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United States President, Donald Trump, has expressed displeasure over Israel’s strike on Qatar, describing it as a unilateral action that undermines both American and Israeli interests. It would be recalled that Israel attempted to kill political leaders of Hamas with an airstrike on Qatar on Tuesday. According to Reuters, Trump said he was “very unhappy

Human rights lawyer, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has strongly condemned the killing of traders at Onitsha Main Market by operatives of OCHA Brigade, an environmental law enforcement unit in Anambra State established by Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration. Ejiofor demanded a comprehensive, transparent investigation into the killing and swift justice for the victims. SaharaReporters on Tuesday, September

   

Nigeria likes to call itself the giant of Africa, yet if you observe our politics closely, what we run is less of a giant and more of a sprawling buka joint. The kind of buka where the waiter slaps a plate of food in front of you, insists it is the best meal you will

The LEA Primary School Makanima in Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT, has become a ghost of learning, three years after a violent windstorm ripped off its roof and left classrooms exposed to the elements.  A civic technology platform, Monitng, in a statement on Wednesday exposed the deplorable condition of the school, painting a grim picture

French President, Emmanuel Macron, has appointed a 39-year-old Sébastien Lecornu, a loyal ally and Defence Minister, as the country’s new Prime Minister.  This move comes just 24 hours after the National Assembly passed a vote of no confidence, toppling François Bayrou’s government.  Lecornu, according to Reuters, has been a close ally of Macron and served

A former Minister of Education and public policy advocate, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has blasted the Nigerian Senate, under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, for engaging in “constitutional overreach” and deliberately violating judicial precedents in the ongoing suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement released on Wednesday, titled “A Memo to the Nigerian

At least eight people have been confirmed dead in Malabu, a community in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, following an outbreak of a suspected Buruli ulcer disease. The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Felix Tangwami, disclosed the disturbing development to SaharaReporters, describing the situation as “deeply concerning.” SaharaReporters had on September

The abductors of passengers of an 18-seater New Edo Line bus and a Toyota Camry along the Owan–Auchi Road have reportedly demanded the sum of N15 million ransom for each of the victims still in captivity. The incident occurred on September 5, 2025, when the gunmen intercepted the vehicles and whisked away several passengers into

Egypt’s stance on the River Nile is nothing short of audacious. The Nile, the world’s longest river, has two great tributaries: *the White Nile*, which flows out of Lake Victoria through Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan, and the Blue Nile, which rises from Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands before joining the White Nile in