Politics & Power

Kenya’s AI campaign offers warning for Nigeria’s 2027 election

Artificial intelligence is already being used to manufacture apparently grassroots political support ahead of...

Kwankwaso reacts as Obi’s convoy in Benue is blocked

Suspected thugs blocked the convoy of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic...

Subsidy removal: After three years of pain, Tinubu offers 37 buses as election nears

The federal government has unveiled 100 electric buses for federal civil servants, promising to...

Cross River pegs presidential campaign signage fees at N150m, govs at N100m

The Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSA) has instituted a mandatory fee...

Nigerian faith leaders sign interfaith peace accord in Abuja

More than 50 prominent Christian and Muslim religious leaders have signed a landmark interfaith...

Appeal Court deals fresh blow to ADC coalition, upholds order against Mark-led congresses

The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a Federal High Court judgement barring the...

2027: Obi says his life is at risk, accuses Tinubu govt of intimidation

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused President...

Obi, NDC condemn court ruling voiding party’s registration, vow to fight on

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has described a federal...

ADC unveil Amaechi as Atiku’s 2027 running mate amid court order to deregister party

One of Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Monday, formally named...

Court ruling throws Rivers APC into turmoil, threatens Wike’s hold

A Court of Appeal ruling that upheld the nullification of the congresses which produced...

NDC’s new nomination fee rule breaks with APC, PDP model

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the emerging opposition party associated with the political influence...

Controversy rocks APC primaries as Fubara, others pull out

Fresh controversy has engulfed the ongoing primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead...

VIEWPOINT: Is the opposition Nigerians want still possible?

Nigeria’s opposition politics is once again at the brink of collapse under the crushing...

Obi, Kwankwaso join NDC after ADC crisis ahead of 2027

A major political realignment is underway ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections, as Peter Obi...

Opposition heavyweights Atiku, Obi storm INEC over ADC leadership crisis

Nigeria’s fragile opposition politics deepened on Wednesday as some of the country’s most prominent...

ADC gains nine seats in Nigerian Senate after wave of defections

Nine senators have defected from their political parties to the newly-formed African Democratic Congress...

Amid election result transmission debate, INEC proposes a strange fix for vote fraud

Nigeria’s electoral umpire believes part of the country’s election problem may lie in something...

Election: Senate allows e-transmission with manual backup; Nigerians say it’s a “scam”

The Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier rejection of electronic transmission of election results,...

Peter Obi joins protest as Nigerians demand real-time election result uploads

Hundreds of Nigerians gathered at the National Assembly on Monday demanding that lawmakers explicitly...

Makinde takes on ‘friend’ Wike as alliance breaks down ahead of 2027 poll

Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde has publicly confronted his former political ally, Nyesom Wike,...