Politics

Uduaghan died on the morning of Monday, October 19, 2026, according to a statement issued on behalf of the Uduaghan family by Toju Uduaghan.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the right of an association to seek registration as a political party in Nigeria is not absolute, holding that prospective political parties must satisfy the requirements of the Constitution, the Electoral Act and applicable guidelines before they can be recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The lawmakers met with the President on Sunday night, where discussions focused on the grievances that prompted their exit and efforts to reconcile them with the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election.

The push for a broad opposition front against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election has suffered a fresh setback after Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ruled out any possibility of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) withdrawing its presidential ticket for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Wike led a delegation comprising members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and chairmen of the 23 local government councils, to the meeting with Fubara and his supporters at the governor's private residence in Port Harcourt.

At the centre of the escalating dispute is Makinde's claim that each state was expecting ₦250 billion from NLNG dividends but that the Federal Government had decided to withhold the money until after the 2027 general election — an allegation the Presidency says “defies basic logic and economic reality.”

The empowerment programme, held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in Obi Local Government Area, saw each of the 200 beneficiaries receive ₦100,000 as start-up or business support.

In an interview with THEWILL on the decision of aggrieved candidates of parties to sue the Commission over the removal of their names in the published list of candidates for the Governorship and Assembly polls. He explained that the Commission did not disqualify candidates, but the political parties disqualified themselves by falling short of the Constitutional requirement, as affirmed by the Supreme Court judgement mandating them to submit a membership register that contains the names of their candidates.

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to stay back in Abuja, while members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council embark on campaigns for his re-election, may colour the presidential campaign as candidates of the opposition parties pounce on the idea.

Former presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande, has launched a blistering rebuttal of allegations made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, against former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, describing key portions of Lawal’s account of events inside the Muhammadu Buhari presidency as “pure fiction.”