Politics

July 06, (THEWILL) — South Africa and Nigeria seem poised for a showdown over the treatment meted out to returnees fleeing xenophobic attacks. The diplomatic row between both countries boiled over at the weekend when the South African Government rejected...

July 5 (THEWILL) — The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, counterpart, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will join incumbent Vice President Kashim Shettima as the three prominent VPs in...

July 5 (THEWILL) — The ongoing public outrage, regarding the ambiguities surrounding the trial of Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew on July 27, 2026, over an eight-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence, according to the presidency,...

July 4 (THEWILL) — Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised fresh concerns over the management of Nigeria's public finances, accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of operating...

July 4 (THEWILL) — A Nigerian based in the United States, Dr Bolaji Odusina, has clinched the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governship ticket to contest the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State. Odusina, who decamped from the African Democratic Congress...

July 01 (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that their votes will be protected in the 2027 general elections, declaring that advances in electoral technology have ended the era of ballot box snatching and...

July 1 (THEWILL) — Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he prepare to board a private...

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court (FHC) has issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, by repealing the 2022 guidelines and introducing new measures, including a mandatory seven-day timeline for fixing hearings after the close...

June 29 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it remains a legally recognised political party and has filed a notice of appeal alongside an application for a stay of execution against a court ruling...

June 29 (THEWILL) — The ongoing fight for political turf in Ebonyi State between Governor Francis Nwifuru and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is just the beginning of a larger battle that would rock many states during the 2027...