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. The Digest: Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, David Mark, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso led an ADC protest tagged 'Occupy INEC' to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday. The demonstration protested what they described as the "partisanship" of the...

The Digest: Former Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, who represented Kano South, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In his resignation letter dated April 5, Gaya said his decision followed "careful reflection and wide...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to rise in defence of the nation's democracy, warning against any attempt to entrench a one-party system. In a statement shared via his official Facebook handle, Obi said members and leaders of the ADC, alongside other...

The Digest: Former Senate President and embattled ADC National Chairman David Mark has moved to calm rising tensions within the party, assuring members and Nigerians that the crisis does not threaten the party's unity. Speaking at a church service to mark his 78th birthday, Mark said...

The Digest: Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused factional chairman Nafiu Bala of working against democracy. Kwankwaso said he invited Bala to resolve the crisis amicably, but he failed to show up. "I had been warned he wouldn't come, and...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has vowed to contest the 2027 general election on its own platform despite INEC's decision to derecognise the party's leadership. National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi told Channels TV's Politics Today: "One thing I can guarantee is...

The Digest: The State Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the party's factions led by David Mark and Nafiu Bala, accusing them of hijacking the party. Speaking in Abuja, Don Obinna, ADC chairman in Abia, said the forum disassociates the party from "the...

The Digest: A new faction within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has emerged, rejecting the authority of the Senator David Mark-led coalition and distancing itself from Nafiu Bala's faction. The faction, led by Don Norman Obinna, claims to represent the legitimate National Executive...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused INEC of laying "deliberate administrative landmines" to prevent it from fielding candidates in the 2027 elections. The party said INEC's refusal to receive correspondence pending a court ruling conflicts with the Electoral Act's May...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is weighing its options after INEC decided to de-recognise its leadership and halt communication with the party. The party insists there is a deliberate administrative ploy to prevent it from fielding candidates in 2027. Options include defying...

The Digest: Anxious aspirants in the David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are pressing leaders for an alternative political platform after INEC withdrew recognition of the party's two factions. Sources say the group concluded that resolving the leadership crisis...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has hired Von Batten-Montague-York, a Washington-based lobbying firm, for $1.2 million to protect and strengthen his "reputational standing" in the United States. According to a document filed with the US Department of Justice, the firm will...

The Digest: ADC chieftain Atiku Abubakar has pledged to support whoever emerges as the party's presidential candidate in 2027, even if the person is a youth. Speaking in an interview with DW Hausa, Atiku dismissed claims that INEC could undermine the ADC, noting the party continues to attract...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan of contempt of court over his warning against the party proceeding with planned congresses and national convention. In a statement by spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi, the party rejected Amupitan's remarks...

The Digest: The Presidency has urged leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to stop blaming President Bola Tinubu and the APC for their internal crisis. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a post on X that the party's challenges...

The Digest: INEC has defended its decision to withdraw recognition from both factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stating it acted on a Court of Appeal order to maintain the status quo ante bellum. In a statement by chief press secretary Adedayo Oketola, the commission said...

The Digest: The People's Redemption Party (PRP) has invited opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso to unite under its platform following a leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC recently derecognised two ADC factions, citing a Court of...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress has declared that it will proceed with its planned congresses and national convention despite the Independent National Electoral Commission's position on its internal leadership dispute. National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said the party...

The Digest: Top opposition leaders including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, and Senator David Mark have gathered at the Yar'Adua Center in Abuja to address the crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress following its derecognition by the Independent...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress faction led by Senator David Mark has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission's decision to delist its leadership, accusing the electoral body of bowing to government pressure. ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi alleged that INEC's...