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 …

LOT OF SURPRISES AWAITS RULING APC IN 2027 – SOWUNMI Convener of the National Opposition Movement Coalition (NOMC), codenamed, “The Alternative”, Segun Sowunmi, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will face surprises in the 2027 presidential elections if they continue to boast of winning without research. Sowunmi made this statement in Katsina after traversing the northern region, …

SUSPECTED SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED IN ABUJA An explosion suspected to have been caused by a bomb killed one person on Monday in Abuja. Another person was reportedly injured in the explosion, said to be triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED). AIT reports that an eyewitness – a military personnel who did not give his name – said the man, …

2027: NORTH MOVES TO SETTLE FOR ONE CANDIDATE, ONE POLITICAL PARTY .Northern political leaders under the aegis of National Political Consultative Group (North) have agreed to present one presidential candidate to tackle President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. This was as the leaders also agreed to unveil a political platform to that effect soon, urging Nigerians, whose governors and …

DPO BEATEN TO DEATH, STATION, VEHICLES BURNT AS COMMUNITY PROTESTS SUSPECT’S DEATH IN CUSTODY; 27 ARRESTED A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the Rano Divisional Headquarters in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State has been killed by a mob. The DPO, identified as M.A. Baba, was attacked after an angry crowd stormed the police station, accusing him of arresting …

PRESIDENT TINUBU INTERVENES IN FCT GROUND RENT: DEFAULTERS GET 14 DAYS TO PAY May 26, 2025, we commenced enforcement on the 4,794 properties revoked for non-payment of Ground Rent, from 10 to 43 years. Properties owned by government institutions, corporate organisations and individuals were affected. This demonstrates the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s commitment to carrying out its functions without fear …

HAJJ 2025: WHY SAUDI DENIED ME ACCESS TO MECCA FOR PILGRIMAGE – GUMI Outspoken Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has criticised the Saudi Arabian government for denying him access to Mecca to perform the 2025 Hajj. On Monday, Mr Gumi revealed on his official Facebook page that he has returned to Nigeria after being denied access to Makkah after …