Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has said that no resources would be spared in protecting the lives and businesses of residents of the state. He particularly assured the troubled people of Babanla and Okeode in Ifelodun local government area of the state of government’s resolve to strengthen public safety and economic activities in the…
African Democratic Congress, ADC, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara states, following a wave of violent attacks that have reportedly claimed more than 140 lives in the past two months. The party described the killings as proof of Nigeria’s collapsed security architecture and criticised…
The Peoples Democratic Party will today (Monday) receive the report of its zoning committee at the 102nd National Executive Committee meeting, amid deepening tensions over the party’s planned national convention. The zoning committee, chaired by Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, with Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal, as vice chairman and Plateau Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, as secretary,…
Former Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday declared that urgent action is needed to rescue Nigeria from its current challenges, as stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and other groups in Lagos formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking at the affirmation ceremony in Lagos, Aregbesola welcomed the new entrants…
It is about two years to the 2027 general elections.But the grand plot to ensure victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State has already been set. This was sequel to the announcement in July of a fresh date for the local government elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. Recall that the…
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, to intervene and help secure his removal from the Federal Government’s wanted persons list. Igboho made the plea during a courtesy visit to the Ooni’s palace in Ile-Ife over the weekend, where he also tendered…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to immediately suspend the patently unlawful and unconstitutional pay rise for political and public office holders in Nigeria particularly the president, vice-president, governors, their deputies, and the country’s lawmakers.” SERAP urged him to “reject…
THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed remarks by Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, describing his criticism of the opposition coalition as “personal opinions” that do not reflect the ADC’s position. In a statement signed by Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, the ADC reaffirmed its commitment to uniting…
It has been widely reported that the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in 12 states across the country was marred by violence, apathy and malfunctioning of BVAS in many of the places where the exercise took place. For instance, the arrest of nearly 288 suspected thugs…
With the 2027 general elections fast approaching, the coalition party, African Democratic Congress, is battling internal uncertainty as the anticipated membership of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi remains stalled, leaving the party’s future direction unclear. Several credible sources within the coalition, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they…
