MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The other political parties the court directed the electoral body to deregister are the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised the judgment seeking to deregister the African Democratic Congress and several other opposition political parties, describing it as a direct attack on Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the ADC, said the ruling was troubling and should concern every Nigerian who […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Myke Uzendu, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the party and four others, describing the ruling as a grave threat to Nigeria’s democracy and political stability. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …says ‘I’ll dialogue with agitators, make sacrifices’ The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed concerns over growing political support for President Bola Tinubu from state governors, insisting that governors do not determine election outcomes. Obi also pledged to engage and listen […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has renewed his demand for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. He argued that the continued imprisonment of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader is unwarranted and does little to address the grievances fuelling agitation in parts of the country. Speaking during […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s governance philosophy aligns more closely with democratic socialism than pure capitalism, Convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), Bamidele Atoyebi, has said. Atoyebi made the assertion in a policy analysis in which he challenged the widespread perception that the Tinubu administration is driven solely by capitalist […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nollywood actor and lawyer Kenneth Okonkwo has revealed that he advised Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027, against joining the party. In a post on X, Okonkwo said he warned the former Anambra State governor that he would become a “mobile squatter” in the NDC if he […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Seriake Dickson, says he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, offered Aisha Yesufu a House of Representatives ticket, but she turned it down. Dickson made this disclosure while speaking at the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. This comes following the recent internal political […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally presented Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the next election, with Princess Damilola Sonayon-James unveiled as his running mate. The announcement signals the next phase of the ruling party’s preparations for the governorship contest and […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Senator Seriake Dickson has declared that he is as qualified as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to contest for Nigeria’s highest office, insisting that Obi’s emergence as the party’s flag-bearer does not amount to a favour to the party. Speaking on ARISE PrimeTime on Thursday , the former […] Read more
