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Victor Giwa, a human rights lawyer, has been detained by the police, reportedly on the orders of the FCT High Court, for evading arraignment in charge CR/150/25 between himself and Inspector General of Police before the court.  Sources told SaharaReporters on Friday, that Giwa was arrested after meeting with the DCP at Zone 2, where […]

The Ekiti State government has announced an outright ban on graduation ceremonies for pupils in kindergarten, nursery, primary, and secondary schools across the state, a move that has sparked mixed reactions from parents and education stakeholders. The ban, which takes effect from the 2025/2026 academic session, was contained in a circular issued by the Office

Whistleblowers have accused the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, and his son, Shawal Barau Jibrin, of conflict of interest and worker exploitation. According to workers, Shawal manages his father’s firm, Sinti Nigeria Ltd, along with several other companies. Workers allege that the companies have been used as fronts for inflated construction contracts,

Iranian authorities have executed a 52-year-old woman, Zahra Fotouhi, in Tabriz Central Prison for killing her ex-husband, a crime committed amid allegations of domestic violence and harassment.  Zahra, executed at dawn on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, had been arrested five years ago on charges of killing her ex-husband and was detained under a death sentence,

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally registered a human rights case brought by Nigerian child rights advocate, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  The case, filed under Suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/46/25, was lodged on September 19, 2025, and formally registered on September 19,

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya, has publicly urged her fellow countrymen not to vote for her father in the upcoming October 2025 election. Brenda, who is popularly known on social media as “King Nasty,” made the appeal during a TikTok Live session, where she accused her 92-year-old father of dragging the

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday, continued with its compulsory promotion examination for senior Police Officers due for elevation to the next ranks. The development was communicated by Ikechukwu Ani who is the Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC on Friday.  According to the Commission, “Six hundred and thirty Deputy Superintendents of

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has called on President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of the beneficiaries of the N330billion cash transfers his administration claimed were disbursed to poor and vulnerable Nigerians.  The union alleged that the supposed beneficiaries were largely members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing the government’s

At least three people have died and more than 1400 households have been affected after flash floods swept through parts of Adamawa State on Tuesday, leaving widespread devastation in Yola North and Yola South local government areas.  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, saying a joint rapid

Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has demanded an explanation from the University of North Texas (UNT) after a student was allegedly removed from class for denouncing celebrations of the assassination of conservative activist, Charlie Kirk.  A release from the Attorney-General’s office on Friday was titled “Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Answers from the University of