Nigeria politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, intensifying the leadership crisis in Nigeria's main opposition party.

From Nigeria's north-south divide to South Africa's accountability crisis, recent political developments expose persistent governance challenges threatening democratic consolidation across the continent.

Nigerian opposition parties unite to question democratic processes while regional political developments highlight governance challenges across West and Southern Africa.

The All Progressives Congress has indefinitely suspended party congresses in Abia State citing new developments, as political analyst Pat Utomi condemns President Tinubu's assent to the Electoral Act 2026 as a threat to democratic freedoms.

Opposition parties criticise Abia Governor Alex Otti over alleged journalist intimidation, while President Tinubu's political machinery begins early mobilisation for re-election amid calls for more time to complete economic reforms.

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress conducted ward congresses across multiple states with mixed approaches, while indefinitely postponing proceedings in Abia State amid growing calls for electoral reforms.

The People's Democratic Party confronts its gravest political crisis in years as Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defects to the ruling APC alongside his entire cabinet, while 25 Osun State legislators abandon the party for Accord Party amid intensifying internal factionalism.

Nigeria's political opposition faces upheaval as Osun State's speaker leads 24 lawmakers from PDP to Accord Party, while Adamawa Governor Fintiri's defection to APC triggers internal recriminations and ADC South-South leaders reject established presidential candidates.

Political realignments are underway as Iyabo Obasanjo announces her Ogun State governorship bid while the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum withdraws support from the ruling APC in favor of the opposition ADC.

NNPP leader Rabiu Kwankwaso visited PDP Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan, describing the meeting as friendship-based rather than political strategy, though the timing raises questions about cross-party alignments before Nigeria's 2027 elections.

Senior legal practitioners and religious leaders are intensifying calls for comprehensive electoral reforms, urging President Bola Tinubu to implement long-delayed recommendations including establishing electoral offences tribunals and mandating electronic transmission of election results.

Allegations of an assassination attempt on Peter Obi in Edo State, claims of security agency weaponization in Kano, and warnings about electoral credibility following FCT polls have intensified concerns about Nigeria's democratic health.

The scheduled arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on charges of unlawfully intercepting National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu's phone communications has been adjourned to April 23 following his absence from court proceedings.

Legal challenges over FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's election-day powers converge with rejected poll results and premature presidential nomination purchases, revealing fault lines in Nigeria's electoral architecture ahead of 2027.

National Assembly passes sweeping Electoral Act reforms as APC secures victories in FCT, Rivers, and Kano by-elections, intensifying early positioning for 2027 general elections amid opposition pushback.