Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has implored opposition figures, including Peter Obi, to join forces with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to “rescue Nigeria.” Momodu made the call while speaking as the keynote speaker at the closing lecture of a week-long celebration held in Jada, Adamawa […]
Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused the federal government of making deals with insurgents and paying abductors to secure the release of kidnap victims. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Abdullahi challenged the government’s narrative regarding recent rescues of abducted persons, particularly in the northern […]
The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday collected his African Democratic Congress (ADC) card at the Jada 1 Ward of the party’s Jada Local Government Area in Adamawa State. The collection of the ADC card by Atiku followed his formal registration by Sen. Sadiq Yar’Adua, the National Secretary of the ADC Registration […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s withdrawal of police officers from VIPs as political grandstanding that will not yield meaningful results in combating the country’s insecurity. This is as the party said that Nigeria’s security challenge is beyond the police. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the […]
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North and former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has mocked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), asserting that he lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria. Oshiomhole’s comments came hours after Abubakar formally joined the ADC, sharing a photo of his membership card […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He registered and collected his membership card on Monday at Jada Ward 1 in Jada LGA of Adamawa State. Atiku resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July, accusing the party of abandoning its founding principles. He described his exit as “heartbreaking”, […]
The Benue State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has demanded accountability from the State ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Governor Hyacinth Alia, insisting that leaders who deny incidents of genocide in the State must apologise. The call was made in Makurdi, the State capital on Friday, by the State Committee Publicity […]
Ahead of next year’s governorship election in Ekiti State, Ambassador Oluwadare Bejide, candidate of the ADC, African Democratic Congress (ADC), has promised to transform the state if elected. He said he has all it takes to place Ekiti State at the forefront in terms of infrastructural and human capital development that will transform into economic […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned what it describes as a “disturbing and dangerous assault on democracy” following the violent attack on the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja by armed men allegedly under the command of senior officials of the ruling party, warning that the country’s democracy is […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have condemned the recent attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Gunmen reportedly stormed the school early Monday morning, killing the vice-principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducting 25 students. In a statement, […]
John Nwosu, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Anambra governorship election, has rejected the outcome of the poll, describing it as a “ruse and total subversion of the people’s will.” On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Chukwuma Soludo winner of the election with 422,664 votes. Nicholas Ukachukwu of […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Anambra 2025 gubernatorial election, describing it as a heavily monetized process that undermined the very idea of democracy itself. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party accused the incumbent and his party of engaging in […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel. The party said the policy if allowed to stay may further deepen the economic hardship for Nigerians already burdened by the astronomically high cost of living. It warned that the President should not […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has recorded a total of 553,751 registered members across the 23 LGAs of Benue State, barely three months after its official unveiling in the state. The disclosure was made yesterday during a meeting of the ADC Benue State Executive Committee and 23 LG committee chairmen, held at the party’s state […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has berated the Federal Government administration of President Bola Tinubu for allegedly using hunger as potent weapon to weaken ordinary Nigerians to succumb to policies and programmes of the government describes as anti- poor. The party criticized the government claim of increased local production of food as dishonest, given that […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be honest with Nigerians on the real reasons behind the sudden and rather abrupt change in the leadership of the Nigerian military. While acknowledging Tinubu’s constitutional power as the Commander-in-Chief, to make such changes as he may deem fit, the party raised concern […]
Governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Oluwayose (Fayose), has condemned the violent attack and burning of the ADC state secretariat in Ado-Ekiti by suspected political thugs on Tuesday. The incident occurred before the inauguration of newly-nominated State and Local Government Executives of the ADC, an event Otunba Oluwayose […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that the National Assembly’s proposal to move the 2027 general elections to November 2026 could derail governance and stall development across the country. The opposition party raised this concern in reaction to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, which proposes that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should […]
Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, has taunted opposition following the defection of Kelvin Chukwu, senator representing Enugu East. Akpabio, on Wednesday, aimed a dig at the opposition lawmakers in the upper legislative chamber after Chukwu moved to the ruling party from the APC. Chukwu, who announced his defection during plenary, attributed his decision to a lingering […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday accused President Bola Tinubu of insensitivity to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, declaring that the country is “under attack.” In a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, its National Publicity Secretary, the party criticised the president for prioritising political appearances over his duty to protect citizens. “Nigeria is under attack. This […]