As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, political analysts predict a tumultuous 2026 marked by party realignments ...

The year 2025 in Nigeria was not a general election year, but it was a year that was filled with events that would not be ...

Nigeria’s 2025 political calendar will be remembered less for elections and more for moments of rupture, when power was ...

The US carried out strikes on Islamic State-linked targets in north-west Nigeria over Christmas, in what both Washington and ...

This is the season of coalitions, alignments, and realignments of political forces ahead of the “magical” 2027, which may make or mar both the political and economic fortunes of politicians, their ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the late Chief Audu Ogbeh’s impact on Nigerian politics and society will resonate for generations, describing him as a unifying statesman whose legacy of humility, ...

A year-end review of Nigeria's defining moments in 2025, covering the economy, political shifts, and ongoing security ...

Here’s the list of the biggest winners in Nigerian politics in 2023. 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 ...

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 ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian politics, perhaps none is more indelible ...

He took to X to express his outrage over the issue, over what he described as a “toxic culture of tribal bigotry.” He accused certain individuals of manipulating people's love and loyalty to their ...

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, ...