Some concerned citizens have petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, demanding the immediate disclosure and release of journalist and activist, Mr. Fejiro Oliver, whose whereabouts remain unknown after his arrest. In a letter signed by rights advocates, Omes Ogedegbe, Esq. and Comrade Efemina Umukoro Akima, the petitioners expressed alarm over what they described […]

The Fulbe in Nigeria, particularly the nomadic Fulbe, are faced with existential challenges all over the country. Numbering an estimated 15 to 20 million people, the Fulbe (or Fulani) constitute one of the largest pastoralist groups in West Africa, with roughly 7–8 million residing in Nigeria alone. They are confronted by complex threats that are

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th scheduled to hold in New York.  Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, made this known in a statement on Saturday. According to Nkwocha, Shettima is billed to join other world leaders

Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have reportedly killed two people, including a community leader, in an overnight attack on Sanyinna village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Confirming the incident, Garzali Raccah, an aide to the local government chairman on security matters, said the assailants believed to be Lakurawa terrorists stormed the community at about

One of the original allottees of the River Park Estate in Abuja and owners of JonahCapital Nigeria Limited, have alerted members of the public that the company has not filed any action against the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and other agencies.  SaharaReporters had last week reported that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Task

No fewer than three people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in a “massive” overnight Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday. Zelensky said regions across the country were targeted as part of what he described as a “deliberate strategy” to “intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure.”  One

The Afriland Properties Plc has said it is undertaking a comprehensive safety review of all its managed properties, together with regulators and independent fire safety experts. The company on Saturday disclosed that the primary cause of death of the 10 victims of the recent fire incident at the Afriland Towers in Lagos Island was smoke