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Hon. Celestine Chukwu has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) primary election for the Aninri State Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general election.The keenly contested primary election was conducted peacefully and in an orderly manner, with party faithful and delegates participating in the exercise alongside governorship, senatorial and House of Assembly primaries.Speaking…
Barely 24 hours after emerging the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar paid a visit the former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi. Atiku who posted on his X handle after visiting Amaechi at his Abuja residence on Thursday, , disclosed that his recent…
Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress( ADC) presidential primaries, alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement, vote manipulation and electoral malpractice. In a strongly-worded statement released on his X handle on Tuesday, Amaechi described the results of the nationwide direct primary conducted by the ADC…
Seventeen(17) members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), citing internal crises.The mass defection was formally announced during Tuesday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who read their letters on the floor of the Green Chamber.The lawmakers attributed their decision to lingering…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has decamped from the African Democratic Congress, citing worsening internal crises within the party and broader national challenges. He announced his departure from the party in a statement he shared on Sunday on X, Obi said his decision followed deep personal reflection and “silent pains” he had been…
Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday nullified the “status quo ante bellum” order issued in the leadership tussle within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), ruling that such a directive cannot subsist after proceedings in a case have effectively been concluded. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Garba, the apex court emphasised that while…
A Washington-based lobbying firm has moved to escalate international pressure , seeking sanctions against officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, following its controversial decision to derecognise factions within the African Democratic Congress.The firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., said it would engage the administration of Donald Trump and members of the United States Congress to…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has cautioned the African Democratic Congress against proceeding with its planned congresses and national convention without the commission’s supervision, warning that such action could invalidate any eventual electoral victory. He gave the warning during an interview on Arise TV on Friday, stressing that INEC’s position was…
Gunmen invaded a political rally of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Tuesday in Benin,Edo state , forcing former presidential candidate Peter Obi and ex-national chairman of the APC, John Oyegun, to flee for safety. The rally, held at the ADC secretariat along Ogbelaka Street, off Sapele Road, was organised to formally receive former governorship…