COURT GRANTS SOWORE ₦10M BAIL, ORDERS PASSPORT SURRENDER, GIVES 24-HOUR EXTENSION TO MEET CONDITION Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), in the amount of N10 million with one surety of the same amount. The court also ruled that the …

FIGHT FOR POWER LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT – AMAECHI TELLS NIGERIANS AHEAD 2027 Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to take an active stand in defending their votes and ensuring credible leadership in the 2027 elections.Speaking during a panel discussion at an event in Abuja on Monday, January 27, Amaechi stated that power is …

EL-RUFAI PREACHING HYGIENE TO NIGERIA AFTER LEAVING HEAP OF GARBAGE IN KADUNA,’ – SHEHU SANI A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of practising tyranny while in power and now pretending to preach democracy. Although Sani did not mention El-Rufai’s name in his tweet on X on Thursday, SaharaReporters …

OBIDIENTS BEHIND ENDSARS, TINUBU, THEIR TARGET – AKANDE The #EndSARS protest that was held across the country in October 2020 was meant to stop the political ambition of President Tinubu. According to Chief Bisi Akande, a senior APC stalwart and ally of the president, the mass demonstration was orchestrated by the Obidients to end Tinubu’s political career. Akande stated this …

EVEN IF TINUBU APPEARS AS MY SURETY, I WLL REJECT IT – SOWORE Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, says he will not accept President Bola Tinubu even if he volunteered to be his bail surety. Sowore is currently in police custody after he was invited for questioning over allegations of cyberstalking, negligent acts, …

TERRORISTS LIKELY FUNDED BY FOREIGNERS, HAVE HARD CURRENCIES – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said that the possibility of terrorists getting sponsorship from other countries cannot be ruled out. In an interview with Channels TV, the CDS substantiated his claim by revealing that some of the terrorists arrested in the Northeast were caught with foreign …

FG CONSIDERING CONVERSION OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION TO UNIVERSITIES – MINISTER Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said on Tuesday that the ministry was considering a proposal to convert all federal colleges of education in the country to Universities of Education. Speaking at a budget defence before the joint House of Representatives Committees on Education, the minister said the move becomes …

UNIZIK LECTURERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES FOR FIVE YEARS About 1,000 lecturers of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka have protested non-payment of their salaries after five years of employment. The protesting lecturers said a total of 12 of their colleagues, who were employed at the same period have died while waiting to be paid their emoluments. Wielding placards with inscriptions …

HOW TO MAKE 2027 POLLS CREDIBLE, ACCEPTABLE – CONFAB Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, various stakeholders, including opposition parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), security agencies, and media, have been urged to strengthen their roles to ensure Nigeria’s democracy thrives. This call was made at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, which held in Abuja on Monday and …

WARS ON ALL SIDES: STORY OF PDP MULTI-LEVEL CRISES The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party is showing no sign of abating. Ahead of the 2027 election, the PDP will have itself to blame if party leaders currently engulfed in a battle of supremacy, fail to give peace a chance. DIRISU YAKUBU reports Ever since it lost power at the …

EFCC ARRESTS EX-NHIS’ BOSS, USMAN YUSUF Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have raided the Abuja home of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, picking him up, Daily Trust can confirm. It was learnt that the gun-wielding operatives arrested the professor of haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation in his …

ATIKU, TAMBUWAL, EL RUFAI ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW PRESIDENT TINUBU Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and other prominent politicians have been accused of planning to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The allegation was made by a group known as Joint Action on Democracy (JAD). According to JAD, these politicians are aggrieved because President Tinubu …

APC EXPELS FORMER MINISTER OVER ALLEGED ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled Rauf Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, over alleged anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who was governor of Osun State for two terms, was accused of breaching Article 21 of the APC Constitution, which outlines disciplinary measures for members. His expulsion was …

SECURITY OPERATIVES TAKE OVER PDP SECRETARIAT AFTER CLASH AT BOT MEETING Following the clash between Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoyes over the authentic National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), security agencies have taken over the party secretariat. The operatives comprised of the soldiers, policemen and men of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps. Riding Motorbike Alone Across …

WE’RE READY TO WELCOME 3,690 NIGERIANS TO BE DEPORTED FROM US The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it is prepared to receive its citizens who may be deported from the United States following President Donald Trump’s intensified crackdown on illegal immigration. According to a report from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a total of 3,690 Nigerians are …