2027 general elections

June 28 (THEWILL) — Three recent ambiguous judgements by Federal High Court judges have sparked public concern about the interference of judges in the electoral process in Nigeria. At a time when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has...

June 28 (THEWILL) — Do you remember Ola Rotimi? He was the literary genius who masterfully adapted Sophocles’ Oedipus the King in one of the greatest literary Magnum Opuses in living memory. His version is The Gods Are Not...

June 15, (THEWILL) — Chief Ebiki Seimeiyesiegha Faithful Hassan, the National Coordinator of the General Christopher Gwabin Musa Support Group for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, has commended the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa rtd, for...

May 18, (THEWILL) — There is a particular Nigerian season when potholes become campaign offices, electric poles become manifesto stands, and every roundabout suddenly receives a new landlord with smiling teeth. The rainy season may fail. The dry season...

May 18, (THEWILL) — A quiet revolution is going on in Nigerian politics at the moment. Celebrity entertainers are increasingly showing interest in partisan politics. Some have openly declared political ambitions, signaling a growing intersection between celebrity influence and...

May 13, (THEWILL) — A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Professor Murtala Sabo Sagagi, has warned that uncontrolled fiscal spending, especially during politically sensitive periods, could undermine the country’s ongoing fight against inflation. Sagagi...

May 13, (THEWILL) — Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns know that the 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will...

May 11, (THEWILL) — Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State was not merely a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment carried on saxophone, anger, memory, and ancestral stubbornness. Released in 1981, it...

April 22, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has formally tendered his resignation from the Federal Executive Council, with effect from April 30, 2026, to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State, marking a significant but orderly...

April 08, (THEWILL) — In a move reflecting intensifying coalition-building efforts ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday met with the David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership...