Barring any last-minute changes, the coalition of opposition forces is set to formally adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) tomorrow as its platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Sources familiar with the development told our correspondent that most coalition leaders have settled on the ADC, followi...
•Atiku Leaders and members of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, have declared their resolve to enter into a coalition with other political parties and organisations being packaged by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others. They stated that such a coalition is necessary to redeem [...
•Tinubu and Atiku As politicians in opposition parties step up coalition talks ahead of the 2027 general election, this article examines the various questions surrounding the viability of the planned coalition and whether it is well-positioned to defeat the ruling party, reports Sunday Tribune. As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general election...
•Hakeem Baba-Ahmed Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is former Political Adviser to President Bola Tinubu. In this interview, he speaks on the issue of coalition, why those leading the coalition lack what it takes to defeat Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), speaks on why he left Tinubu’s ...
•Tinubu and Suswam Former Benue State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gabriel Suswam, has said that the planned opposition coalition would be the party to beat in the 2027 elections, adding that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should be worried. Suswam, who was a guest on Channels Television last night,...
•Nasir El-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that opposition leaders are registering a new political party ahead of the 2027 general election due to what he described as the “infiltration” of existing parties by government-backed elements. Speaking yesterday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said the appli...
•El-Rufai and Atiku The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the registration of a new political party — the All Democratic Alliance. The application, dated June 19, was acknowledge...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has told a coalition of political groups seeking to register a new party ahead of the 2027 general elections that no amount of public pressure or blackmail would override the need for strict compliance with constitutional and regulatory requirements. The electoral body questioned the coalition’s co...
•Momodu and Tinubu A two-term pesidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and media guru, Dele Momodu, today, submitted that only a coalition of political parties can wrest power from President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in 2027. He made this submission while featuring on a Broadcasting Corporation of...
•El-Rufai and Amaechi Emerging signals from the evolving opposition coalition — championed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi —suggest that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, may be considered as a potential consensus presidential flagbearer. This consi...

