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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

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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 […]

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ADC to Shettima: Stand By Your Words,Tinubu Has No Power To Remove Fubara

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 July 2025 0

…Demands immediate restoration of democratic governance in Rivers By Tunde Opalana The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima to be courageous enough to stand by his truthful statement that Nigeria’s president has no power to remove a democratically elected governor of a state. The party, therefore, dismissed the

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ADC derides Tinubu over Nigeria’s exclusion from White House trade talks

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the failure of President Donald Trump of the United States to invite Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu to a trade talk to be hosted by the American government. Recall that the United States government invited the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and […]

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ADC Will Not Hand Over Party To Atiku, Obi, Amaechi-Lukman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 July 2025 0

By Tom Okpe A member of the coalition that metamorphosed into the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has revealed that the party structure will not be handed over to any member of the party contesting Presidential ticket in the 2027 general election. Prominent among those aspiring for the Presidential ticket of ADC include […]

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It’s Official: Owokoniran Joins ADC, Signalling a New Era in Lagos Politics

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially welcomed Hon. Rahman Owokoniran, the leader of the Lagos PDP coalition, into its ranks during a significant ceremony at the ADC office in Ikeja, Lagos. He was accompanied by several prominent members of the PDP who have also defected to the ADC coalition, including Chief Onita Coker, Hon. […]

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ADC pledges to build a just, equitable Nigeria, Adamawa chapter welcomes coalition

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 July 2025 0

By Tom Garba In a significant development ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Adamawa State Chapter has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a just, equitable, and prosperous Nigeria. During a world press conference held on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 5 PM in Yola, Comrade Shehu Yohanna, the State Chairman […]

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Put Nigeria’s democracy on recovery path, allow free, fair elections – ADC tells Tinubu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Chairman of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dr Ralph Okey Nwosu has charged President Bola Tinubu to put the nation’s democracy on the path of recovery by ensuring free, fair and transparent elections in the country. He said President Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress, APC should allow free participation of […]