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2027: ADC Alleges Plot To Make Tinubu Sole Presidential Candidate

NewsDeskNgMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

ADC claims APC figures are plotting to destabilise opposition and impose President Tinubu as unopposed candidate during 2027 election. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that powerful figures within the All Progressives Congress (APC) are plotting to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Nafiu Bala Gombe...

Bala Mohammed To Leave PDP For APC Tuesday

NewsDeskNgMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed is expected to join the APC on Tuesday as the ruling party agrees to a 60/40 power-sharing deal. Except the unintended happens, all appears set for the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday, in furtherance of his...

Labour Party Rules Out Boycott Of 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

Labour Party says it will not boycott the 2027 elections, focusing instead on fixing internal weaknesses from the 2023 polls. The Labour Party has dismissed reports that it might boycott the 2027 general election, saying instead, its focus was on addressing the weaknesses that affected its performance during the 2023...

Farotimi: Nigeria’s Elections A ‘Hollow Ritual’

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Dele Farotimi warns voter apathy enables manipulation, as Christian and Middle Belt leaders defend Nigeria’s secular constitution. Human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has described Nigeria’s electoral process as a “hollow ritual” that merely masquerades as democracy, arguing that citizens do not truly determine leadership outcomes. Farotimi made the...

Thugs Disrupt ADC Secretariat Commissioning in Bakassi

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Political leaders and civil society condemn violent disruption of ADC event in Cross River, call for arrest of attackers. The commissioning of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State was disrupted on Saturday after suspected thugs reportedly attacked the venue. The incident...

Anambra ADC Chairman Laments Slow Registration, Portal Glitches In Party Membership Drive

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Anambra ADC chairman says only 22,000 members registered, blaming heavy portal traffic and technical glitches slowing revalidation exercise. The Anambra State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Patrick Obianyo, has expressed frustration at the poor running of the party’s registration and revalidation processes in the state. The state...

Tinubu Doing His Best Across Key Sectors, Says Gowon

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon says President Tinubu is tackling security and governance challenges responsibly. Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon yesterday gave President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a pass mark on his performance in office, saying the Nigerian leader is doing his best across key sectors of governance....

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed, PDP Governors’ Forum Chairman, Moves To Join APC

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed reportedly plans APC defection this week, negotiating conditions after meeting Tinubu, sparking disappointment within Makinde’s PDP camp. An end may have finally come to the active relevance of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Chairman of its governors’ forum and Governor of Bauchi...

Judge Rebukes INEC For Defying Court Orders, Returns Case File To Chief Judge To Reassign

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

Federal High Court judge censures INEC over disobedience, referring case for reassignment to another judge for trial. Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its habitual disobedience of the orders of court. Justice Egwuatu, who decried the disposition...

Abia Renewed Hope Ambassador Chief Henry Ikoh Urged to Contest 2027 Governorship Under APC

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

The Nigerian Inter-tribal and Inter-religion Alliance for Peace, Unity and Development has called on Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, the Abia State Renewed Hope Ambassador Coordinator, to contest the 2027 Abia State Governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement made available to the press by the group’s...