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Nigeria: Nigeria's Major Opposition Parties Are in Crisis. Can They Mount Formidable Challenge?
Premium Times, 16 June 2026
At the heart of the crises facing the opposition parties is their inability to conduct credible primaries in many states as well as lingering court disputes, especially for the… Read more »
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Nigeria: 2027 - Atiku Picks Amaechi As Running Mate
Premium Times, 15 June 2026
The ADC said Mr Amaechi was chosen after extensive consultations with party leaders, coalition partners, youth and women stakeholders, and representatives of all geopolitical… Read more »
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Nigeria: Atiku-Amaechi Ticket Will End Tinubu's Presidency in 2027 - - Bolaji Abdullahi
Vanguard, 16 June 2026
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has expressed confidence that the party's presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Deregister ADC, Others, Risk National Crisis - - Timi Frank Warns
Vanguard, 16 June 2026
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over the court-ordered deregistration of the African… Read more »
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Nigeria: Despite Existing Appeal Court Order, Justice Lifu Directs INEC to Deregister Adc, 4 Others
This Day, 16 June 2026
The presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the re-election bid of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, were yesterday threatened by a judgement… Read more »
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Nigeria: Abure's Misplaced Bitterness Against Obi
This Day, 14 June 2026
As the 2027 general election approaches, the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure, appears to be on a mission to destroy the opposition parties… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dickson, Kwankwaso Hold Reconciliation Talks to Strengthen NDC Ahead of 2027
Vanguard, 11 June 2026
ABUJA - National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has held a marathon meeting with former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa… Read more »
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Nigeria: Emerging Patterns From the 2027 Electoral Cycle
This Day, 7 June 2026
There are enough intimations by now that the 2027 general election is likely to be keenly and bitterly contested, on the field and off it, probably more than most of the other… Read more »
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Nigeria: 2027 Presidency - Opposition Parties in Disarray, Produce Factional Candidates
Vanguard, 26 May 2026
LAGOS -- As political parties tidy up their primaries this week, this is not the best of times for opposition parties, whose ambition of stopping President Bola Tinubu of the All… Read more »
Nigeria's Opposition Parties in Crisis - What's the 2027 Plan?
Although Nigeria currently has 21 registered parties, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) are the two expected to pose formidable challenges to the ruling APC. This is partly because of their presidential candidates: Atiku Abubakar of the ADC and Peter Obi of the NDC, writes Ogalah Dunamis for Premium Times.
Peter Obi of the Labour Party, left, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (file photo).
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Opposition politicians have accused the government of drifting toward a de facto one-party state "through coercion" by weaponizing state institutions, particularly the country's main anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
In a joint statement signed by key opposition figures, including former
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Former Nigerian Vice President and candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of tightening the noose on the country's democratic space as the 2027 elections approach.
The former Vice President's remarks follow the arrest of a young activist who, according to Amnesty International, was detained for criticizing the government
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Nigeria's opposition leaders, including former presidential hopefuls Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, have formed a coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
The
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