Amos Esele
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2027: Supreme Court Ruling Throws Parties into Complete Disarray as INEC Seeks Strict Electoral Act Compliance
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2027: Presidential Campaign Muted by Conflicts, Internal Crises, Funding Blues…
One month after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officially lifted the ban on presidential campaigns on August 19, 2026, electioneering is yet to get competitive. According to the Commission’s schedule of activities and timeline for the 2027 general election, the presidential and national assembly elections would be held on January 16, 2027, while governorship and assembly polls come up on February 6.
APC, ADC, NDC: How the Parties Match up into the 2027 Elections Across the Six Geopolitical Zones
Discover more News Media Advertising NEWS Social Media Marketing September 06, (THEWILL) — The headlines say it all. Since Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the official kick-off of the presidential and National Assembly campaigns, and with the approaching September 9, 2026, electioneering date for the governorship and assembly candidates, three major political parties continue to dominate the polity in three vital areas: Issues, personality, and mobilisation.
Last Shot at Presidency: Atiku, Obi Rule Out United Opposition Against Tinubu
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Jonathan Missing as INEC Green-lights Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Makinde, Others for 2027 Presidential Poll
August 02, (THEWILL) — In conformity with section 29 (3) of the Electoral Act 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, published the personal particulars of presidential and National Assembly candidates for the January 16, 2027 election.
COUNT DOWN TO 2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS: APC, NDC Poised for Showdown with INEC Over Candidates’ Substitution
July 12, (THEWILL) — The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload only candidates that emerge from the primary elections monitored by its officers faces stiff resistance and possible litigation from some political parties, particularly the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
2027 GENERAL ELECTION: Atiku, Obi, Tinubu Bet on Vice Presidential Candidates to Outperform in 2027 General Election
July 5 (THEWILL) — The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, counterpart, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will join incumbent Vice President Kashim Shettima as the three prominent VPs in the 2027 presidential race. The prominence of the deputies is enhanced by the strength of the de facto presidential candidates and their political parties.
2027 General Election: INEC, Nigerians Worry Over Judiciary Interference in Affairs of Political Parties
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.
By-elections in Six States: Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Gov. with Landslide as APC Picks Kano, Ondo, Enugu, PDP in Rivers
June 21 (THEWILL) — Governor Biodun Oyebanji was on Saturday re-elected for another term of four years in office after emerging victorious in the governorship election held in Ekiti State. He won the poll with a landslide, polling 319,234 of the votes to defeat his closest rivals of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Olumayokun Oluyede and Ambassador Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress who polled 40, 543 votes and 12, 802 votes, respectively.
NASS BIRTHS STATE POLICE: Experts Hail Legislation, Identify Grey Areas as Bill Prescribes Roles for State Assembly and Governor
June 14, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s security architecture is on the verge of being altered justly in response to persistent terrorism, kidnapping and banditry across the country. Towards this end, the House of Representatives and the Senate took a historic step in proposing legislation to establish State Police across the federation.
EXCLUSIVE: TINUBU SETTLES PROGRESSIVES GOVERNORS RIFT: Uzodinma to Refund Over N800bn Allegedly Raised for President’s Re-election
Discover more POLITICS TV Talk Shows Politics Newspapers May 10, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has waded into the feud within the Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, over the alleged misappropriation of over N800 billion allegedly raised by governors on the platform of the governing All Progressives Party, APC, to fund the President’s re-election campaign.
AFTERMATH OF SUPREME COURT RULING: ADC Presses Ahead with Primaries as Obi and Kwankwaso Exit
May 03, (THEWILL) — Many leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and its supporters rejoiced aloud at the Thursday, April 30, 2026 Supreme Court ruling that knocked down the ‘status quo ante bellum,’ order of the Appeal Court, which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, relied upon to derecognise the David Mark-led National Working Committee, NWC.
Ahead Supreme Court Ruling, ADC, Turaki-led PDP Plot Plan B
April 19, (THEWILL) — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, plans to inaugurate its newly elected executives and Chairmen at the national and state levels across the country on May 12, 2026, 20 days after the Supreme Court’s scheduled ruling on its appeal coming up on April 22, 2026.
Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Amaechi, ADC and the Bumpy Road to 2027
April 05, (THEWILL) — Should they come together and battle the administrative threat to their party, move to a freshly registered political party or go their separate ways in pursuit of their individual presidential ambition, following the uncertainty created by the de-recognition of the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, by the Independent National Electoral Commission on April Fools’ Day and the pending litigation over the leadership of the...
Shettima Steals the Show as APC Scripts 2027 Game Plan at Convention
Discover more POLITICS Newspapers Politics March 29, (THEWILL) — Besides the speeches, sights and sound effects of the National Convention of the governing All Progressives Congress held at Eagles Square in Abuja, on Friday, March 26 and Saturday 27, 2026, a striking feature that emerged at the event has been described by sources as a significant shift in the party’s presidential plan for 2027. It is about Vice President Kashim Shettima.
2027 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Obi, Kwankwaso Plot to Upstage Atiku for ADC Ticket
March 22, (THEWILL) — A wave of realignment looms in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, following the expected entry of a former Governor of Kano State and leader of the factionalised New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPC, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso into the party in the coming days. Coming after the March 12, 2025, defection of nine Senators and six members of the House of Representatives to the party, the move would further boost the prestige.
Dual Party Membership Ban: Game Changing Amendment Ahead 2027 Poll
March 15, (THEWILL) — Barely a month after President Bola Tinubu approved the Electoral Act 2026, the National Assembly has tweaked sections of the electoral law on political parties in a move described by insiders as a game changing legislation for the 2027 general election. Proposed by the House of Representatives, the new amendment deals with prohibition of dual political party membership and the prescribed sanctions for violators.
STATE POLICE: Burden or Relief for Subnationals!
March 08, (THEWILL) — In a recent viral video, Dauda Lawal, Governor of Zamfara State declared that he could end banditry in the state within two months, if given full control of the Nigeria Police Force.
With Endorsement of 33 out of 36 Governors, Tinubu Tidies Re-election Ambition
March 01, (THEWILL) — Incumbent President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, looks unstoppable ahead of the 2027 General Election, which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said in a revised timetable will take between January 16 and February 6, 2027, an almost two months’ cutback in the previous timetable.
ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT: Akpabio Faces Backlash Over Non-inclusion of Realtime Electronic Transmission of Results
February 08, (THEWILL) — As the Conference Committee of the National Assembly gets underway this week to harmonise the unequal positions of the House of Representatives and Senate on the Electoral Act bill 2026, the public outrage against the Senate for failing to mandate the real-time electronic transmission of election results continues.
With Reputation Tainted from Past Polls, INEC Comes Under Intense Scrutiny
January 11, (THEWILL) — At a two-day Induction and Strategic Retreat for newly appointed Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners held in Lagos on Friday and Saturday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), said, among other things, that the five non-negotiable pillars guiding the commission’s work are freedom from interference, fairness to all political parties and candidates, credibility in the eyes of...
Nigerians Who Will Shape 2026
Discover more Optimus by Afrinvest Newspaper daily January 04, (THEWILL) — 2026 promises to be a year of many expectations for Nigerians. It signals the beginning of the journey to another general election in 2027 with heightened political activities. Expectedly, some people will make a big difference in the professional and corporate spheres this year. This is why this edition focuses on those who will shape the new year in the areas of politics, policy, business, entertainment and sport.
ADC: Obi Keeps Atiku, El-Rufai, Others Waiting
November 30, (THEWILL) — With the formal defection of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el- Rufai from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Social Democratic Party, SDP, respectively to the adopted coalition platform, African Democratic Congress, ADC, last week, all eyes turned to Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS: Fear Loom Over Compromised National Security Architecture
November 23, (THEWILL) — Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State at the weekend publicly disclosed a worrisome pattern about insecurity in the country that many Nigerians have suspected over the years and continue to discuss on social media, at meetings and homes, a troubling pattern that shows how compromised those entrusted with the security of lives and property have become. “As a responsive government, when we received intelligence on a possible attack, we summoned a security meeting.
Uneasy Calm in Ibadan as PDP Electes Turaki as National Chairman, Arapaja as Secretary, Others
Discover more daily Newspaper Daily – Convention Expels Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Orbih, Bature, Seven Others November 16, (THEWILL) — While the courts were busy giving conflicting judgements on the legality of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention, preparations were in top gear at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan venue of the event scheduled to take place on November 15 and 16, 2025.
