Investigative News

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has refused to respond to the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, over the controversial ‘Okanlomo of Yorubaland’ chieftaincy title he recently conferred on Ibadan-based businessman, Engineer Dotun Sanusi, aka Ilaji. Speaking on Tuesday through his spokesperson, Moses Olafare, the Ooni dismissed […]

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which exploded in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday evening has killed two children and injured six others. The tragic incident reportedly occurred in the Kofa Biyu community when unsuspecting children brought the device into town, mistaking it for scrap metal. A resident of the community who

A civic accountability organisation, MonITNG, has raised concerns over the condition of Kurna Asabe Primary School in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, calling on Governor Abba Yusuf to urgently intervene. In a statement published on Monday, the group lamented the poor state of infrastructure at the school. “Dear Governor Yusuf Abba, we visited

Residents of Okuama community in Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the plight of their detained leaders, who have spent one year in military custody without trial. The leaders were arrested in connection with the killing of 17 officers and soldiers

Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, a Kano-based Nigerian woman, has been arrested by the Saudi Arabian authorities for allegedly having a bag containing marijuana that was mismatched with her luggage by Ethiopian Airlines. Maryam, who travelled with her husband, Abdullahi Baffa, on August 6 for a lesser Hajj, was held after police connected a ‘Ghana must go’ sack

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, over alleged fraud. Reliable sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed to SaharaReporters that Abdulrazak was detained alongside NAHCON’s Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Aminu Y. Muhammed. Both

The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a security guard and one other suspect in separate cases of child defilement in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the police have also secured medical evidence against

Abdullahi Baffa, husband of Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, the Nigerian woman arrested in Saudi Arabia after Ethiopian Airlines allegedly mismatched her luggage with a bag containing marijuana, has accused authorities of subjecting his wife to inhumane treatment while in custody. She was reportedly chained as officials investigated a “Ghana must go” sack mistakenly linked to her name.

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Felicia Nwankpuma, has reportedly been ordered to produce the baby boy born to Miss Susannah Nwanneka Nweze of Umuobuna Etiti Uburu, who was allegedly trafficked and sold for N25 million by some police officers within the Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force.