The global human rights organisation, in a statement on Tuesday, condemned their arrest and remand in Kuje Prison as a deliberate attempt to suppress peaceful dissent. Amnesty International Nigeria has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), […]

The trial of Egberongbe Gbenga, a Further Mathematics teacher accused of sexually abusing at least 11 female students at Babs Fafunwa Millennium Senior Secondary School, Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, was on Monday stalled due to the absence of the state prosecutor, Mr. Philip Ihiehie. SaharaReporters learnt that the case, which also involves the school’s principal, Mrs. Omotayo

   

The nomination was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the name of Dr. Bernard Doro to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The nomination was disclosed on Tuesday

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku chapter, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, has declared a two-week strike to press for the immediate release of the government white paper on the prolonged dispute between the institution’s management and governing council. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the

A civil rights group, Mekunnu Koya, has condemned what it described as a coordinated campaign of vilification against pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore, following his participation in the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. In a statement signed by its convener, Comrade Wale Balogun, the group accused “ignorant hirelings and commissioned data mercenaries” of launching attacks on Sowore

   

The Agence France-Presse (AFP) has confirmed that the Nigerian Police forcibly detained its video journalist, John Okunyomih. In a statement on its website on Tuesday, AFP noted that “in Nigeria on Monday AFP video journalist, John Okunyomih, was briefly detained outside the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, where he was covering anticipated protests.” “On October

The contractor handling the ₦224 million Ijora Causeway repair project in Lagos State has reportedly abandoned the site, leaving commuters and traders stranded in daily hardship despite huge funds already released by the Nigerian government. The project, with Project Code: ERGP12209973 – Repairs of Failed Section on Ijora Causeway (Ijora 7UP to Carter Bridge), was

Kidnappers have issued a deadly ultimatum to Aisha Wahab, demanding a ransom of N20 million to secure her release before 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025. In a disturbing video that has gone viral and was obtained by SaharaReporters, Aisha is seen begging the public for ransom to save her life as an armed

The Nigerian House of Representatives has taken a significant step towards improving the welfare of Nigeria Police Force personnel by passing a bill to establish the Nigerian Police Force Pension Board. The bill, sponsored by House Leader Hon. Julius Thonvbere, representing Owan Federal Constituency, aims to exempt the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme under

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill prescribing life imprisonment for anyone, male or female, found guilty of sexually defiling a minor in the country. The resolution was reached during plenary on Tuesday, following a motion moved by Senator Adamu Aliero, who urged the National Assembly to impose the harshest possible penalty for child defilement.