Politics

NATASHA: A DESPERATE POLITICIAN WHO BUILT HER POLITICAL CAREER ON FALSEHOODS – KOGI GOVT “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to the reckless, malicious and utterly false allegations made by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan in her verified Facebook page, in which she claims that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, and the …

TAKE-IT-BACK MOVEMENT PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OVER EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS STATE Organisers of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest, the Take-It-Back movement, have announced plans to stage a demonstration against the ongoing “state of emergency” rule in Rivers State and the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act by the Nigerian police to target “activists, journalists, and social media influencers.” The protest is …

, NATASHA DEFIES BAN, ADDRESSES RALLY IN KOGI, SAYS SHE WAS REMOVED OVER LNG PLANTS, NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghanhas once again changed her narrative regarding her political challenges, now claiming that her removal was due to the LNG plants she allegedly facilitated in Kogi State, rather than the earlier allegations of sexual harassment. Speaking at her rally …

PDP GETS OVER 5,000 NEW MEMBERS IN BENUE AS MASS EXODUS HITS APC, LP, NNPP A large number of defectors from various political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Social Democratic Party (SDP), have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The defectors …

OBASA DEFIES TINUBU’S INTERVENTION, PUSHES LAWSUIT AGAINST MERANDA, OTHER LAGOS LAWMAKERS The crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly appears far from over as Speaker Mudashiru Obasa remains adamant in pursuing his lawsuit against former Speaker Mojisola Meranda and other lawmakers, despite the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, SaharaReporters has learned. A source close to the situation told SaharaReporters …

EDO GUBER: TRIBUNAL DELIVERS JUDGEMENT TOMORROW The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has scheduled Wednesday, April 2, 2025, to deliver its judgment on the September 2024 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election. Okpebholo defeated Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

CAN TRUMP SERVE A THIRD TERM AS US PRESIDENT? Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways around that. Why is Trump talking about a third term? …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

MORE RESIGNATIONS, CRACKS ROCK GOV YUSUF’S KITCHEN CABINET IN KANO The unexpected resignation of the Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, has further fuelled concerns over the internal crisis rocking the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State. Although the party has been grappling with …