Politics

December 11, (THEWILL) — The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on Thursday, screened and cleared a high-profile list of ambassadorial nominees, including former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu; former Minister of Aviation, Femi...

December 11, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was on Thursday rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa after slumping while attending to official duties at the Government House, Yenagoa. The incident, which occurred in...

December 11, (THEWILL) — Poor telecommunications connectivity remains the biggest hurdle to real-time election result uploads across Nigeria, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said. Speaking at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation...

December 10, (THEWILL) — The Accord Party in Osun State, on Wednesday, formally declared Governor Ademola Adeleke as its sole governorship candidate for the August 8, 2026 election. THEWILL reports that Governor Adeleke emerged the party’s gubernatorial candidate following his...

December 10, (THEWILL) — The Accord Party in Osun State has formally declared Governor Ademola Adeleke as its sole governorship candidate for the August 8, 2026, election. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the state chairman of the...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has formally declared the Accord Party as his new political party to seek re-election in the 2026 governorship election in the State. THEWILL earlier reported that the governor had on...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced his defection at a stakeholders meeting held at the government house in...

December 09, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 2.68 million Nigerians have completed their voter registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise as the first quarter draws to a close. In a latest update...

December 08, (THEWILL) — Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has postponed his formal defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) until January 2026, the state APC leadership confirmed on Sunday. The governor had earlier...

December 08, (THEWILL) — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the constitution of an Appeal Panel to address all grievances arising from the recently conducted Osun State Governorship Primary Election for the 2026 gubernatorial race. The National Working Committee...