By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the stay of execution of the judgment that directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice A. […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly rejected a Federal High Court judgment reportedly ordering its deregistration, describing the ruling as a grave threat to…

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties for failing to meet constitutional…

A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has condemned the court order for the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress…

Federal High Court orders deregistration of ADC, Accord, and three other political parties for failing to meet constitutional requirements. Learn more abou

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political…

The judge noted that the affected parties breached Section 225 (a) of the Nigerian Constitution.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African...

In a post on X on Monday, the human rights activist criticised the deregistration of political parties that had already concluded their primaries and were preparing for future…

Justice Lifu held that they no longer satisfied the legal threshold for continued registration, and ordered INEC to strike them off the register.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) rejects a Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration, warning it's a dangerous attempt to weaponise the

Kwara ADC rejects Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration, calling it politically motivated and an assault on Nigeria's multi-party democra

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi, has condemned in very strong terms the order given by the Federal High Court in…

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned a Federal High Court judgment seeking to deregister the ADC and four other opposition…

According to the AAC, the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja amounts to a direct assault on political pluralism and democratic…

*Blasts trial judge for disregarding Court’s hierarchy

*Blasts trial judge for disregarding Court’s hierarchy

The move comes just a day after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered INEC to deregister five political parties for allegedly failing to meet constitutional requirements to retain…

A panel of justices of the Court of Appeal held that the lower court judge acted in defiance of established judicial procedure.

• You’re playing with fire, ADC warns govt’s agents, says judge is threat to democracy

Atiku, however, warned against what he described as judicial actions capable of undermining Nigeria's democracy.