Politics

March 08, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Government has allocated 40 percent of political appointments and positions to women, a figure the administration says exceeds the 35 percent affirmative action benchmark recommended at the 1995 Beijing Conference. The...

March 08, (THEWILL) — The long expected political move against the Deputy Governor of the state, Aminu Abdulsalam by the powers that be since the defection of Governor Abba Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP to the...

March 07, (THEWILL) — No fewer than ten people were injured on Saturday after suspected political thugs attacked local government congresses organised by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital...

March 06, (THEWILL) — ​ Former Governor of Rivers State and leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-South, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, urged calm after armed men suspected to be political thugs, attacked his convoy...

March 06, (THEWILL) — ​ Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, is facing mounting pressure from a coalition of civil society organisations demanding an investigation into alleged discrepancies involving his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...

March 05, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has appointed Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, a close political ally, as Special Adviser on Political Affairs. Masari, a Katsina-born politician, first joined the presidency in 2023 as a Senior Special Assistant in the...

March 05, (THEWILL) — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the conduct of ward, local government and state congresses in Zamfara State until further notice. The decision was conveyed in a formal notice...

March 05, (THEWILL) — In a major political development, Senator Seriake Dickson, the lawmaker representing Bayelsa West in the Nigerian Senate, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, a former...

March 05, (THEWILL) — The Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday initiated impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor of the state, Aminu Abdulsalam, over alleged gross misconduct, abuse of office, and breach of public trust. The impeachment...

March 04, (THEWILL) — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday, March 4, held a high-level meeting with prominent political leaders from Northern and South-Eastern Nigeria at the Abuja residence of Interpol Systems Consultant and security expert, Sir Chikwe...