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Son of legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and Grammy-nominated afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti, has said he will exit heaven if he dies and sees one single Nigerian politician there. Seun said it’s surprising that most Nigerian politicians want to make heaven despite being corrupt. The Afrobeat singer emphasised that if Nigerian politicians are allowed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has donated the sum of N30 million to the family of renowned National Flag designer, late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, almost two years after his death. Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, accompanied by the Oyo State Director of the agency, Olukemi Afolayan, made the official presentation of the cheque on […]
Continue ReadingThe second of the two Nigerian men residing in Canada who defrauded pandemic aid programs of millions has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in the U.S. Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, 46, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. U.S. Attorney […]
Continue ReadingPublisher of Sahara Reporters, activist and former Nigerian elections presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was on Thursday spotted among protesters at the front of the Federal High Court in Abuja, holding a banner that reads: “Egbetokun must go.” Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Sowore bail in the amount of […]
Continue ReadingA military helicopter and a passenger plane collided mid-air near Ronald Reagan National Airport, around Washington DC, United States, prompting a major emergency response and the suspension of all airport operations. Al Jazeera reports that the incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft involved were a […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Rivers State and ex-Nigerian Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigerian politicians are in power to steal, kill, and remain in office. He made this remark at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria held earlier this week, aimed at discussing pathways to good governance and political integrity […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has assured Nigerians that it is prepared to receive its citizens who may be deported from the United States following President Donald Trump’s intensified crackdown on illegal immigrants. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has reported that a total of 3,690 Nigerians are among those listed for deportation. The document, titled: “Noncitizens […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the defamation charge filed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged cybercrime. When the case was called, counsel for the complainant, Samson Osobu, informed the court that the prosecution had filed a notice of discontinuance. […]
Continue ReadingA two-storey building under construction has reportedly collapsed in the Ikota area of Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria, resulting in the yet-to-be-determined number of deaths. The incident occurred at Mega Mall Estate, Mobile Road, Inikpa Villa, Ikota. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the collapse, with the Lagos Office Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, stating that the cause […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned from his visit to Tanzania. Tinubu concluded his visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he joined other African leaders to participate in the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. According to the State House media office, the presidential aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja at […]
Continue ReadingCivil society organisations (CSOs), under the auspices of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CCSO), have demanded the investigation of the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina, over his alleged sexual harassment of a married subordinate in the university. The CSOs made their demand through a letter addressed to the […]
Continue ReadingShortly after receiving her Master’s degree from York St John University, 32-year-old Nigerian woman, Temitope Elizabeth Soneye Iwute, has died during childbirth at Croydon University Hospital, London, in the United Kingdom. Announcing her death on Monday, the official X account of the Community of Nigerians in the UK (NIUK) made a post seeking to raise money […]
Continue ReadingAn officer of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attached to the Lagos Division of the anti-graft agency has reportedly slumped and died. In a video which has gone viral, the officer who was not in uniform slumped and died in an undisclosed part of Lagos State on Sunday. The video shows the lifeless […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian-American woman, Victoria Ogunremi, has returned $5,700 she found in the restroom of her workplace in New Jersey, USA. Her act of honesty has been celebrated as an inspiring example of integrity by Nigerians abroad and others. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, Ogunremi revealed that her decision was driven […]
Continue ReadingFounder of the Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has announced his decision to withdraw all criminal defamation and civil cases in court against rights activist, lawyer and author, Dele Farotimi. His decision to discontinue the proceedings follows an appeal made by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other prominent Yoruba […]
Continue ReadingPublisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that he has been granted bail following an engagement with the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja on Monday. The activist was summoned to address several allegations, including resisting and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful orders, […]
Continue ReadingThe catastrophe in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown no sign of subsiding, as 11 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) moved against the acting PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, in the ongoing legal battle over the party’s secretary, according to Sunday Punch. Damagum is being asked to […]
Continue ReadingOba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, on Saturday, ordered the dissolution of the Sharia panel set up at the Central Mosque, Ado Ekiti in the interest of peaceful coexistence and law and order in the community. The monarch spoke in Ado Ekiti during a meeting he held with the chiefs and indigenes […]
Continue ReadingImpeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has faulted his removal by the members of the House. Speaking on his removal for the first time on Saturday, Obasa said it was important for the lawmakers to follow the constitutional procedure to remove him as speaker. He also denied the allegations of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, has sentenced a prominent Abuja-based clergyman, Bishop Kenneth Duke, to 20 years imprisonment without an option of fine for raping a 12-year-old girl. National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed this in a statement titled ‘An FCT High Court sentenced a […]
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