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*'The Timing Of This Judgment Is No Coincidence. It Is Part Of A Strategy To Weaken My Support In The North And Frustrate A Campaign Whose Message Is Resonating Across The Country' *Nigerians Across The Country Are Suffering Under This Government, And They Deserve A Leader With A Credible Plan To Make Life Affordable Again, He Says A swift response has come from presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, to today's Federal High Court Abuja verdict nullifying the processes leading to his emergence as the party's flagbearer. Justice Peter Lifu of the court also voided David Mark-led…

By Sani Bala Karo, Kano In what appears a strategic move to perfect integration and strengthen unity among different camps in Kano State's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has injected new blood into the State Executive Council while two Commissioners were reassigned. A reliable source close to the Council told People&Politics that the cabinet shakeup became "necessary as part of efforts to accommodate and redistribute ministerial responsibility among the old and new party members." Recall that Gov. Yusuf and his supporters defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) early this year to the APC. The…

With barely two months to the January 2027 elections, a major political seesaw has been unleashed on the polity as Justice Peter Odo Lifu of Federal High Court, Abuja, has nullified all the processes of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party's presidential candidate for the 2027 election. In a judgment today, Justice Lifu also quashed the emergence of former Senate President David Mark, Ogbeni (Engr.) Rauf Aregbesola and others as national leaders of the ADC. Also, candidates nominated for the 2027 general elections have their nominations cancelled on account of…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto National Chairman of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has expressed confidence in the party's readiness for the 2027 general elections, declaring that Sokoto State remains a strategic political stronghold for the party. Mark made the declaration on Wednesday while addressing party members and supporters during a political gathering in Sokoto, where he commended the people of the state for the warm reception accorded him and other national leaders of the party. He expressed gratitude for the massive show of support from the party faithful, describing the reception as a demonstration of the party's…