Security operatives in Ogun State have arrested some persons suspected to be officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) alongside a politician allegedly plotting to buy votes in Saturday’s by-election. The suspects, including a male and female INEC staff, were reportedly picked up at a hotel in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of the […]
A human rights lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has raised the fresh alarm over what he described as “slow-motion genocide” being perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen against farming communities in Anambra State. Ejiofor accused Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, of failing to confront the crisis despite repeated warnings. In a statement obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, Ejiofor alleged
Civic accountability platform, MonITNG, has called on the Niger State governor, Umar Bago, to immediately declare a state of emergency in the education sector across all 25 local government areas of the state, accusing his administration of gross misplacement of priorities. MonITNG’s demand comes amid revelations of the deplorable conditions of public schools in the
The Head of the IGP Monitoring Team, Abuja, Commissioner of Police, Akin Fakorede, has written a controversial letter on the ownership of the disputed River Park Estate in Abuja — a step which undermines the ministerial committee recently inaugurated by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on the matter. Fakorede’s claim was contained in a letter
The vote-buying was reported to have started two days ago, when the two contesting parties stormed Ganye town with cash, fertiliser and other farm inputs. The ongoing by-elections in Ganye, Adamawa State have been heavily tainted by widespread vote-buying, SaharaReporters can report. Agents of two political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto State has affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court which dismissed an appeal filed by former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, challenging the recovery of official vehicles allegedly taken away after his defeat in the 2023 general elections. In June 2023, police operatives stormed Matawalle’s residence following
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election on Saturday recorded a poor turnout as only a handful of voters showed up at polling units. The election was necessitated by the death of Olajide Akinremi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker who passed away on July 10. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), officials of
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Athletics The National Sports Commission (NSC) is reportedly upset with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) because Nigeria didn’t
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The Kebbi State Police Command, says it has rescued two kidnapped victims unhurt in Ribah district of Danko/Wasagu LGA of the state
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