MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has described Friday’s Federal High Court ruling in Lokoja setting aside the judgment that led to the party’s registration as “an unnecessary serious setback” for Nigeria’s democracy. Obi, who reacted to the development on Friday, said the ruling raised fresh concerns about the […] Read more
By Francis Ugwu MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The 2027 presidential ambition of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso suffered a fresh setback on Friday after a Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party. DAILY POST reported […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Activist Aisha Yesufu has explained why she turned down an offer to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking at a public lecture on citizens’ participation in governance at Veritas University in Abuja on Thursday, Yesufu said she rejected the ticket because about […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Fri, 26 Jun 2026 7:27:19 WAT Former President Olusegun Obasanjo paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice-Presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, at his residence in Kano, on Thursday.Obasanjo was received by Kwankwaso and the NDC governorship candidate in the state, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo.Kwankwaso’s media aide, Saifullahi […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas As preparations for the 2027 presidential election gather momentum, an unusual political reality appears to be unfolding in Nigeria’s South-East region. On one hand stands Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), whose popularity among ordinary people across the region remains remarkably strong, perhaps even more than three […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from the party’s newly introduced anti-defection oath aimed at discouraging elected officials from abandoning the platform after winning elections. The National Secretary of the party, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed this on Wednesday during an appearance on […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, had on Monday ordered the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who resigned her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week Monday, was on Wednesday officially received back into her former party, the Peoples Democratic Party. At a well-attended carnival-like event held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the state chairman of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The presidency has mocked the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over his recent interview. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, threw the taunt in a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday. He was reacting to Obi’s interview with […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially named former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement means Amaechi will run alongside former vice president Atiku Abubakar, on the ADC ticket in the next general elections. In a statement […] Read more
