Politics

ADC Emphasizes Legal Foundation, Transparent Candidate Selection

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reiterated that its formation and endorsement as a coalition platform to oppose President Bola Tinubu in 2027 are grounded in solid legal principles. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this statement while addressing

LEAD STORY 1

Re: Buhari’s Burial — A Response To ADC’s Obnoxious Statement

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

By Sunday Dare The latest outburst from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding former President Buhari’s state burial is nothing but an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage — a laughable tantrum by a poorly amalgamated political contraption desperately clutching at straws for relevance it will never attain. This is not the first time the ADC […]

LEAD STORY 2

ADC Slams Tinubu’s Tribute to Buhari, Calls it a “Publicity Stunt”

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s government for paying tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as a calculated move to improve the administration’s public image. The party expressed concerns over the timing and sincerity of the tribute, pointing out that the same government had previously distanced

Politics

Atiku Demands Open Primaries, Rejects Calls To Step Down For A Southern Candidate

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2025

Atiku Abubakar, former vice president has strongly rejected mounting calls from political leaders and stakeholders in Southern Nigeria urging him to step aside in favour of a Southern presidential candidate. The demand, which has gained traction among members of the coalition, is anchored on the principle of equity, justice, and rotation of power, with many […]

COLUMNS

APC, ADC: Spot the difference!

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 9 July, 2025). “ They initially romanced SDP; then discovered that it was purportedly one of the many spare tyres of the very person they are trying to unseat! They then flirted with […]

COLUMNS

ADA, ADC, APC: Without substance, What’s in a name?

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Nigerian politicians appear obsessed with the alphabetical positioning of political parties’ names and their corresponding acronyms on ballot papers. This obsession has created a frenzy among the political elite in their scramble to incorporate an “A” into their party names. The phenomenon manifested prominently in the new opposition coalition’s