As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has granted amnesty to 36 inmates serving various sentences at the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities in Ilesa and Ile-Ife. The governor said the gesture, which he described as an act of compassion and renewal, was carried out under the powers vested in […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, describing it as “divisive and hate-filled”. The group accused the President of deliberately misrepresenting its activities by tagging it a terrorist organisation. Tinubu, in his address on Wednesday morning, commended the armed forces and other security agencies for their sacrifices, noting

Residents of Ga’anda–Fotta and the wider Gombi axis have appealed to Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, to intervene in the decade-long neglect of the Gombi–Ga’anda–Fotta Road. According to the residents, the project has gulped billions of naira but remains a death trap. The 36km road, which includes three bridges, was first awarded in December

A review by SaharaReporters of the Cross River State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 shows that N8 billion was allocated for the construction of a new Assembly complex. This figure exceeds the budgetary provisions for several critical sectors. For example, water facilities are projected to cost N5.7 billion, while hospitals and

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Commissioner of Police in the state, accusing him of sabotaging Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration in the state. The governor made the call on Wednesday during Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day anniversary celebration at the Sani Abacha Stadium, alleging that the

The Osun State Chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned what it described as the “wanton and inhumane killing” of civilians by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Akinlalu, Ife North Local Government Area. The party, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Akinlade Semiu Babatunde, on Tuesday, said the September