Prince Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to intervene in what he described as judicial abuse in Ekiti State.  This was on the case of a woman controversially remanded in prison because she allegedly took a photograph with him

Suspected terrorists have struck again in Kwara State, abducting a woman and a girl during a midnight raid on Maganiko Ndanangi, a community under the Lafiagi Emirate in Edu Local Government Area. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen, who were heavily armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community around midnight on Sunday. They fired several gunshots

Fresh allegations of corruption, deception, and systemic neglect have rocked the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) under its current Coordinator, Dennis Otuaro, as 98 marine students have accused him of abandoning their training while misinforming the public amid inflation of budgets with fraudulent claims.  The aggrieved trainees told SaharaReporters on Monday that despite being paraded by

Speaking at a one-day forum with the theme ‘Promoting Local Government Workers Welfare: The Bayelsa Model’ in Yenagoa, Diri commended President Bola Tinubu for his interest in repositioning local government administration. Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has advocated for a national dialogue to strengthen the framework for local government council administration in the country.

Fresh revelations have shed light on how decades of corruption, negligence, and cover-ups at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) culminated in Saturday’s deadly explosion that killed and injured several workers in Kaduna. Contrary to official claims that the blast was an accident, insiders told SaharaReporters it was the predictable outcome of deliberate compromises

The Federal High Court in Abuja has brought forward the court date for the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to address his application for release. The hearing, initially scheduled for October 10, will now be heard on September 26 before Justice James Omotosho. The main terrorism trial against

SaharaReporters has learnt that the Divisional Crime Officer of Division A Police Station in Suleja, Niger State, who was killed by gunmen, has been identified as SP Ayuba Micah. The officer was attacked and killed at his residence, SaharaReporters reported on Sunday, raising fresh concerns about the worsening insecurity across Nigeria. Although conflicting reports place

The cybercrime case filed against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was stalled on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Proceedings suffered a setback after her defence team challenged the court’s jurisdiction and accused the Attorney-General of the Federation of abusing prosecutorial powers. Akpoti-Uduaghan is facing a six-count charge under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention,