Politics

UPDATED: Obi Secures NDC Ticket, Targets Power Revolution With 10,000MW in Four Years

May 30 (THEWILL) — Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election after securing a unanimous endorsement at the party’s special convention. Obi’s emergence...

2027: Turaki PDP Faction Ratifies Jonathan as Presidential Candidate

May 30 (THEWILL) — The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), escalated sharply on Saturday as a faction led by Taminu Kabiru Turaki, SAN, moved ahead with a special convention in Abuja, where former President Goodluck Jonathan...

Appeal Court Upholds Nullification of Rivers APC Congresses

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May 30 (THEWILL) — The leadership crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State deepened on Friday as the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt upheld a High Court judgment nullifying the ward, local government, and...

Nigeria Would Have Gone Bankrupt Without Subsidy Removal, Tinubu Insists

May 30 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has insisted that Nigeria would have slipped into bankruptcy if his administration had failed to remove fuel subsidy, maintaining that the policy decision prevented fiscal collapse and set the economy on a...

US, China To Unearth Buried Nuclear Material In Iran As Trump Agrees To Deal

May 29 (THEWILL) — United States President, Donald Trump, has announced that the United States and China will jointly participate in the recovery and destruction of Iran’s buried enriched nuclear material under a proposed agreement to ease tensions in...

Fresh Twist In ADC Power Struggle As Chief Judge Reassigns Leadership Suit

May 29 (THEWILL) — The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took a fresh turn on Friday, as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, reassigned the suit challenging the party’s leadership structure...

Fubara Declares ‘Rivers First’ Doctrine, Pledges Total Accountability In Third-Year Scorecard

May 29 (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to the “Rivers First” doctrine, pledging intensified accountability, infrastructure expansion, and people-centred governance as his government marks its third year in office. In a goodwill...

Trump Tightens Pressure On Tehran, Demands Permanent End To Nuclear Programme

May 29 (THEWILL) — United States President, Donald Trump, has intensified pressure on Iran, insisting that Tehran must permanently abandon any ambition to acquire nuclear weapons as Washington moves closer to a decisive agreement to ease tensions in the...

NDC Rejects Endorsement Lists, Insists on Fair Primaries

May 29 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected alleged endorsement lists circulating in some states, declaring that no such lists were approved by its national leadership and insisting that all qualified aspirants would be allowed to...

Omo-Agege Joins NDC, Slams Delta Governance As Failure Of Leadership

May 28 (THEWILL) — Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and declared his intention to contest the Delta Central Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. Omo-Agege announced his defection...