A Reverend, Musa Mairimi, who is the minister in charge of Ecwa Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen suspected to be terrorists. It was learnt that the clergy’s wife was also abducted while over 100 people who were abducted from …
The Lagos State Government has stated that it is set to charge to court some members of staff of the Chrisland School, and one of its vendors during its Inter-house Sports during which 12-year-old pupil, Whitney Adeniran died. The offences to be charged them with include involuntary manslaughter and reckless and negligent acts.
The All Progressives Congress has stated that the opposition Labour Party and the Pepoles Democratic Party cannot truncate the inauguration of the “President-elect” Bola Tinubu and Vice-President elect, Kashim Shettima, by May 29. The APC Director of Public Affairs, Festus Keyamo, in a release on Saturday noted that President Muhammadu Buhari had already set in …
Residents of communities in Cross River State’s Boki and Akamkpa Local Government Areas have expressed concerns over straying gorillas and elephants endangering their lives and means of livelihood, which is basically farming. The members of the community expressed their concerns on Friday at a workshop on Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in …
The Department of State Services, Nigeria’s secret police, on Saturday alerted the general public over plans to violently disrupt peace in the country. The agency had recently raised a similar alert saying it had uncovered a plot to incite violence in some parts of the country, particularly the north-central zone.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday made a U-turn and ordered the payment of N5million compensation to Adedotun Clement, an Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial according to a judgement of the Federal High Court. SaharaReporters on Friday reported that the Lagos state government rejected the judgement of the Federal …
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter to Nigerian “President-elect”, Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to support and pray for her father to succeed in leading the country to the promise land. She made the plea on Saturday in Abuja at the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (ADSN) 28th annual Ramadan Lecture and Special Prayer for the Nation, themed: ‘Ramadan: …
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Nigerians were seen in their numbers at various branches of commercial banks nationwide on Saturday to withdraw Naira notes in compliance with the directive given by the Central Bank of Nigeria to commercial banks. SaharaReporters gathered that some ATM machines started to dispense up to N10,000 per withdrawal, implying that the cash crunch created by …
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Gun-wielding herdsmen have attacked Ogbese community in Ondo State, during which several residents were kidnapped while others were badly injured. SaharaReporters learnt that the incident, which occurred on Friday, had left the entire town in fear and anxiety as the families of abducted victims wait to hear from the kidnappers. Eyewitnesses also informed SaharaReporters that …
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led Anambra State Government has resumed the demolition of houses and destruction of properties in some parts of Awka, the state capital. This comes a few days after the State House of Assembly election in the state. The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) resumed the demolition exercise on Wednesday with …
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in last Saturday’s governorship election in Enugu State, Chief Frank Nweke Jr has rejected the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Peter Mbah, as the winner and governor-elect. Nweke, a former information minister, who spoke during a press conference in Enugu on Friday, described …