Anambra Poll: Soludo Wins By Landslide
Discover more Newspaper Sports Activewear daily November 09, (THEWILL) — Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has won the Saturday governorship election with a landslide.
Defections: Lawmakers May Lose Seats After Zamfara Court Ruling
November 02, (THEWILL) — In sacking Hon. Abubakar Gummi, a federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives last week for defecting from the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the governing All Progressives Congress, Justice Obiora Egwuatu opened the proverbial Pandora Box of pending lawsuits for many senior and junior lawmakers at the national and state levels.
Diri’s Defection in Limbo as Talks with APC Stalled
October 26, (THEWILL) — For Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State, resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party has become an easier affair than consummating his defection to the All Progressives Party, APC. The fanfare that greeted his resignation a fortnight ago has faded into silence as negotiations with the APC have stalled.
Challenges Ahead of INEC Chairman, Amupitan as Tenure Begins
October 19, (THEWILL) — For those who read about his aspiring mission statement or listened to him speak during his televised screening at the Senate on Thursday as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, more or less delivered a manifesto by which he would be assessed on the job.
Stakeholders Insist on Urgent Electoral, Constitutional Reforms, Set Agenda for INEC Chair Nominee, Amupitan
October 12, (THEWILL) — Key stakeholders fear that despite his impressive Curriculum Vitae and competence, the incoming National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, may underperform like his predecessors unless enabling electoral and constitutional reforms are put in urgently before the 2027 General Election.
How Jostle for VP Ticket is Shaping the 2027 Presidential Race
October 05, (THEWILL) — A vice presidential candidate is usually the making of a presidential candidate of a political party or the choice of a party caucus after a presidential primary has been held. Vice presidential candidates are usually known for the art of subtle manoeuvring and cunning, as can be observed now in the polity ahead of the 2027 general poll.
QUAKE IN PDP: 4 More Governors to Dump Party for APC, as Jonathan Seeks Alliance with ADC in Comeback Bid…
September 28, (THEWILL) — The lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is beginning to take a heavy toll, even on its leaders. As of now, plans for the proposed National Convention in November in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, is almost in tatters, leaving a trail of confusion, frustration and bitterness.
RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE ENDS: Fubara Returns to Office Tamed, Walks Tightrope
Discover more daily Activewear Newspaper September 21, (THEWILL) — The first sign of the disconnect between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and some of his key loyalists and supporters was the reception scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025, which failed to take place due to his absence. The crowd that had gathered to welcome him back to the state after the restoration of democratic governance, went home disappointed.
Obi, Obidient Movement Begin Defection as INEC Greenlights ADC
September 07, (THEWILL) — The uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the coalition backed opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC, could fade away very soon as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened talks with the Senator David Mark-led Interim National Working Committee, NWC, of the party, THEWILL can report. Credible INEC sources told THEWILL in confidence that as part of INEC Chairman, Prof.
How 20yrs Later, Lula and Tinubu Achieved Stronger Nigeria/Brazil Economic Relations Aspiration
August 31, (THEWILL) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil made a prediction about Nigeria and Brazil on April 12, 2005. During a state visit to Nigeria, he affirmed before his Nigerian host, then President Olusegun Obasanjo at a joint media address: “If the 19th century was the century for Europe, the 20th century was the century for the United States. Why can’t the 21st century be ours? It only depends on us and if we can believe in that.
Wike Frets as Makinde Takes Over PDP Ahead of 2027 Election
August 24, (THEWILL) — In the battle of wits among leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the prolonged crisis in the party, two camps have since emerged and lined up behind either Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde or the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. In their attempt to outdo each other, Makinde appears to be winning, while Wike frets.
Politics of Class of ‘99 Govs Meeting with Tinubu
July 28, (THEWILL) — Going through the list of former state governors, a.k.a Governors’ class of ’99, who met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja at the weekend showed a political wall that exists within the group. The Class of ‘99 governors are colleagues of President Tinubu, who served from 1999 to 2007. Of the 26 of them that are still alive, 13 attended the meeting. Thirteen were also absent.
2027: Can Obi Outfox Atiku to the ADC Presidential Ticket?
