Politics

While the rest of the world is going through a near-global economic crisis fueled by the war between the United States and Iran, alongside the ongoing debate over whether Iran should be allowed to possess missiles, the world is also forced to stand by and watch as North Korea’s Kim Jong-un tests and unveils the “most powerful” missile during the 80th anniversary parade. Additionally, Russia is also flexing and upgrading its nuclear arsenal. Despite possessing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, estimated at 5,459 nuclear warheads, with 1,718 deployed, Russia also inherited the Soviet Union’s vast biological and chemical weapons programs. Following a test of the newly upgraded RS-28 Sarmat, President Vladimir Putin boasted about the“most powerful” RS-28 Sarmat, a nuclear weapon whose...

The 2027 elections timetable was announced on February 13, 2026, and while political parties in Nigeria and their prospective candidates are getting ready, on the other end, however, voters are on the lookout for the best and most promising camps to pitch their tent. In the 2023 elections, even though NNPP, PDP, and Labour Party candidates came close, Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress (APC) went on to win. However, in the last four years, many Nigerians have expressed frustrations about the economic state of the country and are on the lookout for candidates who would not only focus on economic reforms and taxation but also prioritize the needs of the poor. These are 21 political parties in Nigeria, besides the PDP, APC, and Labour Party, for voters to pitch their t...