Senegal on Sunday clinched the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a tense 1–0 extra-time victory over host nation Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. The final was marked by controversy late in regulation time after the Democratic Republic of Congo referee, Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo, awarded Morocco a penalty in the eighth minute of added time …

The Federal Government has announced plans to finally abolish the long-standing dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor’s degree holders, a move expected to significantly reform Nigeria’s tertiary education system. Under the proposed reform, accredited polytechnics will be empowered to award bachelor’s degrees, placing them on the same academic and professional footing as universities. The policy shift is aimed …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abayomi Mumuni, has warned against any attempt to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections Mumuni said this on Wednesday in reaction to the controversies erupting from the omission of Vice President Shettima’s photograph from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on …

Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, has accused the Department of State Services of denying him access to his family members and legal team. Malami, who is standing trial alongside his son and wife over allegations bordering on money laundering, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and subsequently remanded at …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that political appointments following the 2027 general elections will be strictly reserved for party loyalists rather than technocrats or professionals. Speaking Tuesday night in Abuja at an event tagged “Renewed Hope Promise Kept 2027: Meet and Greet North-West Mobilisation,” organised by the Minister of State for …

Deep inside the Ajali Forest in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, the imprint of sustained military action is unmistakable. Felled trees, freshly carved tracks and deserted camps now dot what security officials describe as a former stronghold of armed groups operating along the Enugu–Anambra axis. Defence correspondents, who were taken on a guided tour of parts of the …

The Kaduna State Government Wenesday confirmed the Sunday’s abduction of many persons at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Governor Uba Sani confirmed the abduction during his visit to the village where he consoled the residents. The state government and the police command had on Monday dismissed reports of the incident. They had said that …

A retired Nigerian Army Major General, Danjuma Hamisu Ali-Keffi, has publicly called for a comprehensive investigation into the mysterious release without trial of 48 individuals detained as suspected terrorism financiers during a high-profile covert operation he once led.Ali-Keffi, who headed the presidentially approved Operation Service Wide (OSW) — a multi-agency task force established in October 2020 under former President Muhammadu …

The ongoing push to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is largely linked to his refusal to prepare a supplementary budget A well-placed source told SaharaReporters that former Rivers Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike reportedly promised each pro-Wike lawmaker ₦10 billion in fresh constituency projects in a new supplementary budget, but Governor Fubara …

The Kaduna State Government’s initial denial of the reported kidnapping of Christian worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area was driven by concerns about attracting United States scrutiny and protecting the state’s fragile peace narrative, according to multiple security and government sources familiar with the matter. Saharareporters had previously reported that in a daring attack on Sunday, a gang of bandits …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N1.2bn which belongs to the Enugu State government from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, a Lagos-based construction firm. The anti-graft agency said it recovered the fund from the company over its failure to honour the agreement it had with the state government on the construction of 22 smart schools. It, …

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded the immediate resignation of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, accusing him of undermining court rulings and promoting a “dangerous partisan narrative” regarding the political crisis in the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the State Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, the party condemned comments …

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political affairs in the office of the vice-president, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) could face internal collapse if Atiku Abubakar emerges as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television. He said Atiku is well-positioned to secure …

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, upheld the exclusion of candidates of the Labour Party (LP) from the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, declined to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the list of candidates …

How does a sitting Vice-President become invisible in his own party? Who keeps removing his image from official programmes—and why does nobody correct it? At what point does silence become policy, omission become intention, and coincidence become design? And if power has already moved on, why does the Vice-President remain, smiling beside a door that is quietly being shut? These …