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Dino Melaye: My loyalty to Atiku won’t stop me from criticising him

Awwal Owolabi 2 August 2025 0

Dino Melaye, former senator and ex-governorship candidate in Kogi state, says his loyalty to Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, will not prevent him from speaking out when necessary. Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television on Friday, Melaye dismissed claims that he

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Bolaji Abdullahi: Tinubu lives in a bubble, misled by aides on insecurity

Vincent Afolabi 31 July 2025 0

Bolaji Abdullahi, interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to step out of the presidential villa and engage directly with Nigerians to understand the true scale of the country’s security crisis. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme on Wednesday, Abdullahi criticised the

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‘APC offered me three ministerial slots’ — Ralph Nwosu opens up on pressure to stop ADC coalition

Awwal Owolabi 30 July 2025 0

Ralph Nwosu, former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has revealed that he was offered three ministerial slots to frustrate the formation of the opposition coalition using the ADC platform. Speaking at the ADC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja, where the party officially handed over leadership to a new executive […]

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David Mark: ADC will no longer tolerate imposition, special privileges

Promise Eze 30 July 2025 0

David Mark, former senate president, has officially taken over as national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), promising sweeping reforms to rebuild the party and end internal imposition. Mark was inaugurated on Tuesday at the ADC’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja. His emergence marked the end […]

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ADC now has over three million dues-paying members, says Nwosu

Tunde Opalana 30 July 2025 0

Ralph Nwosu, former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says the party has recorded over three million dues-paying members just days after unveiling a new leadership structure. Nwosu described the surge in membership as evidence that Nigerians are embracing ADC as a rescue vehicle to revive democracy and rebuild the country. He spoke […]

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Lukman to ADC: Don’t let godfathers hijack the party before 2027

Tom Okpe 29 July 2025 0

Salihu Lukman, former national vice chairman (north-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against godfatherism and internal manipulation ahead of the 2027 general election. Lukman, a leading figure in the coalition that birthed the new ADC, said some party actors are already behaving

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Peter Obi will return to PDP, run for President in 2027, says Ali Modu Sheriff

Awwal Owolabi 29 July 2025 0

Ali Modu Sheriff, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Peter Obi will be the party’s presidential candidate in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, the former governor of Borno State said he is convinced that Obi and the PDP are “a perfect match”. Obi, who was PDP’s vice-presidential candidate […]

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Osita Okechukwu: PDP, not APC, mortgaged Nigeria’s future

Tom Okpe 28 July 2025 0

Osita Okechukwu, a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—not the ruling APC—that mortgaged Nigeria’s future. His comment comes in response to criticisms by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of “fiscal vandalism” following the National

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Fear of intimidation keeping governors away from ADC, Says Bolaji Abdullahi

Awwal Owolabi 28 July 2025 0

Bolaji Abdullahi, interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says fear of intimidation is the reason no serving governor has openly joined the newly formed coalition party. Speaking during the third expanded meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North) in Abuja, Abdullahi said governors are being pressured not to

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ADC demands 10-year loan audit, warns Tinubu’s borrowing could push debt beyond N200trn

Tunde Opalana 28 July 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a comprehensive audit of Nigeria’s external loans over the last decade. The party described President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing approach as “fiscal vandalism” following the National Assembly’s approval of a fresh $21 billion loan request. In a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, its national publicity secretary, the ADC

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ADC slams APC for holding NEC meeting at state house, cautions new chairman Yilwatda

Awwal Owolabi 26 July 2025 0

Bolaji Abdullahi, interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has faulted the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for holding its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, which led to the emergence of Nentawe Yilwatda, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, as the new APC

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Sule Lamido: I’ll support any 2027 arrangement that can save Nigeria

Promise Eze 23 July 2025 0

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, says he is ready to support any political arrangement — within or outside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — that can secure Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking with journalists in Kano on Tuesday, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs said saving the country must come before […]

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ADC: Nigeria’s economy has collapsed, rebasing can’t mask APC’s failures

Tunde Opalana 23 July 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for celebrating Nigeria’s rebased gross domestic product (GDP), describing the move as “economic cosmetics” that fails to address the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. In a statement on Tuesday, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s national publicity secretary, said the federal

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‘The soul of PDP has been hijacked’ — Ex-Reps member Maduabum joins ADC

Tunde Opalana 21 July 2025 0

Cyril Maduabum, a former Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum and two-term federal lawmaker, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The defection, which took place over the weekend, adds fresh momentum to the ADC’s coalition drive as it continues to attract disenchanted politicians from mainstream parties. In a […]

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Stop embarrassing Nigeria, appoint Ambassadors, ADC tells Tinubu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has charged President Bola Tinubu to appoint substantive ambassadors to Nigerian missions abroad rather than using junior diplomats as the country’s representatives. The party warned that the persistent failure of the Tinubu administration to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions will have disastrous

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ADC To Tinubu: You Can’t Buy The North With IBB Son’s Appointment

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has advised President Bola Tinubu not to bank on getting the support of the northern region with the appointment of Mohammed Babangida, son of the former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida. Recall that the Presidency on Friday announced the appointment of Mohammed as chairman of the Bank […]

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APC slams ADC over criticism of Buhari’s state burial, calls it ‘insensitive’

Vincent Afolabi 19 July 2025 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as insensitive and desperate for attention following its criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s state burial. In a statement on Saturday, Felix Morka, APC’s national publicity secretary, said the ADC’s remarks were not only ill-timed but

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APC administration spent $18bn on refineries rehabilitation-ADC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 July 2025 0

*Demands audit before sales By Tunde Opalana The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has demanded a full audit of Nigeria’s refineries, citing recent reports that allege that successive governments have spent nearly $18billion on the rehabilitation of the three major refineries in the country. According to the party, the Federal Government cannot spend billions of dollars

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2027: 310 lawyers assure ADC of legal representation

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana No fewer than 310 lawyers have volunteered to defend the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in all pending and anticipated legal matters nationwide ahead of the 2027 general election. Abdullahi Abdurrahman, Leader of the National Legal Support Group for the ADC, disclosed this yesterday during a courtesy visit to the party’s Interim National […]

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ADC mourns, condoles with the family of former President Buhari

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 July 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The African Democratic Congress, ADC, condoles with the family of former President Muhammadu Buhari and all Nigerians over the demise of the former president. According to a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Sunday, noted that President Buhari will be remembered for his indelible […]