Politics

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 31 for judgment in a suit seeking to stop the 2025 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party PDP on grounds of violations of the party’s rules. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after taking arguments for and against the suit filed by three aggrieved members of the party. …

A report credited to Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo and currently trending on Facebook and other Social Media platforms to the effect that he would after his re- election jail some Catholic Bishops, Priests and other Men of God who received candidates of other parties to campaign in their churches has ignited debate across the state.People now ask …

Amnesty International receives disturbing reports of attempts to crackdown on peaceful protests holding in Abuja, calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. Those arrested must be released immediately. People must be allowed to freely exercise their right to peaceful protest. Any act capable of undermining freedom of assembly is illegal and portrays unacceptable intolerance of peaceful dissent. The Nigerian authorities …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has become unpopular among Nigerians, noting that the growing defections into the ruling party will not guarantee its victory in 2027. The coalition was reacting to comments credited to the APC National Chairman, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, that “key ADC figures” would join the ruling party next week. …

Opposition presidential candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has announced plans to publish ‘original’ polling station reports to prove his victory in Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election. He said this while challenging early trends that favor incumbent President Paul Biya. In a statement released Sunday, Tchiroma said, “To ensure transparency and prevent any manipulation, our campaign team will, in the coming hours, …

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he is not afraid of losing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Obi, during his recent visit to LEA Primary School, Kapwa, Abuja, also dismissed growing speculation that Atiku may hijack …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused the Nigeria Police Force’s bid to stop the “Free Nnamdi KanuNow” protest, allowing it to proceed as scheduled on Monday, October 20, 2025. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had dispatched police lawyers to the court to move an ex parte motion against activist and protest organiser, Omoyele Sowore, in a …

I I’m not going to write long tales. Yeah, I will just go straight to the point. With the wave of defections going on, very soon all Southern Governors might be in APC. And if we check very well, almost all Southern governors who are yet to join APC seem amenable to Tinubu’s re-election. Name them, Gov Adeleke of Osun …

Fresh details have emerged revealing how President Bola Tinubu struck a secret deal with some Southern governors to conduct all elections in one day in November 2026. SaharaReporters learnt that it is part of a broader plot to tighten control over Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the next general polls. Multiple credible sources told SaharaReporters that the ongoing wave of …

Before last weekend, if you’d have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you’d have got a lot of blank looks. In just three days, however, he has become arguably the most powerful person in country. Randrianirina’s sudden ascent began on Saturday, when as the head of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT army unit, he drove with his troops …