Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Gubernatorial election in Osun State, south-West Nigeria. Declaring the results on in Osogbo on Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Senator Adeleke polled a total...
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State to remain united and intensify grassroots mobilisation as preparations gather pace for the 2027 general elections. Atiku made the call in a post on his official X account on Saturday...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies to ensure a peaceful and transparent election in Osun State. The people of Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect their governor in an election where 15 candidates...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has been vindicated by the recent report by the United States Department of State highlighting concerns over fiscal transparency in Nigeria, with specific reference to the federal government’s failure to disclose revenues and...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerian youths to take an active role in shaping the country’s political future, declaring that their time to lead is now and not tomorrow. Atiku made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that there are plans to arrest its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in the days leading up to Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, warning that such a move could undermine the credibility of the electoral process. In a statement issued on Wednesday by...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday arrived in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to participate in the grand finale of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship campaign ahead of Saturday’s election. Atiku, who disclosed his arrival in a post on his official X account, said he was accompanied...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised an alarm over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts domiciled with one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks. Atiku stated this in a statement issued on Friday in...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s directive to reverse the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts but questioned his claim that the EFCC acted on the basis of a court order, noting that the President was either misinformed or he had deliberately misrepresented the situation....
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed grave concern over the persistent wave of terrorist attacks ravaging several communities across Sokoto State, calling for an immediate and more decisive security response to halt the violence. Tambuwal lamented that the...
Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Bello Isa Ambarura, has expressed confidence that the party will emerge victorious in the 2027 governorship election, insisting that it is fully prepared for the contest. Ambarura, who represents Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency in the House of...
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Rotimi Amaechi, has come to the defence of Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan, insisting the respected cleric is motivated solely by concern for the welfare of Nigerians and not by partisan politics. Amaechi made the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing attack on former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a “political liability” with no electoral value in Rivers State or the wider South-South region. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday,...
Two widely discussed commentaries—one drawing from Chinua Achebe’s literary masterpiece and the other questioning official electoral disclosures—have offered an early glimpse into the narratives that may shape Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. Together, they suggest that the contest has already begun, not with campaign rallies, but in the battle for...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of diverting public attention from the country’s economic and security challenges by focusing its attacks on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar instead of addressing issues affecting Nigerians. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest public outburst against him is yet another failed attempt to rewrite history, insisting that no amount of bitterness can erase either the constitutional stand he...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday commenced the nationwide publication of the personal particulars of candidates nominated by political parties for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026. Among those whose details were displayed are President Bola...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has paid a condolence visit to the Vice Presidential candidate of his party, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, following the death of his mother, Dame Mary Oduah Amaechi. Atiku disclosed the visit in a post shared on his official social media...
Media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his recent comments on hunger and population growth in Nigeria, describing the President’s remarks as insensitive. In a post shared on his X account on Thursday, Ibe reacted to Tinubu’s statement that hunger...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the latest revelation that the Federal Government exceeded its 2024 borrowing limit by ₦4.79 trillion, pushing fresh borrowing to ₦12.62 trillion, as further proof that the Tinubu administration has completely lost...