Politics

French President Emmanuel Macron will undertake a state visit to Nigeria later this year in a move aimed at strengthening bilateral relations with President Bola Tinubu. Both leaders are expected to review progress on agreements reached during Tinubu's...

July 14, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has expressed satisfaction with projects executed by the Itu Local Government Council, commending the council's management for accountability in the...

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...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has officially announced his Deputy, Murtala Sule Garo, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. The announcement was made during a strategic meeting with federal political appointees...

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...

July 12, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given political parties a final 72-hour window to submit the names and personal particulars of their candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, extending the...

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...

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...

July 10 (THEWILL) — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated a 17-member committee to draft the blueprint for his 2027 governorship campaign. Chaired by Dr Aminu Garba Magashi, the Committee has the mandate to review the implementation...

July 10 (THEWILL) — Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, formally presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and his running mate, Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun, to the Ijebu Traditional Council, seeking...