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Appeal Court Nullifies David Mark-Led ADC State Congresses, Throws Atiku’s 2027 Presidential Ambition Into Uncertainty

Appeal Court upholds Federal High Court judgment nullifying David Mark-led ADC state congresses INEC barred from recognising congresses conducted by committees appointed by the caretaker leadership Court rules congresses and national conventions held in defiance of a subsisting...

Senator Modu Sheriff Faces Unexpected Backlash

July 13, (THEWILL) — Almost a week after he launched a political diatribe against the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, former Borno State governor, who later represented Borno Central District at the National Assembly...

Nigeria’s Prolonged Silence on Budget Implementation Reports: A Dangerous Gap in Fiscal Transparency

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government's failure to publish Nigeria's Budget Implementation Report (BIR) beyond the third quarter of 2025 should concern every Nigerian. While budget preparation and appropriation often dominate public discourse, budget implementation is where governance...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: CBN’s Crackdown on Microfinance Banks

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria recently revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks following the banks’ failure to meet the regulatory requirements for continued operation as approved financial institutions. The sanctioned banks’ inadequacies included insufficient...

Fake Agency: Gbajabiamila, AGoF, HosF Officials, Others to Appear as Witnesses in Adeyemi’s Trial on Tuesday

July 12, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajiabiamila, Staff in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGoF, the Head of Service of the Federation, HoSF, and 10 others have been listed...

COUNT DOWN TO 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS: APC, NDC Poised for Showdown with INEC Over Candidates’ Substitution

July 12, (THEWILL) — The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload only candidates that emerge from the primary elections monitored by its officers faces stiff resistance and possible litigation from some political parties, particularly the...

Makinde Links Oyo Kidnap to 2027 Presidential Ambition

July 12, (THEWILL) — The wild jubilation over the freedom of 44 pupils and teachers kidnapped by terrorists from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on 15 May 2026 took a strong political tone at the weekend when...

How Nigeria Emerged World’s Best-Performing Stock Market

July 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has risen to become the top-performing stock market globally, achieving an outstanding record that has pushed tech-centric South Korea into the second position – a rank that Nigeria maintained at the conclusion of the...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Unacceptable Killings in Osun Ahead of Gov. Poll

July 12, (THEWILL) — The killings in Osun State is yet to abate days after the Police linked politicians to the death of at least 30 persons in the state, confirmed that they had already made a number of...

Abuja Airport Row: FG Threatens Action Against Peter Obi, Orders Apology, N25,000 Parking Fine

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has given the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, one week to publicly apologise to airport workers and pay a N25,000 fine over the clamping of his...