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Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum have insisted that the party’s forthcoming national convention scheduled for November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State must hold. The governors cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and other party members against actions that could derail the scheduled national convention. In […]
The groups were seen firing gunshots and attacking one another, leaving several people injured. Tension gripped Warri, Delta State, on Saturday following a violent clash between Itsekiri and Urhobo youths at Okere Roundabout. The groups were seen firing gunshots and attacking one another, leaving several people injured. A video obtained by SaharaReporters showed armed youths
Governors elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly currently in closed-door meeting at the Government HouseGusau, the Zamfara State capital. Although the detailed agenda of the meeting has not been disclosed, the meeting is widely expected to address pressing national issues, the party’s internal strategy, and preparations ahead of
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said that its officers killed more than 35 jihadist fighters in a series of air strikes on Saturday, targeting militants massing near the Nigeria–Cameroon border. The strikes followed an attempted assault on Nigerian ground troops operating in the area. The precision air raids, which took place in four separate militant
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President Bola Tinubu’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has come under scrutiny for allegedly failing to improve the ministries under him, but rather focusing on 2027 politics. According to Chukwuka Eneh, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Nnaji is in an alleged secret plot to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC). According
The President Bola Tinubu-led government has told former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, that “no one is above the law” while reacting to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) manhunt for businessman, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, the founder of AA & R Investment Group and son-in-law to Atiku. Haske had been declared wanted by the EFCC for
Human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has called on Nigerian citizens to protect themselves against police brutality and state impunity by deploying technology such as AI glasses, body cameras, dashboard cameras, and other digital devices capable of exposing abuse and preventing cover-ups. Sowore, in a post on his X account, declared that the
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the conduct of some officers captured in a viral video attempting to forcibly remove a motorist’s AI glasses during a stop-and-search operation and further assaulting him. In a statement released on Friday night, the police confirmed that the officers involved had been identified as personnel attached to the Lagos
The Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA) has strongly condemned the Ojora royal family of Oba AbdulFatai Oyeyinka Aremu Aromire II, the Ojora of Ijora, over what it described as “barbaric and cruel” land-grabbing activities in Ajegunle community in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State. According to the group, members of the royal
A civic tech organisation, MonITNG, has called on Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to urgently intervene in the deplorable state of Government Technical College, Bida, Niger State. The once-thriving technical institution now lies in ruins, with collapsed structures and roofs blown off by heavy winds, leaving classrooms unsafe and unfit for learning. This comes despite billions
