Mr Rotimi Amaechi, vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of fuel subsidy removal, citing its impact on Nigerians. Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation and Rivers governor, spoke on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Calabar. He said…

…Atiku said: “Wait a minute Bola, you have borrowed the idea but missed the lesson and Amaechi tried to define the lesson while speaking. “Bola, you are like a dull student who copied his classmate’s answer, you have done it so blindly that the classmate’s name at the top of his exam paper and then demanded marks for or…

ADC vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi outlined Atiku Abubakar's proposed fuel pricing plan at a townhall in Edo StateAmaechi said the plan would set a lower domestic crude price for Nigerian refineries, with the difference recovered as a production subsidy from refinery ownersThe proposal drew sharp reactions…

…the claim by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, that the President’s economic policies killed his mother. Bwala described Amaechi’s claim that Tinubu’s economic policies were responsible for his mother’s death as false. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ama…

…(ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a "joint ticket of corruption." He asserted that the opposition alliance lacks viability and will struggle to secure the constitutionally mandated 25% of the vote in Rivers State. Wike specifically targeted Atiku over recent…

…Congress and the Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, over the high cost of medication needed to treat his deceased mother. Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency recently recorded N5 billion worth of container consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and codeine-based syrup…

…State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his claim that President Bola Tinubu's economic policies contributed to the de@th of his mother. Amaechi made the claim during an interview on Channels Television on Friday, October 2. He stated that the policies of t…

…of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, attracted a crowd on Saturday when they stopped at a filling station to refuel their vehicle. Seeing the two politicians at the station, people quickly gathered around them, turning the routine stop into an impromptu interac…

…FCT Minister Nyesom Wike also has criticised former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi over his claim that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies contributed to his mother’s death. Meanwhile, Labour Party youth leaders proposed consultations with the APC and groups supporting Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential…

…Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi to identify projects and political empowerment he attracted to Evo Kingdom and Rivers State during his 24 years in public office. Wike spoke on Friday in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, where he questioned the d…

…of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government AreaWike targeted former Governor Rotimi Amaechi's combined 24 years as Speaker, Governor, and Minister without mentioning any legacy projectThe FCT Minister also disclosed he has no further personal political ambition after serving in multiple top government rolesPAY ATTEN…

…of Transportation and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said an Atiku Abubakar-led administration would reduce the cost of transportation, fuel and food within its first year in office. Amaechi made the claim on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, w…

Rotimi Amaechi, ADC vice presidential candidate, jokingly linked his mother's death to President Tinubu's economic policies during a television interviewMary Amaechi died in July 2026 aged 89 and was buried on September 5 in Ubima, Rivers State, South-South NigeriaChannels Television host pressed the former minister on…

GistReel Rotimi Amaechi, running mate to African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has set a one-year deadline for an ADC administration to deliver visible changes in Nigeria. Amaechi said he would resign from office if the country failed to begin experiencing significant improvements wit…

…Atiku won the ADC presidential ticket and picked former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.The host of the Ibadan Summit, Makinde, left the PDP for the APM and won its presidential ticket.As it is, the ring leaders of the proposed coalition, Atiku, Obi and Makinde, who sat side by side at Ibadan…

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…

…tps://punchng.com/terrorists-using-dead-persons-accounts-crowdfunding-nfiu/ 2. 2027: Obi, Amaechi, Duke differ over insecurity, subsidy The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Photo: X | Peter Obi. Rising political disagreement marked the NBA conference in Port Harcourt as 2027 presidential conte…

…of the session was an exchange between Sowore and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi who is also the vice presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC. Rotimi Amaechi explained that Nigeria economy is very bad, and that one of the ways to stabilize the economy is to create employment and encoura…

…politician familiar with the concerns of the Tiv people. The organisation said an Atiku/Amaechi administration would restore the Tiv and Benue people to what it described as their rightful position in Nigeria’s political affairs, while also claiming that Atiku had better plans for improving the lives of Nigerians. Also…

…Atafo; Digital Content Creator, Sultana Auduson; CEO of The Niche newspaper, Ikechukwu Amaechi; TV personality, Morayo Brown; Head, Retail Marketing, Globacom, Viju Unnithan; Head of Web 1 Sales, Globacom, Uche Ogwuda; Singer, Chike; fashion designer, Yolanda Okereke; Journalist and Arise TV Anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati, a…

…presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described the party’s running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, as a statesman who knows when to fight hard. Olarewaju said Amaechi knows when to put aside his personal interests for the larger agenda of removing President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Posting on X, he wrote: “Rotimi Amaechi is a…

…Atiku to former US President Joe Biden. He also said that Atiku’s running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, faces challenges in the South-South due to his lack of political influence. “Atiku is now really old. He’s a good man, but time has caught up with him. Atiku contesting an election is like calling Biden to come and contest a…

…of the meeting. He also referred to remarks by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who said he appeared on television to defend his Christian faith against what he considered attacks by some presidential aides. Quoting what he described as an artificial intelligence-generated explanation of what constitutes a…

…Nyesom Wike, for attempting to denigrate the former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. The party said Wike’s remarks in several fora show he is afraid of growing opposition against the administration he is working for rather than political strength. The opposition party also dismissed the FCT minister’s recent stat…

INEC released the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections on Saturday, leaving out several high-profile politiciansNed Nwoko, former governors Gbenga Daniel and Danjuma Goje, and others were missing from the list despite appeals processesThe APC had reinstated six serving senators after petition reviews…