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Ekiti Poll: NSCDC Deploys 10,000 Personnel

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2026June 17, 20260

NSCDC deploys 10,000 personnel, including tactical units and K9 teams, to secure Ekiti governorship election and ensure peaceful voting process. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 10,000 personnel, including elite tactical squads and K9 units, to Ekiti State ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, in a...

Appeal Court Halts Deregistration Of ADC, Four Other Parties, Rebukes Justice Lifu For ‘Judicial Rascality’

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2026June 17, 20260

Temporary relief came the way of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and other candidates from five political parties, following the suspension of an order of a Federal High Court, which ordered their deregistration. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in a unanimous...

Alleged move to deregister ADC, others could trigger national crisis, Timi Frank warns

NewsDeskNgJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

….Seeks Trump’s intervention Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over the reported deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other political parties, warning that any attempt to eliminate major opposition platforms could trigger a national crisis and undermine...

David Mark To ADC Faithful: Don’t Despair, Party Will Be On 2027 Ballot

NewsDeskNgJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

David Mark vows to overturn court ruling, insists ADC remains firmly in contention for the 2027 elections. National Chairman of the ADC, Senator David Mark, called on party members, supporters, and candidates not to despair over the judgement delivered by Lifu. Mark, while receiving a delegation of the party’s candidates,...

Peter Obi Warns Against Politicising Nigerian Institutions

NewsDeskNgJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

Peter Obi says weakening judicial independence could erode public trust and deter investment in Nigeria. Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal High Court judgement ordering the deregistration of some political parties. Obi warned that actions perceived to weaken the independence of key...

Sowore Rejects Party Deregistration Order, Adebayo Demands Full INEC Independence

NewsDeskNgJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

Sowore calls party deregistration ruling undemocratic as Adebayo warns Nigeria’s democratic space is rapidly shrinking. Presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Federal High Court ruling that directed INEC to deregister five political parties. Sowore said on Monday that the judgement was undemocratic and inconsistent...

Atiku Blasts ADC Deregistration Ruling, Calls It Judicial Rascality

NewsDeskNgJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar says court judgment targets opposition and fuels fears of a one-party state. Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the Federal High Court judgement, which ordered INEC to deregister the party, describing it as judicial rascality. In a...

ADC Warns Against Deregistration, Says Opponents ‘Playing With Fire’

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

ADC says attempts to deregister the party threaten democracy and risk triggering political instability before elections. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused unnamed government agents of seeking to use the judiciary to undermine democracy, warning that any attempt to deregister the party could trigger a major political crisis. In...

NDC’s Gwarzo Unveils Mustapha Kwankwaso As Kano NDC Governorship Running Mate

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Kano NDC governorship candidate Aminu Gwarzo names Rabiu Kwankwaso’s son Mustapha as his running mate after stakeholder consultations. The Governorship Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 Kano State Governorship Election, Comrade Aminu Gwarzo, has officially unveiled Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as his running mate. The announcement...

South-East Governors, Leaders To Endorse Tinubu For Second Term On Monday

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2026June 14, 20260

South-East governors and leaders are expected to converge on Abakaliki on Monday for a rally backing Tinubu’s re-election bid. South-East governors and political leaders are expected to converge on Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Monday for a major rally to endorse President Bola Tinubu for a second term in...