Politics

June 12 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s electoral management body, security agencies, and political actors to ensure that the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti State and Osun State are conducted peacefully, transparently, and in a manner...

June 12 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu on Friday used his 2026 Democracy Day address to defend his administration’s economic reforms, present what he described as major achievements recorded since assuming office in 2023, and call on Nigerians to...

June 11 (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives on Thursday took a historic step towards overhauling Nigeria’s security architecture, passing a constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police across the federation and approving 18 constitutional alteration clauses...

June 11, (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives on Thursday announced a new leadership team for its minority caucus, bringing to an end weeks of consultations, lobbying, and internal disagreements among opposition lawmakers over the composition of the caucus...

June 11, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled June 16 to June 25, 2026, for political parties to conduct special primaries in newly restored constituencies across Benue, Delta, Jigawa, and Kogi states, ahead of the...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Tuesday, advanced efforts to establish a comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrency and digital asset operations in Nigeria, passing the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation Bill, 2026, for second reading in what lawmakers...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared that no credible alternative has yet emerged ahead of the 2027 presidential election, faulting President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi,...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has filed appeals against two recent Federal High Court judgements that questioned aspects of its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election,...

June 8 (THEWILL) — An acting Director of Organisation of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Ahidjo Karlahi, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking a declaration that the registration and continued recognition of the Nigerian Democratic Congress...

June 8 (THEWILL) — The Court of Appeal in Abuja's recent decision has once again sparked public outrage over Nigerian judges' excessive meddling in political party disputes. Besides ruling on the substantive case of the lingering leadership crisis in the...