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The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election, dismissing calls to end the “Muslim-Muslim” ticket arrangement. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, the Forum’s Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, insisted that the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, which […]
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of a 39-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs. Esther Enemo, in Temidire community, Egbejila Road, Ilorin, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 21, 2025. The
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The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has instructed security agents to apprehend or “neutralise” anyone found with arms as tension gripped Warri on Saturday following a violent clash between Itsekiri and Urhobo youths at Okere Roundabout. The directive followed a SaharaReporters’ report on the crisis, which prompted immediate action from the state government. In
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has declared plans for a mass protest in response to what it describes as prolonged neglect of the education sector and unpaid scholarships across the state. The students body in a statement on Saturday said the planned demonstration follows more than a year of unfulfilled promises and
Operatives of the Umunneator Vigilante Group have uncovered no fewer than 34 skeletal bodies of victims allegedly killed by notorious criminals in the Abia-Imo states border forest in the South-East region of Nigeria. According to a video obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, the victims were killed inside a forest at the Umunneator and Aku, Okigwe
The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has instructed security agents to apprehend or “neutralise” anyone found with arms as tension gripped Warri on Saturday following a violent clash between Itsekiri and Urhobo youths at Okere Roundabout. The directive followed a SaharaReporters’ report on the crisis, which prompted immediate action from the state government. In
The agency said that the tragic crash, which occurred on Saturday, involved a commercial bus carrying 10 passengers and a Mercedes Benz 911 truck transporting sachet water from Enugu to Abakaliki. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that two persons died and three others injured in a ghastly motor accident that occurred near
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The Nigerian presidency on Saturday announced the launch of the Green Imperative Partnership (GIP), a US $1.1billion economic cooperation deal between Nigeria and Brazil aimed at revitalising trade and strengthening agricultural mechanisation. According to a statement issued by Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, the government said the project
The Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, has said that police officers have the legal right to search people’s pockets and bags without first obtaining a warrant. Edafe, however, said that police officers cannot search people’s houses and mobile phones without a warrant. Edafe made this known in a
Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum have insisted that the party’s forthcoming national convention scheduled for November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State must hold. The governors cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and other party members against actions that could derail the scheduled national convention. In
