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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of plunging Nigeria into what he described as “a police state where fear reigns supreme,” warning that the country was fast sliding into dictatorship under the guise of law enforcement. In a piece released on Monday and titled “A Nation Gripped in the Throes […]

The Delta State Attorney General, Mr. Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN has filed fresh criminal charges against investigative journalist and activist, Oghenetega Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, over allegations of defamation, cyberstalking, and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. According to documents obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, the new charges were filed at

A faith-based and community development organisation in Zaria, Kaduna State, Fityanatul Islam Gabari, has declared its support for Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah’s proposal to establish a truly independent electoral commission in Nigeria. The organisation announced this at a press briefing in Kaduna, adding that there is the need to reform Nigeria’s electoral framework and reduce political

At least four people were killed on Sunday in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, as violent clashes broke out between opposition supporters and police ahead of the country’s presidential election results.  The unrest, which spread through several neighbourhoods, underscored growing anger over alleged vote manipulation and years of political stagnation under President Paul Biya’s rule. The

A students activist, Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), is set to be arraigned today (Monday) before Magistrate Court Chief 1 at the State High Court Complex, Oduoye Quarters, Minna, the Niger State capital.  The student was charged last week by the Niger State government with terrorism, cybercrime