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Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has alleged that the Federal Government was plotting to prevent him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Obi made the allegation while speaking on Friday at a leadership programme organised by the NextGen Mentorship and Leadership Initiative at Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State. […]

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, speaking on Mic On Podcast. Credit: X| Themiconshow The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has defended the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, following the widespread backlash that trailed her advice for Nigerians to venture into low-capital […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Ondo State has rejected the Federal High Court’s ruling reversing its earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recognise it as a political party. In a statement on Sunday by its state chairman, Mr Kennedy Peretei, the party condemned alleged attempts to shrink Nigeria’s democratic space […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, alongside bishops under the aegis of the Ecumenical Synods of Bishops, Archbishops, Apostles and Senior Clergy, have dismissed the claim by the United States President, Donald Trump, that the US military had ended the killing of Christians in Nigeria. The […]

Major political parties have warned that the delay in the release of funds to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 general elections may undermine election preparations and the credibility of the polls. The African Democratic Congress, Peoples Democratic Party and Nigeria Democratic Congress said delayed funding could disrupt key procurement timelines, erode public […]

Ex-Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s democracy through a plot to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress, warning that such a move could pave the way for […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says all its candidates will be on the ballot during the 2027 elections despite a court ruling that voided its registration. On Friday, a federal high court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgment, which compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party. […]

The federal government has disclosed that Nigeria’s crude oil production would have slumped by about 840,000 barrels per day (bpd) by this year without the sweeping reforms introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. It argued that a combination of executive orders, fiscal incentives and regulatory reforms by the current administration reversed years of […]

The African Democratic Congress has alleged a coordinated attempt to weaken opposition parties ahead of the forthcoming general election, warning that Nigeria risks sliding into a one-party state if what it described as the “growing assault on democracy” is not checked. The party’s position followed the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has yet to receive the Certified True Copy of the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court in Lokoja setting aside an earlier order relating to the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress. In an interview with Puncj Online on Saturday, the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser […]