The Nigerian police have detained a man identified as Evangelist Daniel after he made a video reporting an alleged bandits’ attack on a church programme in Nasarawa State. According to X user, Evangelist Isaac Agada (@Ruralevangelist) around noon on Wednesday, Daniel has been with the police for over 12 hours. “Our brother in Christ, Evangelist […]
A SaharaReporters’ review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) financial statement as of the year ended December 2024 has shown that the three government-owned refineries currently shut down and other subsidiaries owe the NNPCL N30.2trillion. The review shows that Port Harcourt Refinery Company Limited owes N4.2 trillion, while Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company
A Fulani elder who has lived in Hurti community, Manguna District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State for over three decades has confirmed that the gunmen who attacked the area, killing 46 people, were members of his own tribe. In a video shared Tuesday by journalist Masara Kim Usman, the elder, who has peacefully
Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have been accused of brutality, unlawful arrest, and intimidation following the demolition and burning of homes in the Oworonshoki area of the state. According to some family members who spoke with SaharaReporters, the task force operatives descended on the Babsolowo family home on Wednesday, destroying the building. They also
The Nigerian government may move to seize and liquidate the assets of Dana Air in order to refund thousands of stranded passengers and travel agents whose funds remain trapped, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said.Speaking in Abuja during the ministry’s fourth-quarter stakeholders’ engagement themed “Leveraging Public Feedback to Drive Excellence
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A lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has questioned the circumstances surrounding the recent release of abducted schoolchildren in Kebbi State and worshippers kidnapped in Kwara State. Ejiofor demanded that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government must order the security agencies to provide transparent answers to the operations that led to the rescue of the abductees to restore
SaharaReporters learnt that the assault took place late in the night, just moments after a sudden network shutdown in the area. Terrorists have launched a deadly attack on Tofah community in the Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving several residents dead, many others injured, and some whisked away into the bush. SaharaReporters learnt
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A human rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Hamza N. Dantani, has condemned former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s plan to establish an “independent Hisbah agency” for the 12,000 officers recently dismissed by the state government. Dantani described the move as a constitutional aberration, a usurpation of executive authority, and a threat to public order.
The Lagos State Police Command says it has stopped plans for an unapproved Egungun festival and issued a firm warning to individuals and groups against any activities capable of breaching public peace or disrupting law and order in the state. According to the Command in a statement issued by SP Abimbola Adebisi, the Police Public
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There was tension on Sunday evening at the Ezekwe Female Hostel of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, after students raised the alarm over a man suspected to be a Fulani herdsman found within the hostel premises. SaharaReporters learned that students quickly apprehended the man before security officials intervened. His motive, however, remains unclear,
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