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STOP USING OUR PLATFORM TO ATTACK TINUBU, APC – NNPP WARNS KWANKWASO A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has warned its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to desist from using its platform to make inflammatory comments against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party apologised to Tinubu and the ruling party, insisting …

COALITION: ATIKU CAMP OFFERS OBI VICE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET ON JOINT SINGLE-TERM There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have offered the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi a vice president role in a joint single-term ticket. Reliable multiple sources involved in the coalition efforts, who requested anonymity due to a lack of authorisation to speak on …

WHY OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ARE DEFECTING TO APC Lofty promises allegedly by the Presidency and the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are some of the reasons why legislators, high ranking elective office holders and chieftains of other political parties are defecting to the ruling party. In most of the instances, the defectors cite internal party wrangling or performance …

FEDERAL HIGH COURT CJ REPLACES SUSPENDED JUDGE, REDEPLOYS FOUR OTHERS The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho has replaced Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Abuja division of the court who was suspended for one year by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Justice Ekwo’s court hss been taken over by Justice M. G. …

CONFUSION OVER PROBE OF FORMER NNPCL GMD, KYARI There is palpable confusion over the probe of Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This comes amid the mixed reactions that have continued to trail the call for Kyari’s probe. On its part, the Coalition of Civil Society Groups said the protests in …

PASTOR KILLS FOUR SIBLINGS WITH PESTLE IN ENUGU A pastor has been arrested, after killing four siblings in Enugu State. The clergyman was said to have hit the quad with a pestle, killing them in the process. A supposed man of God has been locked up for the alleged murder of four siblings. The pastor, who runs a Sabbath church …

TINUBU, OBI, FAYEMI MEET AT POPE LEO’S INSTALLATION MASS IN ROME President Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to pay homage to the …

ATIKU RECOUNTS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, CLAIMS GUNMEN SHOT AT HIM BUT MISSED Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has recounted how he survived an “assassination attempt” in Kaduna State, revealing that he hid his wife and children in a wardrobe while confronting the gunmen. Speaking during his address to the American University of Nigeria (AUN) graduating class of 2025 in Yola, Atiku …

WHY POPE LEO XIV CHOSE TINUBU AMONG OTHER LEADERS – BIANCA OJUKWU Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has explained the reason behind President Bola Tinubu’s invitation to Rome by Pope Leo XIV. President Tinubu departed Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Tinubu, who was accompanied by top Catholic …

SUSPENDED RIVERS GOVERNOR FUBARA TO JOIN APC AFTER TINUBU DEAL In a major political twist that could reshape the 2027 electoral landscape, exclusive information; obtained by SaharaReporters reveals that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally coerced Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, into joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following months of intense political pressure, institutional intimidation, and strategic coercion. …