By Olalekan Bilesanmi As insecurity deepens across Nigeria and political tensions begin to shape the road to 2027, former presidential candidate and Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Prince Adewole Adebayo, offers a candid and wide-ranging perspective on the state of the nation. Fresh from a visit to crisis-hit communities in Plateau State, Adebayo speaks on the humanitarian realities often ignored beyond…

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni Barely  nine  months  to  the governorship election, the race for the successor of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has begun to take shape as aspirants emerge across party lines. As President Bola Tinubu’s home base, the riveting attention is on who will get his backing among prospective candidates to succeed Sanwo-Olu. Tinubu, as the undisputed leader of…

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By Emmanuel Okogba The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, citing concerns over his perceived impartiality and the integrity of the electoral process. In a strongly worded statement title ‘WHY AMUPITAN MUST RESIGN NOW’, the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi described recent revelations…

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed support for the Nigerian Bar Association’s stance, affirming that courts lack jurisdiction over internal party disputes. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Saturday in Abuja, described NBA’s warning against judicial abuse as a validation of its position on the court’s legality. Abdullahi stated…

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general elections. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Friday by Mohammed Haruna, the commission’s national commissioner and chairman of its information and voter education committee. Haruna said the postponement followed deliberations at a meeting between the commission and resident…

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By Henry Umoru, ABUJA Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, opposition parties have expressed their determination to forge a united front against the ruling All Progressives Congress even leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have met in Abuja as part of ongoing political realignment. The Social Democratic Party, SDP, and the…

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 14 for the hearing of a suit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe seeking to stop the Sen. David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) from parading itself as the party’s leaders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date, following the hearing notices issued to parties…

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A member of the House of Representatives representing Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi State, Leke Abejide, has alleged that key political figures have taken control of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) without following due process, deepening the party’s internal crisis. Abejide made the claim on Thursday during an appearance on Politics Today, where he criticised the leadership bloc associated…

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cautions INEC against partisanship By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Friday decried what it described as the disturbing involvement of courts in the crisis rocking various political parties in the country. NBA, the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, said it noted with concern that judges and lawyers…

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By Joseph Erunke The Federal Government on Thursday dismissed concerns arising from a recent United States advisory authorising the departure of non-emergency personnel from its Abuja embassy, describing the move as a routine precaution that does not reflect Nigeria’s overall security reality. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement through his Special Assistant on Media,…

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