President Bola Tinubu has announced changes in Nigeria’s military hierarchy while retaining the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, despite public calls for his removal.  The shake-up, reportedly aimed at strengthening the national security architecture, saw General Olufemi Oluyede appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes the […]

The Police Complaint Response Unit (PCRU) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has confirmed that the body of 78-year-old Mr. Joseph Ighorhiohwunu, earlier declared missing by his family, is in the custody of the Nigerian Navy Hospital, Effurun, Delta State. The confirmation made by the police to late Ighorhiohwunu’s family legal team and confirmed by the

President Bola Tinubu sacked all the country’s service chiefs a week after SaharaReporters exclusively reported an alleged coup attempt and the secret detention of 16 senior military officers by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). Though the Presidency described the move as part of efforts to “strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture,” SaharaReporters observed that the changes

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has condemned, in strong terms, the re-arrest of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigerian police after he was granted bail by the Kuje Magistrate court in Abuja on Friday. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin, the OPC said such actions raised serious concerns regarding