The Catholic Diocese of Nsukka says it has not received any information yet on those behind the assassination of its priest, Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya last Friday. SaharaReporters had reported that Fr Eya, parish priest of St Charles Catholic Church Eha-Ndiagu was murdered in cold blood by yet-to-be-identified assailants while he was returning from Enugu. […]

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved a reshuffling of his cabinet and senior staff redeployment in the state civil service, including moving the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to the State Ministry of Transport. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa. Dawakin-Tofa described the Governor’s

By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra, Ghana, at an event organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair of the occasion, was reported as having said that he did not, ahead of

The leadership of the 10th Senate has again adjusted its legislative timetable, postponing the resumption of plenary sittings from September 23 to October 7, 2025.  The fresh postponement was conveyed in an internal memo signed by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President.  This move would mean that the lawmakers have an additional two

There are indications that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, may soon resume her legislative duties. This is as Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, alongside combined security personnel, officially unsealed the office of embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti. Her office is located in Room 205 of the Senate wing. With access to her office restored, it

   

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed optimism that the wave of insecurity ravaging Nigeria will be defeated by 2026, even as it urged the President Bola Tinubu-led government to adopt a more coordinated strategy in tackling the crisis. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, NEF spokesperson, Prof Abubakar Jiddere, lamented the devastating impact

The military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their exit from the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the tribunal as a “neo-colonial” institution serving imperialist interests. The military rulers had formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) since they seized power in Bamako, Ouagadougou, and Niamey between 2020 and 2023. The confederation

A Special Court Martial of the Nigerian Army sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three soldiers to life imprisonment and another to 15 years in jail for their roles in a dangerous arms and ammunition racket that supplied weapons to criminals and militias. The trial, convened by Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and