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A Magistrate Court sitting in Minna has ordered the remand of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) postgraduate student, Isah Mokwa, in the Minna Correctional Centre till 17th November 2025 for labelling Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, “Governor Amunike.” SaharaReporters gathered that the police sought the remand order, claiming they were yet to conclude their […]

Elon Musk, the American billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter), has revealed that a major technical glitch in the platform’s algorithm prevented users from seeing posts from many of the accounts they followed. In a post shared on Monday, Musk disclosed that the bug, which affected the “For You” feed, X’s algorithmically curated timeline, caused

Human rights lawyer and member of the legal team representing detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, has described his recent arrest and detention by the Nigeria Police Force as a “traumatic and barbaric experience,” condemning what he called executive rascality in high places. Ejimakor, who was released alongside fiery activist, Omoyele Sowore, and

At least one person has been confirmed dead and 26 others rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at 54, Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State on Monday. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed the figures in a fresh situation report made

The Mokwa Local Government Chairman, Abdullahi Muregi, and Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, have been named in the First Information Report (FIR) leading to the detention of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) postgraduate student, Isah Mokwa.  SaharaReporters learnt that this is reportedly over fears that the student poses a “political threat” ahead of the

A former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has threatened to take legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was reportedly denied access to purchase the nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman. Meanwhile, a former minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), formally submitted his Expression of

Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has described the Nigeria Police Force as an “irresponsible organisation” that routinely takes laws into its own hands, following his release from detention on Friday after meeting his bail conditions. Speaking after regaining freedom alongside 12 others, including Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother,

Ahead of the 2025 African and National Youth Day and Festival Celebration, youths from across the continent are set to gather in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.  The African youths convergence is to deliberate on the theme “From Aspiration to Action: Youth as Agents of Reparative Justice and Sustainable Development.” Addressing journalists during a press briefing,

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from the Kuje Prison after meeting the bail conditions granted by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 other protesters, were arrested by operatives of the Nigeria

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed “recent court rulings that uphold consumer rights in Nigeria, notably the Lagos High Court’s award of ₦5 million in damages against Multichoice Nigeria Limited and the Enugu High Court’s decision declaring Peace Mass Transit’s ‘no refund’ policy unlawful.” In a statement on Monday signed by