FEAR HEIGHTENS THAT RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE MAY LAST BEYOND SIX MONTHS Some political activists in Rivers State have expressed concerns over the body language of the Sole administrator, which according to them, might be an indication that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be extending the State of emergency in the state. However, they are of the opinion that there is …

PDP NEC UNDER PRESSURE AS INEC VALIDATES WIKE-BACKED SECRETARY The fact-finding committee of the Peoples Democratic Party National Caucus, led by Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, informed the 99th National Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday that the Independent National Electoral Commission had recognised Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. On Monday, the NEC established a three-member committee led …

WIKE SHUNS TINUBU’S DIRECTIVE, DISRUPTS FIRS OPERATIONS FOR SECOND DAY Despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention temporarily halting the sealing of property belonging to individuals and agencies accused of non-payment of ground rents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has been accused of shunning the directive and disrupting operations of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Arabinrin Aderonke, …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SORRY STATE OF THE NATION Communique Issued at the end of the 99th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, at its 99th meeting today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 thoroughly examined the State …

IDDO UNDER BRIDGE LANDLORD MAKES N32.2M YEARLY FROM RENT The yet-to-be-identified ‘landlord’ of Iddo Under Bridge, Lagos Mainland, Lagos State makes not less than N32,200,000 yearly for rent from the occupiers. On Sunday, May 25, 2025, the Federal Government (FG) through the Federal Ministry of Works ordered that structures under the bridge be demolished, citing safety concerns and the risk …

NORTHERN OPPOSITION SET TO UNVEIL MEGA POLITICAL PARTY Northern leaders in the opposition block are re-strategising and are spear heading efforts to form a new mega coalition political party that would be used to pursue the interests of the region and its people in the 2027 general elections. In a communique issued after the meeting of the National Political Consultative …

IGP EGBETOKUN, BATTLES KIDNEY CONDITION, STRUGGLES WITH OFFICE DEMANDS Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is battling health challenges linked to a kidney condition, SaharaReporters has learnt. Multiple sources disclosed to the outlet that Egbetokun has been struggling with the aftermath of a kidney transplant he underwent several years ago while serving as a Chief Superintendent of Police. The sources attributed …

FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE ON 753 HOUSES RECOVERED FROM EMEFIELE The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated a 12-member ministerial committee on the 753-unit housing estate recovered from Godwin Emefiele, located at Lokogoma district, Abuja. The estate was handed over to the ministry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last week, in line with …

WHY SAUDI AUTHORITIES DEPORTED SHEIKH GUMI TO NIGERIA – OFFICIAL Fresh details have emerged indicating that prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was aware of the entry restriction imposed on him by Saudi Arabian authorities before he embarked on the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. The Cleric had on Monday claimed in a public statement on his official Facebook page titled “My …

OPPOSITION COALITION NAMES GEOPOLITICAL LEADERS In a significant development ahead of the 2027 general elections, Atiku Abubakar’s coalition has unveiled leaders from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The leaders are:– North-East: Atiku Abubakar– North-Central: David Mark– North-West: Nasir El-Rufai– South-South: Rotimi Amaechi– South-East: Peter Obi– South-West: Rauf Aregbesola This strategic move is seen as a bid to strengthen the …

PETER OBI WANTS NAFDAC TO REVIEW N700,000 DEMAND FOR REOPENING ONITSHA HEAD BRIDGE MARKET The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has once again appealed to relevant authorities to review and drop the charges against Onitsha Head Bridge Market in Anambra State. Obi made this appeal in a post on his official X handle …

YES, PDP OWES N7M GROUND RENT, BUT HOW MUCH IS APC OWING? – BODE GEORGE CHALLENGES WIKE The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its Headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the party’s secretariat by Federal Capital …

APC HAS ABANDONED GOVERNANCE FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN – SAYS MALAMI, FORMER AGF With the 2027 elections still two years away, a former Attorney General of the Federation and ex-minister of justice, Abubakar Malami has accused the All Progressives Congress of abandoning governance. The former AGF said that Nigeria has been bedevilled with all sorts of challenges like insecurity, hardship and …

SECOND ANNIVERSARY: ECONOMISTS RATE NIGERIAN ECONOMY UNDER TINUBU Ahead of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s second anniversary on May 29th, 2025, economists and financial analysts have rated the ‘Renewed Hope’ government low in improved cost of living for the majority of Nigerians. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, and the …

COULD NIGERIA’S CAREFUL ETHNIC BALANCING ACT BE UNDER THREAT In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country’s many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this is being ignored. While the constitution requires regional representation in cabinet positions, the broader distribution of other prominent roles has traditionally followed …