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Patients affected by the recent explosion in Abuja have expressed frustration over the poor services at the National Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital, calling for immediate action. During a visit to the hospital on Thursday, SaharaReporters observed distressing scenes, with some patients sitting on the floor, their bodies covered in wounds and bandages. Victims […]

A final-year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Allen Nosa Osawe, has accused Nigerian policemen from the Edo State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of extorting a sum of N100,000 from him after falsely labelling him a cultist. The incident occurred on March 19, 2025, when Osawe was on his way to his friends’ hostel

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) recently announced that corps members will receive a monthly allowance of N77,000 starting at the end of March. This comes months after the government approved a new wage for serving corps members. In this report, SaharaReporters analyses the value of the N77,000 allowance and what it

Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, has dismissed the emerging political coalition led by opposition figures, describing it as a gathering of “disgruntled and sore losers” frustrated by their defeat in the 2023 elections. Onanuga, who made the remarks in a post on his X page on Thursday criticised the

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has strongly condemned the National Assembly’s ratification of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. This declaration led to the suspension of the elected governor, deputy governor, and state assembly members amid a political crisis. But featuring on Arise television

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has apologised for his recent attacks on the Federal High Court and Justice Binta Nyako. He also extended his apology to the Federal Government’s lawyer, Chief Awomolo, SAN. Kanu’s new counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister

Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, warning that involving the military in governance could erode Nigeria’s 26 years of democratic progress. In a statement he personally signed, Kwankwaso reflected on past political crises, drawing parallels to the events that led

The governor noted that 60 to 70 per cent of the appointees had yet to declare their assets. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has directed all political appointees in his administration to declare their assets. Speaking during an Iftar (Ramadan breaking of fast) with Heads of Government Agencies and Special Advisers at Government House,

Human rights lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor has condemned the ongoing attacks and killings by suspected armed herdsmen in the South-East, particularly in Enugu and parts of Ebonyi State. In a statement released on Friday, Ejiofor urged the government to take immediate action following a recent massacre in Ndiagu Amofia, Umuhu Autonomous Community, Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government

A video obtained by SaharaReporters shows a DSS officer forcefully seizing the TVC News camera from the journalist, preventing him from filming the proceedings. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday prevented a TVC News cameraman from capturing footage of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),