July 27, (THEWILL) — When Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential election, submitted his single-tenure proposal to the opposition coalition politicians for consideration, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, was a mirage. Fortunately, not anymore. The party is waxing stronger by the day since its adoption by the same coalition politicians as the platform for the realisation of their political ambition to defeat President Bola Tinubu for the presidency in 2027.
ADC, APC in Fierce Battle for Buhari’s 12m Northern Votes
July 20, (THEWILL) — Shortly before former President Muhammadu Buhari died, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, was already facing an implosion ahead of 2027. Aloof and hobbled by illness carried over from office, the late President had told his allies to be free to make their individual political choices, even as he pledged his loyalty to the governing All Progressives Congress, APC.
Buhari for Burial Today as Tinubu Summons FEC, Directs Flags at Half-Staff, Full State Honours
– Awujale Adetona for burial too July 14, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced an emergency session of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London, UK hospital after a brief illness. The corpse of the former President would be flown into the country on Monday and buried in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State on the same day.
2027 ‘BEAUTIFUL BRIDE’: Like Tinubu, Obi, Coalition Seek Kwankwaso as VP in Potential ADC Presidential Bid
July 06, (THEWILL) — The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in the 2023 presidential election, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso’s political fortune is far from declining as current political calculations have singled out the North-West geo-political zone as the most critical bloc towards winning the forthcoming 2027 General Election.
2027: Tinubu Woos Rabiu Kwankwaso with APC’s Vice Presidential Ticket
June 29, (THEWILL) — For the second time in two weeks, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is going through a political upheaval of seismic proportions.
2027: Shettima Going, Going, Going…
June 22, (THEWILL) – Testing the waters and flying the kite are familiar tactics for politicians, while assessing their strengths and weaknesses in preparation for upcoming contests. The Sunday, June 8, 2025, Gombe State fiasco of the All Progressives Congress, APC, regarding the non-endorsement of Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside President Bola Tinubu had all the hallmarks of ‘flying the kite’ and ‘testing the waters’, as part of calculations ahead of the 2027 general election.
AKWA IBOM: Gov. Eno’s Defection to APC Triggers Confusion Amongst Stakeholders
June 08, (THEWILL) – The resignation of a commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Ini Ememobong, in protest against Governor Umo Eno’s formal defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday was not unexpected.
Obi, LP face Daunting Challenge Ahead 2027
June 01, (THEWILL) – It is no longer news that the Labour Party, LP, is currently fractured. The factions within the party may continue to make news headlines until its stakeholders take concrete steps to enforce the Supreme Court ruling of April 4, 2025. “It is the media that is creating the factions by their reportage,” Special Media Adviser to Acting National Chairman of the party, Senator Nenadi Usman, Ken Asogwa told THEWILL, Friday. “I need to fault the premise that there is an Abure faction.
President Tinubu’s 2nd Anniversary: The Journey So Far and 2027 Politics…
May 25, (THEWILL) – On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration would have completed two years in office. That is, two years shy of his constitutionally mandated four-year tenure.
Can Saraki, Oyinlola Committees Rescue PDP?
May 18, (THEWILL) – With less 10 days before the crucial meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on May 27 and then the National Convention, all eyes are on the Dr. Bukola Saraki led seven-man committee and the retired General Olagunsoye Oyinlola National Reconciliation Committee.
HABEMUS PAPAM: Leo XIV, the First American-Peruvian Pope with Black Heritage
May 11, (THEWILL) – Pope Leo XIV signalled where his papacy was headed during his inaugural speech last Thursday, when he said, “We must seek together how to be a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges, dialogue, always open to receive, like this square with open arms, everyone who needs our charity, our presence, dialogue and love.” Born on September 14, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, as Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope’s maternal grandparents are Blacks, according to verified...
2027 PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS: DEFECTIONS: Who’s Next?
May 04, (THEWILL) – Two years to the next general elections in 2027, politicking has unexpectedly gone up several decibels in Nigeria, no thanks to a combination of factors and power play between President Bola Tinubu and opposition interests within his ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties. In the event, both divides are leaving nothing to chance.
Benue, Borno, Plateau: Why the Killings, Violence Won’t Stop Anytime Soon…
April 27, (THEWILL) – It was a visibly relieved Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State who welcomed a high-level Federal Government delegation to the Council Chamber of Government House in Maiduguri on Friday.
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