More children of past and present political leaders in the country are getting actively involved in politics, Weekend Trust can authoritatively reveal. Checks by our correspondents reveal that an ...

An important venue for Nigerian politics since the 1999 restoration of civilian government, which followed a generation of military rule, has been the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). While there have ...

Anthony Ojukwu, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says competition over land and resources, political interests and poverty are the underlying drivers of conflicts in ...

The defection of several MPs from Nigeria’s opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has swelled the ranks of the ruling party and put it in a strong position for the 2027 general ...

Sadly, for me, my 50 years of the study of political science has not helped me much in understanding Nigerian electoral politics. After 27 years of electoral democracy in the Fourth Republic and seven ...

The Roman Catholic Church has deep-seated roots in Nigeria’s politics, which can make or break elections in the Middle Belt and southeastern regions. Shackled by an image problem due to its inability ...

The picture of school children lining the streets holding the green-white-green flags of newly independent Nigeria tells the story such pictures tell; a million stories, of contentment, happiness and ...

As more African nations seek to encourage gender parity in government positions, some African countries are struggling to fully integrate women into the political sphere. A recent report by the Policy ...

It is profitable to reflect from time to time on the meanings of politics and governance. Nigerians are humans as opposed to lower animals without the capacity to engage in critical thinking. Indeed, ...

Two of Nigeria's most prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year's presidential election. Peter Obi and Rabiu ...

Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian politics, perhaps none is more indelible than the idea that you cannot understand the Nigerian society without reference to religion. The more you know about ...

Some of these people aren’t just election winners, many of them won big even without having their names on the ballots. So, as the year wraps up, we provide you with the list of the biggest winners in ...