Politics
Sowore queries Makinde’s Texas marathon, Ibadan neglect
Sowore criticizes Governor Seyi Makinde and other leaders for shunning Nigeria’s failing facilities while enjoying hospitals, schools, and marathons abroad. Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has berated Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and other Nigerian leaders for what he described as their overreliance on foreign facilities […]
Anambra 2025: Soludo secures Umueri endorsement for re-election
Umueri community has endorsed Governor Chukwuma Soludo for a second term, vowing mass support in Anambra’s 2025 election to sustain ongoing development. Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s bid for a second term in office has received a major boost ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State, as the people of Umueri community in […]
Speaker Abbas Tajudeen clarifies stance on govt borrowing
Speaker Abbas Tajudeen says he supports responsible borrowing with strict oversight, not blanket condemnation, stressing accountability in debt use. The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has dismissed media reports suggesting that he openly condemned government borrowing, stressing instead that his position was misunderstood. Tajudeen’s clarification came through his Special Adviser […]
Court hearing set for Osun Govt vs FG on LG allocation
Osun State files suit against FG over alleged refusal to release Local Government allocations, with Supreme Court review and hearing set for September 22, 2025 The Federal High Court in Abuja has set September 22, 2025, for the hearing of a suit filed by the Osun State Government challenging the Federal Government’s alleged refusal to […]
Oyo N300bn Loan: APC protests, rallies for Shittu amid controversy with Makinde
Oyo APC staged a protest in Ibadan to support lawmaker Ibraheem Shittu amid controversy over a N300 billion loan approved for Governor Makinde. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State staged a protest on Monday, expressing solidarity with one of its lawmakers, Hon. Ibraheem Shittu, who the party claims has been targeted for allegedly […]
Sowore blasts DSS over push to shut down his Facebook account
Sowore vows to resist DSS after it urged Facebook to ban his account for criticising Tinubu, calling the secret police incompetent and idle. The clash between Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), deepened over the weekend after the agency reportedly asked Meta, owners of Facebook, to […]
EU, US officials meet to discuss new sanctions against Russia
The European Union‘s most senior sanctions envoy, David O’Sullivan, is holding crucial talks with US officials in Washington to discuss new measures against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine. This development comes after Donald Trump expressed readiness to take further action against Russia, following the country’s largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekend. […]
DSS summons Sowore over Tinubu social media post
The DSS has summoned activist Omoyele Sowore over a social media post calling President Tinubu a “criminal,” demanding retraction and public apology. The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a formal summons to activist, politician, and publisher of the online news platform Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, following what the agency described as a disparaging […]
Leadership crisis claims two lives in Edo community
Two men were killed in Iyanomo community, Edo State, following a leadership tussle. Governor Okpebholo vows justice as security operatives launch probe. A tragic leadership tussle in Iyanomo community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, has led to the death of two men, heightening tension among residents and raising concerns over the recurring spate […]
VP Shettima mourns Borno attack victims
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep condolences to the government and people of Borno State over the recent terrorist attack that claimed many lives in Darajamal community, Bama Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement released by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the […]