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TRUMP VOWS TO HELP RESTORE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA – RESPONSE TO GOODLUCK JONATHAN Following his victory as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump received a congratulatory message from former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The message, which expressed goodwill and hope for global peace, was acknowledged by Trump on his official X account, marking a moment …

ATIKU HAS NO CHANCE IN PDP IN 2027 – WIKE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has said there will be no chance for the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, to secure the party’s ticket in 2027. The minister disclosed this during a live media parley in his office …

OVER 971 NIGERIANS ABDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2024 – REPORT No fewer than 971 Nigerians were abducted across the country in October 2024.The revelation is coming amid the emergence of a new terror group, ‘Lakurawa’ in the northwestern part of the country.The data is contained in the ‘October 2024 Nigeria Security Report’ by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, BSIL, a security …

TINUBU,, CIA ASSET, YOU CAN’T ACCESS HIS RECORDS – US GOVT TELLS COURT United States’ law enforcement agencies have insisted Nigerians “have no right” to unfiltered access to President Bola Tinubu’s past records. The position was stated in a memorandum filed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration before the United States …

SENATOR’S WIFE ORDERS POLICE CONVOY TO ARREST, TORTURE SKIT MAKER FOR CRITICIZING HUSBAND Personnel of the Taraba State police command acting on the orders of Hajia Fatima Lau, wife of the Senator representing Taraba North senatorial district, Shuaibu Isa Lau, arrested and detained a skit maker, Nafiu Hassan, for several days, SaharaReporters has gathered.Lau is a member of the Peoples …

OSHIOMHOLE NEVER AN ACTIVIST, MET OBASANJO SECRETLY TO INCREASE FUEL PRICES – SOWORE Nigerian human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has described former governor of Edo State and former National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Adams Oshiomhole, as “Agaracha” labour leader who was never and has never been an activist as he makes Nigerians …

Y OBIDIENT MOVEMENT BIGGER THAN LP, WE CHANGE PARTY IF… YUNUSA The National Coordinator of Nigeria’s “Obidient” Movement, Yunusa Tanko has asserted the movement’s independence and the possibility to pivot to another platform to uphold its values of good governance and accountability. He said, “The Obidient Movement is bigger than the Labour Party… We have them everywhere, academicians, traders, some …

COMMITTEE ON LG AUTONOMY CONCLUDES ASSIGNMENT The Committee on Local Government Autonomy set up by the Federal Government has concluded its meetings and signed the technical document, which is expected to be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu soon.The National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, Hakeem Ambali, made this known in an interview with our correspondent on …

EDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERS The Northern Elders Forum has declared that the Edict that birthed Nigeria expired 10 years ago.The chairman of the Forum, Ango Abdullahi, stated this, in an interview, on the sidelines of a “national dialogue on home grown parliamentary system” organised by a group of members of the House of Representativesunder …

NEW EDO GOVERNOR, OKPEBHOLO, HITS GROUND RUNNING, APPOINTS KEY OFFICERS Newly sworn-in governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SGG).The appointment, alongside others, was the first to be made by the governor hours after assumption of office on Tuesday.Also, a former federal lawmaker, Dr Samson Osagie, has been …