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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday visited former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, at his hilltop residence in Minna, the Niger State capital, amid fresh speculation over their alleged involvement in manoeuvring ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obasanjo, who arrived via the Ahmed Bola Tinubu International Airport, Minna, was received by protocol officials from the Niger State Government …

Nigerians are in for another trouble as the prices of Dangote Cement, Mangal and others have skyrocketed significantly in January 2026. The price of cement went up to N10,500 per 50-kilogram bag, up from around N9,800 in December 2025. This means that the price of cement spiked by N1,000 or 7.1 percent per bag. The adjusted price has been implemented …

There is a potentially disruptive speculation, a kite being flown in political conversations, which could affect the fortunes of the ruling party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, as Nigerians begin the dress rehearsal towards the 2027 general election. It is the whisper, in quiet …

Victor Adewale Egbetokun, son of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has been accused of financial impropriety following allegations that he received a total of ₦100 million from the Anambra State Government’s (ANSG) security vote account at a time when the state was grappling with serious security challenges. Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the transactions told SaharaReporters …

A record number of baby girls are being aborted by Indian parents living in Britain because they prefer boys, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years – despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law. Our probe shows that between 2021 and …

The US President said that ‘there is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness’ from the UK. Donald Trump condemns Starmer’s ‘great stupidity’ for giving away Chagos Islands in ‘act of total weakness’ Donald Trump today accused Sir Keir Starmer of ‘giving away’ Diego Garcia to Mauritius ‘for no reason whatsoever’ in an ‘act …

Since the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, officially announced his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Presidency has been jittery. That Obi announced that he would contest the 2027 presidential election even made it worse. This is why at every opportunity, a barrage of attacks would be launched at …

The Nigerian Army has dismissed an online report claiming that soldiers were planning a mutiny over poor pay and welfare, describing it as false and misleading. In a statement issued on January 19, 2026, the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said there was no truth in the report and accused its authors of attempting to cause panic …

Arise Television host, Rufai Oseni, has urged President Bola Tinubu against allowing the planned impeachment of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to scale through. Oseni disclosed that impeaching Fubara is an indictment on Tinubu’s inability to protect governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Posting on Facebook, Oseni wrote: “If Fubara is impeached, then it’s a …

Following a closed-door meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, indications have emerged that the governor is set to formally defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Multiple sources familiar with the meeting told Daily Trust that the …