Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says INEC’s decision to derecognise David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction complies with a court judgment. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, reacting to the development. “INEC’s decision to de-recognise the factional David Mark-led executives of the ADC is in compliance with court judgment and …

A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has described the planned voter revalidation exercise by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a good policy but coming at a wrong time. The organisation’s Executive Director, Mr Samson Itodo, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, acknowledged the fact that Nigeria’s voter register was in dire need of urgent clean-up to remove …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to review Nigeria’s electoral litigation process and establish a “Constitutional Court” to streamline election-related issues. Jonathan made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during the 70th birthday and book launch of Sen. Gbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun East). The former president argued that a specialised court would reduce the burden on the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will remove the Sen. David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from its portal. The commission also disclosed that it will cease all dealings with any faction of the party pending the determination of a substantive suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja. The National Commissioner and …

  The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read the notices of defection during plenary. No fewer than 27 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday dumped their political parties in what is one of the largest waves of defections in the Green Chamber ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read the …

Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and ex-Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress.   The former Minister of Defence also registered with the party and received his membership card on Monday at Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano. Present at the event include ADC National Chairman and former Senate …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has recognised the faction of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The electoral body reflected the development on its official website on Monday, where it published the updated leadership of the opposition party. Those listed include Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman …

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, has announced his resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) ahead of planned defections to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Kwankwasiyya Movement’s directive Kwankwaso, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, said his decision to dump NNPP was due to the need for political realignment. The …

  The court issued the orders in her judgement in the suit instituted by the Nyesom Wike-aligned faction of the PDP. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday again nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025, and barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising its outcome, including the leadership …

Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians are not interested in the division rocking the party, but want to see leadership, stability, and hope. Ohuabunwa, stated this at the 2026 PDP National Convention held at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the party …