Segun Adeyemi, THEWILL

Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara’s political camps appear to be moving towards reconciliation in Rivers State. The development followed a second meeting between Fubara and the Rainbow Coalition reconciliation committee in two weeks. The committee said former political...

House Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Osun governor. Abbas said the election reflected the administration’s commitment to democratic principles. He urged Adeleke to justify his renewed mandate by delivering on voters’ expectations. ...

Senator Dino Melaye has revived the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic history. The former lawmaker claims no former primary or secondary school classmate of Tinubu has publicly emerged. Melaye also referenced disputed photographs allegedly used to support...

Former senator Dino Melaye has declared that Nigeria’s main opposition PDP is politically dead because the party was allegedly “sold” to Tinubu and the APC. Melaye named three PDP officials whom he accused of being responsible for the...

SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle Nigeria’s security, economic and electricity challenges ahead of the 2027 election. Adebayo says Nigeria should target between 50,000MW and 75,000MW of electricity capacity by 2050, arguing...

Omoyele Sowore has criticised the continued detention of former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai. The AAC presidential candidate described the detention as political vendetta rather than justice. His comments triggered a heated debate on X, with users divided over...

Nigeria's opposition is divided over a proposal to field a single presidential candidate against Bola Tinubu in 2027. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have yet to commit to the August 18 opposition summit in Abuja. The Labour Party...

The African Democratic Congress has alleged that security agencies are planning to arrest its National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The party warned that any such action could heighten political tensions and undermine confidence...

Sky Sports’ supercomputer predicts Arsenal will retain the 2026/27 Premier League title with 85.24 points. Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United are projected to complete the top four. Sunderland are forecast to finish highest among the newly promoted...

Josh Kushner and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger have agreed to acquire the Los Angeles Lakers in a landmark deal reportedly worth about $12.5 billion. Kushner, the younger brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was recently...