Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ruling came as a surprise, accusing the judge of disregarding an earlier directive from the Court of Appeal ordering a stay of proceedings in the matter until October 27. "We did not expect...
In a move that could significantly reshape Nigeria's political landscape ahead of the next presidential election, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has nominated former Minister of Transportation, Chief Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The former Bayelsa State governor and serving senator made it clear that while the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) had embraced Obi and other opposition figures, it would not tolerate what he described as attacks on the party and its leaders from those claiming to support the former Anambra governor.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that several deadlines fixed by INEC for the conduct of party primaries, submission of candidates’ particulars, withdrawal and substitution of candidates, as well as campaign timelines, were inconsistent with provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026.
Amid the growing controversy, there is a call urging Kwankwaso to leave the NDC if he believes he is being unfairly treated by the party leadership. Supporters of Kwankwaso say he should pursue his political ambitions on another platform if he feels constrained, marginalized, or denied a fair role within...
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 4. The plaintiffs are asking the court to direct INEC to update its records and publish on its website the names of the interim NWC members submitted by the PDP's BoT and National Executive Committee...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the legal foundation upon which Wike’s factional caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was recognized and faulted a Federal High Court judge in Ibadan for granting reliefs that were never sought by any of the parties in the suit.
The former Bayelsa State governor and serving senator made it clear that while the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) had embraced Obi and other opposition figures, it would not tolerate what he described as attacks on the party and its leaders from those claiming to support the former Anambra governor.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that several deadlines fixed by INEC for the conduct of party primaries, submission of candidates’ particulars, withdrawal and substitution of candidates, as well as campaign timelines, were inconsistent with provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026.
Amid the growing controversy, there is a call urging Kwankwaso to leave the NDC if he believes he is being unfairly treated by the party leadership. Supporters of Kwankwaso say he should pursue his political ambitions on another platform if he feels constrained, marginalized, or denied a fair role within the party.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 4. The plaintiffs are asking the court to direct INEC to update its records and publish on its website the names of the interim NWC members submitted by the PDP's BoT and National Executive Committee (NEC).
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the legal foundation upon which Wike’s factional caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was recognized and faulted a Federal High Court judge in Ibadan for granting reliefs that were never sought by any of the parties in the suit.
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