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Fresh details have emerged revealing how President Bola Tinubu struck a secret deal with some Southern governors to conduct all elections in one day in November 2026. SaharaReporters learnt that it is part of a broader plot to tighten control over Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the next general polls. Multiple credible sources told SaharaReporters that the ongoing wave of …

Before last weekend, if you’d have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you’d have got a lot of blank looks. In just three days, however, he has become arguably the most powerful person in country. Randrianirina’s sudden ascent began on Saturday, when as the head of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT army unit, he drove with his troops …

Political affairs analyst Jerry Chukwueke has stated that supporters of 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, are loyal to individuals rather than political parties. Chukwueke made the remarks on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. He stated that, “Obidients actually don’t follow parties; they follow individuals. It’s about where they perceive a performer is …

Hundreds of demonstrators on Friday took to the streets of Lagos, marching from the Ikeja Bridge to Alausa, the seat of the Lagos State Government, to protest worsening hunger and the ongoing demolition of buildings in Oworonshoki. The protesters, led by the Take It Back Movement in collaboration with several civil society organisations, said the demolitions have left many residents …

The Federal Government has launched the National Job Centre Project, a nationwide network of employability hubs aimed at tackling unemployment and promoting dignified, inclusive, and transformative work for Nigerians. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, announced the initiative while speaking at the Mastercard Foundation Annual Nigeria Partner Convening held in Lagos yesterday. According to the Minister, …

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that the will of God and the mandate of the people will determine who wins the 2027 governorship election in his State, warning that nobody should contemplate rigging results against people’s wills. Otti, who sounded the warning at the Government House, Umuahia, on Thursday, during October edition of Alex Otti Speaks to Abians, …

The Kano State Government has filed a lawsuit against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, two of his sons, and several others before the State High Court over an alleged N4.49 billion fraud The suit seeks to recover the state’s 20 per cent equity stake in Dala Inland Dry Port Limited and to reclaim public funds totalling N4,492,387,013.76, which were allegedly misappropriated. …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused governors defecting from its fold of greed, selfishness, and covetousness, insisting that Nigerians will ultimately decide their fate in the 2027 general elections. The opposition party maintained that it is not governors who make a political party, but the people, adding that those abandoning the platform that brought them to power would soon …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is facing its worst time as a political party in Nigeria. Apart from the 2015 general elections, when then Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State led four of his colleagues out of the party, the PDP has never had it so bad. The recent gale of defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress, …

There were indications on Thursday that some names on the presidential pardon list approved by the Council of State, as presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), may be dropped. The development comes amid growing public outcry over the inclusion of certain high-profile and violent offenders among those pardoned by President Bola Tinubu. The presidential pardon, …