The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have rejected the recently signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, stressing that it’s a threat to democracy and an attempt to establish a one-party system in the country. The opposition parties disclosed this at a joint press conference in Abuja on Thursday, where the NNPP National Chairman, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, addressed journalists on behalf of the coalition. Ahmed declared that the opposition would...

The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, and 14 other lawmakers have resigned their membership from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The development came amidst rumours that, in the coming weeks, the Governor of the State, who was elected to two terms on the platform of the PDP, will quit the party and join the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley announced the names of the members...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has congratulated the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. (Dr.) Mathew Man-Oso Ndagaso on his election as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a goodwill message through his media office in Abuja on Wednesday, Atiku commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for being an exemplary institution on democratic transition, and a strong national moral voice, advocating...

Enugu State Government has raised the stakes for political parties and candidates in the 2026/2027 elections. Announcing the increase in advertising permit for political parties and candidates participating in the 2026 and 2027 Local, State, and Federal elections, the General Manager of the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA), Mr. Francis Aninwike said interested persons or parties are to obtain a campaign permit from ENSSAA before deploying any form of visual campaign...