The Senate’s Spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, says the coalition of opposition forces which recently adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform for the 2027 general elections is merely providing comic relief within the political circle. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, Adaramodu said that the ruling All Progressives…
Chief Segun Adewale, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not be blamed for the party’s decline. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland and a former Lagos PDP Chairman, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to…
A group, The Unifiers Movement (TUM), has commended political leaders for setting aside differences to form a united opposition and renew Nigeria’s democratic hopes. Dr Dayo Kayode, Convener and National Chairman of TUM, stated this on Monday in Lagos, noting the group had observed disarray within opposition parties over the past 10 months. According to…
The National Farmers Coalition and Grassroots Agricultural Groups have commended the disbursement of N19.5 billion to 50,000 farmers across Nigeria by the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). The coalition made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, applauding the initiative under NADF’s Strategic Grant Programme, which it said has empowered smallholder farmers nationwide….
Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a political home for “power-hungry veterans.” Babarinde made the remark in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the former Vice-President Atiku…
Nigeria’s former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has been named Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as opposition parties join forces in a coalition they say is determined to rebuild democracy and return power to the people. The announcement was made in Abuja on Wednesday during a formal ceremony in which Ralph…
A former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark, has resigned his membership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mark, one of the prominent opposition figures in the country, was on Tuesday appointed as the interim National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by the…
The Coalition for Good Governance in Zamfara has come out in strong defence of Honourable Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, dismissing a viral video aimed at tarnishing his image as “misleading” and “detached from reality”, describing it as political sabotage In a statement on Wednesday, the Forum’s Chairman,Kabir Ibrahim bukuyum, said those calling…
Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, has stated that the outstanding initiatives led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, especially within the FCT, have effectively undermined the coalition seeking to challenge his administration in the 2027 elections. Prominent opposition figures, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, have been attempting to create a coalition; however, they…
As Nigeria gears up for its next presidential election in 2027, political activist and former candidate Chief Martin Onovo has issued a stark warning: no single opposition party can unseat President Bola Tinubu without a broad-based coalition. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Onovo stressed that only a unified alliance of…
