The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the federal government to introduce a temporary cap on petrol prices to prevent further increases in the cost of living. The party said the measure would help protect Nigerians from the effects of rising fuel prices. In the wake of the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, fuel prices…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of hypocrisy over its demand for electronic transmission of election results. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Abuja. He addressed an interfaith breaking of fast for Ramadan and Lent at the State House. The vice-president mocked the party’s online membership registration. He…
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing some of its supporters of spreading propaganda to defend the government. Momodu spoke on Wednesday during an appearance on Sunrise Daily, a breakfast programme on Channels Television. He said some defenders of…
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has accused opposition parties of spreading disinformation about the newly amended Electoral Act (2026). His reaction followed a press conference in Abuja by leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). At the briefing, they asked the…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the federal government to clarify reports alleging that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid over N10 billion in ransom to secure the release of abducted pupils and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri. In a statement on Tuesday, signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s national…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the attack on Peter Obi, John Odigie-Oyegun and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), warning that Nigeria must not descend into political violence. Hoodlums attacked Obi, Oyegun, and other ADC stalwarts at Oyegun’s residence in Benin City, Edo state, on Tuesday. In a statement reacting to the…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and former Edo governor John Odigie-Oyegun escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday after gunmen attacked Odigie-Oyegun’s residence in Benin City, Edo state. The attack occurred shortly after Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) attended the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the…
Paul Moses, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) election, says he had already won the poll by 3 p.m. on Saturday before what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s “magic” began. Moses spoke on Monday during an interview on Prime Times, a current affairs programme…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of interfering in the ongoing area council election in Abuja. In a statement on Saturday, the party condemned Wike’s movement around polling units under what it described as the guise of “monitoring.” The ADC said the minister’s presence…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has won its first polling unit in the ongoing area council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The party defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) at polling unit 076, Sani Abacha Estate, Wuse Zone 4. Dr Paul Moses, the ADC candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council, cast his…
