The 2027 African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, says he has evidence that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Atiku made this statement in an interview with BBC, which was published on Friday. He stressed that he could present the evidence in court if the need arises. The former Vi…

…States, ECOWAS, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, also said he would consider deploying the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group, ECOMOG, to strengthen regional security and combat terrorism. He made the pledge in an interview…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State to pay greater attention to the concerns and welfare of citizens, saying the state’s 35th anniversary celebration could be its last in office. The ADC Deputy Governorship candidate, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, ga…

By Soni Daniel DAMATURU — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Yobe State has denied reports that some of its members and supporters have defected en masse to the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The state chairman of the AD…

…Atiku Abubakar has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president. The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday. Atiku said the closure of Nigeria’s borders with neigh…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, has raised concerns over the controversial N600 billion cash transfers to millions of households in Nigeria by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Atiku, in a statement by his media team on Thursday,…

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the arithmetic behind the President Bola Tinubu administration’s claim that more than N600 billion has been disbursed in cash transfers to vulnerable households, saying the figures do not reconcile with…

…followed a fresh legal challenge reportedly instituted by former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning his NYSC certificate. Ahmed…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, has insisted that no political ambition is worth causing disagreement and splitting up the party. Malami, a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, urged members of the opposition party to be u…

The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned an Oyo State governorship aspirant of the party, Alagbe Gbemileke, popularly known as Eleniyan, and other aggrieved members against actions that could cause confusion within the party. The party also reaffirmed that Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega…

…chair over eviction threat•Asks Tinubu to clarify ‘All is fair in politics” remarks The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on domestic and international election observers to formally designate the FCT and Osun State as “early-warning locations” ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demand was contained in…

…has again taken a swipe at former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his alleged flip-flops on petrol subsidy, accusing him of political posturing. It also said Atiku was “suffering from a lack of basic understanding of his newfound policy prescrip…

…during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of reviving old allegations to divert attention from questions over the use of revenues saved from petrol subsidy removal. He also demanded greater accounta…

…over 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All Progressives Congress, APC, African Democratic Congress, ADC, and other political parties. The latest mass defection took place in Orokam District on Wednesday and came amid a wave of political realignments across Ogbadibo, comprising Orokam, Owukpa and Otukp…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to publicly explain what he meant by his July 29 comment that all is fair in politics, saying his silence over recent political threats could send the wrong message. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary…

…the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, resigned from the African Democratic Congress on May 2, 2026. He was subsequently ratified as the presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC) on May 29, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections, making his public statements subject…

…Arise made this remark after the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar promised to return to the subsidy regime if elected president in 2027. The former lawmaker argued that the removal of fuel subsidy, despite the initial hardship and economic pressures, h…

The 2027 African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, says the party is competing in the election against those he described as ‘thieves.’ In a video shared on his X handle on Wednesday, Atiku accused those in power of stealing the election and the country’s economy. “We are competing with…

The Presidency has once again lambasted the plan of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. In a post via X on Wednesday, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communica…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and public affairs analyst, Usman Okai Austin, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to caution the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over alleged inflammatory comments attributed to him. Okai, in a statement issu…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed how he paid pregnant women N10,000 each for attending antenatal care while he was governor of Rivers State. Amaechi disclosed that the money was part of efforts to boost the health of pregnant women because Rivers State was r…

…from Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress is among the leading presidential candidates expected to contest the 2027 general elections.Peter Obi disagrees with Atiku on fuel subsidyMeanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi pushed back against Atiku Abubakar'…

National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has appealed to political actors to ensure that the 2027 general elections are conducted in an atmosphere of peace, tolerance and mutual respect. Mark made the appeal when he felicitated with Muslims in Nigeria and across the world on this…

…Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, on Tuesday accused the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso of grandstanding. Morka said Kwankwaso was part…

…Tinubu, who is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku’s absence from the Peace Accord signing. The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, had organised a Peace Accord signing for political parties and their candidates in Port Har…