Politics

May 08, (THEWILL) — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reiterated its call for strict adherence to judicial independence in the ongoing leadership-related legal dispute before the Federal High Court, alleging that there are covert attempts to influence court...

May 08, (THEWILL) — Vice President Kashim Shettima, on behalf of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee, on Friday, received the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms of President Bola Tinubu, formally marking the commencement of his...

May 08, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 25 for hearing in a suit instituted by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), challenging provisions of the newly enacted Electoral Act, 2026, which the party says...

May 08, (THEWILL) — Confusion and controversy engulfed the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) on Friday, following reports of an alleged plot by some governors to remove the chairman of the forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, over...

May 07, (THEWILL) — Former President Goodluck Jonathan may face a major constitutional hurdle over any potential return to active presidential politics as a Federal High Court in Abuja prepares to hear a suit seeking his disqualification from the...

May 07, (THEWILL) — Three members of the House of Representatives, including Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency and son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, have announced their exit from their respective political parties to...

May 07, (THEWILL) — The Senate on Thursday passed the 2026 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, marking a major legislative intervention aimed at resolving long-standing jurisdictional conflicts in the adjudication of pre-election disputes and strengthening legal certainty in Nigeria’s electoral...

May 07, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday, May 8, 2026, for the hearing of a suit filed by former Deputy National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the...

May 07, (THEWILL) — Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, told supporters urging him to contest the 2027 presidential election that the race for Nigeria’s highest office was “not a computer game”, adding that he would undertake wide consultations...

May 07, (THEWILL) — In a significant adjustment to Nigeria’s diplomatic appointments, former Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East, Ita Solomon Enang, has been moved to replace former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Germany, in what...