…Democratic Congress, ADC, Bala Gombe, has reacted to the court judgement that sacked David Mark's faction of the party and nullified Atiku Abubakar's candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.Gombe commended the Federal High Court and the trial judge for what he described as the independent, impartial and intellectu…

…judgment on Thursday, the judge nullified the emergence of the former Senate President, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others as National Officers of the ADC.All candidates nominated for the 2027 general elections also have their nominations cancelled on account of emerging from illegal and unlawful leadership of ADC.…

…the leadership of the African Democratic Congress led by former Senate President David Mark and invalidated all decisions taken by the party under its leadership, including the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Justice Peter Lifu, in his judg…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the Senator David Mark-led executives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and invalidated all actions they took on behalf of the party. The actions included the nomination of a former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the party’s presi…

…of his resignation letter had also been forwarded to the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, through the Zonal Chairman, Mr Daniel Modu Bwala, as well as to the Gombe State leadership of the party. He added that the resignation was copied to the party leader in Gombe and the Zonal Chairman, North-East Zonal Working…

…with political strength. ‘What is APC winning with?’ ADC National Chairman Senator David Mark pushed that counter-narrative further through his media aide, Kola Ologbondiyan, describing Yari’s projection as ‘wishful thinking’ and saying it was at variance with political realities. But the more strategic part of Mark’s…

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…

…Jannamike ABUJA – National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has warned political actors against turning elections into a do-or-die contest, saying the credibility of the 2027 general elections must be non-negotiable. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from t…

…defended the party’s direct primaries after a court voided congresses led by Senator David Mark. PUNCH Online curates these and other headlines dominating Tuesday afternoon in Nigeria. House withdraws own state police bill, considers Tinubu’s proposal The House of Representatives on Tuesday withdrew its proposed consti…

…participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of African Democratic Congress, ADC. But the party in a swift reaction, insisted the judgment does not affect candidates produced through the party’s direct primaries. Efforts to get INEC’s reactio…

…or participating in congresses conducted by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress. The judgment has thrown fresh uncertainty into the opposition party’s internal affairs ahead of the 2027 general election, with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and…

…a senior INEC official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Punch that only the David Mark-led National Executive Committee is recognised by the commission and has access to its nomination portal. The official explained that INEC operates strictly within the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act and i…

…pleaded anonymity, told PUNCH Online in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that only the David Mark-led National Executive Committee is recognised by the electoral body. PUNCH Online reports that the commission’s response followed allegations by Atiku’s Media Office on Monday that INEC had aided efforts to weaken the op…

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has advised graduating students to place integrity above money and quick success, saying “wealth acquired without honour is fleeting.” Senator Mark gave the advice on Sunday at the 2026 Graduation, Speech and Prize-Giving Ceremony of Pa…

…two judges. He specifically queried the reassignment of the suit challenging the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the ADC - which was previously being heard by Justice Emeka Nwite - to Justice Lifu. Meanwhile, when the case was called on Monday, neither the plaintiff nor his lawyer was in court. Consequently, Justi…

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday affirmed David Mark's leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress, a ruling the party welcomed even as former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar said he would continue his pursuit of the 2027 presidency. Atiku described the judgment, which dismissed a suit filed by a me…

…Shehu Sani’s comment following the court’s ruling in favour of former Senate President David Mark-led ADC leadership. Reacting to the judgment, Shehu Sani wrote: “Now that the High Court has ruled in favour of Mark and against Nafiu, the Judiciary will now be called the ‘last hope of the common man’; It also means that…

…ward-level network that converts rally crowds into actual votes. Former Senate President David Mark and former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola have both campaigned publicly for Bejide, but translating that high-profile backing into polling unit numbers across all 16 LGAs remains the party's central challenge. PDP'S OLUYE…