Politics

ADC Rejects Appeal Court Ruling, Heads To Supreme Court The African Democratic Congress led by David Mark has said the Court of Appeal judgment delivered on Monday in Abuja on the party’s congresses will not affect its direct primaries or the emergence of its candidates for the 2027 general elections. The party also disclosed that it had commenced the process of challenging the judgment at the Supreme Court, describing the appellate court’s decision as legally unsustainable. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi. The development comes amid ongoing…

INEC Extends Deadline For Submission Of Candidates For 2027 Presidential, NASS Elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the names and personal particulars of their candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections following an appeal by political parties. In a statement issued on Sunday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, the commission announced that the deadline, initially set for Saturday, July 11, 2026, has been extended to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. According to INEC, the extension was…

‘If I Am President, I Will Do Everything Possible To Make Opposition Parties Strong’ – Peter Obi The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says if he were Nigerian president he would do everything possible to make opposition parties strong and participatory in governance. Obi made this known during an interview with media entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, aired on Saturday. According to him, what the politicians and political parties should be doing now to bring the country and other ideas together to work for the interest of the citizens. When asked if president Bola Tinubu believes his own party…

Obi Faces EFCC Petition, Likely To Miss Out On 2027 Presidential Race A chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has called on former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, claiming he possesses documents alleging financial irregularities involving the former presidential candidate. Arabambi made the remarks during an interview with Symfoni TV, where he said he intends to make the documents public through the television station so Nigerians can examine them ahead of the next general election. According to him, the documents contain records that should be subjected to public scrutiny. He argued that…