Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims that the party’s presidential ticket may step down for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the reports as false and misleading. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, said the attacks allegedly coming from the...
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The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier statement as diversionary, insisting that his reaction has further raised questions about his political alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The ADC-PCC had earlier advised...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has described its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as a true Pan-Nigerian leader and a detribalised statesman deserving of victory in the January 16, 2027 presidential election. The Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC-PCC, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and National Leader of the Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned the people of Rivers State against surrendering their political future to “gamblers” without vision or proven developmental records. Speaking during a Rainbow Coalition town hall meeting at Ayama in Abua/Odual Local...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reported decision not to campaign across all states of the federation, describing it as an act of arrogance, contempt and a grave insult to the Nigerian people. The ADC-PCC maintained that the reported decision exposes the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Borno State and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Hon. Inuwa Bwala, have engaged in a fresh political exchange over claims on whether opposition parties enjoy enough space to operate in the state. The controversy started after Bwala published a political analysis...
The spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima to address questions surrounding the 2012 arrest of convicted Boko Haram member Kabiru Sokoto at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Ibe...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled Ask AA, an information and citizen-engagement portal that gives Nigerians a direct opportunity to ask him questions about his political agenda, record in public service and plans for the country. The portal goes live at 8:30 p.m. today,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to Nigerians facing economic hardship and insecurity to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing the ballot as a tool for peaceful change. Atiku made the call in a message shared on his official X account on Wednesday, where he acknowledged the...
Sokoto APC slams ADC candidate, says Aliyu cleared ₦5bn student debt left by Tambuwal administration
Sokoto APC slams ADC candidate, says Aliyu cleared ₦5bn student debt left by Tambuwal administration
Sokoto State Government has claimed that Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s administration has cleared more than ₦5 billion in outstanding student registration and tuition fee debts inherited from the immediate past administration of former Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The government made the claim on Tuesday while responding to the governorship candidate...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, has challenged Governor Ahmed Aliyu to disclose the total revenue received and how it was spent by his administration since assuming office in 2023. Dan’iya made the demand in reaction to Governor Aliyu’s recent statement that...
Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), raised concerns over reported personnel changes in key INEC departments, particularly Electoral Operations and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party alleged that some officers from northern states had been transferred from...
The Federal Government’s announcement that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Retail will temporarily forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell fuel at cost has reopened one of Nigeria’s most contentious economic and political debates: Is petrol subsidy gradually returning? The government has been categorical that it is...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has condemned the Kano State Police Command’s disruption of the peaceful. “Tinubu Must Go” rally at The Avenue Event Center, Kano, describing the action as shameful, unconstitutional and a disturbing descent into authoritarianism. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Director...
Nothing indicates that the 2027 general elections is barely 90 days away. Both the ruling APC and its major opponents seem stuck in an ideas quagmire. The only central national issue seems to be the the prices of petroleum products. It is all about the removal of petroleum subsidy...
The Presidency has dismissed claims linking recent fuel price reductions to the return of subsidy, insisting that a margin discount by fuel marketers is different from a government-funded subsidy. In a statement shared by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency urged...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has called on all eligible Nigerians to turn out en masse to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the nationwide collection exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences today. The Council assured Nigerians that their votes must count...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, will on Friday inaugurate the party’s Presidential Campaign Council as preparations begin to organise its campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the ADC National Chairman, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has described the Federal Government’s decision to reduce the price of petrol for only 30 days as a desperate, shameless and insulting attempt to bribe Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general election, declaring that the gimmick will not save the Tinubu administration...
Former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approached the state High Court to compel the government to release the report of the judicial commission that investigated his administration from 2015 to 2023. Tambuwal, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Speaker of the House of...