Politics

OGONI LEADERS WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR FUBARA, RALLY BEHIND WIKE Leaders from the Ogoni and Oyigbo zones have formally withdrawn their support for incumbent Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the 2027 general elections. The leaders have instead thrown their weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, while urging political parties to consider an Ogoni/Oyigbo candidate …

I WON’T FLEE NIGERIA LIKE TINUBU DID DURING ABACHA ERA – SOWORE The convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has declared that he will not stop coming to Nigeria even though his name is on the watchlist of the government. When addressing journalists shortly after he regained his freedom following his detention at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in …

DOUBTS OVER ATIKU, OBI, KWANKWASO MERGER TALKSThere’s an indication that the much discussed merger talk among the trio of Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, which will see the opposition united against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, might not sail through after all.The sign emerged recently after Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, in …

LP CRISIS: ABURE’S TENURE EXPIRED – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Federal High Court Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by the Labour Party challenging the exclusion of the party from a refresher training organized by the Commission for uploading party agents in the upcoming Ondo State governorship election. In a counter affidavit deposed to …

WHY I VISITED IBB IN MINNA – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why he visited ex-Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna, Niger State, on Sunday. Obasanjo, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, General Aliyu Gusau, visited Babangida at his Hill Top residence in Minna and held a closed door meeting. Our correspondent in Minna gathered that …

IDSS ARRESTS SOWORE, FOMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE n a shocking turn of events, the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), upon his return to Nigeria. Sowore was taken into custody at the airport shortly after arriving in the country. According to Vanguard news, it comes after …

OSAMA BIN LADEN’S SON, HAMZA, PRESUMED DEAD, DISCOVERED ALIVE, COMMANDS LARGE NETWORK – REPORT Experts believe that Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, is alive and leading al-Qaeda, despite reports of his death in 2019.Hamza, known as the “Crown Prince of Terror” is thought to be secretly commanding the terrorist network, alongside his brother Abdullah, UK Mirror …

EDO GUBER ELECTION: DO OR DIE – GOVERNOR OBASEKI Two days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to sign Peace Accord for the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has described the September 21 exercise as a do or die. During a visit by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Obaseki had alleged …

I NEVER SAID I’ LL BE VICE PRESIDENT TO ANYONE – PETER OBI Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he has never stated he would be Vice President to anyone in the 2027 general elections. The former Anambra State governor had in a recent exclusive interview with New Central TV which SaharaReporters monitored on YouTube, claimed that his …

PDP CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN, SPEAKS ON INTERNAL CRISIS The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Iliya Damagum, has stated why he received backlash for the ongoing crisis in the party.During a recent chat with journalists, Damagum stated that he inherited the challenges but has opted to remain composed in order to facilitate the healing process. While describing …