A former Nigerian military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has urged United States President, Donald Trump to support Nigeria’s efforts in tackling insecurity rather than issuing threats that could endanger the country’s unity. Abubakar, who spoke in a telephone interview from London, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Trump’s threat of

The Lagos State government has turned to the Supreme Court to seek what it describes as “judicial clarity” in the case of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, whose conviction for defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece was overturned by the Court of Appeal. Dr. Olaleye, Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was sentenced to life imprisonment

Kim Yong Nam, North Korea’s former ceremonial head of state and one of the longest-serving figures in the country’s political hierarchy, has died at the age of 97, state media reported on Tuesday. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim passed away on Monday from multiple organ failure related to cancer.  The agency

Traditional rulers, lawyers, and government officials in Borno State have raised the alarm over the disturbing surge in teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions within Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri.  The revelation came during a two-day stakeholders’ dialogue organised by the Grassroots Researchers Association (GRA) with support from We Are Not Weapons of War

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered Nigerian immigration officers to seize her international passport at the airport, preventing her from travelling abroad.In a video obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the lawmaker was seen questioning immigration officials at the airport over the alleged confiscation of her passport.

Months after recalling all Nigerian ambassadors abroad, President Bola Tinubu is preparing to finalise the appointment of envoys to the country’s foreign missions. Multiple Presidency officials said the delay has left most missions headed by chargés d’affaires with limited authority, affecting Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements worldwide. “It is going to be concluded very soon,” one senior

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released the passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following outrage over what she described as an unlawful and politically motivated seizure of her travel documents at a Nigerian airport. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, was reportedly stopped by immigration officers on Tuesday morning, who withheld her passport without