Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has formally quit the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. In a statement released on Monday, Nuhu Anka, the governor’s media assistant, confirmed the development and stated that his principal’s interactions with party…
A senior officer and Commanding Officer in the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Farouq, has been identified as one of those killed by Boko Haram during a fresh attack on a military base in Borno State. SaharaReporters had previously described…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly discovered several real estate assets and properties linked to the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai in Egypt. The assets are allegedly relevant to the current ICPC…
Iran has now launched missiles toward Israel and Gulf countries early on Monday after the Islamic Republic appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, son of its late supreme leader as its new leader to replace his late father, despite Israel’s and the United…
Sources have predicted that baring any last minute change, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and his Oyo State counterpart Seyi Makinde will quit their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), before April of 2026. Due to the long-running leadership…
The Coalition Political Action Committee (COPAC), headed by Aminu Datti-Ahmed, has warned that holding former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai in custody past the authorised remand period would be against the Constitution and has called on the Federal Government to…
Anthony Placid, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been appointed as the Nigeria Police Force’s new Force Public Relations Officer by Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu. Placid replaces the outgoing Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. Hundeyin, who signed on…
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed Iran’s new supreme leader, state media report. Following a vote by the assembly of experts, a group of clerics in charge of selecting Iran’s highest authority,…
Iran’s ambassador to Nigeria, Mahdavi Raja, has stated that Tehran is willing to support Nigeria in its continuous battle against terrorism. In an interview with Arise Television, Raja stated that Islamic communities in Nigeria had no political ties to Iran—only…
The African Democratic Congress(ADC), has reaffirmed its dedication to increasing women’s involvement in Nigerian politics and government. Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Secretary of ADC, announced this on Sunday in a statement posted on his official X Twitter in honour of…
Iran has promised to exact revenge on US President Donald Trump for the assassination of their Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council made this vow in a statement via X on Saturday,…
An explosion has rocked the US embassy in Oslo, Norway, in the wee hours of Sunday, causing “minor material damage”, according to local police. The explosion coincides with increased tension at US embassies and consulates worldwide as a result of…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has tendered an apology to neighbouring countries in the region affected by retaliatory airstrikes in the week-old conflict against Israel and the United States. Recall that Iran has launched missile and drone attacks against many US…
Amid the US-Iran war crisis, petrol prices in Nigeria has seen visible surge as pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), hits as high as N1,040 per litre in Lagos and N1,080 per litre in Abuja. This comes one day…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). During the party’s membership and mobilisation activity flag-off on Saturday, Obi enrolled at Agulu ward 2 in…