Despite posting poor internally generated revenues and struggling to fund existing and lower budgets, Nigerian states have presented ambitiously high spending plans for the 2026 fiscal year. A review shows that Kano State plans to spend N1.3 trillion in 2026, even though the state has recorded low internally generated revenue for many years. For instance, […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, the revered Bauchi-based cleric and leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood, who died on Thursday. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Sheikh Bauchi as a moral compass whose life
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The body of the deceased has been deposited at a local hospital morgue as investigators continue to piece together what transpired in the hours leading up to her death. The Ondo State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified woman discovered inside a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local
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A brewing crisis in Imo State’s electricity sector has raised serious concerns over safety, regulatory compliance, and market integrity, as Orashi Electricity Company Limited is at loggerheads with TransPower, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Documents obtained exclusively by SaharaReporters reveal that Orashi Electricity, headquartered in Owerri, has been connecting to the national
A Lagos-based Chinese woman, Mrs Sizhen Chen, has accused Charterhouse Lagos in the Lekki area of the state of failing to protect her eight-year-old daughter (name withheld) from repeated racist bullying barely 48 hours after she resumed Year 4 at the elite private school. Charterhouse Lagos is one of Nigeria’s most expensive and high-profile private
A renewed push for justice in the tragic case of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje has reached the National Assembly as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong have submitted a formal petition to the Senate President. It urged an investigation into the seven-year failure to arrest and prosecute Victor Ogbuja, the alleged prime suspect
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has ordered the immediate release of the vehicle belonging to Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), which had been in the custody of the Ebonyi State Police Command since February 2025, following Igboayaka’s controversial arrest by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Department of
A 15-year-old girl identified as Esther Eniefiok has died, following what residents described as extreme trauma caused by the ongoing demolitions and burning of homes in the Oworonshoki community of Lagos State. The operation, which is being carried out by the Lagos State Government, resumed early Thursday at the Precious Seed Community. Residents who spoke
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The United States has halted all immigration processing for Afghan nationals after an Afghan asylum seeker was identified as the suspected gunman in an ambush-style attack on two National Guard members in Washington, DC. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this in a post on X early Thursday morning saying, “effective immediately, processing of
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Reports of violent evictions, arson, and the arrest of two residents have triggered outrage in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos, with the Take It Back – Lagos movement calling for urgent government intervention. In a statement shared on Thursday, the group said, “The Take It Back – Lagos movement condemns what community members describe as
