The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has won its first polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. The party won the Ajagbala Hall polling unit in Okeruku Ward 02, Ikere Local Government Area of the state. In the result sheet sighted by our correspondent, ADC scored 39 votes while the All Progres…
Mr Bejide accused an unidentified woman of buying votes near his polling unit in Ilawe-Ekiti.
…Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, African Democratic Congress, ADC, Accord Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Action Peoples Party, APP, and the Action Democratic Party, ADP, among others. Political analysts and observers are closely watching the exercise, viewing it as an im…
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…project, only to later become one of his fiercest critics, while aligning with the ADC and embracing Atiku Abubakar in 2026. In the process, he has also found himself battling defamation suits on multiple fronts. The issue is not that Okonkwo changes political parties. In Nigeria, where parties are largely devoid of id…
…Democratic Party, PDP, and Oluwadare Bejide from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Other candidates in the race are Opeyemi Falegan from Accord, Oyebanji Olajuyin from the Labour Party, Blessing Abegunde from the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Bidemi Awogbemi from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Ayode…
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…candidates Those gunning for Oyebanji’s seat are the African Democratic Congress, ADC, “consensus candidate”, Ambassador Dare Bejide; Dr Wole Oluyede, PDP; Akande Oluwasegun Samuel, AAC, and Opeyemi Falegan (Accord). Other are Ayodeji Ojo (ADP), Bidemi Olaiya Awogbemi (APP), Oyebanji Ikusayedegbe Olajuyin (Labour Party…
…over the alleged claim by Dr. Emmanuel Unuafe as the governorship candidate of the Delta ADC is not a sign of weakness or surrender. A statement by party’s publicity secretary said the attention of the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Delta State Chapter, has been drawn to a statement credited to Dr…
…governor's record on infrastructure and social services. Eleven candidates now remain. ADC'S BEJIDE: Coalition candidate THE ADC's Ambassador Dare Bejide, a former Secretary to the State Government and ex-Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, has positioned himself as the consensus alternative to both the APC and PDP. The par…
…Media with Oseni Rufai, on Friday Momodu expressed optimism that the candidate of the ADC, Atiku Abubakar, will win the election. According to him, if Atiku can hold his ground in the southern part of the country while dominating the north, he will easily defeat both President Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi. "As I predicted…
…leadership dispute rocking the Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took another turn on Friday as the Federal High Court in Sokoto adjourned proceedings in the matter to July 13, 2026, for substantive hearing after ruling on a series of interlocutory applications filed by parties in the suit.…
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