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A High Court of Rivers State, sitting in Port Harcourt and presided over by Justice Augusta Chukwu has sent 12 suspects to the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. They are accused of being involved in the killing of a female Police Inspector named Christiana Erekere. The suspects, including a groom named Efeoghene Uwheraka, were brought before […]
Continue Reading40-year-old Nigerian lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, was stabbed by his client’s husband while performing his legal duty in the Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. According to the state-owned newspaper, The Hope, the suspect identified as Kunle Kuteyi, used a broken bottle to stab the lawyer for allegedly helping his wife to prepare a […]
Continue ReadingUnited States President, Joe Biden has on Sunday, ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him. The president said he will finish his term and will address the nation later this week. In a move that would give her access to the campaign funds, the Biden-Harris campaign amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename […]
Continue ReadingCross River State House of Assembly has called for thorough investigations into the disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Dorcas Paul Ojong, an indigene of the state, servicing in Anambra State. The assembly passed a resolution on Thursday, July 18, 2024, urging the Attorney-General of the federation and the Director-General, National Youth […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice James Omotosho has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after he was impeached by the state assembly. In the Wednesday judgment, Justice Omotoso declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and […]
Continue ReadingPresident of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organised Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with the President, said the unions agreed to the offer because of other incentives attached. He […]
Continue ReadingOver 600,000 Nigerians filed for asylum in other countries between 2016 and 2023, which were years under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari was Nigerian President from 2015 to 2023 and handed over to President Bola Tinubu who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, after winning in the general elections the same […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested and charged a Nigerian tech entrepreneur, Kingsley Inegbedion, for his alleged involvement in $1.5m romance scams and business email compromise schemes that witnessed him and an accomplice, Efemena Igbe, who is still at large, posing as legitimate business owners to defraud American citizens between April 2020 […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Bishop Mathew Kukah, the founder of The Kukah Centre (TKC), have attributed political corruption to dishonest poor Nigerians, INEC and other institutions. Mr Ganduje insisted that blaming politicians and public officeholders would not solve the problem of weak institutions in Nigeria. This was stated at a high-level meeting with national […]
Continue ReadingPublisher of Sahara Reporters, activist and Nigerian politician, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the Nigerian government has purchased an Airbus A330 Presidential Jet worth $150 million. According to him, the jet, an A330-200 initially christened VP-CAC was registered as 5N-FGA. He shared a photo of the said jet on his Instagram page, yelesho and wrote: […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Police Force (NPF), on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of a Nigerian and self-acclaimed crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, over alleged fraud, terrorism funding, and non-compliance with regulatory frameworks in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the arrest in a post on X.com on Tuesday, noted that due diligence […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has expressed sadness over the death of another member of the 10th Assembly, Hon. Ekene Adams. Adams, who was voted into the Green Chamber on the platform of Labour Party (LP) died on Tuesday at the age of 39. House Spokesperson, Hon. Akin Rotimi in a statement issued Tuesday, said Adams […]
Continue ReadingSeven people have been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for burning two sisters to death after they were accused of witchcraft. The High Court of South, Eastern Cape Division, Mthatha, sitting in Ntabankulu, sentenced Lwandiso Mzaza (29), Lufefe Mzaza (28), Zithini Rhayisa (34), Yamkela Nonjojo (31), Odwa Nonjojo (34), Anelisiwe Nonjojo (32) and […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. Fayose emphasised that despite the court judgment, state Houses of Assembly and the governors will always be a clog in the wheel of local government autonomy. […]
Continue Reading25-year-old Nigerian woman, Endurance Japhet Gunat has passed away, seven months after her wedding. Endurance passed away on Saturday, July 6 and has been laid to rest on Friday in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Her husband, Gunat Japhet posted her obituary on Facebook on Wednesday. Also, another Facebook user, Fuki Christian Daniel […]
Continue ReadingA survey conducted by Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N721 billion in cash bribes to public officials in 2023. The survey, themed: “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,” released on Thursday, July 11, revealed that over 95 percent of these bribes were in monetary form. According to […]
Continue ReadingA catastrophic fire broke out at the prestigious Gidan Rumfa palace, the residence of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on the evening of July 12, 2024. The incident occurred around 11:00 pm, with sources suggesting that the fire might have been deliberately set. According to Sahara reporters, the blaze primarily affected the palace […]
Continue ReadingA two-story building has collapsed at Saints Academy, a primary and secondary school at Busa-Buji community, Jos North Local government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria, resulting in 22 fatalities and 132 injuries of whom many are still in the hospital. The incident occurred around 8:30 am on Friday during a third-term examination, trapping students, teachers, and […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say there was a shooting incident and that former United States president, Donald Trump was rushed offstage with blood on his ear and face during a Saturday evening rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. After the first pop of loud bangs, Trump went to the ground. Screams could be heard coming from the onlookers […]
Continue ReadingIbadan, the capital of Oyo State and the political headquarters of the Southwest zone of Nigeria, wakes up to a new dawn on Friday, as a new monarch mounts the prestigious throne of Olubadan. Nearly 40 years after he was installed as the Mogaji, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin fulfils his destiny today as the 43rd Olubadan. […]
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