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 …

Senegal has withdrawn the Cayar Offshore Shallow exploration licence previously held by Atlas Oranto Petroleum, the privately owned oil and gas company linked to Nigerian billionaire Arthur Eze, ending a permit that dates back to 2008. The offshore block about 3,600 square kilometres north of the Dakar peninsula, had long been viewed as oil-prone. But Senegal says the acreage remained …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reportedly affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP. The Court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the party’s lawful leadership. The development was disclosed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, in a …

Former chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State, Hon. Franz Onuoha has bid farewell to to party and instead embraced the African Democratic Party, ADC. Onuoha, who came to ADC secretariat, Enugu with some of his supporters said that he has over one thousand followers who are willing to register with ADC. “I …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday held “Trump Solidarity Rallies” across parts of the South-East, with demonstrators renewing calls for the immediate and unconditional release of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a press release issued by its Media and Publicity Directorate, IPOB stated that the rallies and peaceful marches took place simultaneously in Abia, Anambra and …

Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), might spend a longer time in the custody of the Department of State Services Multiple security sources reported that Malami faces prolonged detention, as the DSS is already working to obtain a court order to keep him in custody until the investigations are concluded. Malami’s latest ordeal began on Monday when …

Several Nigerian Army personnel attached to the Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC), Kontagora, Niger State, have accused their commanding officer of subjecting them to inhumane living conditions, starvation and the persistent withholding of their meagre ₦5,000 instructors’ allowance. The soldiers, who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters under condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said they have been stationed at NATRAC …

Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that President Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not contest the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the country needs fresh leadership. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday while appearing on the Politics Today programme on Channels Television. According to him, both political figures have a responsibility to allow …

The National Judiciary Council (NJC), has in a landmark decision, reversed itself on the suspension of Justice JaneE. Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division. Rising from its 110th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the NJC faulted its own earlier decision to suspend Justice Inyang for one year without pay, insisting that the petition on the strength of which …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has taken a swipe at the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying the PDP is not a market association. Turaki spoke in reaction to Tuesday’s judgment of a Federal High Court that voided the claim of Senator Samuel Anyanwu to the …

President Bola Tinubu has reportedly invited Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, after meeting with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano on Monday, January 19. Recall that Tinubu’s meeting with the governor on Monday was to finalise the defection of Yusuf, and the meeting with the NNPP leader was …

Former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday for the preliminary hearing of her bribery case. The court appearance was part of early proceedings ahead of her full trial relating to allegations connected to her time in office. Alison-Madueke served as Minister of Petroleum Resources from 2010 to 2015 and was the …